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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1947
Page
16
Herman Ford, life insurance underwriter for Southland Life, will return to the Institute of Insurance Marketing School at Southern Methodist University in Dallas next Monday to resume his studies of life insurance marketing. He attended the basic class in November.
Reconstruction at Higgins advances with 200 volunteers working Saturday and 40 yesterday. Amarillo and Dumas carpenters patched roofs and installed glass, with 20 Dumas carpenters on site this weekend and 15 planning to return. Pampa and Borger volunteers may join next weekend as the town prepares for permanent rebuilding.
John C. Bennett aged 66 died at his home in the Liberty Community near Plainview. He was the father of Irvin H. Bennett and Ralph L. Bennett of Amarillo and survived by four sons, a daughter, a sister, and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM in the First Christian Church Plainview with burial in Plainview Cemetery.
An advertisement urges relief from bloating sour stomach and nervous distress by boosting gastric juice with SSS Tonic. It claims medical tests prove the tonic increases gastric flow and supports red blood in anemia, promising better appetite sleep energy and health. It promotes buying 888 Tonitc and 688 Tonic from drug stores with million bottles sold.
Lauritz Melchior, Metropolitan Opera tenor, predicts America will lead world music as war scarred Europe fades. He urges more minor league opera houses nationwide and government support, citing generous audience interest and his long touring record across 48 states. Tickets for his Wednesday recital in Municipal Auditorium are sold by Panhandle Concert Bureau with tiered prices.
An eminent professor states learning ability rises until age 22 then plateaus until 35 it remains high at 50 and declines sharply after 70 or 80. The finding highlights age related changes in cognitive flexibility and adaptation.
Mrs. George T. Jester of Corsicana mother of Gov Beauford H Jester was named Texas Mother of 1947 by the Golden Rule Foundation at a formal presentation in Austin. Bishop A Frank Smith of Houston presented the certificate as Mrs D D Smith of Cleburne announced the award.
Coast Guard cutters served with the U.S. Navy during the early undeclared conflict with France from 1797 to 1801, marking joint operations in the hostile period of maritime tensions.
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