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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
3
A boy named Tom Clover shrinks to eight inches and breaks free from a prison while a jeweler recovers a scarf. Police free Tom and arrest Mr Sleek for the hoax. Sleek repents as Santa offers a redemptive path, promising to help naughty children with his ashes and switches.
Philadelphia dispatch reports a young robber entered a candy store and kissed the attendant Juanita Giffin, 16, then struck her with the gun butt and escaped with $35. Police noted the incident occurred last night and detectives are investigating.
Chile’s price control agency has established distribution centers across Santiago where farmers can sell directly to consumers, enabling direct farm-to-table purchases and reducing middlemen margins.
Two people remained in serious condition after an afternoon wreck in Amarillo. Mrs. M. W. Davis, 63, suffered pelvic fractures and limb injuries, while Calvin L. Hanson Jr., four months, had a fractured skull. They rode with Calvin L. Hanson of Colorado Springs in a collision at Seventh and Buchanan.
Applications for enlistment in the Army Air Corps have been received from Tommie F. Nowlin and Richard J. Taban. Both have been sent to Albuquerque for their physical examinations.
Beginning next year the government will provide every Swedish citizen aged 65 an annual $250 payment irrespective of private income. The policy targets all seniors, promising a universal basic supplement rather than means testing.
An old Denver paper from 1893-99 found by William L. Crouch cites public uproar over the modern 'new look' and corsets. A Denver pastor denounces corsets calling them ribs of steel and sparks discussion about waist proportions.
Amarillo deer hunters log a odd theft incident as Bernard Schultz of Milwaukee reports a 260 pound eight point buck was stolen from his nursery. An undertaker friend preserved the deer with formaldehyde, turning it into a grim advertisement and deterring any would be eater.
The old newswriter noted health harm to women from corsets and that young ladies in the pastor's congregation abandoned them. Officials of the church, however, concluded the young minister went too far with fashion judgments and asked him to resign his pulpit.
Senator Tom Connally arrived in Marlin for his first visit home since last Christmas. He plans to visit his son Ben Connally in Houston during the holidays.
Mrs. Johnnie L. Ballard of Macon Georgia visits her parents Mr. and Mrs James H. Cooper at 2905 Harrison, staying with the family.
P W Lee Cooney head of the AFL Telegraph Workers Union demanded wage increases for 5 000 Gulf division workers before Western Union pays any stock dividends The talks in Washington ended with the issue sent to a fact finding board for a 50 day period Cooney returned to Dallas after the negotiations
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday were 28 200 compared with 29 721 for the same week in 1946. Cars received from connections totaled 11 299 versus 10 740 in 1946. Total cars moved were 39 499 compared with 40 461 in 1946. Santa Fe handled 39 697 cars in the preceding week of this year.
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