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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1947
Page
3
The Cancer Society chart compares ages under 15 and over 45 in 1900 and 1945. It notes nearly three times as many people are in the danger age group now as in 1900 and that the under 15 to over 45 ratio reversed over time.
The spring blossoms headline a revival at the Paramount Theater tomorrow night featuring the Breden Savoy Gilbert and Sullivan Comic Opera troupe. The performance promises classic operetta tunes and lively stagecraft in a nostalgic presentation.
Potter County commissioners approved a new delinquent tax record covering state and county taxes from 1919 through 1945. Tax collector Prank Hoyt said collections average about $500 per month, with total delinquencies listed at 35154 dollars.
A layman and a physician will speak Friday night in the Blue Room at the Amarillo Hotel to explain cancer cures and approaches. Dr. A E Winsett and Leo Wilmeth of Shamrock Oil and Gas Corp will speak, with L M Gunderson presiding. A moving picture Time Is Life will be shown by Henry Hertner to illustrate cancer care and research by the American Cancer Society.
The record lists the Amarillo Building as the location for the American Cancer Society in room 402, indicating a designated office site or contact point.
Burglaries struck the Public Auto Auction office in the Poultry Building at the Tri-State Fair grounds. Manager H. J. LaCount reported missing flashlight, 25 feet of electric cord, 20 feet of rubber gas hose, and two bundles of scratch pads after a boarded-up window entry. A radio stolen from Royal Palace Tourist Camp cabins was later found damaged in bushes nearby.
Dale A. Wright son of Mr and Mrs Waldo M Wright 1702 Julian to be initiated tonight into the Tech chapter of Tau Beta Pi at Carnegie Tech College of Engineering and Science. He earned honor junior and was selected from top engineering juniors and seniors based on scholarship and leadership. Wright entered in 1944 on a George Westinghouse scholarship. his career included Navy service with the 19th Fleet in the Pacific. He contributed to the Tartan and Carnegie Technical journals and played in the Tech Kiltie Band while belonging to Sigma Alpha Epsilon Theta Tau Eta Kappa Nu and Alpha Phi Omega.
In the 1860s Penn State College mandated students perform three hours of manual labor each day alongside coursework to support the institution’s operations and education model.
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