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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1947

Page

11

Amarillo Precinct Voting Locations and Amendments Details

Residents vote at listed precinct polls with eight locations including Horace Mann and Sanborn Schools and Sixteenth Avenue Fire Station. Polls open at 8 am and close at 6 pm. Amendments No 6 7 and 8 on revenue bonds the Corporation Court and penal ordinances are proposed.

Central Fire Station Horace Mann School Sanborn School Wilson School Sixteenth Avenue Fire Amarillo Texas

Hoover cites global grain and meat surplus and US aid

Hoover notes world harvests of about 30 million tons cereals and 4.5 million tons meats with 18.5 million tons contributed by the United States to hungry nations. He says bread grain will rise by 4 million tons from last year while coarse grain declines by 32 million tons affecting human and animal feed.

United States Hoover Russia

City Civil Service Tests Scheduled for Next Week

A week remains for applications to take competitive exams for the city police and fire departments. Police exam is Monday afternoon and fireman exam is Tuesday afternoon at Amarillo Center. About a dozen have applied for the police test and about six for the firemen test. Applications are in city personnel manager Clifford Davis's office across from city hall.

Clifford Davis

Precinct 8 Boundaries Defined West of Railroads

The North boundary is Avenue. Precinct 8 covers all city territory west of the Rock Island Railroad and south of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad.

Wolflin School San Jacinto School Polk Street Fort Worth Denver Santa Fe Railroad Tenth Avenue Rock Island Railroad Fort Worth and Taylor Street Thirty-ninth Avenue Thirty-ninth Jackson Street Tenth

Hoover urges global feeding plan to avert famine

Former President Herbert Hoover warned of a grim world outlook for the next year similar to 1945 and urged Americans to eat less to aid Europe. He cited a 28 million ton shortfall in feed grains and proposed a four point program including prioritizing feeding humans, reducing consumption, curbing waste, coordinating surplus countries, and stabilizing exports to keep prices down. He spoke at Madison Square Garden with Gen. Joseph T. McNarney on German relief and warned democracy is tested.

New York Herbert Hoover Europe Hoover Joseph T. McNarney Germany

Grandstand Fire Destroys Alamo Downs in San Antonio

Fire swept the grandstand and paddock of the old Alamo Downs race track near San Antonio early yesterday. Losses were estimated between 260000 and 360000 dollars. The track had been inactive since Texas outlawed pari mutuel betting. buildings used as a storage site for war surplus. Cause unknown. caretaker Frank Ripps spotted flames in the press box.

San Antonio Texas Frank Ripps

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