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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1945
Page
2
A column jests about a Bonehead Club in Amarillo as locals discuss luncheon clubs and civic humor. It promotes Red Cross Christmas gift shipments to sailors and notes a Minnesota fisherman L C Hoefer’s visit, praising outdoor recreation as wholesome American culture.
An avid fisherman, frustrated with live bait, develops an artificial lure for crappie. After years he becomes the manufacturer of Hoofer underwater minnow flies and receives growing orders. The lure targets crappie and big perch of any species.
The piece praises Amarillo residents like Mr. Hoefer, a skilled fisherman, and argues for homegrown industrial growth. It urges small-scale, Panhandle-wide ventures funded by hard work and cash, rather than chasing large out-of-town plants, to create jobs and sustain momentum.
The piece notes a fly designed by Mr. Hoefer with a spin ner and vibrating feathered lure to catch deep water fish. It credits years of study and hints at skepticism in Minnesota that the invention could cut fish catches like a nuclear bomb. The article hopes Mr Tack may hire him for a wholesale venture.
Mr Hoefer challenges meteorological and advertising claims guiding fishing success. He argues experience matters more than barometer or moon phase, citing his own results of good catches with low barometer and bright moon. He praises Cort Reeder and calls for local fishermen to share their views.
Cotton remains the leading crop by value in South Carolina, even though it no longer holds the top spot for acreage. The state’s agricultural data show cotton commanding the highest revenue among crops despite shifts in planted area.
Labor Front reports a midnight strike by 2,700 AFL bus drivers and station workers crippling Pacific Greyhound Lines. The walkout follows failed wage negotiations with bus company officials and federal conciliators, while the union urges a return to work if talks resume.
About 300 pickets blocked the highway to Warner Brothers studio in Burbank causing a dozen men to be beaten and three cars overturned. Police and deputies moved in to restore order but the blockade remained as demonstrators demanded an agreement in the eight month long strike.
Southwestern Bell workers vote to join the demonstration in Dallas Fort Worth Galveston San Antonio Austin Houston Corpus Christi and Central Texas. Public safety and long distance calls will be maintained by dedicated staff and the state will use shortwave radio for coordination.
The spokesman refused to be named and said no further details were available. Earlier a union official announced 20,000 workers in 21 Western Electric plants would lead the parade in a nationwide stoppage. The walkout began in New York City at noon and spread to other plants as workers left jobs.
Six suits charging Amarillo used car dealers with ceiling price violations were filed in the United States Clerk's Office. The OPA seeks money judgments of three times the alleged excess. Defendants named: E. L. Mitchell, C. E. Neel, Lee W. Taylor, L. W. Hough, T. B. Odom, S. R. Boren, and I. T. Reid.
A family reunion at the E. M. Foster home 515 Fannin celebrated Paul Harrison Foster’s homecoming. The petty officer second class has served three years in the Navy including the Solomons Guadalcanal New Caledonia New Guinea and Hawaii and on a transport from Italy to the States. Attending were his parents and a sister Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Miami Florida and her husband.
A band and their four year old daughter Faye traveled to Colorado for a vacation following a family get together held locally.
Partly cloudy skies will prevail with little temperature change. Heavy fog and drizzle this morning brought moisture. Mrs. Hugh E. Allen of New Orleans is visiting with her parents Mr and Mrs Wallace Winsfield at 808 Kentucky.
Amarillo School District tax assessor George Waddill reports $15,000 of school taxes received through yesterday. There is no discount for prompt payment. Full payment deadline is January 31 and half payment deadline is November 30. Most payments come from individuals and by mail.
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