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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
27
A reader recalls staring at a problem for two hours then saying hell with it and leaving. The excerpt shifts to a chaotic incident as Mrs Anne Mc Ginnis of Washington, DC reportedly fell from a fourth floor fire escape and was flipped into a neighbor’s bathroom, per the National Safety Council.
New York radio writer Wyllis Cooper defends original work amid fan letters asking for scripts and accusations of theft on small stations. He notes plagiarism in radio and recalls his long career from Sonn of Frankenstein to Lights Out and Army Hour scripts.
A 127 acre Ohio settlement for 200 homeless boys rises from a year of effort inspired by Boys Town Nebraska. Organized in September 1946 under Rev. Clarence Kerr the village grows with milk and chicken sales from the farm and new silo and painted barns.
A historic note records an oil spring near Cuba New York during 1627. The succinct entry marks an early mineral discovery in the region and notes the location tied to Cuba.
Houston reports a toddler named Cramer Howell Jenkins Jr at 14 months demonstrates balance and mobility. His mother, Mrs Jenkins, notes he fell early but now skates around the house as the youngest skater in Texas.
Amarillo post office processed an estimated 8 000 packages yesterday as the peak day of the season. Postmaster W D De Grassi noted 165 000 cards passed through the stamp cancelling machine with air mail stamps in high demand for timely delivery. He expected the record day to hold as workers rush to clear bins and send gifts onward.
A 60 year old man in Springfield Massachusetts tried to treat a stomach ache by operating on himself with a dirk. Doctors found he had a four inch abdominal slash that required medical repair.
A list of time slots shows schedule intervals from 1 00 to 5 45 with 15 minute steps and late night entries. Specific minutes vary in sequence including 1:15 11:45 and 5:00 5:15 5:30 5:45.
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