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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
12
Amarillo city commission approved on first reading a lengthy ordinance amending the building code after over a year of study by the Building Code Revision Committee. The changes are technical, aligning local code with contemporary standards and other jurisdictions.
Mr Link Robinson of Newport declares HADACOL restores his health after long steel work causing bloating gas and nervousness. He credits vitamins B1 B2 iron and niacin for relief and notes improved appetite and no more gas pains. The company touts hemoglobin support and a money back guarantee with trial 1.25 large 3.50.
City commission advanced amendments to more than 20 chapters of the building code and plans a new publication by the building inspector. It approved seizure of property on North West Eighth Avenue for Highway 66, condemning land from unknown owners. Bids were authorized for 5000 feet of 6 inch pipe and 2000 feet of 8 inch pipe for the water department, and a fire hydrant was approved for installation at North East Third and Mirror. Routine business was trans acted.
Negro churches in Amarillo will host next week the West Texas Baptist Association of the General Baptist State Convention of Texas. The welcoming program is Monday at 8 pm at New Hope Baptist Church, 313 Jackson. The association opens Tuesday with Dr. W. D. Davis in charge. Sessions run through Saturday in four groups at New Hope, Mount Zion, Carter’s Chapel, and Church of God in Christ.
In Fort Worth Texas an oil broker accused a waitress of overcharging him for beer after hours. He said he paid with a $10 and she kept the change, leading to her arrest.
About 80 RCA dealers and salesmen attended a Dulaney's sales meeting in the Crystal Ballroom at the Herring Hotel. Murry Woodruff, assistant sales manager, conducted the meeting. A dinner followed the introduction of the new RCA radio line.
Representatives from the Teamsters Local Union must submit new solicitation permit applications for a buyers guide after city officials canceled prior permits due to telephone solicitations. The advisory committee and city commission seek complete distribution plans with new applications, amid protests from last week.
Warren D. Lowry of Amarillo won a Bulova watch and a Land Polaroid camera on the Chance of a Lifetime radio quiz in Chicago. He missed a fully furnished home jackpot after failing to name the largest kingdom, replying Sweden could be it. Lowry, his wife, and daughter Martha are in town for the Lions International convention, staying at the Stevens Hotel, as Ed ward Everts and J. O. man attend.
Lubbock police hold B. R. Countz 26, an ex convict, on forgery charges. He was arrested in Lubbock and may be transferred for trial. He is wanted in Borger on forgery charges as well, accused of passing forged $20 checks at Walter Diggs Drug Store on West Sixth and at Max Service Station on Highway 66 nearby.
In 612 BC the Babylonians captured and destroyed Nineveh, collapsing the Assyrian Empire's core, reshaping Mesopotamian power dynamics and signaling a shift toward New Babylonian ascendancy.
The State Supreme Court refused to review a bid to cancel Texas hail hurricane and windstorm insurance deductible. Jess D. Carter sued the State Board of Insurance Commissioners. trial court favored Carter, canceling the board’s mandatory deductible for the first $100 of loss. The Court of Civil Appeals reversed, and the Supreme Court refused the writ of error.
New Guinea natives in Port Moresby reacted to bebop music, shouting with enthusiasm as the unfamiliar rhythm reached their ears for the first time, illustrating a moment of cross cultural musical discovery.
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