Before the War Oil Maps and Butter Ration Impacts
Before the war the oil industry distributed about 50 million tourist road maps yearly. Butter rationing would impose hardship on some South African housewives who use it for hair dressing.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1945
Page
14
Before the war the oil industry distributed about 50 million tourist road maps yearly. Butter rationing would impose hardship on some South African housewives who use it for hair dressing.
Rev E R Foster reports the Assembly of God will begin work on a new $160000 church at the corner of North East Eighth and North Pierce. The brick tile two story building will have 44 rooms, a main auditorium, an educational department, a minister study and a library. Plans include a parsonage north of the church and a separate 900 North Pierce current church site.
City engineers announce a new enforcement of sidewalk and building codes in Amarillo. The ordinance standardizes width and grade for sidewalks gutters and curbs on city property and requires permits for erecting enlarging or altering structures. Penalties range from ten to two hundred dollars per day.
Public health reminder urges prompt treatment of coughs and bronchial troubles to prevent chronic bronchitis. It promotes Creomulsion, a non narcotic remedy blending beechwood creosote with cough medicines, promising quick relief or money back if unsatisfied.
The speaker questions whether America should bear vast costs to bring buzzards back to their homes and asks why soldiers who left their homes to fight should provide free transportation for them.
Vice Adm. Daniel E. Barrey announced that by Dec 10 about 17 000 U S Navy personnel and 137 ships of all descriptions will be released from the Seventh Fleet and return to the United States by Christmas. Since taking command Nov 19, 59 ships and 29 000 men have been detached for repatriation.
The Texas Social Welfare Association plans its first state conference since 1942 to be held in Amarillo next November. Fred DeCoster and Mrs. Arthur Ball announced after Austin meetings where the decision was made. About 1,500 representatives from 19 districts attended the prior convention in Houston.
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