New Building In Amarillo Faces War Time Standstill
Amarillo saw a sudden halt in new housing as the War Production Board orders all nondefense construction stopped without WPB permits. Before the order, four homes valued at 1,500 to 4,000 dollars were permitted this week, but future builds may be frozen unless started under prior approval.
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Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
War Production Board
City Hall
L. H. Rive
Haydens Street
E. H. Loewenstern
Harrison Street
Ygnacio Masias
Arthur Street
Oliver Eakle
Texas Women Seen Eligible for Army Auxiliary Corps
More than a million Texas women fall in the 21 to 45 age range and could enroll if Congress approves the House bill creating a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The 1940 Census lists 1,283,445 Texas women in the eligible bracket, though dependents may bar some. The corps would be non combatant, with roles from clerks to dietitians, and initial use targeted at 19,000 members in Aircraft Warning Service pending approval.
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Washington
Texas
Senate
Army
Bureau of Census
Daughters of Texas
House
U. S Army
England
Canada
Post Exchange
War Department
Women's Auxiliary Corps
Cours
United States Army
Amarillo Garden Club Hosts Morning Coffee Event
Members and guests wore slacks and garden frocks at the Amarillo Garden Club meeting in Federation Club Rooms. A canteen table displayed poppies and US flags while Mrs Key Farr and Mrs B E Walker arranged it. The club sang Have You Ever Been To Texas in the Spring as Mrs A J Streit accompanied on piano.
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Amarillo Garden Club
Federation Club
United States
Key Farr
B. E. Walker
Texas
A. J. Streit
Wales Madden
Dallas
CE. James
Social Center For Girls
Amarillo Welfare Association
Calendar of events in Poplar Grove and Amarillo clubs
Tonight community groups gather at W O W Hall and local churches including Poplar Grove No 171 and First Christian Church. Friday activities feature Travel Study Club meetings Child Welfare and Child Study groups plus sewing clubs and tea events at Federation Club Rooms and Rose Bowl Tea Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Grove
Woodmen Circle
W.O.W. Hall
Federation Club
Sarah Williams
R. L. Williams
Buchanan Street
Amarillo
Rose Bowl Tea Room
Guy Carlander
J. Evetts Haley
Charles Goodnight
The First Christian Woman's Council Hosts Mrs McDonald Review
The First Christian Woman's Council sponsors Mrs Bob McDonald in a Friday 2 45 pm review of Marguerite Steens The Sun Is My Undoing at Mrs C L Killgore 2409 Van Buren Street. McDonald a former Margaret King and Missouri graduate has radio credentials with KFRU KSD WEW and KMOX and helped launch features at KMOX in 1938. Circle 4 of Polk Street Methodist Church Women Society of Christian Service met.
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First
Christian Woman's Council
Bob
McDonald
Marguerite Steen
C. L. Killgore
van Buren Street
KSD
WEW
KMOX
St Louis
R O T C Dance Tomorrow Night Honors Cadet Sponsors
The annual R O T C Dance will be held tomorrow night in the High School gymnasium from 9 to 12. The Collegians will provide music for dancing. Sponsors honored include Barbara Boyce Dean Wright Janice Westmoreland Pattie West Sammie Kate Bones Elaine Johnson Mary Ann Hall and Betty Knight. The event is open to high school academy and college students.
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Cadet Corp
Barbara Boyce
Dean Wright
Janice Westmoreland
Pattie West
Sammie Kate Bones
Elaine Johnson
Mary Ann Hall
Betty Knight
Funeral tomorrow for W. B. Baggett in Amarillo
Funeral services for W. B. Baggett will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock from the N. B. Griggs and Sons Chapel. He died yesterday morning in Oklahoma City. He was a retired cabman, Mason, and Baptist. Survived by sons Herman and Olin Baggett of Oklahoma City, a sister Mrs. Della Timmons, a brother Ben Baggett of Amarillo. Burial in Llano Cemetery after arrival on Rock Island train.
