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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
20
Aquilla Triplett of 1920 Fillmore leads a clean-up effort in the 1900 block along Taylor and Fillmore Streets. The retired carpenter mows, cuts weeds, and tidies the north-south alley from Nineteenth to Twentieth, turning a novelty campaign into a neat long block.
President Truman barnstormed the Southwest taunting Taft at stops in San Bernardino Los Angeles and Barstow while planning six tours including Albuquerque and Raton New Mexico. He joked about receiving fresh eggs and praised reception amid a clash with Taft over policies. Dudley Zant survived an 87 foot fall at an oil rig in San Angelo after a Sunday accident.
Ginger Owens and Donda Dodson, Amarillo natives, were picked as rush chairs for Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Gamma at Texas University. Owens will study art at West Texas State College this summer while Dodson plans to stay in Amarillo. both are seniors next year. In Budapest, Hungary, churches agreed to nationalize church schools per a government proposal.
Truman Kemper son of Mr and Mrs R H Kemper 88 North Fairmont won second prize in an Amarillo Elks state scholarship contest| The $100 award was presented Monday night and he is valedictorian with a three year 98 15 GPA The Elks note leadership and activities in judging the prize.
A Swedish informant said the United States and Britain urged Sweden to join a Scandinavian defense pact. The report came as postwar security debates shape Nordic diplomacy. In unrelated notes, prosecutors questioned Barker’s confession and Purvis criticized its truthfulness amid a 1947 murder case overview.
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