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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
5
City officials indicate no increase in the $1.19 tax rate for Amarillo property owners. Revenue from corporation court fines and parking meters is already above estimates, while building permit fees lag due to wartime conditions. A tentative budget will be filed with the city commission and a public hearing is set for September 19.
Karleene Horton scored 186 to lead a field of 80 juniors on the diagnostic English test at Amarillo High School. Top scores followed by Andy Baker 184 Bill Gee 183 Edwin Henderson 182 Mary Martha Moore 180. Arithmetic results pending. In Tucson, Mr and Mrs N R Sparks visit son Herman Sparks.
Mailing for overseas Christmas gifts to servicemen runs Sept 15 to Oct 15. Packages under five pounds and 15 inches long may be mailed without a prior request, with candy and cake boxed, sharp items protected, and one parcel per week per service member.
The notice outlines parcel mailing for overseas delivery by September 15 and a cut off on December 25 for gifts. It lists people in New York visiting relatives, a corporal stationed at Amarillo Field, and local residents visiting relatives in Abilene and Lubbock with their street addresses.
Potter County sees fewer birth certificates and marriage licenses as issued. County Clerk Hubert Cole notes a drop in new registrations with 97 marriages last month versus 173 in July 1943. Fewer young people are in Amarillo according to the clerk.
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