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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1947
Page
20
Mr and Mrs Jay Odom of 410 East Seventeenth returned home after a two week trip with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Serretilla in Newark NY and a vacation in New York City.
Mr and Mrs A C Youngblood and their son Lawrence of 4103 Van Buren will be away a week visiting friends and relatives in Altus Oklahoma.
New York engineers Coverdale and Colpitts were hired to survey the potential and outline preliminary engineering. A August 25 meeting will seek contracts and bond buyers for a funded 40 year revenue bond issue. The project carries full bond risk with no government backing and includes condemning a 300 foot right of way as it plans overpasses or underpasses every two miles to avoid bottlenecks.
An apprentice seaman from a local high school is aboard a two week Naval Reserve cruise. The News Globe advertises Want Ads promising results for readers seeking services and sales.
Oklahoma City and Tulsa officials plan a 300 foot right of way for a new four lane toll turnpike between the cities along US 66. An August 25 meeting will seek bonds and banker contracts as maintenance on old US 66 continues. The line would bend south to include Chandler Stroud Bristow and Sapulpa, extending about 105 miles and avoiding dangerous curves. Estimates vary from 22 to 75 million dollars. System surveys underway.
Harold R. Williams of Amarillo was among Navy sailors from the destroyer USS Waldron landed in Kingston Jamaica to help quell a half million dollar fire threatening the American consulate. The Waldron docked for liberty when the blaze broke out. Williams is a student at Amarillo.
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