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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1947
Page
2
A public notice runs through weather updates about continued mist and possible rain or snow before month’s end. The column cites farm leaders at a Farm Bureau gathering and discusses local letters on food terms, a new home for The Children's Home, and an Expectant Fathers' Club hoax with national scope and corporate ties.
A speaker recalls a twinge of arthritis in the right hand and describes sudden pain when a brute clamps down. He urges others not to be hand wringers and to show compassion.
A letter to Mr Tack asks for input from colored boys aged 14 to 17 on daily problems school work recreation and desired offerings. It invites frank replies to be addressed to Kenneth Bartley Amarillo. A farmer jokes about wheat planting with air and ground drill and notes farmers’ language. A reader shares a proverb about finding meanings in nature and in books.
Bankers from 21 counties gather at a Dallas area hotel forum to study population trends urban rural shifts and the region’s gas oil and basic resources. The closed session features Dallas Federal Reserve officials including Dr W H Irons L G Pondrom and R B Johnson with W A Faught lending agricultural insights.
The custody transfer occurred in court as Vyron L. D. Sawyer and Mrs Lucille Bezner argued before a judge. Custody was granted to the grandparents J. D. Sawyer and his wife on December 16 1946 after a year long case, with the Supreme Court of Texas denying further appeal. The three boys are Lanney Dean Vyron Lynn and Jerry Joe Sawyer.
Senate investigators heard that Aviation Electric Corp promoted by retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers paid $10,000 to redecorate his Washington apartment and $2,000 a month to him. B. H. Lamarre testified the payments were mislisted as salaries and expenses, with $39,482 owed Meyers settled in 1941. Nita Davis corroborated the redecorating claim saying Meyers sought the costly work for visiting dignitaries.
In a heated debate, President Truman proposes wage and price controls affecting labor groups. AFL Chief Willi Green and CIO chief Philip Murray prepare reactions. Republicans privately question enactment chances while warning such controls may imperil the European Marshall Plan. Dems split, with Sam Rayburn backing the message and Claude Pepper praising its scope.
D L McDonald water engineer and Hereford cattleman from 2122 Polk suffered a stroke in Temple on November 7. Attendants say he has shown improvement over the last two days, has briefly regained consciousness, and was able to eat since yesterday.
USDA market notes from Nov 18 show cattle and calves at Kansas City with steady slaughter classes and firmer stockers, hogs up 15-25 cents, and sheep moderately active. Chicago reports open steady to weak hogs, cows and bulls steady to lower, fed steers high, lambs steady with some higher sales for select lots.
Richard Woodring was acquitted by a 47th District Court jury after a night session. He had been charged with passing a worthless check for 1 783 dollars to the Southworth Willys Company and was released from Potter County jail at 12 20 this morning.
Members of the Amarillo Automobile Dealers Association donated a new Ford station wagon to the Children's Home this afternoon. Officials accepted delivery at about 3 o clock. The receiving committee included Jim Reynolds of Walter Irvin Inc, Buck Carter of Plains Chevrolet, and Bob Garner of Garner Randall Motor Company.
A transportation executive and three aviators with military service records faced federal indictments in Augusta for plotting and executing the theft of Navy machine guns valued at 20 000 dollars. The group pleaded innocent and sought delays. Judge Frank M. Scarlett ordered the trial to proceed.
In Pampa at district court, eight jurors have been chosen for the murder trial of Jess Crawford who is charged with killing his former wife Bertha Bostick and her husband Leonard Bostick on July 4. Crawford, a Dumas resident, posted a 20000 bond. Court recessed with 12 veniremen remaining to be questioned and officials hoped to complete jury selection that day, with testimony expected to begin the next morning.
Norman Eldridge Smallin aged 63 known as Pop by South Amarillo schoolchildren died in Dallas from cancer. He drove for Amarillo Bus Company from 1942 on the Washington Street line and was a deacon at Pierce Street Baptist Church in Amarillo. Survived by widow Myrtle, four sons Don Andy Guy Rex, a daughter La Ferne Hilton, eight grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral in Lubbock First Baptist Church with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
A compact note urges immediate construction of an extra room and quick home fixes including roofing shingles and cabinet making to prevent further damage.
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm of Temple B'nai Israel will headline the final Church Family Night at First Presbyterian. The event starts with a 6:30 pm covered dish supper, with Bluhm addressing adults at 7:30 pm on Problems in Palestine..Children watch films in the junior high area, with nursery care provided.
Iceland and New Zealand hold the world second largest geyser fields after the top nation, reflecting their notable geothermal activity. The finding underscores the global distribution of geothermal features and the scale of natural hot spring activity in these regions.
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