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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
4
Rep. Rees of Kansas introduced a House resolution proposing a commemorative postage stamp for William Allen White publisher of the Emporia Gazette. The measure credits his public service in journalism and as an author.
Old time remedy ad extols Doan’s Pills to ease backache headaches and fluid retention by aiding the kidney tubes to flush out acids and poisons. It claims long use and wide success over 60 years and urges readers to consult a druggist.
Mrs. Jack Brown of 4220 West Fifteenth cherishes a growing collection started eleven years ago. She notes hat pins and fans have faded from fashion yet remain valued keepsakes, including two hat pins worn in Macon Missouri.
City officials and builder Clifford McMurtry reached a working agreement to allow utility connections for several new houses. McMurtry faces 37 building code charges, was convicted in corporation court on one count, and appeals a $200 fine to county court. He plans to take the case to the building code appeals board in June.
Hearings on the Texas Electric Railway Company's bid to switch from interurban service to motor coach routes from Denison to Waco via Dallas continued in Waxahachie. A two day session at Hillsboro finished and more testimony was heard by forty witnesses urging the bus plan opposed by Southwestern Greyhound.
Mrs. Brown has nearly 250 hat pins and about 100 fans gathered over eight years from Japan France and the United States. She received many pieces as gifts with a few purchased none bought by her. The collection includes ornate handles ivory mother of pearl and carved bone with advertising fans from cafes and hotels dating from the early 1900s. Some pins came from Vir ginia City others from Cheyenne and Macon Missouri.
Legislation to authorize funds for surveying a Canadian River dam site near Amarillo was slated for introduction in Congress. Mayor Lawrence Hagg said Congressman Eugene Worley informed him, but Worley later sent word he would stay in Washington as the dam appropriation bill was set for consideration today.
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