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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1947
Page
21
The piece argues Truman remains a serious 1948 contender, rising from low polling to about 40 percent support. It sketches his break with advisers, his push to run the show, and a Republican field including Taft and Vandenberg, with calls for fresh faces and party discipline.
Braniff International Airways reports a year long survey shows passengers prioritize space safety and service. To meet space and safety needs the carrier adds equipment while a customer content campaign targets reduced delays and improved in flight service including peppermint flavored picks with meals.
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago show cattle and hog prices with mixed moves. Cattle demand steady to weak on lower grades while good to choice steers and stockers remain firm or higher. hogs generally lower in Chicago with heavier weights steady to down. Sows hold around steady. Beef cows and vealers show varied declines.
Warranty deeds show transfers from J. M. Radford Grocery Co. to Radford Holding Co. and others including Leveritt to William M. Morgan and Sparks to H. C. Whitten. District Court lists divorces such as Bowman, Grubbs, Smith, Lehnick, Cantwell, and Johnson cases.
Divorce petitions listed include Marjorie Gardner vs Wayman L Gardner Homer G Bobbitt vs Estelle D Bobbitt Nettie Mae Sinclair vs Tillman Sinclair and Lemoyne Goode vs C W Goode. Also license actions for Ralph A Barnes and Marie I Volkensaar.
General orientation for Red Cross Nurses Aides volunteering at Amarillo Veterans Hospital set for 1 p m next Tuesday in the hospital library. About 10 volunteers expected. Miss Marie Megary to lead with Miss Mae Nygard outlining duties and ethics.
Amarillo health officer Dr. John Hooper warns residents to guard against infections that could develop into pneumonia. He notes many residents show head colds laryngitis or chest infections with fevers lasting days to two weeks. No virus has been isolated yet but school absences at Senior High exceed 240 to 250 recently among about 1,800 students.
Josh O Neal negro orchestra leader held after shooting at Elu Charo Cafe operator Mike Ariza. Ariza critical at St. Anthony s Hospital after being shot in the abdomen. O Neal surrendered to Sheriff Bill Adams claiming Ariza fired first. a tiny 32 caliber revolver was surrendered. Officers recovered a .38 caliber revolver from Ariza. Incident occurred outside the cafe around 8 20 last night during a dispute that followed an invitation outside.
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce schedules a director election from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 15 at the chamber office in the Amarillo Building. Twelve new directors will serve two year terms. Nominated are Paul V. Alexander Bill Beechler Dick Elvins E M Blackburn Jr H E Boggs William Q Boyce J C Christopher Roy Cloninger Herb Dodson W M Gray Joe Herring George Hirsch Carl King Gene Klein Ted Lakey Gene McCarty Sr John McCarty Lowell Munday Virgil Patterson H L Peeples Page Stalcup Tom Troth Arthur Truitt Bill Utterback and S B Whitten burg. Holdover directors with one year remaining are John Boyce C F Collier John Fullingim Key Farr Bill Gunn Ed Hardin Shelby Kruser A F Madison Jesse Rogers Jay Taylor R E Wertz Tom Wingate and Fred Miller. The nominating committee includes H O Starks William Q Boyce Gus Roberts C F Collier and John Fullingim.
Albert Fryar resigns as manager of the Panhandle Associated Grocers effective April 1. He will become executive vice president of the Texas Wholesale Grocery Association in Dallas. Fryar helped grow the cooperative to 75 independent Amarillo area stores since its 1946 incorporation. He has spent most of his career in wholesale grocery, including 22 years with Walker- Smith.
The U S produced 267000000 pounds of popcorn in 1946 signaling strong demand for snack corn during the postwar year. The figure reflects nationwide harvesting and processing rallied by farmers and manufacturers.
A humorous column riffs on goldfish as tiny cars in public view. It recounts a dubious tale of a goldfish named Herman, jokes about their expressions and name origins, and notes their inability to thrive in carbolic acid. The piece blends playful anecdotes with mock science and satire.
A Scout Finance Institute for chairmen of finance committees from four regional councils met at the Herring Hotel. The program covered campaign organization publicity and follow ups with sessions from morning until 12 and 1 30 to 5. Attendees included Lon D Edwards chairman Arthur Truitt Harold Close Bod Spencer Lon C McCrory and Dr Lee Johnson.
A Vienna corporal sent twenty four frogs to the San Diego Museum as a prank. Museum and zoo officials rejected them. Railway Express Agency released the amphibians into a nearby lily pond.
Ten new residential permits issued this week by the city engineer's office total $71,000 for the first two days. Names and addresses include G. W. Garrison 3408 Harrison five room frame home valued at 4 500 E D Tucker 1510 Beverly five room frame home 5 000 FE W Ferguson 510 South Forest five room frame dwelling 5 000 H V Hayden 308 North Alabama five room frame dwelling 2 000 HughS Hale 1305 Beverly five room brick veneer dwelling with attached garage 8 000 Tidwell and Tidwell two new residences in the 900 block on South Birmingham 5 000 per unit K S Reynolds three permits for two frame dwellings and one brick veneer dwelling two frame dwellings in 3800 Ong and four room brick veneer at 1005 Bryan total 9 000.
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