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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1947
Page
18
Weather report notes heavy rain and hail across the plains with creek and river rises. A Friday hailstorm near Panhandle to Pampa shredded hundreds of acres of wheat, estimating five thousand acres denuded and ten thousand badly damaged in Gray County alone, while hail depths reached about four inches on the ground.
The speaker defends Bob Hope noting his durability and impact with troops. He argues Hope taps real nerves and that humor helps soldiers facing danger. While some say he errs in taste, his vast good deeds for servicemen are highlighted as outweighing missteps.
Local readers hear tribute to Bob Hope for his hard work entertaining troops. The speaker lauds him as a world record breaker in war entertainment and urges a thunderous ovation tonight.
Merrill Lynch computes closing stock averages for 30 Industrials up 163.80, 20 Railroads at 41.46, Ad at 32.28, and overall sales total 920,000. The report notes mixed moves and frame of the market as trading ends.
A listing of closing stock prices across major companies and sectors led by Am Radiator Am Smelt and Ref Armour General Electric General Motors and Lockheed. The data shows mixed gains and losses with percentages and 1920s style pricing details across industries from aviation to oil and steel.
Kansas City market summary shows cattle 5,000 and calves 700 with calves and steers mostly steady to gains. Beef steer prices range about 23.50 to 25.00, cows 17.00 to 18.00, vealers around 21.00. Hogs 2,500 uneven with top around 23.00 and most weights near 21.00 to 23.00. Sheep 3,500 lambs 24.25 for good and choice natives, other classes steady.
Hogs 12 000 and cattle 7 000 seen with varying price shifts. Hogs under 240 pounds opened slow and edged down 25 to 50 cents before activity improved with best sales about 25 cents lower. larger hogs and sows mixed but generally steady to higher in spots. Cattle and calves active with higher end prices. cows and bulls slower and mostly down a quarter. Top hog price 23.75 while feeder and steer/vealer quotes range across multiple weight classes and grades. Sheep scarce with limited demand and lambs around 110 pounds fetching about 22.00.
Warranty deeds record transfers: Bob Ricks to Edwin O Milburn for 2150 on Lot 2 Block 16 Country Club Terrace, Long-Bell Lumber Co to Ricks for 7800 same lot, and Brown to Young for 2800 on Ridgemere Morningside. Marriage licenses list Oscar M Sawyer with Leona Marie Johnson and others.
Railway express detectives seek two valuable 17th century Italian violins stolen from a freight shipment between Ogden Utah and San Francisco. One instrument by Nicholas Amati and the other by Francesco Ruggeri, valued at 18000 dollars, were en route to Ansley K Salz in San Francisco from R N Chittolini of New York.
The Jackson County grand jury returned 29 indictments against 2 people for alleged vote fraud in last August’s primary. Details of charges were sealed pending arrest, with investigators citing over 8,000 interviews and claims of vote theft falsification of returns and bribery.
Amarillo trade trippers return at 7:25 tonight after a two day trek over the northern sales territory. They left Dalhart this morning with a full day program ahead. Stops included Stratford Texhoma Goodwell Guyman Hooker Liberal Grover Stinnett before returning to the Rock Island station. Seven carloads carried 125 delegates plus the West Texas State College Buffalo band.
About 15 students and several police injured as 6 000 striking youths tried to march to the People's Political Council in Nanking. They demanded higher food allowances, 15 percent of the budget for education, and an immediate end to China's civil war. Generalissimo Kaishek urged the Communists to end the fighting while council members warned of national collapse.
The Texas Legislature approved a 36 million dollar appropriation for rural aid schools sending the bill to Gov. Beauford H. Jester. Senate adopted the conference report unanimously while the House approved 102-27 after a heated debate. The measure exceeds the prior 28 million dollar biennium by about 68 million.
Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko told an American Russian Institute gathering in New York that a single nation's atomic weapons monopoly can only be temporary and is an illusion. He urged UN action to outlaw such arms and supported international control limited to peaceful energy development.
Secretary Marshall said he does not foresee more appropriations for the Greek Turkish and foreign relief programs totaling 400 million and 550 million dollars. He noted he cannot say what future needs may be, and stated the State Department will not seek more foreign funds, while the War Department will request additional money for overseas zone expenses, including 78 million dollars for Korea.
The article notes ticket pricing at two dollars forty cents and details seating arrangements. It states the box office will open at the auditorium and a seat chart is available at Maxor Drug in the Fisk Building until 5 o'clock.
Messages read at the dinner included remarks from Henry A. Wallace Joseph E. Davies former U S ambassador to Moscow Albert Einstein James B Conant Harvard University president and Sen Claude Pepper of Florida amid debate on expanding inspection powers to intervene in domestic state affairs and Soviet opposition to control by a majority.
The Senate foreign relations committee unanimously approved Robert A. Lovett to be undersecretary of state replacing Dean Acheson. Lovett, former assistant secretary of war for air, now faces Senate confirmation. The banking committee also approved Andrew M. Overby of New York to be U.S. executive director of the IMF.
The 56th Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution passed resolutions endorsing universal military training and improved motion picture films for children. The action was by voice vote at the first business session. The training resolution cites DAR policy on adequate military preparedness as essential to peace.
Russian delegates to the Soviet American commission on Korea arrive in Seoul for the reopening of talks on a trusteeship government for the former Japanese territory. Col. Gen. T. F. Shukov heads the Soviet delegation and is welcomed at Kimpo airport by Brig. Gen. John Weckerling of the U S delegation as guards stand by with tommy guns.
Gov. Jester signs a bill allowing state colleges to raise tuition for nonresident students. He says UT officials pledged scholarships for affected foreign students to offset the rise and prevent hardship for Mexicans and other Latin American scholars.
Senator Taft said conferees have tentatively agreed to enlarge the national labor relations board to seven members. The current board has three members. The Senate bill includes a larger board while the House proposal would replace the NLRB with a labor management relations aid.
The United Nations will grant a blanket pay increase affecting nearly 2,800 employees effective June 16. Most state members will receive raises from $50 to $200 annually, with the lowest paid workers gaining the most. a few current high earners remain excluded.
The text outlines monthly pension credits, double holiday pay, and no interruption of benefits due to strike. It notes no reprisals, a joint union-company resume, and a ratification deadline set by the union committee. H E Norrick urged 900 United Carbon workers to await voting results and return to regular shifts at 8 am if ratified.
Rainfall reports from multiple Texas towns and Oklahoma sites totaled measurable inches with Des Moines and Tucumcari noting hail of 1.25 inches. Tornado sightings east and north of Amarillo prompted evacuations near Pantex Village, though no ground damage was reported. Forecast calls for continued clouds and thundershowers region wide except El Paso and Big Bend.
The association in Kearny New Jersey announced a settlement ratified by a rank and file meeting in Jersey City. US Conciliation Commissioner John Murray praised the 100 percent cooperation of both sides. The hourly wage rise translates to about four dollars sixty cents a week and promises full restoration of work at multiple telephone exchanges where picket lines had been observed.
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