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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1948
Page
20
Philip Jones of Maryland reports his 1937 Buick coupe stolen from a 900 Rock United States engineering firms area. The notice includes unrelated autos for sale and a weather map glossary with front types and pressure systems.
Lions to hear authority on youth work as Mr Swartstager concludes Amarillo visit. The public may attend the meeting at Herring Hotel with Dale and St Andre's Episcopal Church involvement. City officials discuss asphalt tile bids for municipal offices and the teen welfare project in the Municipal Auditorium.
Long list of used car and truck ads from a Ford dealer and other sellers. Includes 1938 through 1948 models, sedans, Tudors, convertibles, and pickups with details on radios heaters and prices. Auctions include trade offers and buy bids, with contact details and store references.
Three new employees have started work in three city departments. Verlan Ray Massey at 4009 Nueces joined the fire department. Milfred Dale Graves at 3808 A East Twelfth became a third shift patrolman in the police department. Lula Katherine Hall at 2003 Brooks was named office clerk at English Field.
Pvt William O Connor 20 fired two shots in the air near the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington Virginia hearing a noise. A 30 caliber slug from his rifle hit Mrs Irene Coslett 24 in the leg while her husband Lt Robert Coslett was listening to late night radio. Army says guard duty required risking lives and the bullet came from O Connors rifle. Mrs Coslett treated at Walter Reed Hospital in good condition.
Indians in Gay Head gather on the wild cranberry grounds to harvest the crop in a tradition called Cranberry Day. The event suspends business and schools and involves all residents, led by cranberry agent Napoleon B. Madison who decides when the berries are ripe for picking on commonage land.
Owen F. Driscoll, a Virginia piano tuner, offers to tune President Truman's piano free of charge while the White House is under repair. He notes it would be a fan honored privilege and mentions he won a 1 to 10 election bet on the President.
City Manager N V Moss will nominate appointments to a building code revision committee after a petition by Amarillo builders and contractors. The city commission will review bids for North Wilson street improvements and approve three bid sets for a city printing office cutter, a yard ditch loader, and two trucks. A public hearing is set on a tax levy proposal for two properties on Van Buren. The Bank of Australia holds a 60 year crown of the Austrian Royal House in bond since 1939 and seeks disposal guidance.
Santa letters from James and Charles Carter and other children request toys for Christmas with a jeep, dolls, a drum and a racing bike among items. adults mention holiday prep and a note of concern for the less fortunate. A separate brief notes Germany awaiting herring fleets and aid from Britain.
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