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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1947
Page
11
Texas opened its new fiscal year with higher expenditures than revenues for September totaling 1,590,289 over intake. The comptroller noted heavy 50th Legislature appropriations and a wider gap from prior year figures while cash across state funds rose to 141,489,531 by September 30.
An advertisement extols Pazo Ointment as a single soothing remedy for simple piles. It claims immediate relief from pain and itching, soothing inflamed tissue, lubricating dry parts, reducing swelling, preventing cracking, and stopping minor bleeding. The ad notes tube and tin packaging with a perforated pile pipe for easy application.
Dallas report says 37-year-old ex-convict Thomas L. Bacon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the shooting death of his bride of 33 days. A district court jury deliberated eight minutes after Bacon pleaded guilty to murder with malice before Judge Henry King. The piece also notes Andorra in the Pyrenees with an area of 191 square miles and a population around 70,000.
Washington dispatch details the Supreme Court's first term session with Justice Douglas absent due to tonsil surgery and the justices dining on spaghetti creole for 40 cents in the court’s cafeteria. The narrator notes the sun-tanned robes and the streamlined, fuel-saving touches like reduced hot water in retiring rooms.
Price College presents the first puppet show in Cathedral Hall 1110 Washington at 8 tonight with Jimmie Graham guiding seven monthly performances. Admission 60 cents for adults and 30 cents for children. curtain rises promptly at 8. Kashmir, a northern India state along the Himalaya slopes, is nicknamed The House of Many Stories.
Station KAMQ in Amarillo will begin broadcasting on November 1 at 1010 kilocycles with 1000 watts. W. J. Dicker son, station manager, announces ownership by Top of Texas Broadcasting Company. Studios are at 1301 Polk. tower site is one mile east on Highway 287. Technical staff includes Stuart Parsons as chief engineer, Basil Clubb, Jack Petrie, J. L. Adams, Johnny Hathcock, Sue Clubb, Relda Ray, and Hal Crozier with diverse duties.
FASTEETH a pleasant alkaline powder makes false teeth firmer allowing easier eating and talking with no gummy taste. It also checks denture odor. PLATO plate cleaner removes stains and brightens dentures. Buy at drug stores and druggists.
The record lists Walter G. Russell, Bob Houck, Hoyt Houck and W. J. Dickerson as key company partners in the agreement noted in the article fragment. Their roles and the agreement’s scope are described in the surrounding text.
The 24 450 000 Roman Catholics in the United States will not gain an exemption from President Truman’s meatless Tuesday program. A Citizens Food Conservation Committee spokesman said the request applied to all citizens. Some Catholics in fish-scarce areas have special dispensation to eat meat on Fridays. The piece also notes Cook Inlet as Alaska’s largest bay on the Pacific coast.
Fort Worth resident W. A. Parsons 3762 McCort reports quick relief from kidney trouble after one bottle of Mertox Compound. Claims include gall bladder condition constipation and general health boosts with claims of blood building and digestion aid from the herbal medicine.
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