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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
2
Notice to the public reports a rejected accusation against a woman writer for a Denver Post letter about Amarillo and Texas. The case will be dropped, a $25 reward to the informant is offered, and tomorrow’s Tag Day aims to raise funds to send local students to eastern centers.
A verbose column reviews Pi Mu Tag Day events in Amarillo chapters, cites art dealer sales in Houston and Fort Worth, notes Remingtons and paintings values, and chats about marriage advice and local newspaper banter featuring Jack Sitton, Floyd Rigdon, and Elks Rodeo plans.
In San Angelo expensive paintings are common and gatherings of art enthusiasts occur on new purchases. Amarillo and Lubbock show less appetite for art, ranking near the bottom. Yet local dealers note a slow uptick as interest begins to wake up among people here.
The passage offers a view that married life differs for everyone. It notes that marriage relationships and experiences, joys and sorrows, and monotonies vary with individuals, suggesting no single pattern defines "the married life."
Plans to obtain federal approval for a dam on the Canadian River near Amarillo are discussed for flood control irrigation soil conservation and recreation. Senator Tom Connally has been notified and Mayor Hagg has written to him.
The sheriff said the grand jury will hear all evidence when it meets either next Monday or next Thursday. Funeral arrangements for the Barkers are tentatively set for 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Cronister has relatives in Amaillo including brother Paul Cronister and sister Mrs Mary Golding and mother Mrs R M Cronister of 604 Virginia.
Harris sisters Mrs Henry White, Man trum Okla, and Mrs P J Pronger Stratford, with his mother Mrs A Harrison Amarillo, have funeral services tentatively set for 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel.
Western Stock Company head Eddie Johnson said no major change expected but an embargo may halt traffic to prevent overloads along the line. Shipments of cattle in Amarillo yards face delays as rail service plans to stop trains. Special orders for feed and hay were placed to keep stock fed during the disruption.
Merrill Lynch quotes show Dow Jones style shifts with Industrials at 182.29 up 64.20, Railroads at 3238 down 7.15, Utilities at 335 up 20. The Nasdaq era is reflected in broad quotes for Air Reduction, Libby McN&L, Lockheed, General Electric and many others. Cattle and hog markets in Chicago and Kansas City report active trading with higher bids on steers and yearlings, with beef cows steady to higher amid transportation concerns.
Gordon Carter, former Borger postal employee, pleaded guilty in federal court to taking money from the mails and was placed on probation after Judge Joe B Dooley suspended imposition of any sentence. In a separate matter, John V Almond charged with interstate transport of a stolen vehicle was awaiting ruling after Dooley took the case under advisement.
Bevin requested United Nations naming of an emergency mayor for Jerusalem after British High Commissioner Sir Alan Cunningham failed to secure agreement between Jews and Arabs. The General Assembly approved a neutral Special municipal commissioner plan by 35 to 0 with 17 abstentions, as Britain prepares to end the mandate on May 16. Hazelwood to speak at Townsend Club meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the court- house.
Temperatures in Amarillo rise as a warming sun ends a cold wave. Today's high 86 degrees, noon reading 80. Forecast calls for 89 tomorrow with a high near 89 and a low around 66. Strong 35 mph winds will continue, with light dust possible tomorrow morning. Lubbock notes dust activity. Five day forecast predicts little or no precipitation this weekend.
Police broke up a fight involving 350 pupils from Frick and Elmhurst Junior High Schools after a hair pull at an all girls track meet. Officers nabbed leaders and seized weapons including two sawed off bats four pipes a pedal fashioned into brass knuckles a butcher knife and metal bars.
Amarillo chamber of commerce directs a committee to study community financed rental housing. Rex Baxter reports 40 percent of area housing was owner occupied in 1940. Committee members include Reynolds, Jones, Munday, Brown, Wolfin, and Winberg representing builders, financiers, and unions.
In The Hague on May 7, Winston Churchill urged a united Europe to resist Communism and threats to freedom. Eight hundred delegates from 23 countries met at Knight's Hall for an unofficial discussion of European union, following the Brussels pact and the expansion of Western alliance under the European Recovery Program.
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm speaks on the subject Respect tonight at Temple B'nai Israel. The Friday evening Sabbath service begins at 8 o'clock and is open to the public.
UP dispatch reports stevedores unloading the first shipment of European recovery aid for France at Marquis near Bordeaux. The Liberty ship John H. Quick delivered the relief cargo, with ceremonies planned in Bordeaux on Monday to mark the arrival.
Texhoma Natural Gas Company chief genogist C. J. Peterson is in critical condition at St. Anthony's Hospital after a heart attack at the cabin of J. G. Dickinson Jr at the alo Duro Club around 8:30 PM. He lives at the Herring Hotel. hospital attendants described his condition as very critical.
Amari magn scuoor will be rep resented at Boys State by James Jarner. The American Legion sponsors the annual Boys State program in Austin to study state government and constitution. James Garner, a junior at Sandie, excels in basketball football and track and is the runner-up for the honor. his parents live at 409 Arch Terrace.
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