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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1950
Page
4
The article outlines the water department budget across divisions including Distribution and Office Administrative. It lists funds for payroll totaling about 66,674, operating costs, maintenance, supplies, tools, and capital outlay with staff counts and salary schedules.
In Amarillo Texas the Texas Employment Commission reports a growing stenographer shortage and needs for clerks, typists, and steno-bookkeepers. Officials note vacancies due to wartime effects, with employers bidding for skilled workers and some husbands being called for service, leaving gaps in clerical staff.
Izvestia in Moscow declares the United States seizes Canada Greenland and Iceland under North American defense pretext. It cites more than 200 airfields in Alaska plus bases in Labrador Newfoundland Greenland and Iceland to support the claim.
Experiments suggest dogs lack color perception and experience the world in grayscale. Researchers report canine vision emphasizes contrasts and brightness over chromatic detail, aligning with earlier theories that dogs color vision is limited to black, white, and shades of gray.
Memphis police charged 43 year old John Leonard Holt with robbery after a man robbed Mrs. Fred Murphy’s store of 25 dollars on Tuesday and returned Wednesday to apologize, telling her to call the police and wait for them.
Five Dionne quints aged 16 will travel to New York for a dinner honoring the state governor on October 19. The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation announced the appearance to raise funds for the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Building at St. Vincent's Hospital.
The geographic center of the District of Columbia lies near the corner of Fourth and L Streets NW Washington.
Dedication of the Negro library on Carver School campus is set for Sunday at 3 30 PM. Mayor Gene Klein and City Commissioners, Supt Rogers, Miss Alice Green, and Mrs Irene Sanders will participate. Open house from 3 to 5 o'clock with Carver Glee Club providing music.
Cohasset, Mass. John Carzis, a local restaurant man, notes a 2,000-year-old boiled lobster recipe from an ancient Vatican volume. The recipe calls for wild cinnamon, honey, mint, vinegar, bay leaves and cumin sauce to flavor the dish.
Santa Rosa reports 18 year old Thomas Robert Statan enlisted in the Marines and used the family sedan for a farewell ride. The car overturned last night, killing Statan and injuring three companions.
Scranton police reported that burglars escaped with 350 dollars in coins and 35000 pennies from the home of John Wournakee. The massive coin haul was described by police as receipts from vending machines.
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