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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1947
Page
2
King VI opened a new session with a speech by Socialist ministers urging nationalization of the gas industry and curb on House of Lords power. The ceremony saw both houses meet in the Lords chamber as the king outlined a program prioritizing economic recovery and public ownership of fuel and power industries.
Transcript of secret hearings introduced by Robert E. Stripling shows Menjou defending producers as patriotic Americans while calling some actors dangerous. He alleged links to propaganda projects and cited orders from John Howard Law Som to the Screen Actors Guild about retakes in propaganda films.
Dr Johnson testifies Ross was insane on May 25 and will never be sane rest of life. Questions about understanding right from wrong and his prior life precede the Comal County ranch road killings. Cross examination explores the doctor’s fault potential and hospital confinement need.
George Keyser walked away from the bank with eight hundred fifty dollars from cashing war bonds. A crowded elevator ride after led him to discover the money missing from his pocket minutes later.
The Amarillo chamber of commerce industrial committee learns of plans to bring a Rochester New York manufacturing company to Amarillo. The firm would need about 5 000 square feet and could be housed locally. The effort aims to enroll Amarillo businesses to meet a 100 000 goal for the Amarillo Industrial Foundation to house new industries.
The power company reports a flash-over during a modernization project as new switches go in at the plant. Downstream transmission to downtown was halted until damaged equipment could be removed, with underground main lines to be completed by Nov 1. No injuries. Elevators and clocks were affected.
LUFKIN Oct. 21 P E L Kurth president of the Angelina County Lumber Company offered a $200 reward for arrest and conviction of the person or persons who set fires in Polk County timber lands Friday and Saturday. Between 300 and 400 acres of good timber were burned before control.
Senator Arthur Capper said he was feeling good again after a short Topeka hospital visit for a digestive upset last Wednesday. He delivered his regular Sunday radio address, joking that it must have been something he ate. Advances in nuclear physics bring new term nuclide defined to mean a species of nucleus.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a high school speech contest held in Amarillo during National Radio Week. Students from St Marys Academy Amarillo High School and Price College submit entries on I Speak for Democracy. Eliminations are held tomorrow. finals broadcast Thursday at 9 30 pm on KFDA with state and national prizes including scholarships and watches.
Dr. Frank Lahey, head of the Lahey Clinic and surgeon in chief at New England Baptist Hospital, urged full disclosure of medical mistakes including fatal cases to prevent recurrence. He spoke at a Boston Baptist ministers conference calling for frankness and honesty to improve patient safety.
Ray H. Brannaman commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged President Truman to call a special session of Congress to pass a universal military training act. He argued Europe and Asia upheaval threatens U S security by fostering communism and Russian military expansion.
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming says the 40 cent hourly minimum wage is grotesque and obsolete and should be raised to 75 cents. He told a House Labor subcommittee that many violations of the current minimum exist and called for an increased minimum and stronger enforcement.
Des Moines man James Loveless thirty seven? forty seven? aged 47 from Des Moines died after swimming the Des Moines River to win a bet. Four companions challenged him and he swam across then drowned on the return trip.
Thirteen dumb bells totaling 740 pounds were taken from a box at Van Cortlandt Park New York. The weights used for physical exams for city employees for more than 40 years are valued at 1000 dollars.
Kansas City cattle run totals 7,200 head, calves 900. Slaughter steers and heifers steady to higher with higher grade prices. grain fed steers and stockers mid to high range $21.00 to $31.25. Hogs 2,000 head mostly 25-50c lower. top $28.25, 200-300 lb $27.75 to $28.25. Sheep 3,500 head, lamb prices rising. ewes stronger. Financial notes show Liquidating fund at $1.9392 offering $2.12.
A reader reports a white blind fox terrier named Dot missing since last Friday near 4223 West Eleventh. Call 4334 weekdays or 17830 evenings if found. Reward offered.
A reader from 401 South Garfield offers high quality child care for evenings, promising excellent references and reliable service for parents needing someone to look after their children while they go out.
A notice asks for help to locate a black Cocker missing from a residence. The boy owner asks neighbors to report any sightings or information, indicating the search continues on page five.
Brazil announces severance of diplomatic relations with Russia after days of formalities and protests over Soviet insults to President Eurico Gaspar Dutra. Moscow press had labeled Dutra a Fascist dictator, and the U.S. assumes control of Brazilian embassy files in Moscow.
Velma Attebury a 16yearold is in custody after the fatal shooting of her father J E Attebury 53 in Brownfield Sheriff O C Murray said he found Attebury dead with a .22cal rifle wound Velma and her brother J E Attebury Jr 30 were with him in the kitchen while their mother was in the yard County attorney H V Crawford filed a petition accusing Velma of juvenile delinquency with no other charges listed
Athens Oct 21 Dwight Griswold head of the American mission to aid Greece said the agency could save six million dollars by uncovering 75 million dollars worth of supplies in warehouses and on docks. Much of the material is from a billion dollars sent to Greece since the Germans left.
The Washington Star reports at least 12 employees were suspended for security reasons by a new central intelligence group created in 1946 to coordinate OSS and other federal units. Some top officials were reportedly among those removed from the foreign broadcast intelligence division amid congressional concerns of communism.
At the United Nations Evatt denounced Russia for boycotting the Balkans watchdog committee. He defended U S and British support for Greece as 57 delegations close in on final action with expected strong U S backed outcome.
Paul Aiken aged 37 from Macksville Kansas has taken office as second assistant postmaster general in Washington. He succeeds Gael Sullivan who resigned to head the Democratic National Committee executive office.
Robert Hubert Taylor 41 of Abilene is jailed in Panhandle on a theft count after Sheriff Clarence Williams stopped him on the highway. A truck overload claim led to discovery of six wheels and tires eight doors a kitchen two medicine cabinets tools and more aligned with items reported missing by M. D. Eagle Jr. and C. L. Garner.
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