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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1947

Page

4

Two Young Laborers Held After Goodnight Wreck

Two farm laborers aged 17 and 18 were detained in Armstrong County after a Sunday morning highway crash four miles east of Goodnight on Highway 287 that killed Pearlie Mary Patillo of Borger and injured five others. The suspects were treated at a Memphis hospital for minor head injuries. Patillo's death occurred at Groom hospital and her three children sustained minor injuries.

Goodnight Pearlie Mary Patillo Borger Armstrong County William Edwards Puyallup Wash Otha Lee Dickey Vernon Memphis Clarendon Sammie Donald Mary Alice Garanand Highway 287

Argentina Pulls Amateur Radio Reports on Eclipse Radio Effects

Argentina gathers amateur radio operator reports to study how sunlight affects radio waves during the eclipse. Operators describe transmission changes and signal quality as the sun obscures the sky.

Argentina

Commission To Open Park Building Bids At Meeting

The city commission will open bids for two park shelter buildings and a 16000 gallon gasoline purchase at the 8 pm meeting in Memorial Park between Jackson Washington and twenty fourth and twenty eighth streets. Mayor Lawrence Hagg and Commissioners Ira Stephenson and Bud Curtis will attend and consider bids.

Memorial Park Jackson Washington Lawrence Hagg Ira Stephenson Bud Curtis

Britain halts juke box push amid postwar music debate

New York dispatch reports Britain blocked a plan to import 5,000 juke boxes after Board of Trade rejection. Lou Levy of Leeds Music Co. lamented the ban while noting UK BBC limits on popular music and local music halls as the solo outlets for listening. Levy proposed training RAF mechanics to service the boxes and create jobs. The piece cites a British music scene with rising composers but scarce upbeat lyrics.

Robert Richards New York U.P Lou Levy Leeds Music Co Board of Trade Levy Tin Pan Alley Rachmaninoff Jerome Kern Irving Berlin BBC United Kingdom

Police Here Recover Two Cars Stolen in Oklahoma

Amarillo police recovered two automobiles stolen in Oklahoma. Officers from Ada found a 1946 Mercury sedan abandoned in the 900 block on Bushland with tools and spare tire missing. A 1939 Buick coach stolen in Oklahoma City was found abandoned in the 700 block on Buchanan.

Amarillo Oklahoma Ada Bushland Oklahoma City Buchanan

Former Naval Air Corps Members Organize in Amarillo

Former members of the Naval Air Corps plan an organizational meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Radio Building at Eighth and Harrison to form a Volunteer Aviation Group for Amarillo. Lt. Comdr. J. W. Scoggins of Dallas will help organize. All former Navy aviators are invited.

Naval Air Corps Radio Building Eighth and Harrison Amarillo Comdr J. W. Scoggins Dallas Nava

Unions Challenge Taft Hartley Act in Labors Row

Unions pledged to violate the Taft Hartley Act by boycotting the NLRB and seeking contracts to waive damages for unauthorized strikes. CIO and AFL unions published political editorials and urged legal tests, sparking strikes and legal actions such as Globe Co. suing the CIO United Steelworkers for $75,000.

United Press National Labor Relations Board NLRB Washington Justice Department Congress Philip Murray Congress of Industrial Organizations CIO News Edward Garmatz Baltimore Walter P. Reuther CIO United Automobile Workers United Automobile Worker AFL Teamsters Union International Teamster Daniel J. Tobin Taft Brotherhood of CIO United Farm Equipment Workers CIO United Packinghouse Workers International Harvester Evansville Ind John L. Lewis AFL United Mine Workers CIO Auto Workers Columbus Ohio Curtiss-Wright Corp Chicago American Paper Goods Co Globe Co United Steelworkers

Amarillo Officials Study Bus Use on Polk Street

Amarillo officials compile data on bus usage and the impact of removing buses from Polk Street. George Nussbaum of the Amarillo Bus Company will meet with city transportation director Lefty Fowler, likely tomorrow, after Fowler heard that about 30 000 riders use buses daily in Amarillo.

Polk Street Amarillo Fowler

BC Headache Tablets and Powders Offered in Tin

BC Headache products advertise a tin containing 12 tablets or powder option for headaches neuralgia and minor muscle pains. Both forms promise quick relief, with two tablets equal to one powder, and prices listed at 10 cents and 25 cents. Caution advised to use only as directed.

Jamaica Exports Nearly Six Million Banana Bunches

Jamaica shipped nearly 6,000,000 banana bunches abroad in the last year, signaling a strong agricultural export performance and sustained demand for the fruit in international markets. The figure underscores the sector's scale and Jamaica's role as a banana producer for export.

Jamaica

Absentee Vote Cast On Hospital Bonds

One ballot was cast this morning as absentee voting began on the 750000 dollar Potter County hospital bond election scheduled for August 23. All voters must sign affidavits proving legal qualification and ownership of property taxed in Potter County.

Potter County

Five Hutchinson Prisoners Await Transport Truck Arrival

Five Hutchinson County prisoners were held in Potter County jail awaiting the Texas Prison System transport truck today. The exact arrival date of the transport was not announced.

Hutchinson Hutchinson County Potter County Texas Prison System

City Receives Six Carloads of 30-Inch Sewer Pipe

Amarillo receives six carloads of 30 inch clay sewer pipe for a new outfall line extending about nine miles to the disposal plant. N V Moss acting city manager said today the pipe is part of a long contracted lot and was recently delivered for use in building the line.

Amarillo N. V. Moss

City Extends Sewer System With 40000 More Feet Installed

The city completed construction of roughly 40,000 additional feet of sewer pipe to expand and improve underground waste network capacity and service coverage.

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