City Tax Board Members Reappointed for 1948
City commission reappointed the 1947 city tax equalization board for 1948. Appointees are Dr. R. Thomson Hugo Loewenstern and Gus Leftwich with school district members to be named. Burks urged early organization to survey valuations and plan monthly meetings ahead of fall sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Burks
R. Thomson
First Presbyterian Church
Hugo Loewenstern
Gus Leftwich
Hughes
Amarillo Independent
R. G. Mills
L. C. Nesbitt
P. W. Alexander
Burks
Wrong Address Coal Delivery Sparks Snowstorm Tale
In Mankato Minnesota Mrs. J L Kooser watched two men steer a large truck through heavy snow. After crashing the truck into a tree and fence they backtracked up a hill and unloaded coal into a corn crib. They gave her a bill she rejected noting the ample coal shed. She then told them they had the wrong address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Minn
J. L. Kooser
Liquorless Fridays Proposed by Drys
A resolution from the Greater St. Louis Prohibition Clubs asks President Truman to urge all of America’s 50 000 000 drinkers to abstain from alcohol on Fridays to conserve grain. It notes meatless Tuesdays and eggless Thursdays fell short and claims millions of tons of grain would be saved if adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Truman
Average Taxicab Travels 62 000 Miles a Year
Cleveland dispatch notes from The Taxicab Industry reveal that the typical American taxi covers about 62 000 miles annually and is replaced when new cars become available. Brake linings wear most, then tires spark plugs and batteries. About 61 percent of operators plan to add two way radios to over half their cabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.P
Stock Exchange Seats Under 1946 Averages
New York stock exchange memberships sold at an average price just under $60,000 in 1947, down from the 1946 average near $77,000. Through mid-December 36 seats changed hands, with prices from $50,000 to $68,000, compared with 24 seats in all of 1946 and a range of $61,000 to $97,000. Since 1,375 seats have ever existed, prices have ranged from $500,000 in March 1929 to $17,000 in March and April 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Car from Missouri banner reads “Just engaged, going to ask papa”
A Wichita police report notes a car from Missouri with a banner declaring the couple’s engagement and plans to ask the father for permission. The item highlights cross state vehicle use and a marriage proposal message observed in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Missouri
Fire crews double respond to similar street names
In Fairhaven Massachusetts fire chief Edward G. Spooner uses dual dispatch when alarms reference streets with identical names. Apparatus race to both streets of the name and the later arrival corrects course to assist at the right location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhaven
Mass
U.P
Edward G. Spooner
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. Thomsen
Drys
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance Company
Amarillo
Texas
Business College
Taylor
Panhandle
Amarillo’printive Co
Amarillo Printing Company
St.Joseph
Zale
Diamond
Sears
Via
Air Express
Gay New Print
Dallas
Motor Express
F—Wide Rovers
Satsanial Crystal Buy Now
China
Llstate
Allstate
EAM
10Th
Polk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!