Amarillo Houses Urged to Display Street Numbers
Postman and delivery workers urge Amarillo residents to add or correct house numbers. Several homes lack numbers or show obscured digits, delaying mail delivery. Postmaster W D DeGrassi notes enforcement not strict but urges compliance, warns against reused or misplaced numbers after moves or new builds.
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Postman
Western Union Messenger
Milkman
Expressman
Amarillo
Post Office Department
W. D DeGrassi
Amarila
Permits Start 1948 With $61000 In Building Approvals
The city engineer office issued $61000 in permits in three hours at year start. Lewis Jewelry Co. recei ved a 10000 interior alteration permit for 519 Polk vacated by Western Auto Stores. Warren Fretz attends the job. Mr and Mrs E E Cooper obtained three permits for 12 room one story apartments at 1210 1212 and 1214 West Tenth totaling 48000. Cecil M Blakeley Got a 3000 four room frame house at 1502 Johnson.
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Lewis Jewelry Co
Polk
Western Auto Stores
Sixth Avenue
Warren Fretz
Oklahoma City
E. E. Cooper
West Tenth
Cecil M. Blakeley
Johnson
Amarillo Car Hits Texhoma Man in Ice Covered Street
James Walker 21 of Texhoma fell in the street before being struck by a car driven by Claudia B. Goldsmith in Amarillo. Walker sustained multiple fractures a punctured lung and a severe head wound as Goldsmith halted after seeing him and calling for help.
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James Walker
Amarillo
Walker
Claudia B. Goldsmith
North
Cleveland
Goldsmith
Philfen
Taylor
File Theft Charges Against J. R. Graves
Charges of stealing an automobile were filed today against J. R. Graves of San Antonio. Graves was arrested by police Wednesday night in connection with the theft of a delivery truck from Ponca Wholesale Company. Bond set at $1000 in a hearing before Justice C. W. Carder.
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J. R. Graves
San Antonio
Ponca Wholesale Company
C. W. Carder
Peacetime Postal Record Set in Amarillo
D. W. Baker reports Amarillo postal finances reached peacetime highs in 1947 with receipts of 748 457 01 surpassing the 1945 wartime total. December brought 96 022 03 and the last quarter 222 241 44, as 1948 is anticipated to surpass prior records.
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Amarillo
D. W. Baker
John Quincy Adams Bald President Fact Noted
A historical claim notes that John Quincy Adams was the only U.S. president described as bald. It presents a single biographical detail without broader context or multiple events.
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John Quincy Adams
United States
Lease Filing Deadline Near Amarillo Rent Rules
Amarillo landlords have up to 14 days to file voluntary rental agreements with tenants, under the Housing and Rent Act of 1947. Agreements signed by December 31 may be filed within 15 days after execution. About 2 percent of 15 thousand local rental units have taken part in the voluntary program.
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Amarillo
Frank E. Hobgood
Mr. Hobgood
Hobgood
Reward offered for fox捕es in Dunkirk area hunt drive
A three month campaign began January 1 offering one case of beer per fox captured to hunters. The program aims to curb foxes that prey on pheasants and other game and is sponsored by two local sportsmen clubs in Dunkirk New York.
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Dunkirk
Hagy Lands Street Crews For Clearing Snow Away
Mayor Lawrence Hagy praised the city street department for clearing many city streets of snow yesterday. H R Smith directed public works overseeing the street department as crews moved snow from gutters to street centers to create melt runoff and a usable traffic lane.
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Hagy
Lawrence Hagy
H. R. Smith
Seaman Weatherman Completes Recruit Training
Seaman Fred C. Weatherman son of Mr and Mrs Frank Weatherman of 400 Austin has completed his recruit training at the US Naval Training Center San Diego California.
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Fred C. Weatherman
Frank Weatherman
Austin
US Naval Training Center
San Diego
Cal
Mrs Westbrooks Visits D A Westbrooks in Amarillo
Mrs D A Westbrooks of Burk Burnett is in Amarillo to visit her daughters Mrs Bowen Cox at 1322 Tyler and Mrs J Douglas Smith at 1305 Travis.
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Westbrooks
D. A. Westbrooks
Burkburnett
Amarillo
Bowen Cox
Tyler
J. Douglas Smith
Travis
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