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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
2
The weather page notes a series of incoming snow events with Tack predicting a first storm in the second week of January and another within a week. Discussions of transportation and traffic in Amarillo reflect winter conditions, plus a Miss Husted seeks red Angora ear muffs and a local man eyes a big garage project to ease parking.
A reader criticizes Lewis Nordyke and shares a poem by an unknown author signed A Reformed Alcoholic. Also reported is Nell Harris’s marriage to Bill Burch in Santa Fe, a surprise to friends, with Nell a University of New Mexico alumna.
Ex Marines may claim military medals including World War II Victory American Defense European African Middle Eastern Asiatic Pacific and China Service medals. Applications require discharge papers and contact Mr Line at 3203 Ong or by phone at 2 8964.
North China unity frays as Peiping’s fall looms and Chiang Kai shek government may depart Nan king. Troops loyal to Chiang and warlords withdraw from Communist traps, moving toward Nanking and seizing foreign and Chinese property as tensions rise. The US and other powers monitor the rapid shifts.
Police report a theft at 4022 Rio Grande where two pairs of pajamas and one pair of trousers were stolen from the residence of J. L. Gundlock. The home was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Cecil Evans of the Service and Supply Company told police this morning a kit of electrician tools was taken from his automobile last night while parked in the 3600 block of West Sixth.
The Amarillo Civil Service Commission meeting scheduled last night was cancelled due to the absence of two commissioners. Only routine business was on the agenda.
The text states that a snake’s flicking tongue serves as a sense organ rather than a threat, highlighting its role in environmental perception. The remark reframes the common fear of snakes by focusing on biology and sensory function rather than danger.
The FCC in Washington denies two Amarillo groups permission to start a fifth radio station on 1230 kilocycles after KFDA moved. The Voice of Amarillo led by Ben Guill and Jim Golding and Panhandle Broadcasting Corp faced backer changes. Other FCC denials include KBST and KNEW frequency changes. Southwestern Broadcasting moves KOSA to 1230.
Tonight at 7 30 in the Sanborn School Youth Building the Southeast Amarillo Civic Club hosts a game night for members and neighbors. President Sam T White invites all interested in improving the southeast area to attend as the group funds a Kids Inc basketball team and plans uniforms and equipment for 10 Junior Division players. The club also renovates the Youth Building and seeks to use it as a civic center.
Temperatures hovered near freezing as Amarillo High School held final examinations for the fall semester. Principal R B Norman said exams started at 8:15 this morning and will run through tomorrow afternoon. Students then have a break until Monday morning while teachers grade and prepare reports.
Ira E. Alexander, 37, faced felony driving while intoxicated charges in 47th District Court. He was arrested near the Earl Hotel on North East Eighth in November and indicted after records showed a prior DWI misdemeanor on September 4, 1948, in Potter County.
Amarillo firefighters were called out twice this morning to tackle minor blazes. A motor fire at Whiteway Food Store on West Sixth was extinguished, followed by a grease fire in a cafe kitchen on North East Eighth.
A long list of stock quotes from major firms fills the page with prices and changes, including Allegheny, Allis Chalmers, Amer Airlines, Caterpillar, General Motors, United Airlines, Texaco and many more. The market overview notes mixed gains and losses across industries as investors react to shifting conditions.
Weather update notes high temperatures in Amarillo this afternoon at 38 degrees and 23 degrees tomorrow. Yesterday’s high was 24 and last night’s low 20. The report records .09 inches of moisture as snow last night and about 2 inches of snow on the ground this morning with ongoing precipitation data truncated.
Weather misery from Amarillo to Shamrock includes 1.3 inches since Jan 1 and heavy snow in many towns. TWA canceled east bound flights due to weather, while trains and buses largely ran on schedule except Continental Trailways to Dallas. Road conditions varied with ice and drifting, plains towns reporting 2 to 4 inches in places and Plains areas setting a 55 year precipitation record of 2.67 inches.
Two thirds of Texas faced ice and snow with Dallas and El Paso seeing four inches. Freezing rain hit East to South Texas while Rio Grande Valley and coast faced fog. At least six deaths tied to slick highways. Dallas area endured sleet hail and thunder before sun returned. Temperatures ranged from 7 at Midland to 43 at Beaumont. Brownsville logged 38 degrees.
Dr. Fincher becomes full time minister after leading a church built at Eleventh Avenue and Jackson Street. He preached since 1897 after leaving Louisville Seminary and taught at Austin College earning BA MA and BD later earning a DD. Born 1869 in York Alabama he grew up near Waxahachie Texas and held multiple pastorates and mission posts including Mescalero NM and McKinney Texas before aiding the Southern Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. In 1910 he led the First Presbyterian Church at McKinney for 12 years and later served as home missions superintendent in Paris and Dallas presbyteries.President Truman nominates Albert J. Loveland as Undersecretary of Agriculture. Belgium reports 248000 motor vehicles, 10000 more than prewar.
Six teenage girls from Dumas were injured when their car failed to negotiate a curve on a dirt road four miles southwest of Dumas, overturning three times. Driver Wana Milam 17 and passengers Ruth Bullard 16 Verne Giles 14 Patsy Donn 15 Stella Mae Bolling 15 and Billie Crabb 15 were treated for cuts bruises and shock at Moore County Hospital. Donn suffered a fractured arm and stayed overnight. The party had been returning from a church gathering at a farm residence seven miles south of Dumas.
West Texas district governor J Ward Haynie will lead the three day 20 30 convention in Amarillo January 21 22 and 23 at the Herring Hotel delegates come from Amarillo Lubbock El Paso Big Spring Pecos Monahans Kermit San Angelo and eight West Texas cities. Rupert Lawing and Paul Boone will attend as international trustees and local hosts plan a dinner dance and cultural program with Amarillo High School We Three.
The Wolflin School at 2100 Hughes remains closed as officials search for a gas leak. Superintendent Chas. M. Rogers reports the leak has not yet been found and efforts continue with hopes to control the situation by evening.
Plans for widening the Tenth Avenue underpass will be discussed with DeWitt Greer state highway engineer tomorrow in Austin by Mayor Lawrence Hagy. Hagy will meet highway officials on other business and says the bypass routing plans should follow the city’s existing plan.
Early this morning burglars tried to enter the Grant Street Liquor Store at 723 East Fourth. The Beasley alarm triggered at 12:19 as a panel door was breached. officers and Beasley men found no one on the premises.
Amarillo Social Security office manager J. R. Sanderson warns workers who fail to show their Social Security card to employers risk incorrect reporting of their numbers and loss of benefits. He urges workers to verify their account numbers with employers to prevent wrong reports and safeguard their benefits.
Snow slicked streets early this morning as the Amarillo police traffic division logged nine accidents between 6 and 10. All injuries were reported as none. Every city underpass caused delays with Buchanan Street seeing 14 vehicles stalled at one point.
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