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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
2
A chaotic West Yellowstone diary recalls moose and many bears near park roads, risky encounters with cubs, and a warning to stay in cars. It notes tourist behavior, a bear in a car treated as a pet, local farming, and dangers to children. The piece ranges to gambling at Frontier Club, a radio crooner, inflation talk, and local landlords.
Merrill Lynch closing stock prices show wide swings across Industrials Railroads Utilities and Amex listings with notable gains and losses. Kansas City livestock notes slower trade cattle and calves sells with prices mostly steady to lower and specific lot ranges for steers heifers cows and bulls provided.
The article notes a New York man active in buying and selling stocks, described as intelligent and highly successful. It also reports on market activity including prices for hogs, sheep, and lambs, with specific ranges and top quotes, reflecting an active auction scene.
Chicago July 17 livestock report shows hogs steady across weights with slow gains on heavy sows, cattle receipts around 6500 with calves 800 and heifers soften 50 to 2.00 down from week’s highs. Beef and veal show mixed moves while lambs and sheep open lower with scattered sales and durable demand for select lots.
NEW ORLEANS July 17 Dr H Faget 55 former director of the Leprosarium Carville La fell to his death today from a fifth story window of the United States Marine Hospital Hospital attaches said he apparently suffered a heat attack and went to the window for air Dr Faget had heart ailment attacks in recent months and was a practicing physician at the hospital
Horace B. Hatton of a Baltimore dairy collects notes left in milk bottles. Examples include Dear Milkman requests for extra milk and a cigarette, and notes stating no milk or plans for a vacation with instructions on when to resume milk delivery.
An extra Mesker Zoo attraction features a peacock and a wild red winged blackbird forming an unusual friendship. The blackbird perches on the peacock’s back as keeper Bob M Gr a w notes they are pals and spend much time together.
Two pigeons in Harvard University Widener Library create a marble ledge nest inside the main reading room, effectively solving their housing shortage in an unusual campus moment.
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce chairman Bob Howle urged locals to volunteer cars and delegates for a goodwill trip to Dumas on August 2. Volunteers include Folsom Jackson Carl King J J Saunders A B Weeks John Armstrong W M Craig Bob Epperson George Grogan Oscar Hargett Rex Baxter and Mr Howle. Delegation will feature the Khiva Temple Drum and Bugle Corps and the Wolflin Square Dance set.
About 50 Littlefield boosters visited Amarillo in bright attire and high heels to publicize the Littlefield Jaycee Rodeo set for July 25 to 27. Led by Gus Shaw the delegation included Jimmie Robinson and The Plainsmen band, with Virgil Patterson welcoming them at City Hall. They spoke on radio, visited stores, and continued their itinerary toward Borger with seven cities on the day’s schedule.
Two Amarillo men were indicted by the Potter County grand jury. Leroy Anderson, jailed at 1013 Harrison, faces perjury charges for false statements at his March 6 trial and burglary at T. B. Odom Used Car Co. 909 Harrison. George W. Daniels of 208 Van Buren is charged with theft for taking a phonograph record player from Rotan Kesere at 1308 North Washington on July 9 and theft alleged July 11. The third theft indictment names an uncustody suspect. The grand jury will reconvene tomorrow.
Texas Senator Connally denounces Navy plans to relocate facilities from Corpus Christi to Jacksonville and Pensacola Florida. He accuses the Navy of turning Corpus Christi into a garage or repair station and says he is protesting the action.
More than 6,000 guests attended the streamlined reopening at Furr Food Store No 1 located at Tenth and Fillmore. Key Furr, manager, said the event introduced the department rearrangements and new streamlined furnishings and systems after a 10 day closure for remodeling.
An 18 year old French orphan in Houston named Alexander Stewart. He idolizes American soldiers, served as a mascot for the 34th Division in Algeria, and tried to join the Army but faced legal and immigration hurdles. Houston jeweler Leslie G. Richter posted $750 bond for his release amid ongoing proceedings.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers provisionally called a 6 PM Monday strike against Southern Pacific. About 3500 members demand 19 of 74 working rule changes. strike could involve Northwestern Pacific and San Diego and Arizona lines as harvest traffic peaks. Routes covered include San Francisco to Portland, Ogden, Los Angeles, Tucson, and El Paso.
Dallas July 17 The resignation of W Scott Schreiner of Kerrville the last member of the University of Texas board of regents who fired Homer Rainey was believed to be in Gov Beauford Jesters unopened mail in Austin Dudley K Woodward Jr Dallas chairman said Schreiner had submitted his resignation to the governor Associates said he would seek relief from his regent post to devote more time to personal affairs
Austin officers recovered 61 slot machines and 395 punch boards after two raids in the capital city. Detective Lee Williamson called the seizure likely one of the largest in Austin, with no charges filed yet. The items were stored, not in use, at the time of the raids.
The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to name a successor to Wesley R Nelson as director of Region Five at Amarillo. Nelson, regional director since 1943, was recently named assistant commissioner of reclamation and had succeeded William E Warne.
H Freeman Matthews of Maryland was nominated by President Truman to be minister to Sweden. Matthews, a foreign service officer and director of European affairs, will succeed Louis G Dreyfus in Stockholm. Dreyfus returns to reassignment in the United States.
Raymond Ivey named assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward Store in Amarillo replacing A Murrillo who becomes manager of the Durant Oklahoma Ward store. Murrillo's move follows T Ashley promotion to Gallup New Mexico as head of the Amarillo shoe department.
This profile outlines a long career from the House Agriculture Committee chairmanship 1931–1940 to roles under five presidents, then to the Court of Claims. It notes he became war food administrator in 1943, later returned to the court, and was named chief justice in January, the first Texan in that post.
The Court of Claims sits in Washington in a red brick building near the White House and handles about 100 cases annually with claims ranging from modest sums to large fortunes. It hears initial trials across the country via eight traveling commissioners, then brings cases to Washington for argument. The court's only appeal is to the Supreme Court, unlike the Tax Court which feeds to the Court of Appeals.
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