Amarillo Leads Texas Business Boom in August Sales
UT Bureau of Business Research reports Amarillo shows strong retail gains with independent stores up 15 percent over last year and overall Texas sales rising. Building permits jump 53 percent to exceed one million dollars. bank debits rise 30 percent year over year amid varied August activity. Unemployment drops 3 percent while placements rise 48 percent from a year ago.
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Amarillo
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
Air Express
Fighting Padre To Speak Here in Amarillo
The Knights of Columbus bring Father Joseph T. O Callahan SJ the only chaplain awarded the Medal of Honor to Amarillo for a 8 15 pm talk in the high school auditorium on November 7. Tickets go on sale late this week at 50 cents plus tax.
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Knights of Columbus
Joseph T. O'Callahan
USNR
California
Amarillo
Texas
Two Amarillo Men Charged With Robbery by Assault
William Hugh King and Glen Duckworth of Amarillo were charged in 47th District Court with robbery by assault for the Saturday night beating and robbery of Hereford resident William H. Vick. Vick reported loss of a billiod and 58 dollars after being accosted near East Fourth Avenue cafe. A 16 year old boy was also arrested on juvenile charges in connection with the robbery.
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William Hugh King
Glen Duckworth
Amarillo
47Th District Court
William H. Vick
Hereford
Vick
East Fourth Avenue
Tenth
Roberts
City
Nebraska WWII veterans too young to vote say VA official
About 3,700 of Nebraska's 122,000 World War II veterans are under 21, and 400 are under 20, regional VA manager Ashley Wemoreland said. He noted roughly three percent of former service members in the state are below voting age.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Nebraska
Ashley Wemoreland
Veterans Administration
Amarillo Men Named Directors in Ad Federation District
John Forkner of McCormick Co and Waldo Wright of Amarillo Oil Co named as new directors of the five state Advertising Federation district at the San Antonio convention. Ira E. DeJernett of Dallas becomes district governor, succeeding Richard Hale of Shreveport. Rex Press, KTLA San Antonio, is first lieutenant governor. E Julian Herndon of Little Rock is second lieutenant governor. Other Texas directors include David Benjamin Austin Clarence Holland Beaumont and L C Roberts Dallas Joe Lubben Fort Worth Jack Hall Hassell Edwards Fort Worth.
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John Forkner
McCormick Company
Waldo Wright
Amarillo Oil Company
Advertising Federation of America
San Antonio
Ira E. de- Jernett
Dallas
Richard Hale
Shreveport
Rex Press
KTLA
E. Julian Herndon
Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat
Texas
David Benjamin
Austin
Clarence B. Holland
Beaumont
Ira E. DeJernett
Joe A. Lubben
L. C. Roberts
Charles C. Johnson, Jr
Jack Hall
Hassell Edwards
Fort Worth
Bar Johnson Lease Deals in Borger Court Case
Borger files in 84th District Court seeking to restrain M. T. Johnson of Amarillo from leasing land in the E. B. Johnson estate area in Borger. Hearing date not set. Cal Baird named as agent for the estate. City alleges repeated violations of the planning ordinance and improper development hampering water sewage and trash removal.
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Borger
Stinnett
M. T. Johnson
Amarillo
E. B. Johnson
Jack Allen
Cal Baird
Johnson
Houston and Texas figures linked to Rex Press and Bate
Bill Tipton Dick Laughlin and A B Penny appear with Rex Press and Phil Bate in Houston. San Antonio and Jim Barnett are connected to the same matter in Wichita Falls.
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Bill Tipton
Dick Laughlin
A. B. Penny
Houston
Rex Press
Phil Bate
San Antonio
Jim Barnett
Wichita Falls
Sanitation Department Seeks Answer From Johnson
City departments push to maintain sanitation standards while awaiting a filed answer from Johnson. No response has been received to date.
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Johson
Kiwanians Attend San Antonio Session
Texas Oklahoma Kiwanis clubs hold their 1947 convention in San Antonio with Amarillo delegates led by Ralph Crabtree and Jim. The session began Sunday and runs through tomorrow as Amarillo Kiwanis Club participates.
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Kiwanis
San Antonio
Amarillo
Kiwanis Convention Aims to Elect Officers for Next Year
Hudson and Loren Young San Jacinto Kiwanis Club O D Thompson Connie Hood and John Fair North Amarillo Kiwanis Club Eugene Bell Oscar Hargett and T Johnson participate as delegates. The convention will elect officers and committee men for the coming year. The Kiwanis governor will be chosen from Oklahoma and lieutenant governor from Texas this year. The note recalls that the first U S stamp was issued in 1847.
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Hudson
Loren Young
San Jacinto
Oklahoma
Texas
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Holland
Howard Nursery
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Amarillo Retail Druggists’ Association
Atkinson Drug Store
Beery’s Prescription Shop
West 7Th St
Brooks Drug Store
Polk St
Cretney
Oliver Eakle
Castleberry Drug CO
Dickson Drug Store
FOX Drug Store
Ith and
Pierce Streets
Gholston Drug Store
Taylor Street
H and Y Drug Store
16Th St
Herbert Drug Store
Bidg
Herring
Herring Hotel
Kendall Drug Store
East 10Th Phone
Lincoln Drug Store
East 10Th
Mark Galloway
Maxor Drug Store
Nelson Drug Store
West 10Th
Jack Phillips Drugstore
West
Pleasant Valley Drug
River Road
Prescription Laboratory
Polk Street
SAN Jacinto Drug
S & M Drug CO
Fillmore Wilson Drug Store
10Th Avenue
Sawice & Supply
Phillips 66 Products
Georgia
Keeling
10Th
Travis
RNR
Amarillo National Bldg
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