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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1946
Page
2
An early and more virulent influenza season is anticipated this winter. Officials urge cooling weather to reduce illnesses as flu activity rises, with more sickness expected than in recent years despite possible warmth.
High Plains residents report an abnormally warm fall despite a cold front reaching Amario and the Panhandle. Many locals say they will feel seasonal once temperatures fall to at least 20 before the season truly shifts.
The obituary lauds C W Farr as a progressive Amarillo builder and strong civic figure. It extols his business vision, church work, and cooperative spirit, noting his impact on Amarillo and the Panhandle before his death.
Mas Amarillo police issued an alert for two 13 year old boys missing from home. Kenneth Kilcrease son of C C Kilcrease 117 North East Second and Darrell Alexander son of Henry C Alexander 309 Houston both described as looking older than their ages. Kenneth weighs about 120 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. Darrell has brown hair blue eyes and wore a green and white checked shirt and Levi’s trousers.
Native lambs and two loads around 82 pounds. Colorados priced at 21.75 dollars, about one load native lambs tops at 23.00 to city butchers. Slaughter lambs unchanged. Buyers paying lower by 25 to 50 cents by Wednesday close. Financial Industrial Fund liquidating at 1.8975 dollars, offering 2.08 dollars.
Kansas City livestock prices show cattle at 4300 head with calves to 714.50, hogs 5500 head down 50 cents to 1 dollar from Wednesday, sheep 2500 head with native lambs at about 22.30 and ewes around 7.25 to 7.45. Dealers report medium to good classes in fair demand and several lots of feeder steers in the 16.00 to 18.25 range.
Chicago stockyard figures show hogs 18 500, generally steady with bulk 180 lb plus at 23.75 to 23.25 per cwt. lighter weights scarce. Cattle 4 500, calves 700. good and choice steers 21 to 28, cows and bulls weaker or steady. Sheep 6 000 with bulk good and choice offerings.
Walter Tack offers to care for a baby or small child in his home near 3110 North West Fifth. He notes personal experience with children and a dedication to providing good care while the mother works.
More than 1 200 watched the National Square Dance Contest in the Amarillo College gym with Sweetwater's Do Si Do Set winning 75 dollars and Do Si Do Set No 1 of Borger placing third. Cecil Hefley won the caller title. Amarillo’s Miss Crawford subbed in for an absent member. The event, to become annual, drew support from the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee Globe News and local dance clubs.
Khiva Temple plans to add many rungs to the Ladder of Baby Smiles during Fall ceremonial events here and Friday as Dr. Roy C. Snodgrass reports strong solicitation among nonmember Shrine members. More than 100 new memberships are expected with 60 dollars of 61.50 going to the Shriners Hospitals endowment and a certificate issued to each donor.
Khiva Temple members and friends have purchased 1648 hospital memberships totaling over 98000 dollars for Crippled Children's work in a nationwide push sparked by a ceremonial campaign. Local scenes show destruction of a fence and Halloween vandalism as Amarillo reinforces police and the mayor calls for orderly observance.
Joe T. Steadham, state legislative representative and Joint Railway Labor board chair, will speak to the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in Room 204 at 7:30 tonight. He outlines election interest and praises Congressman Worley while noting a Pantex hearing for clearance-law conformity on plant trackage.
James Stewart, a negro, is held in the county jail on $300 bond after entering a not guilty plea to aggravated assault. He was a chief witness in the trial of Hezzeki Allen, who was sentenced to 45 years for murder in the same shooting in which Stewart was wounded. Leo Sparks, Allen’s attorney, will seek a motion for a new trial.
H C Howard, supervisor of maintenance, said a note from George Waddill of the school board reminded him Halloween is Oct 31. The goal is to finish the work before then as per Waddill's vacation trip near Austin.
Mrs Mann a former alcoholic and AA member speaks publicly on alcoholism. She is honored as a guest at a Halloween party and sheds anonymity to educate on alcoholism. Her experiences inform her direct, comprehensive exposition and recovery path. the Yale Plan School sponsors her work with the national education committee.
Manuilsky said the Ukraine and White Russian delegates obey the Soviet group only in form, not in substance, asserting the Soviet delegation here acts by its own conscience. He cited Warren R. Austin as chief American delegate in the body.
In a 51 minute speech Manuilsky argued against revising the UN charter now warning that changing statutes is not like changing gloves. He criticized Western powers for abusing majority in the security council citing Iran and Greece cases and said such moves are driven by other considerations. He lauded Molotov's disarmament proposal as constructive.
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