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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
2
The forecast predicts a light to moderate moisture pattern with scattered showers. Overall, the coming 24 hours and week point to a harvest-focused period with potential low crop yields and rising prices implied by weather constraints.
In a humorous Amarillo News Globe feature, reader letters recount Mr. Tack claiming animal instincts detect storms and deny hail, while sharing health, travel plans, and town gossip. The piece notes his upcoming ranch stay, Montana trip, Africa idea, and a push for a Museum of Modern and Western Art in Amarillo.
The author praises Amarillo as the wealthiest city in the United States while contrasting Washington DC as the dullest due to government layoffs. The piece also recalls a notorious Chicago Tribune Paris edition error involving a Prince of Wales incident and a misprinted lead.
The forecast promises two sunny days with warm highs reaching 84 this afternoon and 91 tomorrow. Wheat fields remain damp from recent showers as harvesters await drying conditions. Rain reports come from Amarillo Clarendon Lubbock Memphis Miami Pampa Panhandle Plainview Shamrock Spearman with Shamrock noting extra moisture yesterday.
Sixty percent of exhibitors’ space in the Merchants Building has already been reserved for the Tri State Fair the last week in September. Fair manager L B Herring said the remaining space should sell in days as directors plan a budget be discussed by the executive committee.
Members will meet in the Blackstone Hotel at 7 PM with dinner served. Club president C B Marsh Jr called the gathering likely the most important of the year.
Helen Louise Khoury daughter of Mr and Mrs A Khoury 928 Bonham is home for the summer She will be a senior journalism major at the University of Missouri next year
Two visiting youths were detained by police Saturday night in Amarillo for shooting firecrackers, an act prohibited by local ordinance. No injuries reported and the case remains under investigation by authorities.
Merrill Lynch shows industrials up 97 with major indices near session highs. Chicago is listing bulk cattle and calf prices with fed steers topping at 29.35 per hundredweight and beef cows generally 13.25 to 17.00, lambs steady around 21.80, hogs scarce as cutters trade in the mid teens. Kansas City reports cattle at 12,500 with calves 2,000 and steer crops mainly low to barely choice.
Clara Bell Jones also known as Clara Black alias Old Black is charged in district court with stealing about 150 dollars from Clinton W Looney who was selling watermelons on Van Buren Street. She was arrested by city police and jailed. She faces prior charges for about 4000 dollars taken from John Harrison Swaney at Merritt Tourist Courts.
Five men applied today to fill the northern precinct vacancy in Randall County after Calvin Casey resigned for health reasons. Applicants include A. L. Biggs, A. C. Youngblood, H. V. McAlister, C. B. Erwin, and J. F. Koch, with the commissioners court meeting in Canyon to choose. The court members are L. S. Johnston, Clarence Beckman, and D. S. Hill.
Police said a 36 year old man fled a Dock Coffey Pontiac building on Tyler street early this morning. He was chased south toward Fifth Avenue where Beasley in a patrol jeep captured him near Fifth and Tyler. Investigators checked Deer O Midwestern Paint for a possible burglary with a broken window but no entry evidence.
Police arrested a man after a theft at Jerry Hodge Service Station at Sixteenth and Fillmore. The suspect, his wife, and a male companion fled after a dispute with attendant Ray Jones. Authorities reported finding loaded dice and dice-loading equipment. Police described the incident as occurring around 7:15 PM with a car chase on Thirty-sixth Avenue.
An ambulance from N. S. Griggs and Sons raced to Northwest Texas Hospital this afternoon arriving with the mother, Pat Bernie and baby Linda Cheryl weighing about 6 pounds 14 ounces. Mother and child rested comfortably at 1 39 PM.
Funeral services for Hiram GS. Pierce a 71 year old retired Rock Island conductor who died Saturday night will be held at 2 o clock tomorrow at N 8 Griggs and Sons Chapel. Dr R C Snodgrass pastor of First Christian Church will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Masonic graveside services will be directed by Amarillo Lodge No 731 AF and AM. Masons to report Khiva Temple at 1 15 o'clock. He had lived in Amarillo over 40 years. He is survived by one brother L D Pierce of Nelsonville. His wife died years ago.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Wallace Jones of 401 North Harrison died early this morning at Northwest Texas Hospital. Survived by paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs D H Jones. Graveside services at 4 PM with Dr E B Fincher officiating. Interment Llano Cemetery under Boxwell Brothers direction.
Robert Jim Brand infant son of Mr and Mrs Silas Brand of 307 Roberts died at Northwest Texas Hospital late this morning. Survived by parents three brothers Billy Tom Roland Otto and Charles Ray and two sisters Quinn Faye and Dee Ann. Funeral services pending with N S Griggs and Sons.
The Potter County Commissioners Court authorized plans for a fire station at Tri-State Fair Park. County Engineer J. L. Adams will coordinate with the city fire department to develop the station and alarm system for the annual fair.
The record shows a continuation of a vote with lawmakers Johnston and Kilorge noted for Yes and No responses from Missouri West Virginia and Wisconsin respectively, indicating party and state affiliations.
A compiled roll call style list shows lawmakers across states marked Yes or No on a policy matter. Names include Knowland California Lang er North Dakota Lodges Massachusetts Lucas Tl McCarran Nevada McCarthy Wisconsin McClellan Arkansas McFarland Arizona McGrath R L No McKellar Tennessee McMahon Connecticut Magnuson Washington Malone Nevada McGrath repeated Martin Pennsylvania Maybank South Carolina Millikin Cole Moore Oklahoma Morse Oregon Murray Montana Myers Pennsylvania OConor Maryland ODaniel Texas OMahoney West Virginia Overton Louisiana Pepper Florida Reed Kansas Revercomb West Virginia Robertson Virginia Robertson Wyoming Russell Georgia Saltonstall Massachusetts Smith New Jersey Sparkman Alabama Stewart Tennessee Taft Ohio Taylor Idaho Thomas Oklahoma Thye Minnesota Tobey New Hampshire Tydings Maryland Umstead North Carolina Vandenberg Michigan Watkins Utah Wherry Nebraska White Maine Wiley Wisconsin Williams Delaware/ Wisconsin Wilson Iowa Young North Dakota.
Europe awaits Bidault as Moscow answers the invite to a conference on Marshall proposals. A State Department official cites a five billion dollar yearly need for several years. Russia backs quick rehabilitation and US aid, noting its wartime production strength. President Truman acts as the timing aligns with the invitation.
The applicant L. C. Pope Distributing Co. L. C. Pope, Owner, seeks a Class B Wholesale Liquor Permit from the Texas Liquor Control Board for a business at 506 Washington St., Amarillo Texas. Notice provided in compliance with Section 10 HB 77 Acts of the Second Called Session 44th Legislature.
Bevin announced Russia agreed to a three power meeting aimed at European reconstruction after World War II. He told the House of Commons the plan could curb heavy U S aid if needed and quipped about finding a plumber for leaks in international talks. Anthony Eden welcomed the Russian agreement and Paris papers highlighted the conference as a test for the next four power foreign ministers meeting in London.
President Truman sought substantial equity for California private interests after court decisions awarded government title to lands. Clark said Truman planned to ask Congress to decide oil rights and possible actions, including proposals to allocate or manage the oil resources.
Gov Beauford Jester reacts to a court ruling on Texas submerged lands with caution noting its potential impact on state claims. Texas asserts title to Gulf boundary and continental shelf, arguing annexation provisions support its stronger case. Authorities estimate 38 900 acres of submerged Gulf land lie between shore and continental shelf edge.
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