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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1948
Page
15
Pickup ad notes a Ford pickup in good condition with a low price. Listings include addresses 2705 Van Buren and 1011 North Pierce and a contact 1628 South Houston. A second listing mentions a Ford pickup for sale near 1400 Harrison with a contact number.
Obituary notices list Pvt Walker B Fry and Mrs Mae Atkinson among the deceased with family ties across Amarillo and surrounding areas. Other entries mention Irene Carl of St Louis, Carl Dowlen, and Wilkes O’Hara Jeter relations, with funeral arrangements at Boxwell Brothers Chapel and interments at Liano Cemetery. Also notes Boy Scouts Court of Honor awarding fifteen youths at First Christian Church in Amarillo with merit badges and ranks.
Students planning to study college courses for engineering degrees may take pre engineering examinations at Amarillo College at 8 30 o clock Saturday morning. Rail Workers Eye New Hike Tests on Saturday. Three big railroad unions announced an immediate drive for third round pay increases after a wage settlement.
Amarillo remains polio free while downstate Texas faces the worst epidemic in state history with 580 cases this year, far above 1946. Potter County leaders urge calm and action, listing nine protective steps for parents and stressing early medical care and contact avoidance. Dick Anderson, an Amarillo youth, is recovering after a brief Houston exposure.
Fire Prevention Week is scheduled each year for the week that includes October 9, the anniversary of the Chicago fire of 1871.
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