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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1946
Page
2
The column mixes a light weather outlook with seasonal notes on catfish stocking by game wardens and geese sightings. It also contains anecdotes on weddings and gifts, light personal reminiscences, and reflections on changes in how youths are raised, ending with a playful horse meat remark and a football game memory.
An archaeologic note places the site of the ancient city of Isfahen in Iran’s area settled around the Nebuchadnezzar period, about 690 BCE. The fragment mentions the city’s historical occupation in early Mesopotamian timelines.
The United States and Britain protested to Russia at the Allied Kommandatura about mass removals of German skilled workers from the Soviet sector of Berlin to Russia. Officials cited sudden deportations of about 400 workers and families and similar orders affecting hundreds more from other Soviet zones.
BERNE Ind Oct 25 Mr and Mrs August Wickey are proud grandparents of their 106th grandchild A girl born to their son David and his wife Ninety eight grandchildren are living The Wickeys live on a farm and have been married 48 years They had 18 children The grandfather said It s getting to be a big family.
In San Luis Obispo 60 husbands tend children and study while wives attend homemaking classes. A survey of the college's 125 on campus veterans village shows both spouses balancing family duties with education.
Kentucky game warden Horace Beard reads the Green River Republican column recalling J. B. Phelps and Maury V. Ward who reportedly bagged 63 squirrels on a 1886 trip. Beard spent two days searching for the men only to learn they had been deceased for over thirty years.
Blewett Pass Washington patrol and forest service report one in six cars lack ash trays as required by law. Officers note nine of ten forest fires are man caused and careless cigarette disposal is a common cause. An old tin can placed within reach satisfies the law.
London reports show Winston Churchill and Prime Minister Attlee framing a solid British front against Communism. Churchill cites alleged Soviet war footing in eastern Europe and Attlee accuses Soviet leaders of a wall of ignorance and suspicion, while warning of Communist influence spreading to Europe.
Sixteen men settled atop Mt. Washington for the winter, the largest northeast high peak winter crew for the weather station and radio network. They endure near 200 inch snows and 200 mph winds, work three weeks on with one off, and ski eight miles to return during weeks off. They study cloud water content and icing on wings while keeping summit instruments clear of ice. The record 231 mph wind on April 12, 1934 damaged only a wind vane and left the four summit buildings intact.
Classified notice presents a farm hand and rancher offering experience with all equipment and carpentry. Claims foreman level hands on ranch work and urges interested parties to see continuation on page 19.
Chicago reports October 25 livestock prices with hogs at 23.75 to 24.50 top for 180 300 lb, sows 21.50 to 22.50, cattle at 25 to 35 for slaughter steers and yearlings, high 37 for loads, cows 16 to 18 with highs to 20.25, sheep firm with lambs and yearlings advancing, slaughter ewes 6.50 to 8.25, general tone active and steady with some gains. Financial Industrial Fund liquidation at 1.9822 to 2.17.
Courthouse records list multiple warranty deeds with varied sums and parcels in Amarillo Fairview East Amarillo North Side and Country Club District. District court shows four divorces and a marriage license for Allison Ebien and Ida Sue Reece.
Charles B. Hutchison a Dallas engineer announced his independent Democrat bid for Texas governor in the November general election. He backs a 2 billion dollar 100 year state bond plan for a modernized capital and multiple state facilities, plus oil taxes and expanded social programs.
Berlin dispatch reports U S Army personnel in the Berlin district were warned to refrain from photographing any objects or people in the Russian zone. The warning stresses caution during occupation zone operations and requests adherence to military rules to prevent sensitive imagery.
Arlis Ray Griffith and Evaline L. Crawford. R. B. Parsley and Harriett Kilgore. Coy Baker (colored) and Mrs. Ethel Eddens (colored).
The text states spiders belong to the Arachnida class which also includes mites and scorpions, clarifying they are not insects.
A local historic note states that Owensboro Kentucky enforces a rule banning women from buying a new hat without her husband first trying it on, reflecting era specific gender norms and customs.
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