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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1948
Page
16
Rural area mail box owners will be asked to replace unserviceable containers this month. Amarillo assistant postmaster J. C. Ely says wartime regulations requiring approved mail boxes were not enforced due to scarce materiel.
The text explains that government approved boxes are metal built and rural carriers will note old wooden boxes. The campaign will continue to encourage voluntary replacements, with no force on patrons who may choose to keep their existing boxes.
Gov Beauford H Jester made two new appointments in Austin. Leon Jaworski of Houston was named to the Texas Civil Judicial Council for the unexpired term of Major T Bell of Beaumont ending July 1 1951. Jaworski previously led the European war crimes trial section of the JAG department. Galloway Calhoun of Tyler was named to the James Stephen Hogg Memorial Commission replacing Herman V Puckett of Quitman for a term ending June 12 1951.
More than 300 attended the annual Llano Estacado Council Boy Scouts banquet at the Herring Hotel to honor citizens and install new officers. Lewis P. Fields was reinstalled president as officers and national committeemen were named, plus Silver Beaver awards. A main speaker reviewed the 1947 World Jamboree in France.
Mrs Wilma Joyce Davis 25 of Silverton died at 1 30 this morning in St Anthony s Hospital after a week long illness. Surviving are husband L E Davis two daughters Peggy and Delia a son Dwin and mother Mrs Prudee Smithee all of Silverton. She belonged to the Church of Christ. Funeral and burial will be in Silverton with body transported today by N S Griggs & Sons.
L. D. McKaughan, 69, longtime vice president of Trans-Texas Airways, died at his Houston home. His earlier career included leading teams of oxen in Spindletop and Orange oil fields and managing up to 200 mule teams hauling freight.
An Amarillo High School student argues that exclusive social groups must raise standards to include all members working toward a common cause, warning that shared heritage could be lost if unity is not achieved.
An official announcement from Moscow on January 23 said negotiations would be resumed soon in Washington to settle lend-lease questions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Asparagus is a perennial plant that, with proper cultivation, yields profitable crops for 10 to 15 years. This long productive life makes it a valuable option for growers seeking sustained harvests and stable returns over a decade or more.
Miss Ruth Minton and Miss Catherine Rives will travel to Austin for a meeting of Girl Scout professional workers. Region IX staff from Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico will join a refresher course January 26 to 31 led by Miss Leah Parker. The pair return Sunday.
In an average year before World War II US transport systems carried about 600 billion ton miles of inter city freight. This figure underscores the extensive freight network and the scale of economic activity prior to wartime disruptions.
The state of Nevada ranks sixth in size with an area of 110,690 square miles.
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