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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
10
In Municipal Auditorium this afternoon the annual community Christmas tree was erected and trimmed. Sponsored by the American Legion Am arillo, the event funds the tree for needy children with donations from civic clubs and fraternal organizations.
Decorated for the season, Rev J N Darnell of Higginsville Missouri was named minister of the First Christian Church in Wellington. He succeeds the former pastor and will begin duties soon.
Federal inspector Howard H. Harris of the United States Federal Security Agency works with the typhus control section to count rats in Amarillo. The census, begun yesterday and finishing today, aims to gauge the impact of a city rat proofing campaign on rat numbers. Harris, from Atlanta, uses an inspection formula to estimate totals. He hopes the results show the campaign’s effectiveness.
A reminiscence recalls Jack and Kate, Amarillo Hardware’s mule team, who caused minor wrecks on Mondays in Polk Street. Ed Bagot, former delivery man, recalls how the pair sometimes ran away, damaging wagons and a streetcar, with each firm repairing its own vehicle after the incident.
Frederick C. Othman relates a Capitol Hill exchange where Mrs. Dorothy Brady argues calcium in milk matters more than milk consumption, cites tortilla lime water and African mud, while Sen. Flanders probes dietary lessons and dairy industry claims.
Building permits issued in December topped 400000 with a 4500 residential permit to C R Walker and G L Roberts for a three room frame house. Other permits include Carl Miller 2003 Harrison 5000 for a residence addition and Clifford McMurtry two four room brick veneer dwellings at 1600 Lipscomb for 8900 each. December total reaches 405160.
City application for Amarillo airport property at Amarillo Air Field is delayed by a shortage of field area maps. City manager N V Moss said filing with the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Fort Worth will occur after the engineering department completes five maps. The package covers 136 buildings including hangars warehouses and hospital area facilities.
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