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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1948
Page
6
Amarillo officials warn streets are unsafe for dogs with expired tags as 1948 license sales begin. Mrs. Inez Sullivan notes about 250 licenses sold so far, with an estimated potential above 2,000, aiming to ensure rabies vaccination and animal control.
Fred A. Wells of Amarillo district TEC director will attend a wheat belt conference in Kansas City on February 1 with officials from every state. The TEC has taken over duties for channeling and placing farm labor to coordinate harvest plans and move migrant workers where needed.
In Bogota on January 21 Gen Gustavo Matamoros arrived as military governor of Santander Del Norte to quell bloody fighting. Six hundred soldiers plus airborne troops and hundreds of police and reservists have been mobilized to restore order amid ferocious clashes between Liberal and Conservative factions.
Houston jumped from seventh to fifth in 1947 building permit valuations and outranked Philadelphia by nearly two million dollars. The city posted 1947 total of 72,401,114, topping Baltimore by over 18 million, while Dallas ranked eighth with 53,538,597. Philadelphia and Baltimore led Houston in 1946.
Permanent Junior College Class room Instructors Association was formed at San Angelo over the weekend. Marvin McCuan Amarillo College instructor said he was the Amarillo College delegate representing junior colleges in the region. The group aims to promote better instruction and welfare of junior colleges across the state.
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending Saturday were 26918, down from 27768 in 1947. Cars received from connections totaled 10980, up from 10347. Total cars moved were 37808, slight drop from 38115. Santa Fe handled 37183 cars in the proceeding week of this year.
R. G. Rydin of San Francisco a Santa Fe Railway executive representative of the president is appointed assistant vice-president with new offices in Chicago. Leo E. Sievert of Los Angeles is named to succeed Mr. Rydin.
S. J. Speck of Haskell, sought by county authorities on swindling by worthless check charges, was arrested at Haskell and released on $1,000 bond. He is accused of giving a $1,200 worthless check to pay for an automobile at an auction here.
Agonizing itching from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies is targeted by Blue Star Ointment. One application is claimed to curb itching with repeat use as needed and money back if the first treatment fails.
A man in Elk City, Oklahoma, appears in court records tied to a $1700 check payment for a car. He was previously arrested on a similar charge here but released after the grand jury declined to indict.
Blackwell, at 4201 Bowie, came home after over a week in Chicago. He said it’s good to be back in the balmy Pan handle and noted enduring the Windy City cold.
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