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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
12
Amarillo Daily News announces its publication details at 600 Fillmore Street with the Globe-News Publishing Co. led by President and Publisher Gene Howe and Editor-in-Chief Wesley B. Izard. It lists subscription rates for daily, Sunday, and combined papers and describes its independent democratic stance.
Two years after peak wartime output the Lockheed plant in California sits hushed with about 20 000 workers, far below wartime highs of 95 000. Management notes broad unease is felt among veterans, locals, and returning workers about living costs and the future as freed up production shifts away from mass war output.
Fort Worth June 5 The Federal Public Housing Authority has ordered rent increases for temporary veteran housing at four Texas colleges. Southern Methodist University trailers rise from 20 to 27 dollars and North Texas State College Denton hutments from 18.50 to 21 dollars.
Congressional Notebook outlines that with under 30 days left in the 1947 fiscal year Congress has completed only two major appropriation bills Independent Offices and War Department Civil Functions. Eight of eleven remaining bills have passed the House, Senate action limited.
A playful note compares calls to enlarge golf balls with proposing smaller locker highballs. The quip suggests adjusting equipment or era standards to balance competition and storage, staying within light sports humor.
ERNEST K. LINDLEY argues Roosevelt's actions in 1943 1944 mirrored Truman's, including plans to draft striking miners and use emergency powers. The piece notes Roosevelt vetoed the Smith Connally bill on grounds of legality, urged universal service, and contrasts wartime policy with postwar labor actions. It cites labor leaders labeling proposals fascist and reflects on the lasting impact of strikes on national safety and policy.
Mrs. Lug Del Carmen Ramos of El Paso was appointed secretary to the Texas Good Neighbor Commission. Executive secretary Mrs. Pauline Kibbe announced the appointment today.
An advertising notice promotes Bee Brand Insect Powder for ants roaches silverfish and bedbugs and Bee Brand Insect Spray with 1 percent DDT. It claims quick action safe for children and pets and availability in pints quarts and gallons with full directions on each container. It notes wartime production use and urges purchase at local stores.
A busy evening unfolds as Mrs. Poke Bennett juggles club duties and domestic life. Poke teases about excitement while reminding her of home, then calls from town about attending his calves and city errands. The narrator races through chores, balancing social and family obligations amid the playful quarrel.
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