Amarillo City Commission Grants Five Year Bus Franchise
The Amarillo Traction Company, Inc., Amarillo Texas, is granted a five year motor bus franchise to operate fixed routes on city streets. The ordinance sets fare limits, filing of quarterly financials, insurance requirements, route and schedule controls, and city regulation rights. The measure requires acceptance within ten days and publication notice before taking effect with July 31 1946 introduced.
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Red Cross Establishes Potter County Disaster Depot
Potter County Red Cross now operates a disaster relief depot with 2700 pounds of emergency aid supplies. The local chapter, chosen last month, joins a national preparedness program and will serve a 200 mile radius around Amarillo. Supplies include cots blankets and blood plasma for major catastrophes.
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Amarillo
J. L. Carter
Four Amarillo Men Discharged from Navy
Four Amarillo men are listed among recent Navy discharges from the Norman Oklahoma separation center. Charles Edward Snow from 502 Mississippi, Don Cross Edwards of 315 East Thirteenth, and Arthur George Allison of Amarillo are all seaman first class. Snow served 11 months in Honolulu and 12 months overseas. Edwards was a seaman first class at discharge. Allison last stationed in Boston and served six months in the Pacific theater.
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Naval Personnel Separation Center
Norman
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Charles Edward Snow
Mississippi
Don Cross Edwards
East Thirteenth
Arthur George Allison
Snow
Honolulu
Edwards
Allison
Boston
Pacific
City Officials Signed Proclamation Date 1946
A city proclamation dated 1946 is signed by Mayor Joe A. Jenkins and City Attorney Joe B. Roberts with City Secretary Elaine Cleland attesting.
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Car Overturns Twice In Grand Wreck
A 1934 Ford coupe driven by Harry H. Benson of 810 Rusk overturned twice on Grand between Tenth and Twelfth after colliding with a car driven by Alfred R. Witt of Panhandle. Witt, 27, reportedly pulled onto the street from behind a cafe around 8:30 p.m. Benson, 35, sustained the damage to his vehicle during the wreck.
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Sullivan named regional power manager at Bureau of Reclamation
Aaron H. Sullivan has been appointed regional power manager for the U S Bureau of Reclamation headquarters. The Globe yesterday incorrectly reported the name as Arthur H. Sullivan.
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Lynes Hosts Visitors From Denver And Vallejo
Mr and Mrs W W Lynes of 2015 Jackson host Mr and Mrs Gene Madonna of Denver and Mr and Mrs Robert Spear of Vallejo California. Mrs Madonna is the Lynes sister and Mr Spear is her cousin.
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Jackson
Gene Madonna
Denver
Robert Spear
Vallejo
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Veterans Housing Office Opens in Amarillo Capitol Hotel
Temporary veterans housing HQ opens in a Capitol Hotel store space off the lobby. The Texas Panhandle Home Builders Association and Amarillo Real Estate Board invite the Veterans Housing Committee and the Mayor's Emergency Housing Committee to meet there. The office will be staffed and used as an exchange center for GI home survey findings for three months.
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Centipede Grass Gains Popularity in Texas
Centipede grass, the No 1 lawn grass in Alabama and Georgia, is gaining popularity in Texas says R L Hensel of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Known as lazy man’s grass, it needs mowing only three or four times a year and can crowd out Bermuda as it spreads. The grass, which originated in China, has flat runners that resemble the centipede.
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Mrs Wetsel Leaves for McLean After Visit
Mrs. H. E. Wetsel has returned to McLean following a visit to her daughter, Nina Terbush, at the Murry Hotel.
Save Teeth Cut Sweets Doctor Says
Cleveland report summarizes Dr. Isaac Schour from the University of Illinois dental school warning that excess sugar in candy beverages and pastries drives dental decay. He notes Italy’s sugar-free diet correlated with low decay and urges after meal brushing and balanced nutrition for developing teeth.
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Chicago
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Cleveland Dental Society
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Granberry Visits E F Granberry in Amarillo
Granberry of Austin, a former local resident, is in Amarillo this week on a business visit with ties to the community and a continuing connection to the area.
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E. F. Granberry
Austin
Amarillo
Car Stolen From Taylor Street Parking Lot
Glen E Lowe reports a 1937 black Ford coupe stolen from a 300 block Taylor Street parking lot. The vehicle was parked the day before yesterday and only missed yesterday.
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