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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
18
Washington dispatch reports Congress faces a long battle over taxes and labor policies. Rep Knutson pushes to extend wartime luxury taxes beyond July 1 while aiming for a 20 percent income tax cut in 1947, risking a four and a half billion dollar revenue shortfall.
A Social Security report from Amarillo shows a 12 percent rise in total payments and a 10 percent rise in the number of payees since July 1, 1946. The first of the year brought monthly payments to 25,343.22 dollars, due in part to new survivor payments for World War II veterans.
A nip and tuck pursuit saw a fire and fire trucks racing from South Georgia yesterday afternoon. Mrs Bar Laursen reported smoke from a truck near her home at 1215 Georgia. The truck halted near Canyon highway after noticing its load on fire. Firefighters pursued but damage remained negligible.
The Amarillo Postal Employees Credit Union will hold its annual meeting and banquet at 7 o'clock tonight at Buck's Tavern on the Panhandle Highway. Reports of the past year's business will be presented by Ira L. Bone, the organization treasurer.
Thompson and Sam Shockley, condemned for the Alcatraz prison riot that killed a guard, seek Supreme Court review after federal court in San Francisco sentenced them to death. They plan to press the appeal despite long transcription needs and expect it to take about a year. Clarence Carnes is awaiting isolation after trial. The events trace to the Amarillo kidnapping and slaying linked to Thompson's 1945 crimes.
The Co-Ed Club schedules an 8 30 PM dance at the YMCA with vocal numbers by Dorothy and Sue Johnson. A Decorations Committee meeting chaired by Barbara Baker is set for 1 30 PM Saturday afternoon at the YMCA. The Co-Ed Board meets at 7 30 PM Monday at the YMCA. Paul Fowler invites Amarillo youths aged 17 to 25 to join or visit as guests. the club has run since October and attracts high school seniors junior college students and employed young people.
Twelve representatives from the Amarillo branch and other Texas offices flew to Dallas for Southwestern Drug Co ‘s 17th Annual Sales Meeting. The three day event runs today through the Adolphus and Baker hotels with about 50 national manufacturers exhibiting. Attendees include Bob Epperson Amarillo branch head and sales staff Paul Jones W S Bacon Calvin Blevins F M Bowen Dick Bowen Tom Delashaw John Doherty George Ficke H E Ritch Joe Tooley E L Butterfield D O Armstrong and others.
A life insurance institute reports there is substantial cash hidden in private homes cafes and sugar bowls with federal reserve data indicating about 27 million dollars secured away.
The report notes currency in circulation outside the banking system stands at 560 dollars per family, four times higher than in 1939, indicating a broad rise in cash in use beyond banks.
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