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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1947
Page
11
A seven member committee appointed by the city commission to study the municipal plumbing code met and voted to hold an open meeting on Sept 4 to hear suggestions for changes. Chairman L A White announced the three hour review and said concrete proposals from groups or individuals will be considered at theSeptember event.
Amarillo_bidg Herbert Drug is listed with phone 2322 as a local prescription drug store in the Amarillo building area.
The committee chairman invites any person or group to address recommended code changes. Mr White says the panel will focus on changes in the code that may lower plumbing prices rather than tackle the high cost itself.
Amarillo fogging of alleys with DDT is to be finished today and tomorrow according to Mark Miles city park superintendent. The schedule began with the city dump two miles northeast of town followed by alleys in San Jacinto west of Georgia. A gear failure on the new fogging machine delayed work last week but new gear arrived and was installed.
Patricia Robinson of Panhandle is selected as the 1947-48 District 10 Fannie Breedlove Davis scholarship winner for Mary Hardin-Baylor College. She is the daughter of H G Robinson and graduates in Panhandle High School's upper quarter, active in sports, journalism, and homemaking.
Berkeley report warns of a coming industrial revolution in Asia shifting Russian power from Europe to Asia over 50 years. Dr. Robert J. Kerner of UC argues the Soviet Union will dominate the Pacific region and US security, with western economic focus gravitating toward the Pacific. Oil from safflower seed could ease linseed oil shortages for paints and varnishes.
Chicago dispatch reports Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey have no bearded lady available as the show tours. Sideshow manager Fred Smythe says no applicants with existing beards fit, noting past incidents with false whiskers and a fatal accident involving Olga the bearded lady beside a fire-eater.
A handsome blond man walked into a Reading dress shop to steal fifty dollars worth of dry goods. Five salesgirls turned to look at him as he calmly loaded a cardboard container and left. Minutes later they realized they had been robbed.
Pacific Finance Corporation of California reports a 35 cent quarterly dividend on common stock. President Maxwell C. King announced the payout and the six month 1947 net income of 395 545.94, with earnings per share of 1.06. Dividend payable Sept 1 1947 to holders of record Aug 20 1947.
Ralph J. Crabtree Amarillo accountant 1721 Madison advised of his mother Mrs Susan F E Crabtree death in Oklahoma City. She was 81 and had lived there for years. Funeral plans not announced. He planned to fly to Oklahoma City this afternoon with his wife.
Civil Service Commission announces exams for clerk positions in Texas federal agencies. Pay ranges from 2644 to 3021 dollars yearly. Application blanks and qualification info available from H M Timmons, local Civil Service secretary, room 21, post office building. GO TO COLORADO Gene Keirsey, Billy Davenport, and Keith Montague are vacationing in Denver for a week.
Local beauty salon Vergie Beauty Shop at 635 North Bivins advertises permanent waves starting at $3.50. The ad lists phone contact 2-3842 for appointments.
Old time medicine ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root for nighttime urination from kidney disorders. Claims fast relief by flushing kidneys and easing acidic urine with 16 herbs and roots. Provides free trial offer from Kilmer Co and a full sized bottle at drugstores.
At yesterday noon meetings in Old Town Tascosa Amaro Hotel Shirley Hudson performed several accordion solos. President Herb Lewis led the session with R. L. Williams in charge of the program. Gurney Dodd offered a brief newscast as Charles Beatty introduced attendees including Fred Webster T. J. Bacon Dallas Roger Franklin Wichita Paris J B Powell Ben Robinson. Carol Moreland named picnic committee chair for the September event with Fred Miller Charles Beatty Joe Rodriguez and Denard Gordon as members.
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