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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1948
Page
9
Dr George W Cox statewide polio warning urges strict sanitation and vermin control to curb poliomyelitis. Advice includes washing raw foods, boiling milk, sterilizing utensils, avoiding exposed infants to illness, and limiting child contacts during outbreaks. Early signs include fever vomiting drowsiness and neck stiffness.
Mrs. W. K. Patton of 716 North Cleveland caught a 4 lb 10 oz smallmouth bass from Buffalo Lake yesterday using a worm on a throw line. The catch ranks as the largest bass of the weekend at the lake, drawing attention from local anglers with $100 fishing kits noted.
Oklahoma City police faced a chaotic day as a teenager started crackers at the lions den. A youthful rifle gang damaged a new housing development by shooting out windows. Two young marksmen with rifles shot an aviator in the leg during a mid air landing attempt.
Martin told Paul police late last night that his home had been ransacked again. Officers noted the residence was turned upside down but detectives said nothing was missing.
Amarillo chamber reports bearded visitors from Clovis will arrive by chartered buses at 11:55 a.m. and remain until 1 p.m. on May 27 to promote the annual Clovis Pioneer Days and Rodeo on June 4 and 5.
County commissioners heard representatives of Remington Rand propose microfilming at the office of the county clerk and other records offices. They claimed the system would save 165 to 1 in record cabinet space but took no action, awaiting further study of the microfilm method.
Amarillo College Players present The Hasty Heart at 8 15 PM in the College Auditorium. Richard Hogan plays Lachie a young Scotsman with weeks to live amid hospital drama. Sharleeen Barker portrays the nurse. tickets are 1 for adults and 75 cents for students. Also note the Baldwin fire incident and the San Angelo obit of Mrs C A Broome after news brief.
Eight paving projects will be bid at the city commission meeting. The panel will also consider leasing about two sections of grass at the Palo Duro Water plant, located roughly 15 miles southwest of town. Drowning incidents near Lake McQueeny are noted with a boat capsizing leaving one dead and others rescued.
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