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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1946
Page
2
The report cites Tack forecasting sufficient moisture this winter and a wet, sloppy spring. It records rainfall across the High Plains with Clarendon near an inch and Tack’s precise forecast showing March as volatile but with adequate moisture for wheat.
A collage of notes and opinions on farming prospects, rainfall forecasts, and local tips. Predictions by Mr Tack and aides spark wagers, while Eddie Johnson recovering from illness and Mrs Dearing tout a suburban theater site. Household ads and curious tidbits mingle with marriage subsidy talk and Denver’s fake fashion dispute.
A local Amarillo resident, 80 year old Mrs Campbell, known as a crack vinegar pie cook, invites neighbors to sample her pie. She and Mr Tack share a birthday, and a bouquet bounty offer follows a playful challenge to prove vinegar pie’s merit. The story notes vinegar pie's origins among lemon pie trend followers unable to buy lemons.
Bob Howse reported a sighting of pure white lesser snow geese with black wing tips weighing four to five pounds each. He noted they were unfamiliar to him and mentioned these geese migrate through the Panhandle each Fall and Spring.
The new bestseller The Egg And I draws active chatter among readers, praised for frank, outspoken style and its appeal to anyone who raises chickens and manages a coop.
The author, a woman, helped run a Washington chicken ranch where locals differ from Texas residents. Born and raised amid city dainties like indoor plumbing, she was horrified by doorless outhouses along Seattle’s paved streets.
A farmer keeps a can of cream and a skunk falls in and drowns. He pulls out the skunk and squeezes the cream from its fur before loading the can for market. The narrator claims the author saw it, noting Panhandle credence.
A reflective column notes cycles of boom and bust, cautioning investors and big business to avoid overreach. It mentions a banker cowman exchange as a parable, stresses that depressions recur, and warns against extended risk but encourages learning from early careers. April showers and predictable storms are forecast amid mood shifts.
The United States and Britain announced nine agreements for winding down Lend-Lease and wartime obligations. The deals include payment to the United States of about 650 million dollars plus interest, due by January 1, 2002.
In New York on March 27 the aurora borealis disrupted radio communications worldwide, nearly wiping out trans ocean circuits. Pan American World Airways cancelled 13 overseas flights yesterday due to the disturbances.
Government labor officials express hope to avert a nationwide soft coal strike next Monday. President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers terminates the contract at midnight Sunday, while operators and officials differ on prospects for a swift settlement. Conciliator Douglas Byrd is assigned to monitor the dispute as talks continue.
Secretary Vinson said the U S Treasury is on the path to a balanced budget as receipts exceed estimates and expenditures lag projections. He urged keeping OPA controls for a while longer while noting taxes must stay high despite a peacetime fiscal improvement. Federal outlays in February fell to 3 5 billion from June's 9 7 billion amid shift from wartime to peacetime policy.
Congressional leaders announced a limited electioneering window during the Easter season. No formal recess will be taken, but from mid April to May 1 major business will be set aside to allow campaign activities. Easter falls on April 21.
Hongkong harbor authorities quarantined the U S Cruiser Los Angeles today after two crewmen were diagnosed with smallpox Rear Admiral C Turner Joy commander of the American South China force was aboard at the time of the quarantine
Tamaki Miura internationally famed as Madame Butterfly is seriously ill in Tokyo with an internal tumor. Doctors report she will undergo an operation to treat the condition.
J. O. Freeman of 2030 Lipscomb was honored at a pink and blue shower hosted by Gib Howard. Guests included Raymond Black Jim Sprouse Tom McCandless Coy Freeman Cecil Smith Earnest Garrison and the honoree. Gifts came from Bill McFachern and Floyd Cooper.
Idaho Falls was amused by a sign in a cafe reading Will marry any farmer's daughter who has a cow and can make butter. It was signed Desperate. Colin MacKenzie said I’ve tried everything else to get butter, maybe this will work.
A furnace blaze in Lancaster destroyed nearly 3,000,000 pounds of tobacco and wrecked a four story warehouse. Police called it one of the costliest fires in eastern Pennsylvania. Loss nears $1,000,000, with George S. Mann warning of a severe tobacco shortage and possible curtailment of cigarmakers.
The Fayetteville Victory carrying 917 troops from Le Havre to New York collided with the F Marion Crawford early today. No damage was reported and both ships continued on course. The Crawford left New York for Antwerp and said it had only superficial damage in heavy rain.
London March 27 Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons that after next Sunday's elections in Greece conditions must be fulfilled before British occupation troops are withdrawn. He did not specify the conditions.
Detroit March 27 production data indicate peacetime car and truck output may exceed 40 000 units this week marking a return to civilian production after the 1942 war shutdown. The due rise reflects easing restrictions as factories adjust from wartime to peacetime needs.
The Southland Paper Mills Inc., a major supplier of newsprint to Southwestern newspapers, suspended operations today due to labor difficulties prompting headlines from Lufkin on March 27.
The Amarillo Better Business Bureau urges vigilance against door to door repair scammers targeting radios refrigerators and other appliances. Bureau manager Gordon Morrison cites non return of repaired items exorbitant service charges and use of second hand parts as key racketeering angles while the group seeks 500 new members and a stronger budget to combat such schemes.
Two first division choir ratings and three individual first division ratings were earned by Amarillo school groups at the Region 1 Voice Festival in Pampa. Judges included Dr. Archie N. Jones of the University of Texas. First division honors went to the Capella Choir and Elizabeth Nixon Junior High. individuals home in first division were Clarence Young, Peggy Scott, and Dorothy Johnson.
The piece notes a $12 repair bill for an irreplaceable radio bought for $9, illustrating a repair scam. It also describes a parts exchange operator who swapped good parts between customers and charged for new ones, then blamed part scarcity when caught.
Co. L. Neil, a Texas highway patrolman from Memphis, was in Amarillo on business today.
Harry Goff complained to a court clerk that his driver’s license had not arrived. The clerk said it had been mailed but returned due to an address error and sent to a parking lot. Goff quips that he lives there since housing shortages force him to sleep in his car.
Thalia Club members will be entertained Thursday afternoon at 2 o clock in the home of Mrs James L Farwell 1018 West Sixteenth Tennessee was formerly Franklin.
Local physicians bring patients here for careful prescription handling. The staff includes skilled registered pharmacists and adheres to high ethical practices.
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