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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
7
Judge Jordan criticizes current handling of girls cases as too lenient or too harsh. A proposed juvenile home near the Old Library Building is rejected by the Potter County Juvenile Advisory Board. The county would need a married couple as custodians and funds to house youths long term.
North Texas faced two days without water as Leonard Ector and Savoy remained cut off. Power crews and 1434 Southwestern Bell workers labored to restore service while radio telephones linked Gainesville to Sherman and planned for Bonham and Whitesboro. Dallas welfare bureau saw 250 seek relief as towns like Bonham, McKinney, Frisco, Savoy and others stayed isolated by a widespread debris build up from the storm.
The plan shows new south east taxiway 4019 feet long, west taxiway 4186 feet, northeast taxiway 2096 feet. Runway extensions total 2000 feet with 1000 on southeast, 600 on southwest, 400 on northeast. Over 4000 feet of storm sewer, 1943 feet of underground ducts for 45 landing lights, 7300 feet of ducts, 24084 cubic yards earth moving, 34432 cubic yards surface material, 10565 tons asphalt, 155000 gallons prime coat, 29640 gallons additional asphalt, 88675 gallons seal coat and 3734 tons crushed rock. Plans approved at Big Spring with minor changes, in progress over two years and aligned with Fort Worth office recommendations from July. One major change relocated a taxiway to allow future terminal area access. funds to be local and federal blends. Article notes Mexico’s 3000 ton building surplus sale and funding shifts for improvements away from federal funds.
Fire crews responded to a Thomas Dinner House blaze shortly after 2:45 AM on December 24, with the fire spreading to the Amarillo Inn at 306 North East Sixth. Damages exceeded 25000 dollars as residents were evacuated. Captain Hancock, 87, longtime North Amarillo Fire Station veteran, faced scrutiny over actions and potential papers pending from city officials.
The article describes a cold front moving south into Central Texas with widespread precipitation across the northern half of the country, including rain from New England to the Ohio Valley and snow in parts of the Midwest. It cites isobars, low and high centers, and regional temperatures, noting damage in a three state area totaling about 3 million dollars.
The Amarillo Chapter meeting will form a local Navy history club at 7:30 PM in the American Legion Hall 615 West Seventh. Anyone seeking informal details may call W. Snyder at 8445. Eligible are those who served honorably in Navy Coast Guard Naval Reserve Marines or Marine Corps Reserve.
Mr. Lowery said the probe would be independent of local committees and called for reinforcements less than 12 hours after arrival. Hanson Post commander L A Pitt expected a report at their Tuesday meeting while VA investigators' start time remained unknown. Col. Clauser described investigators as bank examiners or postal inspectors. Geopolitical note mentions vaccines supplied by America Britain and France to the Netherlands for distempers and hog cholera control.
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