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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
2
In London the Labor government fights bakers over bread tickets as rationing looms. Churchill accuses the government of suppressing free speech after posters naming MPs as public enemies triggered a privilege ruling.
Kansas City market notes show cattle and calves steady to uneven with good and choice grain fed steers at 22.25 to 24.50, white faced grassers around 18, and heifers 21 to 23 with medium grade around 14 to 17.5. sheep and lambs active but slow. Chicago market mirrors declines across weights with hogs at about 19 and cattle 11,000 head with varied price drops for steers and heifers.
Wichita Falls police Captain Joe Moore was charged with murder after his son in law Kirby Keel was shot at Moore home during a dispute. Moore, with the force since 1928, was bound over to the grand jury on a $2,500 bond. Keel died at a local hospital after the 10:30 pm shooting.
The forecast calls for a high of 95 tomorrow after a day up to 101 degrees. Overnight low around 69. Yesterday's heat peaked at 102 in Quanah and 101 in Wichita Falls, with Dallas near the century mark and Amarillo at 97.
West Coast labor leader Harry Bridges resigns as California CIO director effective immediately. Bridges announced in Washington his submission of the resignation to CIO President Philip Murray and requested immediate effect.
The War Department was ordered to supply four motorized Army transport planes to U.S. airlines operating overseas to replace the Constellations grounded last week by the Civil Aeronautics Administration.
The article notes Marshal Zhukov’s demotion to Odessa, viewed as a warning to Russia’s military elite that the Politburo will press on with its established approach. The Odessa posting draws attention due to its strategic location near Balkans and Dardanelles flashpoints amid Russia Turkey tensions.
Washington reports say OPA debate sidelined by clashes over women's rights and silver price. Senate House conference broke up for lack of quorum as talks drifted to an equal rights amendment while efforts to resolve price controls and the silver deadlock continue. President Truman hints at veto of current bill if meat and dairy bans remain. A Bowles successor will be named once an OPA law is in place, with a reporter noting uncertainty about getting such a law from Congress. An apple tree study notes 60,000 to 90,000 leaves on a 12 year old tree.
The CIO announced Jack Kroll 61 will be administrative head of the CIO Political Action Committee with a five member executive board handling policy. This replaces Sidney Hillman’s single control. Kroll will supervise day to day PAC work under CIO President Philip Murray.
A Chicago jeweler Sayre closes his shop amid failing finances leaving a sign reading No ambition. Gone fishing. Back July 25. The note sits near the Milwaukee and North Shore Station on Howard Street. The Capitol in Washington was designed by an English architect.
Ray Dawson aged 23 was arraigned in 47th District Court on a criminal assault charge involving a 16 year old girl. He pleaded not guilty and a habeas corpus writ reduced his bond from 7500 to 5000. A special venue of 250 men was ordered for the trial date.
Beauford Jester at Wichita Falls calls for local police consultation before pardons or paroles for criminals they arrested. He proposes a study with the legislature to create a system ensuring police input on each case. He also favors tripling patrol cars. John Boles plans Texas campaign for Jester, with March in El Paso and travel from San Antonio to El Paso via Langley and Uvalde.
Three men enter a packaged liquor store in Hackettstown New Jersey and tell clerk Theodore Bonar they only want to look around. They recall a $75 holdup from five years earlier and prison terms, then depart without attempting a new crime.
Ex representative John W. Murphy of Pennsylvania and Luther A. Johnson of Texas were sworn as federal judges after resigning from Congress. Murphy joins the Pennsylvania Middle District Federal Court at Scranton, replacing Albert W. Johnson who left a year ago under fire. Luther A. Johnson assumes a seat on the U. S. Tax Court in Washington.
In the 1600s Turkish authorities imposed the death penalty for smoking. The harsh punishment reflected strict social control and religious overtones shaping public conduct at the time.
Eugene H. Fowler age 34 is held in Potter County jail on a burglary charge with $1000 bond. Police say he entered a room at the Ross Hotel and took $9.15 following a complaint by Mrs. Meridene Cook. Fowler was moved to sheriff custody last night.
Both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis hailed from the same Kentucky section and left the state at a young age, shaping their later Civil War paths.
Many sufferers relieve nagging backache and other symptoms by recognizing tired kidneys as the cause. Doan's Pills, a stimulant diuretic used for over 40 years, boost kidney flushing of waste and acids to restore energy and comfort.
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