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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1947
Page
4
A Pentecostal Holiness camp meeting and conference will convene Thursday for 11 days at the Pentecostal Camp 3.5 miles north of Amarillo on highway 87. Speakers include Bishop Dan T Muse Rev OF Sproul and Rev G Oral Roberts with daily morning and evening services and youth programs.
Amarillo’s Blackburn-Shaw Quartet of Hanson Post No 54 won the Texas Legion state title at the Fort Worth convention beating all rivals. The group earns a trip to New York for nationals this August and a cash prize. Members are Paul Ellis Dwight Elliott Willard Grantham and R W Henry all World War II veterans from Hanson Post.
County Judge FE O Northcutt awaits word from Governor Jester on forming an Amarillo rental advisory board. Jester told press associations he wrote county judges in 42 Texas defense areas to recommend advisory boards to Washington. Potter and Randall counties will confer on Amarillo area recommendations.
City hall employees collected a large fund yesterday to present Ed ward R. Wilson, the fire chief who resigned, with an expensive fly rod. Wilson plans to depart early next week for a fishing trip along Colorado creeks.
In northern New Zealand the land hosts numerous extinct volcanoes shaping the region’s scenery. Geologists note these ancient vents influence soil, terrain, and settlement history across multiple districts.
Five Amarillo maintenance employees gain a 5-cent hourly raise as Continental Trailways announces a system wide increase affecting 400 workers. Additionally 15 terminal staff will receive increases of 5 to 7 cents an hour.
Children from the local Children's Home will attend the Clyde Beatty circus tomorrow night as guests of the Exchange Club. Members and families will transport the youngsters in private cars and seat them in a reserved section. Dr. Malcom Wyatt oversees the arrangements for this annual Sunshine Special.
Danish manufacturers now offer a wide range of goods that were previously exclusive to Germany. This shift reflects growing domestic production and competition in the European market.
Britain and France face severe shortages and consider tapping reserves as a stopgap before US aid via the Marshall Plan. France asks Russia in the UN for support while Communist tensions threaten the government. A separate fire damages a small house near Buck's tavern on the Panhandle Highway.
Phoenix report notes a 19 year old music student who said he was the son of Goode L. McDonough California congressman. The brief item hints at a possible family claim pending verification and local interest in the case.
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