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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1948
Page
2
Local officials urge a sweeping Amarillo campaign led by Mayor Lawrence and Commissioner Bud Curtis to boost public health and sanitation. The plan envisions a big week long event with rallies and a public show to promote cleanliness and community cooperation, urging mothers fathers and households to participate.
City crews will spray DDT after dry weather to control polio and extend cleanup to ponds and lakes. Residents are urged to keep alleys clear as clipping yard waste is collected by extra crews. Mayor Hagg warns residents must maintain their own alleys.
Merrill Lynch led a mixed market session with gains in chemicals and utilities while energy shares dipped. Bulls driven by renewed demand pushed railroad and steel names higher, but grain futures and livestock prices showed uneven moves amid trading in Dow components and U S Treasury yields.
El Paso police and Chihuahua officers halted the search for Irving Pink after his father won a 72 hour amparo in Chihuahua City restraining police from using lethal force or deporting the suspect. Pink, who turns 20 this August, is charged with the murder of El Paso salesman Irving Kordish after a Rim Road shooting last Friday.
A contentious plan for Amarillo Waddy Week advances as judge E H Poster leads a general committee to set a definite date. The News Globe reports on attendees, prize schemes, and objections while Eisenhower tax talk and highway signs loom in the background.
The column notes cute announces for Miss Hattie Jo Laker and pegs to announce a June 4 birth at 1401 A Fillmore Street. Also reports a lost package of organdy curtains from Mrs. E L Cooney with a reward offer and contact details.
Los Angeles July 9 report: Mathematician Carl Savitt sued for $1000 claiming he could square a circle, double a cube, and trisect an angle. Judge Arthur Guerin ruled the circle cannot be squared, noting air moisture affected the measurement and magazine prize terms could not be withdrawn.
Alfred Johnson, 22, a Hardin-Simmons University music student who has been blind since age 11, receives news that Joseph Lee Saulter of Galveston has been granted a 30 day execution stay. Johnson had prayed for Saulter's salvation and tearfully expresses hope.
Henry Gustav Dittmar former German writer and historian now in America predicts a split Germany with eastern parts tied to Russia and western sections aligned with the West He cites Russian restoration plans as clearer and criticizes shifting American policy for sowing confusion among Germans.
New Delhi orders army and police to raid Hyderbad state territory if needed to end raids along the Hyderabad border after talks failed over Hyderabad's future. The state refuses to give up its independence and join this dominion.
Potter County commissioners and road crews meet to outline plans for the remainder of the year. About 40 workers will attend the session to discuss efficiency and ongoing maintenance projects.
Jersey City truck driver Bill Bradley recounts a holdup in Chicago in which two gunmen confronted him. He fought back and drove off, with bullets hitting his truck. He notes two crucial mistakes by the assailants and adds he was Purdue welterweight boxing champion in 1938.
Buffalo note says Sam Candella's mailbox triggers a bell or light when mail is dropped inside. The device, awaiting patent, could fit any doorbell circuit with two wires and minimal effort. Milwaukee item reports William Weber Jr lost 10 days liberty and $100 fine for pulling wrong card after a collision. booked for drunken driving.
City Industry notes Robert Ricks and others named to the committee. The slate of directors was elected as a body and the name Amarillo Industrial Plan, Inc. was chosen. Payments to the fund were discussed and all checks must be made to the full plan name. Attorneys said funds would be deposited in escrow until incorporation is completed.
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