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W. B. Baggett
N. 8
Herman Baggett
Olin Baggett
Oklahoma City
Della Timmons
Ben Baggett
Amarillo
Rock Island
Llano Cemetery
Students Hear Champion Diver Arlhie Smith at Amarillo High
Amarillo High School hosted a student assembly with Arlhie Smith, a three time winner in the American low board championship, as the guest speaker. Motion pictures showcased many outstanding divers.
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Arlhie Smith
Amarillo High School
Miss Smith
Bus Trip to Convention Canceled in Lubbock
Civilian chartered bus trips are canceled effective immediately per Hurley Carpenter of Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma Coaches Inc. The tire rationing ruling blocks civilian charters while military movements may use vehicles. The Fort Worth convention trip for General Federation of Women's Clubs is canceled along with sightseeing tours and nonmilitary charters.
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Lubbock
Hurley Carpenter
Texas, New Mexico
Oklahoma Coaches, Inc
Washington, D. C
Fort Worth
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Wednesday Bible Group Welcomes New Member and Discusses Service
In Mrs E C Oliver's home the woman’s group met with co hostesses and Mrs E B Harris presiding. The gathering opened with hymn singing and prayers, readings from psalms and Kipling, plus a talk on dedicating ourselves to Christian service. A new member, Mrs Nettie Carter, was welcomed and refreshments were served to attendees.
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E. C. Oliver
West Eighteenth Avenue
L. A. Eckhart
E. B. Harris
Cora Bangs
Lillie May Houck
Wade Oneal
Oneal
L’envoi
Rudyard Kipling
Billie Woods
Harris
Nettie Carter
A. L. Edwards
Houck
W. E. Crail
A. W. Baker
A. C. Bangs
M. L. Fleming
S. E. Ross
Rankin Russell
Carter
A. L. Timmons
C. R Tucker
Woods
Demand for Houses Rises in Amarillo Amid Influx
The Amarillo home registration bureau reports an average of 10 new families daily as demand for furnished and unfurnished houses grows. Newcomers are guided by classified ads in The Amarillo Globe and The Amarillo News, and welcomed by Mayor Joe Jenkins in a district host program.
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Amarillo
The
Homes Registration Bureau To
Salvage Drive Boosts War Effort by Maverick Club
Ralph Dykeman, director of the Maverick Club, urges residents to salvage old metal and paper for war production. The club has gathered thousands of pounds of metal and now seeks old water tanks, beds, cooking utensils, wheels, and other metal, excluding tin cans, plus all paper types. The Mavericks will collect during the next round after bundles are prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Dykeman
Maverick Club
Dykeman
Mavericks
George E. Walker of Dalhart Dies
George E. Walker, 75 year old retired railroad engineer of Dalhart, died early today at a local hospital. He is survived by his wife and several children. The body was taken to Dalhart by Blackburn-Shaw. Funeral services will be held tomorrow from the family home, with burial in the Dalhart cemetery.
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George E. Walker
Dalhart
Blackburn-Shaw
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Barbara G
Vorite Ould Sk
Barbara
Reeco
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Regent's
Garden Club
Neoteus Chotr
R. B. Wingate
Julian Blvd
J. M. Crain
J. E. Griggs
Child Welfare Club
R. L. Rogers
Tyler Street
Happy Hour Sewing Club
Jess Tisdale
Jefferson Street
Colony Club
First Baptist
Agnes Graham Circle
Red Carnation Lodge
C.C.F. Hall
E. T. Smith
Furr Food Tea Room
Johnny Font
Houston Street
T. E. L. Claus
Helping Hand Sewing Club
Mamie Chinn
Rusk Street
Women's Christian Fellowship Club
J.S. Sanders
Grand Avenue
Women's Society of Christian Service
Polk Street Methodist Church
Met
R.o.1.c
Troy
Tyler
Mass
Lida
Sarantees
Houseke We Bert
Bati
Swan
Gracie Allen
George Burns
Paul Whiteman
Mom
Ree
Wallpaper Co
A Polk
SANI
Sand Corner
HiWay 66
N. 9
Ciella
Sacony
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White & Kirk
Hamiltons—Eilgins
Waltham Bulova
Gruen
Longines
John Furbach
Polk
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