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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1947
Page
8
Labor market survey seeks 2,950 Amarillo employers responses from the Texas Employment Commission. About 2,000 forms remain unreturned. self addressed envelopes are provided. Data will be tabulated once enough reliable replies arrive to gauge local employment trends.
The Amarillo Optimist chapter proposed organizing a new Optimist Club in the Panhandle, likely in Pampa or Borger, after Nate Williams of the International Optimist Club spoke at a weekly luncheon. The measure passed unanimously, followed by teen skating demonstrations at the Amarillo Skating Rink.
The Seventh day Adventist Layman's Convention will hold Sabbath services Saturday morning with Rev. T. L. Oswald home mission secretary preaching "The Call to Action." Rev. H. D. Jefferies will reopen the convention at 2 PM on "Bringing People to a Decision." Oswald tutors advertising services 3:45 to 5:30 PM. Rev. H. M. Burwell speaks on "Branch Sunday Schools and Branch Sabbath Schools" Saturday night.
The Dudes and Janes Club sponsored by the YMCA postponed officers election to October 2 after a quorum was missing at the last meeting. The group forfeited nominated ballots and held a regular dance before roll call. refreshments followed. Paul Fowler, YMCA secretary-manager, urged full attendance at the October meeting to address pending business.
Cadet Carl Hare son of Mr Carl D Hare of Amarillo is on Company C football at Wentworth Military Academy Lexington. The team competes in the intramural league coached by a faculty officer and plays a regular schedule against other on campus military units to determine the company championship.
Mrs. Gladys M. Glenn of the Musical Arts Conservatory urges about 400 families to attend Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra performances for the 1947 48 season. She calls the concerts an educational activity and vital for music training with family attendance and convenient ticket reservations by return postal card.
Article highlights teen led projects like Temple's Teen-Age Barn and New Braunfels Unicorn Stables. Students solicit surplus Army barracks for a coke bar, recreation hall, and games, with Chamber of Commerce support and mothers aiding fund-raising.
Santa Fe reports August 1947 net railway operating income of 4,593,910 dollars, up 715,243 from August 1946, with eight month net income totaling 29,240,587 dollars versus 25,779,683 in 1946. The period gross and net figures for 1945–47 are listed, highlighting yearly increases.
Mrs. Bob Wilson at 1029 Bowie offers a litter of kittens three males and two females for giveaway through News Globe Want Ads.
A bath service begins at eight o clock and is open to the public during the Feast of the Tabernacle observance. The event invites community members to participate in the ceremonial cleansing rites aligned with the festival.
Amarillo YMCA announces plans for a new youth center including dormitory gymnasium club rooms lounges indoor pool kitchen and large multipurpose room. Wilson Connell Jr of the National YMCA Council will prepare a space budget for board review within six weeks. site yet to be decided.
The Arabian peninsula covers about half the area of Europe yet has a population of 11,500,000. This comparison highlights vast geographic size differences with lower population density across the peninsula.
Rabbi Arthur Bluhm announces tonight's sermon at Temple B'nai Israel on the subject Does the Moving Pic-. The message promises reflections on media and morality likely drawing congregants from the local Jewish community.
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