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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1947
Page
4
President Truman weighs when to end time payment limits on autos fridges and radios as Congress debates extending or ending Regulation W. House votes to end controls immediately while Senate measures linger dead.
The measure sets one third down payments with up to 15 month installments for major appliances and tools including automobiles stoves dishwashers refrigerators washing machines air conditioners radios phonos sewing machines and vacuum cleaners. Furniture and rugs require 20 percent down with 15 month installments. The Senate bill would extend price controls to December 31 with down payments capped at 20 percent and installments up to two years.
Virginia Smith of Amarillo arrives home from Canton Missouri where she joined the Christian Youth Fellowship Caravan at Culver Stockton College. The First Christian Church member is daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Smith and serves as secretary of the State Disciple student fellowship.
Lt. Col. H. A. Conrad of the War Assets Administration conducted a complete safety inspection of Pantex Ordnance Plant in Grand Prairie. He sent a report and recommendations to Washington. The report is not available locally. Contaminated materials are being shipped out.
Don Albright directs the Globe Detective Agency Amarillo Texas. He trained in criminal investigation and runs a firm handling civil criminal commercial and industrial cases including protection missing persons and shadowing. The agency cooperates with law enforcement and houses a Graphological Department led by Benjamin Phillips using psychographology for personnel and domestic cases.
Albright describes handwriting analysis as a scientific tool not fortune telling. He notes Phillips and others have been accurate in their analyses. He argues handwriting can solve personal problems and even change personalities, shaping a detective as a personal troubleshooter who helps people.
Sixty BKPW members and guests attended a picnic supper in Ellwood Park. Miss Johnnie Pollan presided over the business session where Miss Virginia Wisdom was elected a new member. Leather book markers were presented to several members and guests.
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company adds a two story basement addition at Ninth and Tyler. Manager A O Thomas says interior work will take about three months and 1600 more phones will become available. Current phones in service total 21374, with 24874 needed to satisfy today’s demand.
Capt. Eugene Safford announced seven enlistments in the regular Army today. Enlistees include Denver S Webb Amarillo Texas Grady B Caton Larace Arkansas Billy R Taylor Dumas Arkansas John N Brannon Cabot Arkansas Robert Lee Mitchell Oklahoma City Oklahoma Billy? Sherman G Matthews Hereford First Cavalry and W P Rich Memphis all assigned to AAF or corps of engineers with 25th Infantry listed.
Mr and Mrs Henry Buell and children Lynette and Billy return to Lubbock after visiting in the R L Underwood home at 679 North Bivins. Other visitors include Mr and Mrs R L Grimes and daughter Patricia of Lubbock Mrs M K Stout and Leon Hokett of Dallas Mr and Mrs Loyd Moore and children Erwin Linda and Mary of Brownfield.
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