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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1946
Page
4
Welch engaged in a barter or exchange with the county clerk described as one of the county’s best fishermen, trading or trading favors in a local incident noted for its humorous local color.
The United States Department of Agriculture aims to plant 1,057,000 acres of sugar beets in 1947, an increase of 22 percent over the estimated 1946 acreage.
In the Weymouth and Bivins ranch area the county outlines a monthly expense cap of 65 dollars and plans for a state trapper arrival late this month or in early November. Commissioners advertise bids for a road tractor and disclose a county tax rate of 60 cents per hundred, allocating 34 cents to General Fund, 6 to Jury, 18 to Interest and Sinking, and 2 to County Park funds.
James Chew, 41, husband of Janie Chew the former Wilson County sheriff, was found dead in a northside tourist court after being released on bond for the shooting of his wife. Police found a sleeping powder vial near the body and an inquest verdict was withheld pending autopsy.
Employes from the Potter County clerk's office postponed their picnic due to busy schedules and held a steak and fish fry at McClellan Lake in Gray County. County Clerk Herbert Cole and John Welch arranged food, fishing supplies, and beverages for the gathering attended by clerks, spouses, and friends.
Four dairy thieves at the county farm operated by Mrs. Mamie Arthur were ordered expelled by Potter County commissioners. The animals had wandered onto the convalescent home and poor farm, stealing milk and depriving patients and customers of cream and butter.
Amarillo residents welcomed a warming sun after a chilly 57 degree high Sunday. The forecast calls for a high around 68 this afternoon with a partly cloudy night and Tuesday, no rain expected. Forecasters predict a three to four day stretch of fair weather with most clouds at high levels. Only a trace of moisture was recorded in the past 24 hours.
The report notes a light trace of drizzle and fog greeting Sunday dawns with no appreciable rain reported at Panhandle stations, indicating calm early weather conditions.
Miss Dunn headlines an all-female orchestra performing tonight at the Mexican Inn following a recent engagement at the Hotel Continental in Kansas City.
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