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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
2
A weather-note contrasts the weather bureau with independent forecasts predicting rain for the weekend. The piece muses on politics around weather forecasting and suggests a potential shift to free enterprise in forecasting.
A note lists three nice kittens for adoption at 3204 Tyler Street with a contact by phone 2-1834. The piece then shifts into a long commentary on Amarillo water shortages, societal frictions, and humorous asides about houses, hoses, and returning borrowed items.
The column quotes diverse items from the era including flight of a California bedbug report, price shifts from 10 to 15 cents, labor cost surges on ranches and clothing, and a prairie cocktail with formaldehyde. It previews Duel in the Sun premiering in Amarillo with Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones, and notes Joe Louis high blood pressure with betting odds surrounding the fight.
Edwin G. Creel, a Washington auto dealer, delayed for a week the Senate judiciary subcommittee action on Fred M. Vinson's nomination as Chief Justice. Creel, the sole witness, said he would file serious charges based on a Creel Brothers receivership from 1933, noting Vinson presided at one hearing in the case as a Court of Appeals member.
Hundreds of AFL craftsmen walked off jobs in Houston as the Building and Construction Trades Council started a progressive walkout to press for recognition of unskilled workers' unions. Four major Houston projects were affected with Baytown and Texas City unions pledging extension by Monday.
President Truman announced at a news conference that Myron C. Taylor will remain ambassador to the Vatican until world peace is secured. The statement clarifies Taylor's ongoing diplomatic role during wartime expectations.
Severe drought and material shortages hinder water production as two new wells await pumps ordered eight months ago. The Amarillo Army Air Field, planned to be closed earlier, consumes about one million gallons daily with peaks at one and a half million. Spring drought prompts early planting and lawn irrigation, transferring two thirds of water to landscaping while pumps and pipes remain scarce. District Court records show multiple divorces and several new marriage licenses in the region.
Cleveland hosts the Eighth International Championship of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. Thirty-one quartets compete in semifinals for 15 finals spots as they perform classic barbershop songs. A new champion will be named tonight with a fresh arrangement of Down by the Old Mill Stream.
In Czestochowa on June 12, Poland's Catholic bishops denounced a wave of unrest sweeping the nation. They urged an end to violence and infringements on personal freedom, and criticized murders without evidence of guilt in court.
Former King Humbert II of Italy arrived by air from Spain to join his family in exile in Lisbon shortly after noon on June 14.
USDA cattle numbers 1,800 and calves 400 with steady to slow selling in killing classes. Good slaughter heifers 16.25, fed cows 14.25, vealers 14.50. Hogs 500 head active and steady with 170 lb plus at 14.55 and 13.80. Sheep 10,600 with lambs to shippers at 17.00 and to packers 13.50 to 14.50. slaughter ewes noted.
Chicago cattle and hog markets show steady to firm tone. Hogs 7,500 head steady with good to choice barrows and gilts at 14.85 ceiling. sows at 14.10 ceiling. Cattle 1,000 head. calves 300. yearlings and light steers 16.25 to 17.90. cows 10.00 to 13.00. bulls 14.00 to 16.00. vealers 17.00. Sheep 2,200. lambs and ewes mixed with native spring lambs 17.00 to 17.50. ewes 8.75 and up with pelts at 9.00.
A series of property transfers listed from courthouse records including Caroline Bush Emeny to Will Rogers Range Riders in section 25 blocks and lots transferred among James W. Walton Carl Hill and others, E V West to Fulton Shepherd, Gladys Thompson to Camille Wheatly, Nancy Binford, Quincy Ford and W R Riggs, M M Nugent to D H Meade, Janie Cox to E R Gabel, Jeannette Robbins to Lorene Hathaway, and Hathaway to L H, with specific lots and blocks described.
The Army announced the first peacetime use of its atomic program by offering radioactive isotopes to aid cancer and disease research. The isotopes will be used as tracers to follow tissue growth and may serve as therapeutic agents after further research.
Tomorrow is the final day for precinct and county candidates to file with the Democratic committee. Filings close at midnight and a county executive committee meeting Monday evening will assess and draw ballot spots. County officer assessments run about $400 each to cover primary costs.
Russian foreign minister V M Molotov arrived in Paris to reopen the Big Four council the next day. The visit signals resumption of discussions among the major powers on postwar arrangements.
President Truman contends Justice Robert H. Jackson issued a public critique of Justice Hugo Black despite a request for prior consultation. He declined to say whether he believed either justice should resign for the country and the court and said he had no indication of resignations.
Buenos Aires June 14 reports a blazing seven hour revolt in Bolivia backed by a large Bolivian Air Force faction. The uprising was crushed by President Gualberto Villarroel's government yesterday.
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