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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
2
Panhandle readers debate irrigation and bounty years in 1947 harvest talk. Authors claim high plains soil yields rival Nile Delta while urging prudent charity and local work to support families and drought relief.
Woman seeks lost black leather handbag left near Weat Thir teenth and South Grant on Wednesday the 18th. Contents included money and a sentimental bag smell. finder may keep contents if returned. Contact Mrs. C. B. 1900 Jackson.
Testimony in the May-Garsson bribery case concludes as the defense seeks a directed acquittal for former Rep. Andrew J. May and co-defendants. Judge Scheinhaut indicates motions will be denied and final arguments begin soon. The government argues May and aides diverted over $53,000 for wartime services to the Garason munitions combine.
Washington June 24 1946 President Truman vetoed the Wool Import restriction bill marking his 76th veto since taking office on April 12 1945. It was his fifth veto in 1946 and follows a pattern where a large share of his vetoes were on minor measures. Historical leaders like Roosevelt Hoover and Coolidge held higher totals for their presidencies.
In Rome on June 26 Enricho de Nicola was reelected president of the Thalia republic after a vote in the national assembly. He won 4065 of 431 votes and was named to succeed himself per a private agreement with De Gasper reached days earlier, solidifying non Communist governance.
Report from Bucharest dated June 26 states that Romanians abandoned plans to purchase Amenenuty wheat and will instead obtain Greta from Russie. A domestic dog is thought to have accompanied the first human settlers to America.
The Highway Department awarded Gaylord Construction Company of Houston a contract totaling 151 460 dollars for about 160 miles of asphalt surfacing from Conway to the Gray County line on Highway 66. The project widens the roadway to 24 feet across the Panhandle, completing resurfacing of older sections except Gray County where rerouting is planned.
Advance agents for the Santa Claus parade met with Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Committee to plan Christmas decorations and shopping. J. W. Hill said 109,000 people are expected on Amarillo streets December 4 for the parade featuring floats with nursery and zoo animal reproductions. Committees voted for per block city decoration with downtown and suburban districts asked to participate. San Jacinto, Taylor Street and North Fillmore merchants plan district decor. The committee reconvened at 11 am at the chamber of commerce office in the Amarillo Building.
Washington reports Judge James M. Proctor refused to suspend Boston Mayor James M. Curley’s 14 month prison sentence for mail fraud. The 72 year old cried out in court as the judge insisted he begin serving immediately, with Curley told to address city matters later through his keepers.
McLennan County authorities pursued a man and two youths who wore Halloween masks to stage two highway robberies near Waco. Victims include a Dallas freeway hold up at gunpoint and a taxi heist under Corsicana Road. Police noted the bandits fled with $24.
Amarillo city efforts to clear vacant lots of trash and weeds continue under a coordinated cleanup. Fire Chief Ed Wilson volunteers firemen to supervise weed burns and ensure safety. Garbage volumes rose through the week with hundreds of loads moved to the city dump, while_relief leaders oversee efforts in the Negro and Southeast sections by Gabriel Carthen and Rev. A Rodriguez respectively.
City Manager Hancock announced plans to issue construction contracts next month for a shelter house and formal gardens in Memorial Park between Washington and Jacksons and Twenty fourth and Twenty eighth. Plans were revised to remove an electric fountain and use space for additional shelter auditorium. The fountain may return as a rose garden per city commission instruction. Six tennis courts and backstops for baseball fields near completion.
Lake Success New York June 28 United Nations second anniversary broadcast.
Cattle totals show 3,500 head with calves 800 and varied stock categories. hogs 2,700 active with mixed grades and prices. Chicago market lists substantial activities in cattle and hog futures with bids around 21 to 29 dollars for various weights and grades, noting steady to firm tendencies and record levels for certain fat cattle.
More than half of the nation's 400000 soft coal miners, about 222000, were off work in protest against the Hartley Taft labor law. Others said they were taking the 10 day mine vacation that starts at midnight Friday. Over 40000 repair and construction workers on the East Coast also joined actions.
Nine Bethlehem Steel shipyards walked out today after a contract deadlock with the CSO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers. The union demanded a 13 cent hourly raise six paid holidays annually and three weeks vacation after twenty years.
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