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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1947
Page
3
A columnist recalls cafe and bus conversations from Amarillo's transit era. The piece notes casual chatter about divorce, farming, wheat yields, and college life among older adults, farmers, and students, highlighting a fading art of dialogue.
In a dentist office two neighbors share a long winding joke about Dan losing a tub after buying a pickup. The tale spirals through a chain of overheard remarks from Ed Ollie John Roy Bill and Dan finally realizing the prank. Afterward a mother and daughter debate balloon buying as they walk toward a dime store.
A manifesto issued at the Seventh Congress of the World Baptist Alliance calls on Baptists worldwide to place God's will above state dictates and seek freedom to determine faith worship and church governance. The group also announced the 1950 World Congress location shift away from Europe with no site yet named.
City personnel director Clifford Davis announced entrance examinations for new city fire department positions will be held Aug 19. Applications must be filed by 5 PM Aug 18 at the city personnel office across from city hall. Tests start at 1 PM at Amarillo Center 2101 Harrison. five vacancies and five eligible applicants are noted.
J. B. Baugus, 23, was denied a new trial by District Judge Henry S. Bishop after a two month sentence of five years for rape. The Tulsa case involved an attack on a Tulsa woman, with her husband held at pistol point. Baugus lived at Auditorium Hotel and worked at Amarillo lumber yard. Willard Davis Smith, 30, also a lumber yard employee, is charged with assault with intent to rape in the same case. his trial has not occurred.
Autograph day for Potter County commissioners court as members signed 69 documents. They endorsed 54 copies of the hospital bond election order for the August 23 bond election and 15 on a supplemental tax roll. The court awarded M. B. Allen a $1,900 contract to construct exhibit platforms in the Agricultural Building at Tri-State Fair Park. Ted Lokey received a contract to supply 8,000 gallons of gasoline.
Prime coating of several miles of Potter County roads will be in process this week, county engineer J. L. Adams said. Projects include streets in Humphrey Highland Addition, blocks of Hillcrest Street, and about 5 miles of Tasco Road.
Mexican authorities announce a campaign targeting im modesty in women's apparel. Officials urge stricter standards for dress in public spaces, citing cultural norms and social behavior. Community reactions are mixed as debates over personal freedom and public decency continue.
Theresa Wink daughter of Mr and Mrs John Wink of St Francis was named winner in the Potter County 4 H Girls Dress Revue held Saturday afternoon in the county courthouse Judge H A Bragg praised the outfits and grade levels Honorable mention went to Zona Neusch of St Francis 4 H club The entry list included Etta Louis Benge Dorothy Butterfield Betty Detten Mildred Fesser Cynthia Glasgow Dora Koenig Laura Koenig Wanda Mazurek Leona Rea Theresa Wink Ethel Frances Israel Nancy Rea Eatavia Meeks Glenda Scott Mary Jo Berg Madelyn Detten Opal Raef Wanda Walden Virginia Detten Norma Jean Berg Rosemary Neusch Arline Detten Ruth Ann Berg and Zona Neusch Cliff Miller of Southwestern Pub
A 4-H revue in Amarillo featured a film on Charm and songs led by Mrs. J R Hogge. Virginia Detten of the St Francis club was chosen as Potter County delegate to the Texas 4-H Roundup at College Station for six years of club work. Mrs Cletus Rea, sponsor for Bushland 4-H, will accompany the girls to the State Dress Revue and Roundup in September. Seventy five girls mothers sponsors and visitors attended.
Amarillo pioneer J. E. Griffin contributes both cash and a collection item to the Panhandle Plains museum project. The donation highlights local interest in preserving regional history.
Firemen tackled a early morning blaze at the West Cave Warren of Panhandle stock yards caused by a collection item a late Woodrow Wilson birthday letter. Officials said the fire was a nuisance rather than endangering any buildings. The letter dated December 1920 was received by Mr Griffin and praised for its kind birthday gesture with roses.
A new grand jury selection for Potter County, initially set for this morning, was postponed to this afternoon by District Judge Henry S. Bishop amid court proceedings.
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