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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary notice mentions names Paul Allingnare D Bart Bob Babb and others. Indicates publication by a local censoring body and attorney figures like J P Brice. Details are unreadable and unsure.
The write up notes cooler nights and a slow, likely change in weather with a hint of movement on a local topic. It suggests the new football stadium could be named Stanley Mauldin Field in honor of Amarillo’s famed player. It recalls his wartime service, aviation heroics, and the emotional funeral, highlighting his character and athletic legacy.
A Texas creek near Dewey Ashcroft experiences mass fish deaths after a recent flash flood. Samples are sent to Austin for analysis as locals suspect water contamination. The piece also notes national politics with Truman’s challenges and praise for Roosevelt, alongside a social dinner featuring Ira Groves of Ford in Amarillo and anecdotes about Ford’s regional network.
A columnist laments overreacting to a statement about age limits for flying and shares anecdotes of older pilots and a crash from a friend in Iowa. The piece reflects on danger, pride, and the humor found in imperfect judgment, noting repairs and the absurdity of timing.
Curtis Douglass Texas States Rights Party state chairman will broadcast Wednesday at 7 PM from KGNC Amarillo over 16 Lone Star stations to push Gov. Thurmond of South Carolina and Gov. Wright of Mississippi for president and vice president. He said more broadcasts will follow and may include Gov. Laney and future appearances.
The fourth polio case this season in Amarillo was reported Tuesday and was unusually mild. Bob Grimm, 13, son of Mr and Mrs George Grimm of 711 Jackson, fell ill a week earlier and was diagnosed last Thursday. He attended Price College, received treatment at an Amarillo hospital, and is now recovering at home with no paralysis and only weakened condition.
Funeral services for Corporal James Speedy Wright are set for 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Canyon with Pastor Roy L. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery under Griggs-Warreneral Home direction. Wright, killed in action May 17 1945 in Mindanao while serving with the U S Marines, is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs J J Wright of Canyon a sister Mrs Tom Slack Perryton and a brother Charles Wright Canyon.
New York stock quotes show Air Reduction and American holdings advancing while rail stocks like Pullman and Chesapeake slump. Major industrials including General Motors and Chrysler post modest gains amid broad activity. Grain and livestock markets in Kansas City reflect slow trading and uneven pricing across cattle hogs and sheep.
Harold Dunn president of Shamrock Oil and Gas announced Shamrock would meet Phillips Petroleum’s price boost for Panhandle crude. The 35 cent hike to $3 per barrel applies to 40 gravity and above and takes effect at 7 am Tuesday.
Folsom D. Jackson, longtime director of music at San Jacinto Methodist Church, resigns from Mary L. Spence Music Store to devote full time to the church. He is named financial secretary by the board of stewards and will take an office in the church starting in October. Dublin may extend its boundaries by 10 000 acres for 23 000 new homes.
Funeral services for Stanley Mauldin, former Amarillo Sandies star and Texas Longhorn, who died Friday night after a Chicago Cardinals game, were conducted Tuesday at Polk Street Methodist Church. Survivors include wife, son Danny, parents, four brothers, three sisters. Burial in Liano Cemetery.
Dewey urged world rulers to heed that Americans unite quickly after elections and that crisis unites the nation. He planned to speak in Missoula on Western resources as a defense bulwark, and in Seattle he told about 8,000 people America must stay strong in a nervous world to foster peace.
The report cites Arthur Adams as central to the case against Hiskey and Chapin and notes he returned to Russia after espionage activity for the Soviet government. Representative Nixon said Adams left the United States around 1946 or 1947. Soviet diplomats reportedly organized American Communists into several espionage groups during the war, directing them to obtain A bomb development information, with the report saying the groups were successful but not evaluating the data's significance.
The US Weather Bureau observer Ivan Layton reports fair skies and mild temperatures for Amarillo remaining days. Highs near 78 Tuesday rising to 81 Wednesday, lows in the 46 to mid fifties, with temperatures about 3 degrees above normal and little rainfall expected. An unrelated note mentions infantile paralysis epidemics closing schools in New Zealand.
Witnesses testified that five marked boxes were delivered to the county clerk after the August 28 runoff. Former governors Allred and Moody led the legal arguments as Johnson’s campaign and the Democratic State Executive Committee fought over staying Johnson on the ballot pending litigation in Justice Black’s court. The hearing, tied to the Oct. 2 district court date, debated authority and whether such disputes belong in the US Senate rather than the courts.
Forum discussion quotes a remark that a global governing body requires a firm enforcer. The roundtable debate highlights views on authority, sovereignty, and enforcement mechanisms in international policy discourse.
The dialogue argues that world government is essential for genuine brotherhood. It claims recent wars reduced brotherhood and that only peaceful union can create a foundation for loyalty to humanity. Survival requires global agreement and unity beyond national ties.
New Zealand plans to immunize all its people against tuberculosis as part of a national health effort. The announcement notes a question and answer period tonight to discuss the program and address public concerns.
The Palo Duro Baptist Association, with 28 churches across six Panhandle counties, reported $590,601 donated to local causes in the last year and $166,25 for missions. Membership rose to 21,881 with 1,120 baptized and 1,877 by letter. average SS enrollment reached 15,800 and training union attendance noted. Grand Avenue Baptist joined. officers to be elected.
Washington report from September 28 cites Dr Wingate Johnson of Wake Forest College warning over fortieth birthdays to ease exercise to live to a century. He cites Woodrow Wilson era cabinet members and Walter Camp as examples of activity and longevity, noting Josephus Daniels avoided the drill and died near 60.
Rev. Paul B. Cullen of Borger serves as moderator with Reverend Upton as vice moderator and Rev. Robert L. Smith of Fairview Baptist Church Amarillo named clerk treasurer for the church body.
Jewish sources report Egyptian forces moved to positions southwest of Jerusalem occupying a hill near Jebel El Rab in the no man’s land south of the Holy City. Israel protests to the UN over what it calls a true violation as gunfire flares along the Jerusalem Bethlehem road.
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