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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1947
Page
6
Perseid meteors spark观 night skies described by astronomer Coles
The Perseid meteors of the Perseus constellation blaze annually as heavenly travelers. Robert R. Coles, Hayden Planetarium assistant curator, notes their minimum brilliance reaches on August 12 with peak activity late at night, as fragments burn in Earth’s atmosphere and rarely reach the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fl C. Winburn
United Press
Robert R. Coles
Hayden Planetarium
New York
Coles
Mickle
Dia
United Fresa
Perseus
Atub
Dow to Build Freeport Chlorine Plant in Texas
Dow Chemical Co. awards a $4,500,000 contract to The Tellespen Construction Co. of Houxton to erect a chlorine facility at Freeport Texas as part of a Gulf Coast expansion. Six buildings and tanks will be built over about a year, with work delayed previously by material shortages and high costs. Dr. A P Beautel, Dow Texas Division manager, noted a February start had been delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Freeport
Tex
Aus
W.A
Tellespen Construction Co
Houxton
Dow Chemical Co
Fnt
The
Chemical Company
Texas Gulf Coast
A. P. Beautel
Dow Texas Division
Zonta Club Style Show and Tea Scheduled
Zonta Club will stage a style show and tea in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel Amarillo on Sunday afternoon August 24 from 3 to 5. Proceeds benefit the club service project. Tickets available at Mary L Spence Piano Store Amstring Book Bindery Gift Shop and from club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupe Motor Supply Co
West Sixth
Jupe Motor Supply
Amarillo
Kansas
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Bundeay
Lilian McGav
Ern
Jupe Brothers Expand Motor Supply Firm Partnership
John W. Jupe resigns from the Motor Supply Co to join his brother Fred Jupe as partner in the family business. Fred Jupe continues as owner and operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W.jupe
John W. Jupe
Tthe Motor Supply Qo
Fred Jupe
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Santa Fe Promotes Three Department Officials
W. Hankison announced promotions in the Santa Fe communications department at Amarillo. John Curtis Coble becomes construction engineer for the Western Lines and Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway, based in Amarillo, with D E McNemar and R B Wheeler named to new posts. Coble succeeds D Herron who died August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. ©. Hankison
Santa Fe
Amarillo
John Curtis Coble
Western Lines
Panhandle & Santa Fe Bailway
Dele A. MecNemar
Western Union
Topeka
Kanos
Wheeler
Clovia
Amalo Coble
D. Herron
Amarilla
Armarillo College
McNemar
Santa ‘Fé
Fresno
Cal
Bakerafield
Los Anigeles
Agenda
Kan
Honey Grove
Nighttime crashes twice as deadly in New York state
New York State traffic data show fatalities are 100 percent higher in night crashes than by day. Analysis by the state motor vehicle bureau notes that one in 52 night accidents is fatal versus one in 105 daylight, blamed on greater impact force and late braking visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York State
State
Work Holds No Fear For This Elder Farmer
Aged farmer Glenwood City Wisconsin resident Nordell, age 90, looks forward to another harvest season. He rises each morning to head to the woodpile for Zitewood and oversees the farm’s pig department on his son John’s operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood City
Wis
Nordell
John ‘ Wo
Fire alarm prank lands man in court
George Martin, 30, told Magistrate Anthony Dit Giovanni that he planted a mock fire alarm to give firefighters a workout. The magistrate called the explanation audacious and sentenced him to 60 years in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Martin
Anthony Dit Giovanni
Martin
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