16 May 1946
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
1
Officials at the U S Marine hospital and leprosarium in Carville Louisiana are puzzled by publicity over admission requests to Hansen s disease ward. The facility denies special privileges and notes many patients are war veterans with spouses staying nearby during visiting hours.
Washington May 16 The Army asks President Truman to direct drafting of men aged 25 to 29 due to a prospective replacement shortage after the stop gap revision of the Selective Service Act. An official said the President may act today and noted the 25 to 29 pool is about 15 000. The Army will continue discharges for two years of service or a 40 point score after June 30 and cannot promise shorter release terms. Demobilization proceeds as Eisenhower promised, pending congressional action on the draft. A White House order is needed to lift the ban on drafting men over 25.
A fatal two vehicle wreck on U S Highway 60 eight miles east of Amarillo injured another woman seriously and killed a man identified as A. P. Polke. The victims, Mrs. C. E. Shaffer and Mrs. E. S. Adams, were taken to St. Anthony's Hospital after the 1945 International semi-trailer struck their 1940 Ford. Malloy pled guilty to drunkenness and was fined 14 dollars.
Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small denounces John L. Lewis for throwing industry into chaos and urges emergency legislation to outlaw strikes for at least six months while allowing bargaining to continue with compulsory arbitration if talks fail. He warns against hastily written laws and cites the coal strike as a nationwide disruption.
Dr. George Cox state health officer calls on Texas communities to begin earnest cleanup efforts after alley inspections in Amarillo reveal squalid conditions that threaten public health and require action.
The sixth polio death in Texas was reported in Laredo a 17 month old boy. San Antonio saw four deaths and 19 cases while Houston and Corpus Christi prepared quarantine measures as Amarillo faced massive trash driven fly problems linked to disease spread. Local officials considered DDT spraying and stricter sanitation to curb infections.
British military food administrators warned nine million people in the British occupation zone in Germany may face starvation rations of 500 calories daily unless substantial grain imports arrive soon. Current German rations are near starvation level and further cuts could occur before harvest. death rates have risen and stocks are exhausted.
Partly cloudy this afternoon to Friday with widely scattered thundershowers later. West Texas and New Mexico see little temperature change with scattered afternoon showers in northern mountains and highs of 70 to 90. Tonight will be mild with lows 35 to 60 depending on location. noon temperature 74.
William N. Milner 45, former soldier from Lubbock, is charged with mailing an extortion threat demanding 5000 dollars from Dr. J T Kreuger. Police and FBI agents nabbed Milner as he prepared to collect a glass jar he said would hold the ransom money.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a secrecy rule permitting denial of private meeting records to any member not represented in the council. Soviet delegate Andrei A. Gromyko supported the rule with colleagues after returning to the session.
Mexico City officials state that threats of firecrackers water bombs and disturbances by students will not compel the National University administration to grant a 15 day break.
Neely Greenhill Lowndes lists insurance services and agency coverage in contrast with E A Regal Co which handles real estate and loans in the local listings. The brief names prominent firms active in coverage and lending sectors.
Rainfall spread across the Panhandle with Amarillo receiving .05 in town and .32 at English Field. Spearman and Miami reported the heaviest totals while Wheat regions near Spearman showed signs of saving crops. Farmers say heads are forming and some fields may yield up to 20 bushels per acre. overall May rainfall trails average.
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