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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1948
Page
6
Washington reports a fatal truck accident near Baltimore where seven people died and twelve were injured as inflation drives up road costs. The piece argues highway expansion costs have surged since 1940, urging careful driving and new divided expressways amid a housing shortage and rising traffic.
A Randolph Air Force base training plane crashed one mile north of Selma killing two Army fliers. First Lt. Frank Eichel of Buffalo NY, 27, a flight instructor, and Student Officer First Lt. Kenneth G. Richmond of Manchester OH died. Eichel and Richmond were married, with wives named Martha and Elanor Ruth respectively. Witnesses said the plane appeared to lose control before the crash.
Azim Alihadzic, Yugoslav minister, endorses Cominform denunciation of the Yugoslav Communist Party and resigns with the entire mission. The note accuses Yugoslavs of fear and terror at home and seeks Soviet protection, condemns fascism, and calls for liberty.
William Arthur Evans 75 of Amarillo dies after a long illness at his home 1917 Taylor Street. He lived in Amarillo 40 years and worked as a contractor until three years ago. Survived by wife Mary and 8 children, plus 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home. He was a member of Polk Street Methodist Church.
Local advert lists free consultation on artificial limbs trusses braces and orthopedic supplies. Hospital beds for rent available from a Lubbock provider at 1906 Broadway with contact phone 2-8132.
The Furio family travels toward El Paso with bus tickets to New York and a $38 bankroll. Cpl. Tony Furio, who flew to stop his wife from hitchhiking with their 22 month old son Tony Jr., expects to reach Fort Bliss tomorrow. He plans to improvise funds as needed.
An ad touts Mercolized Wax Cream for nearly four decades highlighting a skin bleaching claim. The story shifts to a Bangor resident planning a hitchhike visit to her overseas-bound husband. Furio interferes, ordering her to abandon travel. Californians later fund his eastward flight, affecting the couple and baby.
Two Amarillo navy reservists completed a two week Caribbean cruise aboard the USS Waldron. Dwight W. Bradley and Billy G. Wilkinson served during mock war maneuvers near Santiago Cuba, training with the ship’s crew.
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