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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
5
Jose Rangel a 26 year old railroad section hand was killed yesterday when struck by a Santa Fe train inside the city limits.
Charlies W. Weisenburg Tulsa theater man will head the venture leasing 10 acres in the Georgia and Canyon Highway triangle to WFW Theaters Inc. Construction aimed to begin after snow clears with operation expected by April 1. The 50 000 project will include a 600 car parking area an apartment for the manager in a cinder block building and in car speakers for bad weather. Seven nights a week seven months annually. Weisenburg already runs two Tulsa theaters and one Dallas venue and heads WFW Corporation with long experience in exhibition and distribution.
At the Herring Hotel luncheon Amarillo Exchange Club installed new officers Burl Witt as president Howard Ferguson as vice president C J Humphrey as secretary and Fred Vaughan as treasurer. Four new board members Arlie Hudson Skeet Porter Troy Jones and Lee First were also installed with Dick Morton and his band providing music.
A 29 year old pilot Eugene Holstein of Dallas and Miami flew a single engine Beechcraft over Houston Tuesday fog prevented a landing at Municipal Airport last radio contact at 6 30 Tuesday afternoon search in East Texas revealed no trace of the missing plane.
Clifford F. Howard Jr Fred C Williams and Robert D Harp left Amarillo for Albuquerque to complete physical examinations for US Air Corps service. They are sons of local residents and will undergo medical screening at the air force base.
Jam Jar Club hosts a dance and game night at 8 pm tonight in the YWCA. Three movie shorts will be shown and refreshments served. Havana Cuba is 80 miles from Key West Florida.
Mark Andrews a 44 year old former Navy officer will depart Houston for Washington to await Senate action on his nomination as assistant secretary of the Navy in charge of procurement. President Truman named Andrews to the post on December 23. He is a captain in the Navy Reserve and headed Navy Procurement in the war’s final year.
All boys of the Jam Jar Club are urged to attend at the YWCA gym nasium between 10 30 and 11 30 o clock tomorrow morning. Homer Cowan YMCA program director says the group will organize a Jam Jar basketball team. Members should wear gym clothing.
City planning and zoning members begin 2024 work with tonight’s 7:30 PM session at city hall. The agenda includes Clifford McMurtry’s application to rezone property at Tenth and Main.
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