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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
6
April 1947 shows a strong rise in construction with total permits 766 040 dollars, residential 567 785 and commercial 198 255. First four months 1947 total 2 151 733, down from 3 302 389 year ago amid material and labor bottlenecks.
The city health department announced new one year food handling permits effective today replacing last year’s permits. Firms not re examined or lacking a new permit have 30 days to comply with the sanitary code and display permits conspicuously or face violation.
Richard Palmer, aged 4, of 1806 Tyler, is quarantined with scarlet fever. He is the 24th case of the year to be quarantined, reflecting ongoing public health measures.
Earl T. May of Austin, field representative for United Service to China, tours Amarillo for a two week stay to aid the funds drive. He also assists campaigns in Wichita Falls, Lubbock and Abilene and aims to form a local committee to back Col. Blucher Tharp’s Potter County drive with a $4,500 goal. The state goal is $240,000 and the national goal eight million dollars. May will show a technicolor film The Bridge of Yin Shi to the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance and says the film contrasts life in Chinese and American communities. He can be contacted at the Herring Hotel.
Members of Temple B'nai Israel youth group will conduct the regular Friday evening Sabbath service tomorrow at 8. Gene Braunig Earl Herring Joe Mogelsen and Stanley Shulkin lead the service. Rabbi Arthur H. Bluhm will attend a convention in Memphis. Service open to the public.
The city planning and zoning commission will review a plat by L C Nesbitt of 617 West Thirteenth at 7:30 in City Hall. Jimmy James chairs the commission. Also on the agenda is H R Ten Eyck’s request to rezone 2203 2603 Lincoln from apartment area to first manufacturing. Deadline Noon Saturday.
The Globe-News Tornado Fund receives contributions from multiple entities including Oklahoma Lane Baptist Church Farwell Plainview Citizens Herald-News Fund Anonymous Childress Mrs. Burnett and Third and Fourth Grades Briscoe Guavus Study Club Turkey and others with amounts shown such as 5.00 37.30 176.00 137.00 30.00 and 10.00.
Storm sewers in Amarillo's business section are being flushed and cleaned by city employees. Work began yesterday afternoon and continued today with fire hoses directing full streams of water down drain openings to cleanse the system. Want Ad Dept. Open 12 3 Sunday.
An advertisement for Moone's Emerald Oil claims quick relief from tender aching burning feet with two to three applications. It promises swift pain reduction, ongoing use for corns and callouses, and a money back satisfaction guarantee.
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