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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
2
A clipped public notice section blends weather musings and satirical letters. It mocks a Denver letter, reports forecast notes from Mr Tack, discusses Amarillo population signs and straw hat day, and includes playful reminiscences on country life and courting.
A midair collision near Detroit city airport killed three men and seriously injured a fourth. Donald W. Baer, 26, a Port Huron student pilot, was ejected from his Cub as it struck a BT-13. Robert F. Heels, 25, Detroit flight instructor, rode in the Cub, and Joseph McKevitt, 56, Detroit, owned the BT-13. The smaller plane crashed into a porch and ground, while the BT-13 came down in a cemetery.
Manila reports the Corregidor fortress fell to Japan six years ago with no public commemorations. Parades and memorials were absent as mourning marked the death of President Roxas rather than the defenders of Corregidor.
Members of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee supplied natural resource and industry information to Santa Fe railroad advertising representatives. The meeting at the chamber office included Santa Fe officials and Chicago agency Leo Burnett, chaired by 4. P. Hancock. The party planned to leave for Pampa this afternoon.
Dr. W J McConnell president of North Texas State Teachers College at Denton submitted his resignation as head of the school. William L Kerr board of regents president announced the action as unexpected and the board took no action. McConnell said he planned to retire at age 69 and gave no other reason.
Chicago May 6 Gov Beauford H Jester of Texas told the Interstate Oil Compact Commission that nationalization of oil would not cure heating oil or gasoline shortages. He warned the move could trigger nationalization of other industries and noted his role as commission chairman.
Representative Worley of Texas pressed for an immediate appointment to lead the U S effort against the foot and mouth cattle disease in Mexico. He called for a top notch executive to boost program effectiveness as agriculture department scientists currently handle the U S portion.
Dairy farmer Pierson reports Garsdon Minnie officially produced 198% pounds in 24 hours breaking Bridge Birch's 1551 pound mark. Bridge Birch, once the record holder, left the milk wagon in March after switching to stout.
SEOUL May 6 Ur Army trained Communist agents landed on Cheju Island to direct guerrillas in a terrorism campaign tied to next Monday's elections. Sixty killed in rioting since April 2. Maj Gen William F Dean and South Korean officials say North Korean Communist Army agents were sent to incite killings and arson against election supporters. A separate note reports Moscow finance ministry says the Soviet Union's third postwar loan was oversubscribed in under 36 hours.
About 500 farmers, businessmen and ranchers attended a Swisher County Soil Conservation District tour led by Jesse Jenkins and others. The group toured terraces, cover crops, and irrigation ponds, with remarks by Col. E A Simpson defending military readiness and opposing segregation, and a fundraiser for a Negro Community Center near $2,500 total.
At a public address in Amarillo the Canyon College professor Dr Daflot described three Negro classes from old servile to modern self assured. Rev R Hines urged endorsement of the civil rights program amid Democratic split. He praised Wallace and Taylor though wary of White House hopes and urged defeating Communism with ideas.
Civic groups and church members heard Dr. E LeRoy Dakin of CARE outline the agency's work supplying food and clothing to the needy. A CARE depot will open tomorrow in White Kirk's store with literature on CARE and its mailing facilities.
The article reports a rapid growth plan for military aviation up to 1982, aiming to gradually expand aircraft production to peaks around 5,200 planes annually. It notes potential implications for manpower and the obsolescence of some aircraft as expansion proceeds.
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