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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
2
Mr. Tack tracks dry spell for wheat farmers while a light eastern Panhandle shower tease hints at harvest impact. A travelogue features Ted Houghton and Walter Caldwell heading to Montana with driver Ed Walker, plus local bets, goose hunting school proposals, and Africa expedition plans by W. G. McMillen, all recounted in The News Globe column.
Mr Tack urges readers to support his column while noting the News-Globe office censors review every item. A four member panel led by Wes Hazard and including Lewis Nordyke Ray Parr and N. D. Bartlett decides what is printed, with any objectionable piece being rejected. Septembers No-Week Week will run for a full month.
Kansas City and Chicago livestock markets show steady to lower prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs top around 24.75 with mixed weights trading 21 to 24, cattle buyers paying up to 29.75 for top steers, and sheep and yearlings holding near recent levels amid light demand.
Rent director Frank Hobgood explains the new act keeps maximum rents and outlines lease options. A voluntary written lease may rise up to 15 percent of prior maximum rent, with filing and registration required within 15 days. Eviction protections remain, with local courts handling waiting periods and occupancy rules for buyers or landlords.
State police with bloodhounds and volunteers combed the wooded countryside around Parksville New York for four year old Maxine Haren who vanished from the Spring Lake Hotel porch late yesterday.
Amarillo resident for 12 years 74 years old Mrs Sarah Crabb died at 1 15 this morning in Northwest Texas Hospital Funeral services 4 pm tomorrow Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev Robert L Smith will officiate Pallbearers named Clarence Payne Clark Hicks Fred Kemp Albert Harvey Emmett Ballew Alton Quisenberry Burial Memorial Park Cemetery Surviving husband W G Crabb three sons Harvey H Hiram J Harry S Crabb two daughters Tressie Jane Norton Malvin Brown Springdale Ark two brothers Co P Waldrop John Waldrop four sisters M J Barnett Mahala Webb C A Jones Lula Cockrell Burial Memorial Park Cemetery
A report notes cigarette smoking has grown by about seventy percent compared with prewar levels. Officials suggest health campaigns and price controls may be considered to curb rising use.
Tex Thornton announces Rhythm Roundup admission at one dollar plus tax. Judge James C. Wilson and Mayor Lawrence Hagg lead July 4 parade with Gov. Beauford Jester. over ten communities will send mounted delegations. Will Rogers Rodeo HQ opens at Amarillo Hotel under Bill and Ralph Jones. entry deadline is tomorrow at 6 p.m. Costume contest winners include Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ellis first, Cal Frumley and Hope Foster second, Louis Jobe and Sue Johnson third.
A 17 year old Bronx boy named John Hooks confessed to bludgeoning his mother Jennie Hooks 42 to death with a hammer in a sudden rage after she scolded him for not working. Patrolman Andrew Troutman found Hooks nearby and neighbors reported hearing screams earlier. Hooks was to be booked on murder charges.
St Louis reports the Mississippi River cresting at 403 feet after four main levees broke, displacing thousands in Illinois towns. Meteorologist Harry Wahlgren forecasts a fall before night. Still critical flooding extends south to Grand Tower and other areas in Jackson County Illinois.
Panhandle-South Plains farmers can expect a dry day with only a few scattered thundershowers likely. H C Winburn notes any rain will be highly local to the eastern portion. yesterday saw moisture only in eastern New Mexico. Highs near 89 today and around 93 tomorrow.
In Edinburg a farmer’s tractor caught fire in a citrus grove and he sought help from the dealer who sold the machine. The salesman claimed responsibility, and McAllen and Edinburg fire trucks arrived to extinguish the blaze before serious damage occurred.
The death toll from the Pani gaglia munitions transport explosion near Orbetello increased to 72 after rescue teams found four more bodies among the wreckage. The ship exploded while unloading munitions from Pantelleria Island yesterday.
Wartime Britain issues a rare practice as farmers receive summons to meals via bugle calls across rural England, signaling meal times during shortages and air raid precautions.
Claims that overwork and poor diet reduce red blood cell strength are tied to SSS Tonic and 888 Tonic. The ads assert these tonics build up low blood strength in non organic nutritional anemia, aid digestion, and improve energy, appetite, sleep, and skin color. Bottles sold nationwide through drug stores.
Amarillo bankers caution that deposits may top 100 million even as record wheat harvest boosts optimism. They note gains mainly from small local accounts that swing daily and weekly. Farmers may hold wheat amid market risk, while loans across three banks total 16,849,418.75, down 1,500,962.14 since December 31, 1946.
Accidentpedant mother. Baker lived in Canyon six years and worked as a farmer on the southwest edge of town. During school months he drove a public school bus. He is survived by his wife Beulah Baker a son William Ber nice Baker two daughters Mrs Harold Hiezer and Mary Ann Baker his parents Mr. and Mrs R D Baker Washburn two brothers R A Baker Amarillo and C B Baker Washburn three sisters Mrs R G Walls Amarillo Mrs R L Williams Hot Springs NM and Mrs George Jenkins Washburn Griegs-Warren Funeral Home of Canyon will direct the Baker services.
The Senate session opened with O'Daniel warning that a Dooley vote would be used against him if he seeks reelection, calling opponents' attacks on his power and influence. Senate Lucas pressed him on why he did not push repeal bills, and O'Daniel replied his measures are stalled in committees. He declined to state plans for next year, calling it a future momentous question.
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