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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1947
Page
5
Bushland rural school district voters will decide on a proposed tax rate increase to 1.50 dollars per hundred dollars of property value. County Judge EF O Northcutt ordered the election after a residents petition. Current rate is 1.00. increase funds teacher salary raises. Grady Wilson noted only district property owners may vote.
The Gunns at 206 Arch Road near Amarillo Country Club complete a ranch style cabin at Gunn Lake. Inside features a screened porch, leather and glass furnishings, green red color scheme, modern appliances, and a central lighting fixture from a corn planter wheel. A Welsh dresser showcases trophies of the young horsewoman. a 50 year old shotgun rests above the mantel with original oil paintings and sketches on the walls.
A trans ocean airliner landed at Malton Airport with 38 passengers, the first of 7,000 British immigrants expected in Ontario this summer to ease the labor shortage.
Five new members Darliene Mulherin Sue Lemons Billie Joyce Bird Delores Oliphint and Margare t Hainze will take formal initiation tonight at 1024 Travis with Nancy Bachman presiding. Mock initiation occurred two weeks earlier at Edna Blanchard 4240 West Thirteenth and an informal meeting was held last Monday at Frances Wright 1713 Tyler.
In Houston a 17 year old Negro, Joe Hamilton Jr., was charged with murder after a stray bullet struck Rosa Cardenas, 40, an expectant mother, killing her and her unborn child. The incident followed a Saturday night fight. Blood transfusions failed to save her.
Miss Gunn showcases a lakefront cabin built by Walter Wirtz with Mrs. Gunn designing details and friend input. The home features oak bedroom furnishings blue denim bedding white sash curtains red and white wallpaper in a pine paneled space and a modern bath tiling. A sand beach ramp boats and a raft attract sunbathers while geese and poplar trees dot the water. The Gunns hosted a formal housewarming after the Amarillo Horse Show Friday night.
Dallas reports a 20 percent pay raise for Spanish-American War veterans and widows. Individual pensions rise to a maximum of 90 dollars for veterans and 48 dollars for widows, up from 75 and 40 respectively under the prior scale. John White, head of the veterans group, announced the change.
Governor Jester said he is considering Col. Ewight Horton of Hays County for the Texas Employment Commission to replace Tom Bullock Hyder.
Washington August 4 federal enforcement of the mine safety code over the past year found that compliance with safety standards did not hamper coal production according to the Coal Mines Administration.
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