19 Aug 1947
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1947
Page
1
AP News notes the first wave of war babies will start first grade this fall. The US Children’s Bureau offers guidance to parents and schools on early schooling and adjustment.
A fragment urges parents and children to form a habit of rising early to ensure timely departure for school, emphasizing punctuality and routine.
The Amarillo High School board erased bonus clauses from four coaches contracts in executive session following a Texas Interscholastic League ruling. Coaches affected are Howard Lynch T G Hull John Whinnery and R D Gamblin with fixed salaries and prior raises noted.
A ruling by NLRB counsel Robert N Denham says all AFL CIO and local union officers must sign affidavits denying Communist affiliation before their unions can use board services. Denham asserts the rule covers top CIO and AFL leaders and could affect about 500 000 officials across 50 000 unions as Taft Hartley provisions take effect.
Owners and representatives from Amarillo business houses filled the joint city school board tax equalization docket as protests against higher property assessments were heard from 15 firms and individuals. A backlog of around 60 taxpayers awaited action, with 80 having served protest notices. Some appeared yesterday. a new protest roll is compiled daily and carries no carryover.
Architect Macon Carder urged Amarillo school officials to postpone initial construction of a two million dollar building program for a new Negro school until early spring to seek lower bids.
The board rejected all bids as unaffordable and directed Carder to cut costs for the Negro school. He proposed 44 cuts to reach bare necessities. The board delayed final action on his plan, and authorized borrowing 13000 to cover 1947-48 deficits. Expenditures exceeded budgets by about 5 000 for public schools and 33000 for Amarillo College, with 2000 borrowed from the college fund. New teachers include Jeanne Carmichael Metz Norvel Daniel S G Anthony Ruth Willoughby and others.
Houston oilman Glenn H. McCarthy announced a $500,000 wager that his souped up P 38 would win the Bendix race in Los Angeles on August 30. Paul Mantz, Bendix winner in 1946, quickly countered with a $100,000 offer or the equivalent in airplanes.
Wallace Heath records show an auto loan at 821 West 3rd Street. The entry notes loan amount and processing details from a local financial office.
Berlin health officials report an infantile paralysis outbreak with 110 cases and 15 deaths. Most victims are children six years old or younger. Local authorities urge precautions as the city seeks to curb spread.
The forecast shows clear nights and mild days with scattered afternoon clouds today and Wednesday. West Texas will be partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and evening. New Mexico sees similar showers in west and north portions. Warmer north, with highs near 93 degrees and lows around 66.
An 8 million dollar damage suit and 375 thousand dollars in injury and death claims were filed in Galveston district court against the United States government over the Texas City waterfront explosion fire of April 16-17. The Texas City Terminal Railroad seeks 8 million in damages claiming negligence by officers and employees of Lee Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance, in connection with the Grandcamp disaster.
Anthony Eden former foreign secretary and senior Conservative official suffered cuts and bruises when his car collided with a Royal Air Force vehicle on a bypass near Foots Crag. He received first aid at Orpington General Hospital and continued his journey.
Detoured New York reports Rudolph Costelo, 21, used a $1.20 ticket to the Empire State Building observation tower and threatened to jump. Guards stopped him, forcing a return trip down the elevator.
Iola Thompson of Amarillo reports her boogie tune Whistles is accepted by all local juke box operators and headed to 900 national radio stations via ASCAP. She wrote both words and music while overcoming infantile paralysis, with 30 songs published and fans among veterans in Texas hospitals.
Amarillo car lots see a 10 to 20 percent price rise in early 1947 for both trucks and passenger cars with 1947 models leading gains. Chrysler Windsors fetch about 3000 to 3150 wholesale and around 3500 retail while a 1947 two door Chevrolet sold for 2375 off the lot. Dealers blame labor trouble and steel shortages, with demand fed by a strong wheat crop and cars moving from Mississippi Valley flood areas.
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