Mystery Play The Vulture staged by Sanborn PTA tonight
The Sanborn Parent-Teacher Association presents The Vulture a three act mystery comedy at the Sanborn auditorium starring the Black Mask Players Curtain time is 8 20 tonight The performance features LeRoy Byrd who leaves Saturday for air corps service and is the fourth Black Mask Player called to service Cast includes Maxine Higgins Carl Thomas Andalusia Anderson Fay Barton Will Belmont E O Chaddock Jr and others Alleene Byrd directs with E O Chaddock Jr as stage manager.
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the Vulture
Amarillo
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Labor Amendments Foreseen On Connally War Plant Bill
Stor Byrd predicts profit amendments in April as the Connally bill to seize strike bound war plants is debated. Connally agrees to delay his motion during a belated two week Easter recess and expects a wave of labor amendments when the measure returns. He cites possible changes including suspending the 40 hour wage law and freezing union status in war industries with wage adjustments by a special board.
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21 Poles Executed for Orders of Two Germans, Zurich Report
A Bromberg message via Zurich stated 21 Polish citizens were executed for the orders of two Germans. The exchange telegraph reported the claim, adding that the killings were carried out in the German-occupied area as war news from London dated April 2.
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Zurich
Exchangeelegraph
Army recruits to form ordnance regiments from auto trade
The National Auto Dealers Association organizes two ordnance regiments for auto workers laid off by war production. The 301st regiments will draw battalions from Chicago San Francisco Denver and a regional unit, while the 302nd regiments will pull battalions from New York Atlanta Dallas and a regional unit. Enrollment requires army enlistment and local recruiting offices are being set up nationwide.
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Proclamation urges Good Friday Three Hour Service
A 1942 proclamation by Amarillo Mayor Joe A. Jenkins calls citizens to observe a Three Hour Service on Good Friday at the Paramount Theater. The notice emphasizes national and religious stakes, penitence, and shared suffering through the seven Words from the Cross as part of Lenten devotion.
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Paramount Theater
Joe A. Jenkins
Amarillo
Training May First Promotes Motor Specialist Recruits
Goodin states recruits can team up and work in shop units with long familiar colleagues. They will handle American automotive equipment, engines, carburetors, ignition systems, generators, and gear assemblies. He believes the two regiments may start a larger movement and that success is necessary due to limited time to train motor specialists.
Mythical Pot Of Gold Found In Florence Shelter
Four Florence youngsters unearthed a pot of gold coins totaling 5885 in an air raid shelter. Lynn C. Sandlin reported the find by his two sons and two other children. Coins have been converted to currency but division awaits a claimant who says the treasure was found on his property.
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Florence
Ala
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Sandiln
Air Pills Supposed Used by Japanese Fliers
Scientists at a Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology meeting suggest Japanese air crews may carry benzedrine pills to endure high altitudes. The claim follows a war zone report of pills found on captured Japanese flyers.
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Boston
Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology
Taft Presses Plan For War Profit Ceilings Board
Senator Taft proposed creating a board of army navy and war production experts to fix allowable margins on military items. He argued a flat limit is unworkable and cited tanks and aircraft as examples where profit should depend on cost and turnover.
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Ohio
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Nelson
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Rise in California aircraft plant workers during World War II
A report to the meeting notes rats withstood simulated altitudes above six miles after benzedrine administration. It also records wartime plant employment surges, from 23,910 workers in September 1939 to 104,000 by June 1, 1941, in California aircraft plants.
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