Certificates Awarded at Hanson Post 54 American Legion Meeting
Hanson Post No 54 American Legion members with 30 years service received certificates at their meeting. Prizes in the recent membership drive went to Sol Levine first, Raymond Oliveira second, and Roy Beard third. Certificates issued from Department headquarters in Austin. several names listed as recipients.
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Hanson Post No. 54
American Legion
Sol Levine
Raymond Olivera
Roy Beard
Austin
Will Benton
Easy for mother to give child dosage tablets
Product notes describe tablets designed for correct child dosage with child friendly oral flavor. Fifty tablets packaged for ease of use and dosing convenience.
British Boy Seeks Texas Ranch Friend For 1948 Letters
A Cheltenham England youth, 10, asks Mayor Hagg to help connect with a Texas ranch boy to exchange letters. He recalls wartime US soldiers and hopes Texas life on a cattle ranch differs from his London schooling. He signs with best wishes for 1948.
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Amarillo
Lawrence Hagg
Robert Hawthorn
Kipling Road
St. Marks
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
England
Texas
USA
1948
Traffic Case Totals Highlight Year Police Report
Police Chief Sid Harper filed the annual report showing traffic cases 9,957 ahead of criminal 4,024. Fines totaled 33,234 for traffic and 62,960 for criminal, with total 98,765. Drunkenness triggered 4,616 bookings. other counts include 1,475 vagrancy and 330 transfers to other courts.
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City Commission
Sid Harper
Health Department
Unmarried Masters of 1948 Era Highlight Amarillo Notes
A collage of local items from Amarillo scenes features bachelor notices dating back to 1948 and a Birdie Column update. The piece lists names, bowling results at Peerless Lanes, golf and social rosters, plus a government posting in Austin as Gov Beauford Jester resigns and R B Cousins Jr takes over a state board seat.
Educational system’s annual expenditures near five billion
The article notes that the United States educational system consumes about five billion dollars annually in total outlays. It cites government and institutional funding sources and highlights the broad scale of K-12 and higher education spending.
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United States
Unclaimed Property Sale Nets $313.50 for Amarillo
Amarillo police auctioned unclaimed property yesterday afternoon raising 313.50. Detective Captain J. L. King said several bicycles were bought by local men to donate to Boys Ranch. Cars sold for 17, 41.50 and 43, with bicycles maxing at 25.50 and min at 3.
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Amarillo
Boys Ranch
Waco Adopts State Civil Service for Firemen and Police
Waco voters approved adopting the State civil service for firemen and policemen by a vote of 883 to 117. The measure sets new hiring and layoff standards under state rules.
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Waco
Civil Service
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PIC
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