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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1948
Page
2
Senate Republicans moved to action on a 4.7 billion tax cut with a House like measure. The Finance Committee approved 10 to 1 and aims for final action by week’s end to win Democratic support for passage despite a presidential veto risk.
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said he will stay in the cabinet at least until the end of the present session and may not resign. He had considered running for the Senate seat held by Senator Hatch. President Truman urged Anderson to remain in the administration.
News items from a reader’s classified column show several lost and found notices and requests. A Boston bull puppy prize is five dollars with contact numbers. Other notes seek work, child care, nursing, and keeping a girl after school, plus a lost jersey belt and a soccer ball with contact details.
Mercury rose from a record March low of 3 below zero to a noon reading of 4 degrees with a 52 degree daytime high expected. Tonight’s low near 27 degrees and tomorrow’s high around 58 degrees. Walter Watts of the weather bureau reports clear skies and a continued warming trend through the next few days with no moisture in sight.
Den ton County crow killing campaign turned fatal when a hunter was accidentally shot by a companion with a 12 gauge shotgun near the Spring Hill area. Justice of Peace D'Troy Peters ruled the death accidental. In Oregon the Lions Club donated 50 books to the county jail library, but one volume titled Laws Knives and Files was refused by the sheriff.
At Orange County Airport in Santa Ana a taxiing stunt pilot Mantz collided with a plane landing. Ernest L. Mc Culstion was killed. Two women aboard his craft were seriously injured. Mantz and his 19 year old son Roy sustained minor injuries.
MAD ANUELES March 12 A 66 year old grandmother Mrs Katherine Devin was granted a divorce after testifying her husband Walter 51 kept dates with another grandmother and she overheard a telephone exchange with a woman named Alma She said in November 1946 he planned a San Diego fishing trip and went there with the other woman The Devins were married 27 years.
Houston March 12 A fire at 11 40 this morning in the northwest section of Humble Oil and Refining Baytown plant sent several workers to the company hospital inside the yard. An employee said the blaze started as a new de waxing unit was put into operation a ground line connection broke and oil spread igniting the fire.
Judge advises Meyers may testify but not required. Jury to decide if Meyers induced Lamarre to commit perjury by claiming the general had no connection with Aviation Electric Corp Vandalia Ohio. If guilty, Meyers faces up to ten years per count. Prosecutors label him an old soldier loyal only to his dollar sign and flag.
USDA Chicago livestock report notes hogs active at 18.50 per cwt for one carlot, cattle and calves showing mixed trends. Slaughter steers and heifers scarce but steady, cows steady to weak, bulls weak to steady. Medium and good fed steers and yearlings retain value while canners and cutters weaker. Slaughter lambs active with higher prices, top around 25.50 per cwt. best fed lambs 22.50 to 26.50.
DALLAS March 12 Gov Beauford Jester and R W Calvert left by plane for Washington to join Southern Governors Conference to discuss President Truman civil rights proposals. Police probe London bomb threat at No 10 Downing Street as Attlee residence intake checked. Helvetia steamer sinking yields 51 bodies recovered with 2 missing. earth weight estimate given at 6.592e21 tons.
Philadelphia Maritime Exchange disclosed that 500 cartons of bubble gum were shipped to Durban, Africa aboard the freighter Rock Springs. The move marks the second such shipment in recent weeks, with an additional 100 cartons noted in the report.
Thousands of workers and families filed past the casket of Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk at Cernin Palace as his body lay in state. Crowds waited in long lines, expressing grief in tears and silence, while Masaryk prepared to be buried beside his parents as a prominent non Communist statesman.
In Sinizopuny Georgia churchgoers at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church pray to end a 40 year wet spell. Elder P H Byrd leads the plea for clear skies sunshine and drying warmth to bring spring.
Governor Jester, en route to Washington to consult southern governors, says Democratic chances depend on Congress passing the civil rights program. He charges Truman aims to win northern Negro votes and warns the South must be placated. He declines to say whether a non Truman candidate would help the party.
Tremors were felt from the Panhandle to nearby states with plaster cracking and dishes rattling but no confirmed serious damage or injuries. Officials noted no water-main breaks, while observers described frames and walls rattling and pictures crooked, as seismographs offered mixed readings across institutions.
Denys Wortman sketches Everyday Movies on teachers group activity after a year of requests for reporting. Dorinda Bond Amarillo High School journalism teacher and District 11 TSTA president presided at the morning session. Luncheons and sectional meetings followed. An evening session in Municipal Auditorium featured new officers and Dr A J Stoddard Phildadelphia superintendent address.
A bomb threat forced the United States consulate to empty its building in Jerusalem for about an hour. Police conducted a search. no explosives were found. The incident followed a deadly attack near the Jewish Agency headquarters that killed 13 and wounded nearly 100.
Dr Goslin and Dr Stuntz urged teachers to teach democracy from early ages. They warned democracy faces a crisis from communism and old ideas and called for wholehearted teacher commitment to instill democratic principles in every child for world peace and national leadership.
Senator Ken Missouri Republican argued against foreign aid, urging the U S to halt meddling in Europe Asia and Africa and to bolster defense instead He urged driving communists from federal employment and spending to build a strong national defense Meanwhile House Republicans edge toward an aid bill pairing Europe and China funding and Senate leaders target April 10 for action CBS reporter Stevan Laird said London that Britain fears Russia may target Norway for a defense pact following similar moves with Finland Oslo officials and Norway Defense Minister are seen as potential targets of Moscow pressure
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