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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1948
Page
15
The column tracks everyday life with brief notices. Pup puppies on a lawn draw a bus stoppage aside from the playful scene. Residents in Amarillo and Ardmore send greetings, visits, and travel plans from Hayden street to Washington street, with several named locals and families mentioned.
Local column lists new residents Charles and Beard from Des Moines and M A Henson family from Weslaco. Births at Northwest Texas Hospital include grandchildren of Caldwell and Taylor families. multiple families welcome boys, girls, and twins with July 17 18 dates. Funeral and hospital notes follow with regional names and addresses.
The reading urges Pisces to balance tact with initiative while warning against excess. Aries should prioritize sound, practical steps. Taurus advises sticking to routine and avoiding talk of plans. Gemini cautions impulsive action and encourages careful thinking before important words or deeds.
Fragmentary OCR lists several names and places including 320 North Eighth Edward Engram Texione NM Bill Blessen Tascosa Vonna Jean Kirkwood Stratford Surgical David EK Eddings Ray J. Gillispie Herring Hotel C. E. Julian 203 West Nineteenth.
Courthouse records list transfers of property in various blocks with buyers and prices including Gail Bows and L. Glas. District Court records show multiple divorce filings among Gatica Bell Burke Parish Arevalo Mason. Marriage licenses issued for Golden Rawls Edwards and Kiroff Hall.
The piece critiques a Billy Rose column about Buttons the retriever. It argues the dog’s fetch instinct led to retrieving a grenade without heroism, noting the khaki color signified friends and questioning the GI’s enemy label. The author ends with a flippant, deflating aside.
A three cent stamp honoring the late William Allen White will go on sale August 1 at the Amarillo post office. It shows White in an oval portrait with colonial background, printed purple by rotary process. 75 million stamps authorized. Collectors may request first day cancellations by sending up to 10 self addressed envelopes with money orders to the Emporia Kansas Postmaster. letters must arrive by July 30.
Invitations went to all members of the Amarillo Chamber and Panhandle chambers for a water forum at the Amarillo Hotel on Friday noon July 30. W. L. Broadhurst of the Bureau of Reclamation will lead the discussion as a leading expert on underground water resources for the High Plains.
Miss Panama a Quarterhorse mare owned by Louis Blackell of Amarillo set a track record for 300 yards at the Buckeroo Lounge Handicap in Ruidoso New Mexico on a muddy track. She also holds the world record for 330 yards.
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