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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1947
Page
6
The Junior League recreation program is linked to a potential $5,000 saving in city park property. Park Superintendent Mark Miles notes a sharp reduction in vandalism from the previous year. He cites 12 new park tables destroyed earlier and ongoing issues with keeping youths from harming younger children.
Two used outboard boat motors valued at 215 dollars were reported stolen from Marshall Scott at 601 North Fillmore. Scott told police the theft occurred this week and involves a 96 horsepower motor worth 150 dollars and a 25 horsepower motor worth 65 dollars from a storage garage at 315 North East Eighth.
Amarillo man K. H. Landrum reported his car was rifled while he fished at Buffalo Lake, about 22 miles southwest of Amarillo. Thieves took a Savage .12 gauge automatic shotgun worth 90 dollars, two rods and reels, a box of plugs and flies, spare tire and wheel from his 1946 Oldsmobile, totaling over 210 dollars.
Joan Hardin a 16 year old girl remains in Northwest Texas Hospital after a motorcycle truck crash yesterday. She suffers bruises abrasions and a possible broken nose. The motorcycle rider George Lynn 23 and truck driver Jim W Gray 52 were treated for their injuries. Police say the collision occurred at Madison and Tenth around 5 50 PM yesterday.
Rosary will be said for Sister Alberta Schulte at 8 tonight in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. The Nazareth nun died yesterday in an El Paso hospital at age 35. Burial is planned Monday in Fort Smith Arkansas. She is survived by her parents five sisters and four brothers all named Schulte.
Maynard Drake of Amarillo reports Western Electric has introduced a compact all-in-one hearing aid tested and approved by Bell Labs. The 65 model weighs six ounces and runs on self-contained batteries with under one cent an hour cost. The Super 66 targets severe hearing impairment with maximum power and fidelity.
Acting City Manager N V Moss says a formal application for city acquisition of about two million dollars of Amarillo Army Air Field property will be filed today. Mayor Hagg and Moss inspected the site after selecting replacement structures and began an appraisal. The submission goes to Carroll Frye of the War Assets Administration in Zone 5, with Grand Prairie HQ. WAA legal approval and Attorney General Tom Clark are the remaining steps.
Miles City police chase a car thief who stole Tom Brady’s car to catch a train and left 25 cents on the front seat as a supposed fare.
Amarillo Council No. 1450 Knights of Columbus to be formally installed Monday night at Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington. Officers to be installed include Grand Knight Jaynes Cloninger Deputy Grand Knight Earl Kinter Financial Secretary C D Anderson Treasurer John Burn Chancellor C A Nussbaum Lecturer Russell Boyd Advocate Ray Doerfler Warden Walter F Nussbaum Inside Guard Jasper Belcher Outside Guard Dominic DeSiella Trustees Ray Prien John Garvey M P Nussbaum Chaplain Rev John F Steinlage.
Frederick Kattler of Pringfield plans to convert six old Springfield Street Railway Co buses into four room housing units. He aims to repurpose the retired buses into affordable living spaces in Springfield Mass.
Acting City Manager N V Moss unveils a plan to build an eligibility list of policemen and firemen through competitive civil service tests. City Personnel Manager Clifford Davis sets Sept 29 for the police test and Sept 30 for the fire test at Amarillo Center. Mayor Hagg notes the move is to be ready for future needs, not a payroll expansion.
The city outlines appointment procedures for policemen and firefighters. Applications for the competitive examinations are accepted at the city personnel office near city hall. Rookie officers start at $180 monthly, with applicants required to be 22 to 36 years old. Firemen share the same minimum salary.
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