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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1948
Page
10
American Legion Hanson Post 54 and the post auxiliary hosted hospitalized veterans on Monday night. Wheelchair bound patients were wheeled to the lawn for the event. Ice cream cookies cigarettes and stationery were distributed to patients.
A 1908 Amarillo advertising brochure shows merchants promoting West Texas town growth. Key entities include Amarillo National Bank founded 1892 with R L Stringfellow as president H E Hume vice president Mike C LeMaster cashier and Terry Thompson assistant cashier. Also Amarillo Lumber and Coal Co at Second and Fillmore led by W E Marshall. The J S Ayers Ice Cream Factory produced ice creams but its location is not stated.
Houston Mayor Oscar Holcombe sought aid to fund a city poll tax list audit noting a $3 500 to $5 000 cost. He offered to pay a fourth if three other Houstonians joined, saying the audit would expose thousands of errors and could push state lawmakers to require such surveys. Erie adds slow bicycle races as a novelty event.
The Amarillo High School A Cappella Choir of 52 members, who impressed in New York City, will attend an appreciation banquet at 8 in the Crystal Ballroom of the Herring Hotel. They will be relieved from performance duties as Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee plans a program without songs.
Miss Martha Williford daughter of Mr and Mrs W T Williford 1500 Jackson has been assigned as a secretary with Group Headquarters at Tachikawa Japan This marks her first civil service post She formerly worked as an editorial assistant with Collier s and was with Esquire Magazine She studied at West Texas State College Canyon and later pursued journalism at New York University
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday 1948 were 28 002, down from 32 274 in 1947. Cars received from connections totaled 11 246, vs 11 500 in 1947. Total cars moved were 39 248, vs 43 774 in 1947. Santa Fe handled 40 563 cars in the preceding week.
Summer school for 300 high school and 100 elementary students ends Friday at noon. Final exams run Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon, with seniors exempt from finals and finishing work Tuesday afternoon. Names of students receiving high school diplomas listed. report cards available Friday noon. Paraguay orders 2 million dollars in U.S. agricultural machinery.
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