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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
2
A 35 year old man shot while peering into a window at Emmett Giles home and tavern is not a murder suspect. He and a companion are jailed for drunkenness after being questioned about the night’s events.
Hail pounded then a 50 mile an hour wind toppled trees and damaged buildings in Willacy County. A grain elevator exploded, scattering debris over 20 acres and starting a fire that caused $20,000 in damage, later burning the structure to the ground. Firemen cited spontaneous combustion as the cause, with owners raising losses to $70,000.
Veterans enrolling at Upper Iowa University requested etiquette training and the faculty agreed. Grace Meyers added an etiquette course to the applied social science division. The course offers one college hour toward graduation with Emily Post’s latest edition and a 1944 etiquette summary as texts.
Champaign Illinois reports a University of Illinois extension service bulletin instructs housewives to season cast iron pots and pans at home due to wartime fat shortages. Rub with unsalted fat, bake over low heat for hours, cool, then repeat over several days.
Jay Dennison Jr., 27, of Liberty Borough Pa., a twice wounded former infantryman, sorts mail at McKeesport post office with speed and accuracy. Postmaster Joseph Qualters praises his work as he hopes the extra hire may become permanent.
REA lists attendees including O Shaughnessy chief engineer E R Smith pole specialist Morrison Neely tax attorney K W Black burn legal department Joseph P F Marion chief of finance W W Arnett late analyst Frank Dawes chief of operations R T Beall economist and James R Cobb chief of utilization activities sessions run through Friday with general sessions tomorrow and Friday afternoon.
United Mine Workers leader John L. Lewis demanded a $70 million health and welfare fund funded by both sides, calling it double taxation. The plan was rejected, ending any hope for a quick deal as President Truman urged progress. Railroad talks resumed after his personal intervention to avert a nationwide engineer and trainman strike set for Saturday. A spokesman said progress was made after preliminary talks paused near midnight.
An 18 year old amateur chemist Edsall Cantwell was killed in a home workshop blast in Kansas City. A friend was injured and authorities say Cantwell had ordered 1 000 gross of firecrackers from a distributor and may have been running a makeshift production setup. The blast damaged a garage roof and shattered windows within 100 feet.
State conservationist Paul C. McGrew says Washington is advancing in land conservation with 33 soil conservation districts active and plans for four more. He notes a definite need for additional districts despite ongoing efforts.
Reported May 15 that 10 000 to 20 000 Communist troops severed the Tientsin Mukden railroad lifeline in Manchuria at two points near Shan ghaikwan. Semi official Russian sources say Soviet troops have withdrawn from Manchuria except at Port Arthur under the Russo Chinese treaty terms.
Edwin C. Pauley, U S member of the Allied Reparations Commission, said he would attempt to enter Soviet occupied northern Korea to appraise Japanese assets for reparations, despite possible Soviet opposition.
The United States has produced synthetic rubber since Pearl Harbor that equals the entire global supply of natural rubber from 1900 through 1916, according to the American Petroleum Institute.
Persistent erosion in the state threatens farmland, rivers, and infrastructure. Officials warn accelerated soil loss reduces productivity, degrades habitats, and increases sediment in waterways, prompting calls for improved practices and funding.
An Army B 29 Superfortress took off from Guam on Monday and climbed to a world record altitude of 44 200 feet with a payload of 4400 pounds. The record surpasses the previous 36 105 feet for the same payload set in September 1936 by Vladimir Kokkininski of the Soviet Union.
Paris reports U. S. Secretary of State Byrnes urged the Foreign Ministers Council to convene a German peace conference on November 12 to draft a peace treaty for Germany. An American informant supplied the details.
Philo Carnera announced from Garzia that he would sail to the United States at month end to face Buddy Baer in Sacramento. Cpl Vic Jacobs reports for Stars and Stripes.
A report notes that Vatican City covers an area roughly the size of an 18 hole golf course, highlighting its tiny scale as a sovereign entity and tourist site.
L. Welch Pogue resigns as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board to return to private law practice. White House press secretary Charles G. Ross announced the decision at a news conference.
Raymondville reports a grain elevator explosion amid a day of hail and rainfall totals across East and West Texas. Local totals include Abilene 1.06 inches Waco 1.35 Fort Worth 1.27 Big Spring 1.18 Wichita Falls 0.88 Brownwood 0.66 Palestine 0.64 Corsicana 0.50 Tyler 0.32 Galveston 0.79. Forecast calls for more thunderstorms and strong coastal winds with cooler conditions inland.
A British steam locomotive established a land propulsion speed record of 126 miles per hour in 1938, marking a historic milestone in rapid rail travel. The achievement highlighted advances in locomotive design and power output during the prewar era.
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