This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1948
Page
8
In a humorous Washington column Frederick C. Othman depicts a consumer tempted by a slick 1949 model at 2485 dollars delivered, unlike his budget sedan bought seven years earlier for 1350. The salesman parades chrome and promises, while inflation and credit reshaping attitudes become the punchline.
A government communique reports new army attacks on Communist guerrillas in Epirus southeast of Ioannina. In the Vitsi triangle area to the north only harassing activity and patrols are noted as Greek offensive halted after rebels recaptured Mount Pilati and Koula in surprise attacks.
Lloyd C. Hill, son of Mr and Mrs A L Hill of 1218 Taylor, will be the first Panhandle resident sworn in at the Amarillo Induction Station. He will undergo enlistment medical and mental tests Monday ahead of Tuesday’s oath, as the station begins handling all local volunteers and future draftees. The 1826 AGRE division draft is expected in the first week of November.
Season tickets for the 1948 49 Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra series return this week for the last time this year. Nine concerts remain and the next is Friday Oct 29 with pianist Joseph Battista as guest artist. Tickets at Southwestern Public Service Company foyer 10 to 4 daily. prices range 6 to 15 dollars.
Will Rogers PTA at Horace Mann School marks 39th Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers anniversary. Mrs O L Johnson reviews organization history. Humphreys Highland School principal Charles Eads discusses health in the home and its impact on schoolchildren. Officers and committee chairs listed.
Palo Duro Masonic Lodge No. 1239 AF&AM will perform AE Degree work at 7 PM Monday at Khiva Temple. George Edwin Burnell, renowned philosopher and religious educator, died at 85 after a brief illness in Los Angeles.
The Panhandle Chapter of Certified Public Accountants meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday November 2 in the Herring Hotel. Texas A M accounting head T W Leland will speak on winter program plans with about 20 Lubbock chapter members expected. Wives attend a luncheon and party. Mrs Leon L Hoyt chairs. A first aid safety film Danger Is Your Companion will headline for Santa Fe Railway employees and families Monday at 7:30 p.m. in Amarillo. Virgil Henville leads the Amarillo program with A M Hansen and John R Decker assisting.
A Philip Randolph, international president of the AFL Brotherhood of Sleeping-Car Porters, announced he supports Socialist Norman Thomas for President. The statement was made in New York on October 25.
Aurel Varannai, Budapest correspondent for Reuters, was sentenced by a people's court to eight months in prison for sending messages that jeopardized Hungary's international reputation and incited against the democratic order.
Hamburg reports CDU won 380 of 836 seats in Schleswig Holstein communal elections with returns nearly complete. Communist vote fell from 5.1 percent two years ago to 33 percent and the Reds did not win any seats.
Telegraphic communications between the Soviet Union and foreign countries grew from 32 million words in 1940 to 82 million in 1944, reflecting increased wartime messaging and international contact.
Members of the Organized Surfacing Battalion 8-19 will meet at 7 30 oclock Monday night in the US Naval Reserve Training Center at San Jacinto and Rusk. Lt Comdr A P Jones will lead the briefing on the Center role in Navy Day ceremonies. Amarillo station hosts an open house 1 to 10 Wednesday with regular classes scheduled.
Church leaders gather for the seventh annual convention of the American Council of Christian Churches in Philadelphia starting next Thursday and continuing through Sunday. The event brings together clergy and lay representatives from member churches to discuss doctrinal matters and church unity.
Perry Light presents a daily analysis on the work for living theme featuring the Green Hornet and Jack Armstrong as recurring figures in early 20th century newspaper tones.
Plans for observing the Marine Corps Birthday anniversary will be discussed at a regular Marine Corps League meeting at 7 30 oclock Tuesday evening in Legion Hall. Members will also make plans for related activities.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.