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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1947
Page
2
A humorous Amarillo column notes Tack's surprise rain episode plus his return to writing. Readers flood the office with letters urging him to stay, praising his guidance, while Tack humbly admits his temperamental side and asks for patient support.
The passage urges husbands to understand their wives as different, and to soothe them when they erupt. It warns against spoiling them, but advises enough gentleness to restore normal thinking and behavior. It frames emotional expression as natural and to be managed with restraint.
In a breezy letter column Mr Tack notes female readers are the majority of sympathetic responses Ninety percent of favorable letters come from women He urges more intelligent open mindedness and celebrates community efforts like Hereford Home Demonstration women producing 2500 quarts of produce for Boys Ranch Mrs Cope garners praise for her backyard garden yields and 200 quarts of black eyed peas plus 50 quarts of cucumbers and 50 quarts of string beans The piece closes with a call for greater husband wife understanding and recognition of women's energy.
An Army C-47 cargo plane with a crew of three crashed 30 miles south of Denver near Spruce Mountain by Castle Rock during early hours. The aircraft had reported from Pueblo the previous night and was found after search planes located the wreckage. names of the dead were withheld until next of kin are notified.
The interior ministry said bombs sent to three Czechoslovak cabinet ministers were intercepted before delivery in Prague. It was described as an apparent assassination attempt and prompted security scrutiny across the government.
Agricultural desks report cattle and hogs at Kansas City and Chicago markets. Cattle and calves show varied gains amid steady to higher quotes. hogs rise 75 cents to $1.25 early, with light supply and steady to higher sows. Sheep activity moderate with slaughter lambs easing slightly. top cattle and veal values noted as buyers demand steady competition.
The UN Atomic Energy Commission backed a report and proposals for a global atomic control body despite Soviet opposition. Only Russia voted against. Poland abstained as Canada Britain and the United States supported forwarding the interim summary to the Security Council. Frederick H. Osborn accused the Soviet Union of trying to delay a workable world authority.
Eastman Kodak announces production of a new isotopic methyl iodide containing carbon 13 to speed cancer research. The compound serves as a tracer for cell growth and reactions and is distributed to research institutions by the committee on growth of the National Research Council.
Buenos Aires decrees a temporary ban on export of canned meat to Britain effective immediately. About 5 000 tons of the monthly 6 000 tons shipped to Britain will be affected, though overall Argentine meat trade totals roughly 65 000 tons monthly with most shipped as frozen or chilled. The move links Britain’s pound suspension to Argentina’s dollars need for U S metal cans.
Chinese Communist forces released a U.S. Marine pilot who had been forced down at Goose Point in Shantung Province on August 27. He arrived safely in Tsingtao a day earlier, after his plane was destroyed and he and accompanying Marines withdrew. The Navy described hostile groups as Communist in origin. The pilot's name was not immediately announced.
World Series atmosphere filled St Louis as ticket scalpers asked up to 50 for a pair of pasteboards and hotels turned away hundreds. Reserved seats for tonight's first game were sold out for more than a week amid the Cardinals and Dodgers three game series.
The report notes lamb prices from $25.25 to $21.50 for good and choice yearlings with bids lower on early runs. Slaughter sheep held above $9.00, while meat demand remains steady or higher for select lots. Financial Industrial Fund shows liquidation at $1.8279 with offering around $2.00.
Amarillo and the Panhandle felt a cold front push temps down to 58 with a forecast of 56 tonight. The front moved through Lubbock, Childress, and reached parts of West and East Texas, bringing scattered light showers and mixed rainfall across the Panhandle. Officials urged for more rain as temperatures rebound to the mid 80s in coming days. yesterday’s high reached 92.
Pioneer Air Lines said the Civil Aeronautics Board ordered a suspension of all flights to Lamesa effective immediately. Col. Robert J. Smith stated the Lamesa airport is unfit for DC-3s due to faulty runways risk of damage to aircraft, with service to resume after improvements.
December wheat opened high at $2.87 but fell by closing. The session saw top prices for September and December deliveries, marking record highs for wheat on a delivery basis.
Rioting youths in Port Said and Alexandria clashed with police as stones and bottles were thrown at landmarks including the British consulate and a fountain. They chanted anti colonial slogans while police dispersed thousands of marchers in both cities and a textile strike occurred in Alexandria. The Moslem Brotherhood considered action after the Security Council failed to respond to Egypt's complaint.
Foreign Secretary Bevin told Americans that Britain remains committed to the alliance and will win the war, calling the United States a junior partner and a third-rate power in a sharp reply to London press claims. He urged resolve despite monetary strains and vowed not to let allies down.
A. J. Slattery father of Mike Slattery of 1116 Jackson died in San Antonio at 4 this morning. He was 88 and survived by Mrs. Slattery, three sons and two daughters. Funeral set for 10 o clock Saturday. Slattery was manager of Lee Way Motor Freight here and left for San Antonio at noon today.
A widow writes from Amarillo expressing desire to find employment after a decade of work in the area. The letter indicates ongoing job search and requests continuation on page 28.
The National Coal Board and the mine union will reconsider their joint order on a 23-foot stint after miners protested it would endanger workers without boosting production. Relief followed the national walkout settlement as the board outlined short-term and long-term programs to raise coal output for exports amid the economic crisis.
A 77 year old Fort Worth man testifies that one bottle of Mertox Compound restored vigor and reduced chronic soreness. He reports improved muscle mobility and kidney trouble relief after use and urges others to try Mertox, available at all druggists.
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