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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1947
Page
8
US Army sources say explosives from Army depots were diverted to Palestine by an Irgun Zvai Leumi branch based in the Munich area. Investigators seek how ammunition escaped guards and what quantities were taken. Irgun activities have intensified to hinder the probe amid threatened informers.
The Hard of Hearing News-Globe ad announces a free hearing clinic at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo on Monday and Tuesday, September 8 and 9. J. C. Hammer hosts with Acousticon, the world’s first and oldest electrical hearing aid, promising clear tone with minimal background noise. Letters from users praise the device’s velvet quiet and clarity, urging attendance with mail info available if unable to attend.
Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced a new 10 cent air mail stamp is now on sale at the local office. He explained it targets air mail packages and heavy items to reduce space used by multiple small stamps. The release date was Aug. 30 and collectors missed the first day for cancellations.
Harris County government offices will adopt a 40 hour work week after Auditor Harry L. Washburn announced departmental approval. The plan, already tested since June 15, allows staggered shifts and will be presented to the commissioners court for formal adoption.
Dr. A. D. Foreman Jr. and Mrs. Foreman spent seven weeks abroad with a Cook’s tour to nine nations for the World Baptist Alliance meeting in Copenhagen. They described European poverty and malnutrition, witnessed the Hamm American cemetery near Luxembourg, and noted postwar hardships across England, France, Germany, and beyond.
An advertisement extols SSS Tonic as a proven aid for non organic anemia, claiming it rebuilds red blood cells and raises appetite energy and resistance. The copy links vitality to better digestion and general well being, urging readers to buy at their drugstore.
Dallas Sept 8 The administration building and two nearby structures at the Lou Foote Airport south of Dallas were left in smouldering ruins after a fast moving fire. Firemen fought for two hours to control the blaze which spread from the cafeteria to the rest of the administration building and adjacent structures. Volunteers moved planes stored in four hangars, none was damaged.
Prosperity levels in Amarillo rise with June to July gains across retail and postal sectors. Independent store sales up 3 percent, total July retail sales 9 percent above June expectations and 23 percent above July 1946. Department store sales up 4 percent year over year despite a July dip. Postal receipts climb 9 percent to 61 220, eight percent above last July.
Doctors report over 100 participants using the AYDS Vitamin Candy Reducing Plan in clinical tests. Test subjects show a weight reduction of 14 to 15 pounds within a few weeks.
July data reveal air express shipments down 14 percent from June yet up 33 percent from July last year. Bank deposits rose to 96.8 million with a 32 percent June-to-July turnover gain, natural gas use up 3 percent, and Amarillo unemployment down 12 percent from June with 21 percent higher placements year over year despite a 2 percent dip in State Employment Service hiring.
Prince Feisal of Saudi Arabia declared that complete independence is the only solution for Palestine. He rejected both the majority and minority UN committee reports proposing partition or federation and warned that any Arab agreeing to a settlement short of independence would be a traitor.
On opening day of school seven year old Bobby Dean son of Charley and Mrs Charley Dean of Shooks Chapel Community was struck by a truck and killed one block from the school building.
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