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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1947
Page
2
Voices from Amarillo students on the education crisis urge higher teacher salaries and a respected teaching profession. Elaine Willborn, Bob Clayton, Shirley Neely, Anne Rushmer speak to truth, funding, and recruiting teachers to secure better schooling for youth.
The testimony shows former Hughes attorney Neil McCarthy alleged Meyers sought a $50,000 loan from Hughes during photo reconnaissance plane contract talks. Senator Ferguson pressed Hughes on Meyers role, noting an $200,000 down payment proposal tied to Liberty bonds and questioning Meyers motive and propriety.
Potter County commissioners authorize leasing the Fair Park Poultry Building at Tri-State Fair Park to Amarillo used car dealer H. W. Cook for a weekly dealers auction at the fair grounds.
W P Glenn Marsh, 28, surrendered after killing Vernon Anderson, 28, and Grant Muhrlein, 52, then abducted Mrs Katherine Anderson, 26. Anderson told authorities he remained in love with his paramour but she said her love died when the shots rang out. Coroner's inquest planned with all principals expected to testify.
The body of Willie N. Dye first war casualty to be returned to the Panhandle from Europe will arrive in Claude Thursday morning with Sgt. Elvin R. Vaughn. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church in Claude. Burial will be in Claude cemetery. Dye served as a technician fifth grade with a combat engineers unit of the 104th Division and was killed March 4, 1945. He entered service December 1, 1942 and overseas in September 1944. He was a Claude High School graduate active in 4-H Club and previously worked in livestock. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Dye.
Dr Thomsen III pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church is hospitalized at North West Texas Hospital with non serious condition Attendants say he has been in hospital since last Thursday and resides at 1523 Wham
A historical note claims a murder occurs every 44 minutes in the United States highlighting a broad crime pattern. The statement references nationwide homicide frequency without detailing years locations or sources.
In Leonard Texas a southbound Missouri Kansas Texas Bluebonnet passenger train hit the rear of a freight train in dense fog, burning the caboose and three cars. Engineer Ben Webb suffered a broken leg and Fireman C C Rice had minor injuries after leaping from the locomotive. Conductor Mr. Anderson escaped unharmed.
Amarillo water engineer and Hereford cattle breeder D L McDonald is in critical condition in Temple after a stroke. He and his wife traveled from Amarillo to Rockport for health reasons and sought medical examination in Temple.
Weatherman backs down from yesterday's rain prediction. He now calls for partly cloudy skies with northerly winds and cooler temperatures. The high may reach 52 degrees after a low of 23 last night, with tomorrow's high near 55.
Weldon Fortenberry 86 longtime Hunt County pioneer who moved to Gray County and then to Lubbock died in the city. He retired six years ago as a rancher and farmer. Funeral services set at First Baptist Church tomorrow. Survived by four sons and two daughters.
Market wires show cattle calves hogs and sheep activity with prices mixed across regions. Cattle steady to higher on some grades, hogs and sheep easing with yearling bids and beef cows firm, financial fund liquidation noted.
Attendees include Rev. R. F. Davis retired Methodist minister Rev. J. Frank Peery Rev. Wayne Coffin from Polk Street Methodist Dr. Snodgrass Foreman Ratcliff Pipkin McKenzie W. D. Christopher and Loren Jones Virginia Atkins John Crudgington and Dan Lowe of the Texas Liquor Control Board at the San Jacinto Baptist Church session.
Mr. Edwards directs that funds for Food for Freedom be deposited at all three Amarillo banks. Donors should make checks payable to Food for Freedom and present them to the banks. The committee chair confirms only cash contributions can be accepted. An unrelated line cites an estimate of 10,000,000 American children speaking secret languages.
Russia offers a plan to have a UN appointed commission supervise Palestine during the interim period until two sovereign states are created. The proposal envisions British administration until May 1 1948 and sets a July 1 1948 target for full independence. U S observers called the closed meeting fruitful and said talks were progressing.
Sarah F. Wylie of Cedar Hill Dallas County won 15 for the best fire prevention slogan in a statewide school children contest judged by the State Fire Insurance Commissioner Marvin Hall. Second place went to Nancy Mollard of Neches and Gloria Nell Wision of Cuero earned third with Remember some fires are necessary but not all of them. Special mention to L. D. Wilborne for You can live in a fire trap but the question is how long. The Texas Safety Association awarded 50 in prizes with more than 1300 slogans submitted.
Lloyd King district attorney asked Potter County Commissioners Court to authorize a second assistant district attorney with a salary of 250 dollars per month. He named A W Salyers of Lubbock as a qualified candidate. auditor John Crudgington urged delaying action until after January 1 due to a nearly exhausted 1947 budget.
The North Plains trade trip faces 25 reservations left for the two day event next Monday and Tuesday. Bob Howle says 60 reservations have been made to date. Delegates from 13 Panhandle communities will visit Oklahoma towns on the Santa Fe eight car train traveling through Glazier Higgins and Woodward and returning via Perryton Spearman and Dumas. The group will stay overnight in Woodward with the Amarillo College Band and local businessmen on the trip.
Philip Koehler former Borger High School football star is jailed in Hutchinson County at Stinnett on $5 000 bond after waiving an examining trial on rape and robbery charges. He allegedly attacked a 50 year old night club waitress early Saturday and the victim said she was assaulted twice and robbed of 56 20. Koehler starred at Borger High in 1938 and 1939.
George W Branham trucker and Amarillo resident for over 30 years died at 5 10 AM at his Grant Street home after several months illness. He was 71 and is survived by his wife Elizabeth Branham a brother Sam Branham of Fall City Nebraska and four nephews Esr West Tulia Edward L West Channing John West Farwell Dan Branham of Amarillo. The body is at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel with funeral arrangements incomplete.
Edward Pyatt of Potter County has earned a free trip to the national 4-H Club convention in Chicago on December 13. County agent Art Brasley cited Pyatt’s record in farm and 4-H Club work as the basis for the award.
Marshall urged aid to Western Europe to prevent the extinction of its free community and to avoid heavy burdens on the United States. He outlined three aid sets, including a stop-gap request of 597 million dollars through March 31, 1948, with allocations of 84.2 million for Austria, 328 million for France, and 227 million for Italy.
Secretary Marshall outlines tentative costs for the Marshall Plan. About 7.5 billion dollars for the first 15 months from April 1948 to June 1949. He projects total four-year cost between 16 and 20 billion dollars, subject to Harriman committee revisions.
Ollie Walker III a ticket agent at 600 Florida Santa Fe is seriously ill at St Anthony s Hospital admitted Friday his condition has shown improvement since then Sixty percent of the University of Minnesota students are World War II veterans
Police filed forgery and passing forged checks against John W. Reed of Waynesburg Pennsylvania after he allegedly cashed more than 312 dollars with eleven checks since the month began. A bank teller spotted the scheme and arrest occurred as he tried to pass his tenth check that Saturday. Bond set at 2000 dollars. no checks accepted.
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