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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
23
A catalog of used cars lists many 1940s and early 1950s models with options such as radio and heater. Vehicles include Dodge Coronet and Club Coupe lines, Ford Custom, Plymouth Special Deluxe, Desoto, Buick Special, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, and Hudson. Mileages vary, with several low mileage entries and standard features noted.
A local dealer lists a 1949 Chrysler Windsor four door with rad heater fluid drive a 1949 Oldsmobile with radio and four new tires a 1930s Dodge four door sedan with radio two other cars include a Model A Ford coupe priced at 155 and a 1940 Chevrolet and 1948 Dodge and 1939 Plymouth 41 Chrysler all described as unusually clean and worth the money.
classifieds list of used vehicles with multiple makes and models for sale including a 1949 Ford Custom with radio and heater, a 1942 Pontiac Convertible with overhauled motor, and various trucks and tractors from International Harvester and GMC. ads include contact numbers and shop location at 309 N Harrison and 205 Buchanan.
Vintage vehicle listings showcase Studebaker 2-ton grain bed trucks, Dodge and GMC models from the 1940s, including pickups, vans, grain bodies, dual wheels, and canopy options. Wrecking yards advertise cheap Diamond T trucks and 550 dollar Dodge panels, with contact numbers for Panhandle Auto Wrecking and Elmer Auto.
Classified car listings from Neal's Deals Appeal and Taylor's Used Car Market offer a wide range of 1940s and early 1950s autos. Highlights include a 47 Packard Clip der with radio and overdrive at 1095, 50 Packard Deluxe at 1995, and multiple Chevrolets, Buicks, Pontiacs, and Nashes with radios heaters and options, plus prices from 250 to 2045 and contact details in Amarillo and nearby.
The Amarillo school board approved plans for an addition to Amarillo High School. Bids are not yet advertised but expected before January 1. The project, drawn by Rittenberry and Rittenberry, includes a mechanical drawing room, metal and automobile shops, kitchen and cafeteria, dining room, storage, offices, and wash rooms. Remodeling of the current building is not included and finances may force minimal refinements. The addition will join the south wing, between the present building and Elizabeth Nixson Junior High, and temporary Army surplus classrooms will be moved, likely to the playground area between Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues south of campus.
Don Scott and Paul Scott, aged 21 and 23, were charged in a $10,000 burglary of the Sheppard Air Force Base post exchange. They were captured in Sherman after a scuffle at police headquarters, during which one tried to grab a pistol. Patrolman Johnny Gorman was injured with a broken rib. A suitcase of money and jewelry totaling $9,000 and five money bags with Wichita Falls bank markings were found on them.
Alloys containing 42 per cent nickel show thermal expansion matching glass for lead-in wires used in sealed beam headlights and television tubes and similar applications.
John Friesner Jr 827 Bryan will report for active duty with the US Navy in Oklahoma City Wednesday. He is a boatswain's mate and veteran of 39 months in the Pacific theater with nine service stars and two liberation stars. Friesner, of Amarillo, moved here two years ago from Waterloo Iowa and is married with two daughters Christina Lea and Sandra Elaine. His parents live at 421 Milam. Army tackle J D Kimmel is known by initials but real name is John.
Graveside services for Juan Arreguin 55 were set for 4 p.m. at Llano Cemetery with Rev Fr Antonio Rodriguez of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church presiding. Arreguin died after being shot twice in the back Thursday night in the 1600 block of Arthur. no arrests. Burial under N B Griggs & Sons. Also a note on stuttering by Dr James S Greene of the National Hospital for Speech Disorders.
Sealed proposals for building a metal warehouse at Miami Texas must be filed with the District Engineer of the Texas Highway Department in Amarillo Texas by 10 00 A M December 8 1950. Proposals will be opened publicly. Minimum wage follows Group II per Texas Highway Commission Minute 27813 dated December 29 1949. Plans and specs available at the Amarillo office of James G Lott District Engineer.
J C Penney Company will pay a year end bonus equal to two weeks pay to all full time associates who worked through 1950 with partial payments for those with less than a year. Over 50,000 associates nationwide will participate, including 95 Amarillo store workers. President A W Hughes said the bonus reflects 1950 results and future payments depend on future results. The plan excludes management staff tied to profit sharing but adds other company benefits. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
Mrs. Arthur Heber of Cincinnati credits Hadacol with restoring her health, easing nervous tension, and boosting energy. She reports improved appetite, steadier nerves, and a return to normal activity after long illness. Trial bottle pricing and direct-order note included.
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