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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1947
Page
8
A lighthearted column of puns and quips about trees and science, riffing on Einstein and evolution. It riffs on Arbor Day origins, tree rings, saws, and a mirror trick, mixing facts with fiction and playful wordplay throughout.
John Ed Miller 18, who faced murder charges in the death of his father J. E. Miller 63 at their Throckmorton County farm, died Sunday night in Wichita Falls State Hospital after illness and ten days observation. Funeral services were set for Throckmorton.
Santa Fe system carloading for the week ending Saturday was 29 323, up from 25 788 in 1946. Cars received from connections totaled 11 641, slightly below 11 728 in 1946. Total cars moved reached 40 964 versus 37 516 in 1946, while the preceding week saw 37 084 cars handled this year.
R A Epperson of the Amarillo Southwestern Drug Corp announces Paul A Jones was elected assistant manager in charge of sales at a recent stockholders meeting. Jones, a 15 year veteran and registered pharmacist, is a University of Oklahoma graduate who came to Amarillo from Elk City Oklahoma.
Mrs. Faye McDonald witnessed a freak auto accident when a wheel dropped off the car. Sparks from contact with the pavement ignited spilled gasoline, resulting in the destruction of the vehicle. No injuries reported.
Memorial Park between Jackson Washington and Twenty eighth street now hosts a stone shelter building under construction by Amarillo contractor Walter Wirtz at an estimated seventy five thousand dollar scale down from original bid. City manager W Moss stated the project cost about sixty five thousand dollars after architects and officials removed expensive specifications.
George Briggs Estes 44 Houston manager of Swift and Company and former Dallas plant manager was found shot to death at his home in Houston. Justice of the Peace W C Ragan ruled death by self inflicted. Estes a Denison native came to Houston last November from Dallas and is survived by his widow mother and a brother in San Antonio.
Amarillo High School held crowded assembly programs with 1 925 students seated in the auditorium. Sophomores met on the theme Friends We Should Know with Pat Collier leading the flag salute and performances by George Mallett, Garland Dean, and Claude Hedspeth.
Gov Beauford H Jester opened Operation 88888 as the Texas National Guard campaign to recruit 3925 for 285 units. The kickoff in the Texas House launched a state wide drive to enlist 88888 guardsmen in 61 days from Sept 16 to Nov 16 with teams sent into communities to sign up volunteers.
An odd local notice notes druggists may refund money if the first LETO’S bottle fails to help. The message references Druggists and Cretney’s Store Pol, with a quirky emphasis on irritated gums.
Don Anthony Mary Alice King and Nedra Jacobs will present the school pledge creed and prayer. Joe Whitehurst will play Lilac Polka and My Desire with Lynn Whitten and Bill Creamer respectively. Students will discuss activity groups and publications while Truett Field closes with a recap of long standing school events.
Georgia Court of Appeals ruled restaurant owners are not legally required to provide prompt service or courtesy. The decision in Charles W. Anderson versus Kirkwood Case of Decatur said there is no law imposing such duties, leaving diners with limited recourse. Anderson sought $5,000 damages for poor service and breakfast refusal.
Federal grand jury indicts Charles Talley Morse a former Waxahachie Bank and Trust Company employee on bank embezzlement charges totaling over 30 thousand dollars. Counts include 2236.45 diverted, 29565.09 shortages, and a false bank statement entry altering Frank C. Rogers balance from 119916.62 to 90376.53.
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