Retail Sales Slump Despite January Rise in Texas
Texas Bureau of Business Research reports January sales up 22 percent from 1946 but down 32 percent from December across Texas. Larger cities suffer steep declines, with Amarillo mid range and Port Arthur down 30 percent. El Paso and Austin in big-city brackets fall 22 percent. Food stores show slight improvement while hard and soft goods falter. Merchants blame cautious consumers and potential wage cuts for continuing price and demand pressures.
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Texas
Texas Bureau of Business Research
Amarillo
Port Arthur
el Paso
Austin
Je Stephens
Geass Tee. Buck & Co
Southwest
Midwest
Housing plans for new 1600 square foot home with double garage
The proposal outlines a house of about 1600 square feet including a 21 by 21 double garage. It caps livable space at 1500 square feet excluding garage and porches. The project price is listed as $18,000 and relates to a parcel in Mar. Also noted is a separate item: 14 seals removed from a 16 foot killer whale.
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Keld
J. Smith
Dwight Morrow
Cleveland
el Alamo Park
Amarillo
Mar
Lamar
Dewey A. Hicks
Retail declines differ between Plainview and Amarillo
The last to receive scarce merchandise. Plainview saw a 16 percent drop in retail volume, while Amarillo reported a 26 percent decline, suggestingPlainview experienced a smaller fall in sales due to delayed goods.
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Plainview
Amarillo
Stolen Plymouth Recovered After Amarillo Theft
Oklahoma City police recovered a 1939 Plymouth sedan stolen in Amarillo and arrested a Black suspect in connection with the recovery. The car, owned by L. Walker of 305 Tennessee, was wrecked in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Oklahoma
L. Walker
Tennessee
Balloon bursting stunt at Kansas fieldhouse halves
Rip Collins of the University of Kansas fired a 30 pound bow arrow at a balloon resting on Bob Lemons during a basketball game intermission. The large balloon burst and ten smaller balloons floated away, crowd cheered as Collins explained he inserted the small balloons and inflated them with helium over two hours.
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Lawrence
Kan
Rip Collins
University of Kansas
Bob Lemons
Collins
Tait
Sma
Hearing Arguments In Damage Suit In Amarillo
In 108th District Court Rosa Welborn sues C B Erwin and son Harold Erwin for 69500 over a 1946 Dallas highway crash near Pullman switch nine miles east of Amarillo that killed Roy Eugene Welborn. Paul Welborn also sues for 23450 in a companion case. Testimony done and arguments underway.
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Rosa Welborn
C. B. Erwin
Harold Erwin
108Th District
Welborn
Roy Eugene Welborn
Wichita Falls
Mr. Welborn
Amarillo
Dallas
Pullman Switch
Paul Welborn
Tungsten wire used for three watt lamps stretches long
Tungsten wire drawn for three watt lamp use is so fine that a single pound would span 282 miles, illustrating extreme filament scalability and industrial precision.
Larger Residences Planned In Amarillo Building Boom
Civilian Production Administration restrictions on floor area are guiding a rise in home sizes in Amarillo as J. J. Hicks receives a permit for a six room brick veneer house at the city engineer's office.
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Civilian Production Administration
Amarillo
J. J. Hicks
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Amarillo Texas
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