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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1946
Page
3
Amarillo region farm labor demand falls as Potter County agent Art Brekey notes a surplus after weeks of tight supply. Hereford meets current needs while Plainview discussions indicate continued shortfalls, with a few extra workers needed for row crop harvest crews on the South Plains.
Officials of the 47th District Court face a busy period with sessions in Canyon on Monday for civil and criminal matters, then proceedings in Claude on Nov 9 as an Armstrong County grand jury is called.
Jesse McCray, a Black man, was admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital this morning with wounds from a late night altercation at the Santa Fe Rail Road yards. He was brought in by a Boxwell Brothers ambulance from the yards where the fight occurred.
The United States farm plant was valued at 101.59 billion dollars at the start of 1946, up nearly 12 percent from 1945 and 90 percent since 1940. Farm real estate led with 56.6 billion, other assets 24.9 billion, and farm operators' financial assets over 20 billion. Equities stood at 93.2 billion with creditors’ claims at 8.3 billion.
The estimates include about 14.0 billion dollars in deposits and currency, up from 11.3 billion the prior year. War bonds total about 5.0 billion, above 4.0 billion last year, while cooperative investments reach roughly 31.0 billion, only slightly higher than the year before.
Oscar Fox, Texas songwriter, will be presented to Amarillo College assembly November 7 under Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association. Lorance Dossett will sing. Fox, a Burnet County pioneer, studied in San Antonio and Switzerland, trained in New York, and directed UT choral groups. He arranged cowboy songs for concert use and penned famed ballads such as Home on the Range and The Trail melodies.
LaVerne D. Minnick is jailed in Kansas City on a Potter County grand jury indictment charging forgery, a felony, and passing worthless checks, a misdemeanor. Chief Deputy Dick Vaughn departed for Kansas City to bring Minnick back for trial in the 47th District Court.
The Panhandle Chapter Texas Society of Professional Engineers will hold a 7 30 p m meeting at Phillips Grade School Monday night. Phillips members are arranging the program, per J L Adams Amarillo secretary of the chapter. A Want Ad Can Fill Your Need.
Washington November 1 The Office of Price Administration decontrolled about 100 goods including dairy equipment matches lighting lumber and various industrial products The move cuts the agency down to a skeleton staff by 30 days and closes 1642 local price boards The action cites balanced supply and demand or low cost impact on living expenses and covers farm dairy machinery fuel engines pumps and school bus bodies.
Tex Smith of 3814 West Sixth reports his red English motorcycle stolen from his home before 9 PM last night. The license number is VN-1853. Mayfield, Kentucky, is noted for the world’s largest ceramic clay pits.
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