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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1948
Page
3
The Amarillo Navy station will begin accepting enlistment applications from women for Regular Navy duty starting Sept. 15. About 6,000 women are planned to be enlisted in 10 months, including 1,230 WAVES already in service. Training for new recruits begins Oct. 1 at Great Lakes.
J D Prewit acting director of the college extension service announced the state boys 4-H club livestock judging contest will be held August 16 at Texas A&M College.
Norman Oklahoma August 3 1950 District Judge Justin Hinshaw upheld the Langston Negro Law School as offering equal training and denied admittance to Mrs Ada Lionel Fisher and two other women to the Norman campus graduate programs. The ruling will be appealed to the state supreme court and possibly the US Supreme Court.
The postal service will permit British postmen to wear open-neck shirts during hot weather while on duty. The change follows concerns about comfort and health in high temperatures and aims to improve worker welfare.
Missouri voters cast ballots in a GOP governor race with Murray E. Thompson and Cap Davis leading a close contest. Dems expect Forrest Smith to clinch the gubernatorial nomination. President Truman votes in the 4th District race as nationwide primary battles unfold.
Hampton Lyle was installed as commander of Canyon American Legion Post 97 in a Monday evening ceremony at the Canyon Legion Hall. Lyle, a Canyon post office employee, was installed by Charles Gibson of Amarillo, 18th District commander, with Amarillo legionnaires Lew Fields George Broome Lou Roberts Roy Beard and Rhea Smith in attendance.
Trusses were fitted at the B. M. Goff Company located at 118 A East 4th, marking a milestone in their building projects. Workers completed the installation and prepared next steps for the ongoing construction efforts.
In the 1947 48 season oil from Antarctic whales fetched about 140 million dollars. The item also notes linoleum repairs and a contact line for Fowler at 9464.
A woman reports relief from stomach gas bloating headaches and irregular bowel action after using INNER-AID claiming the remedy cleared gas and constipation. The ad touts INNER-AID as 12 herbs that cleanse bowels and improve digestion and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
The school board authorized moving administrative offices to the old Johnson School Building and approved roof repairs at Forest Hill School. The board announced a future meeting date in August.
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