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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
2
The piece blends a bleak weather forecast with personal obits and social commentary. It laments drought risks, praises seasonal moisture, and recalls Billy Clark of St. Joseph, a beloved figure. It also discusses Tom Withers bear steak and asks for restraint in public behavior.
A reader recalls daily taxi rides to ballparks during a World Series trip. The note highlights Steve, a Brooklyn driver who speaks the distinctive Brooklyn dialect, seen as highly recognizably above other regional speech.
After Brooklyn’s first win Ted Houghton mispronounces a Brooklynite’s name and the crowd reacts with humor. Steve the driver becomes a fixture, joining four travelers at remaining games with seats bought for him. The piece ends noting the tale is true.
Air reservists of Amarillo will meet tonight at 8 o clock in the courthouse. Mark Miles, secretary of the Amarillo Chapter of the Air Reserve Association, urged anyone interested in joining the flying reserve to attend. The group aims to reach 200 members to form a first class combat squadron.
Morning air fills the Tay lor street scene as Mrs. E. D. Curry spots a rare large bluebird in her yard. The bird sings while foraging for a worm, accepting crumbs, and then heads south after a brief visit.
John H. White of Borger was fined $500 in federal court for rent ceiling violations in a Borger apartment. Judge Joe B. Dooley presided. White defended himself with Walter Allen of Borger assisting. Two related rent control cases were also tried, naming Mr and Mrs J C Stephens of Amarillo and Mr and Mrs B V Miller of Amarillo.
Robert Fidler of 2204 North East Eighth, 26, pleaded guilty in county court to driving while intoxicated after a collision on Grand Avenue. He received a $100 fine plus costs and a six month license suspension. In Justice of the Peace Court he pled guilty to driving without a license and was fined $1 with costs, totaling $14.
Police traffic captain Carlie Price warns motorists attending games at Butler Field that illegal parking in street lanes creates hazards. Cars blocking traffic will be ticketed and fines imposed as officers direct inbound and outbound routes via North East Third and east or north exits.
Betty, a Horace Mann School pupil, suffered severe injuries after an attack, with bruising around the left eye, swollen lips, and a choke mark on the throat. She lives with a seven-member family in a single room. the parents work while older siblings care for younger ones. The family moved from Tennessee to Amarillo last April.
A boy told officers that no money was found in the airport safe. Simmons faced previous charges in New Mexico for auto theft but was released to juvenile officers. Ray Palmer has no police record. His parents travel toward Okmulgee as Okmulgee police recover a 1940 Buick coupe stolen Wednesday night. The youths registered at an Oklahoma City hotel and paid a week's rent in advance.
The exodus of Cuban tourists and businessmen to the United States now exceeds all records in recent years, signaling a surge in travel and migration from Cuba to the U.S. amid evolving restrictions and opportunities.
Panama announces a major urban program with 500 new buildings planned in Panama City this year. The project carries a $10 million cost and aims to boost housing and commercial space.
Perry C Tucker of Corpus Christi addresses 150 delegates at the 30th SWTA convention on kinds of insurance for warehouse and transfer business. Rolland C Smith of TMTA discusses minimum shipment charges and limited liability. Abernathy speaks on standard accounting. Oklahoma City leaders invite 1948 SWTA convention.
Merrill Lynch stock averages show small gains led by Industrials at 180.91. Kansas City livestock figures outline cattle receipts and prices, hogs and sheep trading with steady or slightly higher tendencies, and calf auction activity in early market listings.
Hogs 8,500. steady to 25 cents higher at open but near steady by close. Good and choice sows over 400 pounds $28.00 to $29.25. 160 to 180 pounds $28.00 to $29.25. top hogs around $30.00 sparingly. Cattle 3,000. beef cows $13.50 to $16.50. good cows $17.00 to $19.50. medium steers and heifers $16.00 to $23.50. load good steers $27.50. bulls $19.25. stock cattle steady. Sheep 1,000. lambs good to choice native $22.65. westerns around $23.00. light lambs $16.00 to $18.00. mixed aged slaughter lambs $8.75 to $9.25.
Mrs. John Hieger mother of Mrs. Fred Debbrecht of Amarillo died early today at St. Anthony's Hospital after a long illness. Rosary tonight at Boxwell Brothers Chapel at 8. Body to be taken to Andale Kansas tomorrow morning for mass Monday and burial. Survived by two sons Frank Joe and Walter Hieger of Wichita and eight grandchildren plus three sisters all of Andale. She had come to Amarillo last July to visit her daughter.
The Catholic Church and the Andale Altar Society plan a community gathering. Organizers invite parishioners and locals to participate in the church hall fundraiser and fellowship activities.
A tropical disturbance about 600 miles from Miami in the northwestern Caribbean Sea was centered today as the weather bureau kept a careful watch for developments.
Wayneboro Tenn October 10 96 year old William Mercer Buck commander of the Confederacy rallied after a car crash that left him with a fractured skull while returning from a Confederate reunion. Buck of Muskogee Oklahoma was badly injured and his son was with him in the wreck which caused 16 000 accidental deaths and 500 000 non fatal injuries among American farmers in 1945.
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