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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1947
Page
2
Roy Greenhill estimates 15 to 20 percent of area wheat ruined by hail with rough figures due to his hail insurance background. Southwest winds bring cool drafts as residents of the High Plains endure a near gale.
The piece links rising floods in the Mississippi Missouri Iowa basins to a stretch of Panhandle weather and baseball. Amarillo Gold Sox boast 11 home runs in two games at Borger, while Borger bats surge with 10 runs in one inning. Regulars hit over .300 as Cort Reeder and Capt. Jim Maggard shine. Trixie the fox terrier is missing, with a $5 reward and contact numbers.
The News-Globe debuts a fishing section highlighting Pantex Lake where large catfish attract crowds every evening. Land around the lake is leased by L. H. O'Neal. fences are cut and trespassers chased. Sewage concerns and possible disease accompany the haul.
A Santa Fe train pulled into the station with Sam Carter at the helm, a conductor friend of Tuck who has served railroading for 44 years. Carter, noting strawberries are poor this year, laments the lack of growth and taste, contrasting it with the gardener’s claim of possessing the know-how.
L Fogle, retired from mowing, warns Amarillo residents against using file sharpeners. He says lawn mowers cannot be sharpened properly with files and must be machine ground to avoid damaging mowers. He urges people to seek proper sharpening to maintain mower quality.
Officers for the Texas Association of Fire Fighters were slated for election at 2 pm in Amarillo. The state convention began yesterday at the Herring Hotel with sessions in the Crystal Ballroom as delegates gathered for the two day event.
Charley Guy rails at Republicans for inefficiency and Taft era tax policy arguing a flat relief for all incomes. He muses on a three second puzzle about ties and notes Winchell’s quip about a yokel in New York.
Winchell notes Congresswomen reply that being a woman is only a handicap in climbing trees. Mayor Hagg appears wan yet resolute, saying the job demands more work than expected and he will stay on. He discourages talk of pursuing higher political offices.
Justice Douglas of the Supreme Court resumed duties today following a six week absence due to pneumonia. In other notes, E. P. Elmer erects a brick and concrete auto parts store measuring 30 by 70 feet at 607 North Fillmore.
The US Chamber of Commerce and National Association of Real Estate Boards oppose President Truman’s plan to consolidate all federal housing and home financing activities. Congress may veto under a 60 day window. Jesse Jones warns RFC survival hinges on continued life. Senate rail bill seeks antitrust exemptions for rate making with ICC approval.
Col. Ernest A. Thompson of the Texas Railroad Commission from Amarillo is in Denver meeting Western railroad officials to borrow box cars for emergency transportation during the Panhandle wheat harvest. The plan aims to relieve a grain car shortage in Panhandle and other wheat regions.
Kansas City market summary shows cattle 13 000 head, calves 1300, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 25 cents lower with ranges $24.50 to $26.25 for high grades. Hogs 3500 head slow, steady to 25 cents lower, top $24.50. Sheep 12000 head slow, clipped lambs steady, good native spring lambs above $25.50. Futures and other indexes led by Merrill Lynch closing averages for industrials and railroads.
Hog prices rise modestly with most under 250 pounds up 25 cents while heavier weights lag. Sow prices up to 25 cents higher. top hogs at 824.75. Cattle and calves strong with feeders and yearlings active. steers up to 27.50 and yearlings 26.00. Cows scarce and vealers steady at 26.00. Sheep sales limited with lambs up to 25 cents higher. spring lambs scarce and bids around 24.75 to 26.00.
Randall County grand jurors in Canyon weigh a burglary case involving two men who broke into Taylor and Sons Market on the Canyon Amarillo highway. George Martin of Portales New Mexico is hospitalized in Amarillo after a shotgun wound that led to the amputation of one arm. The second suspect is in Randall County jail. Wilfred Taylor Jr. and his brother Jack reportedly surprised the intruders at about 130 yesterday morning.
Bethune pleaded guilty in federal court to operating a brokerage service in Amarillo without a license and was fined $100. Other proceedings in the Northern District of Texas include Robert Dixon May and Willie James Shoe pleading guilty and not guilty respectively in a case of interstate transportation of a stolen auto. Carrie McMahan pleaded not guilty to unlawfully obtaining a $26.76 check. Edward Carmack Thompson and Robert Leslie Lane, both Amarillo workers, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from interstate shipments involving food items and cranberry sauce from railroad cars in 1946.
Talley described a late snack with his daughter Ann before the shooting. He said he fired toward a flower bed after hearing a commotion, then handed the gun to his son Jimmy Ray and searched the yard. He called police three minutes after the shot and was arraigned June 5 on District Attorney charges.
The report notes a small lot price move with a bid around 7.80 cents and a liquidation bid in the Financial Industrial Fund at 1.8015, offering 1.97.
Mr and Mrs Clayton Heare of 1531 Lipscomb attended their daughter Marnelle Heares graduation in Columbia Missouri She earned a bachelor of journalism from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and planned post graduate work toward a bachelor of arts degree She served as student advertising manager of The Columbian during the year
A grand jury in Amarillo will resume sessions on Friday June 13, with the possibility of addressing cases involving women. The panel is currently in recess and will reconvene that day.
Mrs C E Wood of 1508 Lipscomb received emergency care at Northwest Texas Hospital after a 6 30 P M collision at Thirty sixth Street and Van Buren. She rode with Dickie Wood 18, also of 1508 Lipscomb, as their car, turning left, collided with a westbound car driven by Kent Hodges Route 3 Box 474.
A Childress hotel operator was jailed for questioning after a shooting yesterday that left W. unnamed in the report. Police did not release further details on the incident or the operator’s possible charges.
Excelsior Springs Missouri June 8 a new drugless treatment for rheumatism and arthritis is showcased by The Ball Clinic. A free book explaining the method and mineral waters baths is offered to readers who write for it with no obligation. A second free booklet Good Health Life's Greatest Blessing accompanies the offer.
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