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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1947

Page

16

Vote Next Tuesday On Charter Changes

Amarillo voters will decide next Tuesday if the city needs new governmental tools. The charter amendment committee led by Judge R. E. Underwood proposes eight changes including mayoral vacancy appointments, city manager warrants, boundary extensions, ad valorem taxes, bid requirements, revenue bonds with callable features, a corporation court, and penal ordinance publication methods.

Amarillo Lawrence Hagg Bud Curtis Ira Stephgnson R. E. Underwood City Commission State of Texas Water Department Judge Underwood John McKnight Ed Hardin Neal S. Griggs Jay Taylor Joe Shields Wes Izzard John Boyce John Fullingim Joe Jenkins Ross Rogers Hugo Loewenstern Virgil Patterson Tom Ingate Fred Carr Charles Ware Cas Johnson al Reville S. B. Whittenburg A. H. Chesser Rogers Fullingim Boyce Izgard Loewenstern

Girl Injured in Bicycle Bus Crash in Amarillo

Eight year old Janet Keeling was injured in a head on crash between a bicycle and a bus at 3212 West Tenth in Amarillo around 8 45 am. She was taken to a doctor by her father G T Keeling. Bus driver J W Michie was 32 and the accident involved double parked cars on the bus side of the street.

Amarillo Janet Keeling G. T. Keeling Lamar Janet West Tenth J. W. Michie Hill

Philharmonic Rehearsal Moves to Parish House Hall

Members of the Philharmonic Orchestra rehearse tonight at the Episcopal parish house hall Ninth and Fillmore after the school board denied use of the high school band room. Conductor Robert Louis Barron asks musicians to report at 8:30 with music stands.

Philharmonic Orchestra Episcopal Parish House Ninth and Fillmore Robert Louis Barron

Safety Patrol Organized At Fred Douglas School

Students at Fred Douglas School for Negroes, 103 Jackson, will form a school safety patrol today. Policeman Lee Throneberry said this morning he and Offer Floyd Allen planned yesterday to organize the patrol, joining other patrols already in place at St. Mary's Academy McKinley School and Horace Mann School.

Fred Douglas Jackson Lee Throneberry Junior Chamber of Commerce Project Throneberry Floyd Allen St. Mary's Academy McKinley Horace Mann

Stinky Word Triggers Manhattan Teen Block War

In New York on September 16 two girls shouted Your block is stinky igniting a street battle. About 100 teens clashed on a Manhattan block with another 100 onlookers while residents cooled the scene with water. Police halted the fracas in an hour with no injuries reported.

New York Manhattan

War Undersecretary To Check Pacific Occupation Problems

War Undersecretary William H. Draper travels to the Pacific to assess occupation issues and report back on postwar administration. He aims to acquaint himself with local conditions and coordinate policy.

Pacific Washington William H. Draper

Senator to push bill regulating seismic oil exploration

State Sen. Jimmy Phillips of Angleton announced in Austin that he will introduce a bill in the next Texas Legislature to regulate seismic oil exploration along the gulf coast and coastal bays. He notes a prior bill failed to pass and says complaints about marine life deaths from heavy explosive charges have followed the earlier activity.

Austin Jimmy Phillips Angleton Gulf Texas

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