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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1946
Page
16
Chicago May 24. John Suzuki urged four boys playing catch in a rear alley to move to a vacant lot. As they left, one boy picked up a live hand grenade found nearby, sparking a dangerous moment. Authorities investigated the incident and cautioned youths about explosive dangers.
Suzuki calls police when a ball is found in a garbage can. Sgt. Marshall Pidgeon of the bomb squad identifies the object as a regulation Army grenade with a base charge and fuse. He removes the fuse and warns it would have exploded if the pin had been pulled.
Douglas W. McGregor of Houston and David L. Bazelon of Chicago were sworn in today at the Justice Department as assistant attorneys general in a Washington ceremony.
The University of Mexico will open its summer school for foreign students on July 1 with collaboration from the Universities of Texas California and Michigan.
Roy Cloninger announces 26 new members since May 6 joining the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. Don Schomburg leads in new memberships with five, followed by Charlie Gibson with four as Round-Up Club hosts the drive. The top member will be named man of the month when the effort ends June 5.
Officials led by Evans A. Nash of Yellow Transit Co will attend the formal opening of the 306 Cleveland terminal in Amarillo tomorrow night, with E G Nash W L Bishop Clyde E Frye and E A Horton also slated to attend. The 45000 fireproof building fronting Cleveland Street measures 140 by 54 feet and includes two story offices and an island dock for 16 trucks. Eleven workers will be employed locally as Amarillo becomes the western terminus for Yellow Transit with routes to Chicago Louisville and San Antonio Houston.
City Supt. I E Stutsman announced a May 30 radio commencement for 1400 San Antonio high school seniors listening at home. The program begins at 8 pm and aims to replace traditional end of school ceremonies restricted by the polio epidemic.
Llano Estacado Boy Scout Camp at Don Harrington south of Amarillo suffers trespass damage as picnickers use the site for parties. After a low fence was cut or torn down, a high fence is now planned as improvements begin.
Last weekend a boy scout suffered a severe cut on his foot at a camp site donated by Don Harrington, Amarillo oilman, to the Llano Estacado Boy Scout Council. Lew Fields, council president, urged Amarillo and Canyon residents to stay off the property as it becomes a new camp for their sons.
Two high ranking State Department officials are referenced in a May 24 dated report. The fragment notes disputes or policy tension within Washington involving senior department personnel. Further details are incomplete due to OCR damage.
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal kidney remedy that quickens urine flow and relieves acidity and bladder irritation. It claims 16 herbs and roots, with no harsh habit forming ingredients, available at all druggists.
Officials today urged President Truman to secure higher price ceilings for coffee to aid coffee producing nations economically.
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, commander of the Fourth Army, arrived in Galveston yesterday to visit his wife, who is an outpatient at a local hospital.
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