Civic minded Amarilloans volunteer aid in chamber drive
Amarillo business and professional men boost Chamber of Commerce pledges as a crowd of volunteers joins the effort. The three way budget of 40000 dollars is well funded by voluntary vouchers for regular activities and a defense fund. Leaders praise city officials and Col. E A Simpson for driving the campaign and attracting new supporters from firms and shops across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Amarillo
Col. E. A. Simpson
Southwestern Public Service Co
C. R. Anthony Company
White's Auto Stores
Cal Far
All Day Frock for Matrons Pattern 9986
Advertisement notes Marian Martin pattern 9986 for women sizes 36 to 52 with fabric yardage for size 36. Includes ordering details 15 cents plus 1 cent mail cost and instructions to send size name address and style number to The Amarillo News Pattern Department in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
The
Amarillo News
W. 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Census Shows Population Shifting Westward in Decade
Census figures show internal migration moving west as the population rose 17 percent there, 10 percent in the South, and 4 percent in the North. Immigration turned negative from 1930 to 1940, while drought, soil exhaustion, and high birth rates pushed people toward better land and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
South
West
North
Jap Toothbrushes Used To Clean Army Rifles
At Camp Roberts soldiers clean rifles with Japanese made toothbrushes. A San Francisco dentist sent dozens of new brushes he had ordered from Japan after reading a trainee’s letter. He said the brushes help keep rifles spic and span for use against the Japs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Roberts
Cal
Upi
Japan
San Francisco
Hoyt's Compound Backed By Amarillo Man's Recovery
An Amarillo resident Oscar Ragland credits Hoyt's Compound with restoring his health after a decade of stomach pain constipation and kidney distress He reports quick improvements starting on day four and says the medicine makes him feel stronger with better appetite sleep and energy The Cretney Drug Store markets and mail orders Hoyt's Compound as an honest scientifically blended remedy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt
Oscar Ragland
Hotel Angelus
Amarillo
Hoyts
Cretney Drug Store
Brown to Die on May 16 in Spearman Murder Case
Orrin J. Brown was sentenced to death by electric chair for the hammer killing of Mrs. Leota Murphy near Spearman last June. Judge Jack Allen set May 16 for execution at Huntsville Prison after Brown declined to offer objections. Sheriff Wilbanks and District Attorney McConnell will transport him to the death chamber tonight.
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Orrin J. Brown
Leota Murphy
Spearman
Brown
Jack Allen
Huntsville
Hix Wilbanks
William McConnell
Panhandle
Murphy
Indiana
Wilbanks
Chicago
Court of Criminal Appeals
Allen
Clarendon
Co-Op Nursery Aids War Effort In Malden Massachusetts
A cooperative nursery school in Malden Massachusetts frees mothers for war work by running a five day program for 17 children ages two to five. The group intends to expand nationwide schools and funds are raised through raffles and bridge parties.
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Malden
Mass
U.P
Pearl Harbor
Peru
Public Hearing on Zoning Change for 2400 02 South Polk St Amarillo
City of Amarillo will hold a public hearing Tuesday April 14 1942 at 7 30 PM in City Hall Council Chamber to consider rezoning Lots 9 10 Block 79 Mrs M D Oliver FKable Addition from A Residential to D Retail. Katheryne Burwell City Secretary.
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South
Polk Street
City Commission of
City of
Amarillo
M. D. Oliver- Fkable
Katheryne Burwell
Wanted Hearings Help Cure Deafness Cue
Men and women hard of hearing invited to take the Ourine Home Method test used since 1895 with over a million packages sold. Safe ingredients listed in USP. Satisfaction guaranteed or refund. Sold by Cretney's at Sixth and Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretney's
Sixth and
Polk
Boost Tomato and Bean Crops For Canning Boost
Ozark farmers in Springfield plan to expand tomato and bean acreage for war supply. About 60 000 acres of tomatoes could yield 5 000 carloads of canned tomatoes if weather cooperates, with potential government purchases totaling 20.6 million dollars. Record spinach and green beans also expected for canning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ozark
W. W. Bancroft
Canning Company
Bancroft
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Law Interpreted Literally Causes Traffic Snarl
Atlanta, Ga. wash Williams, a negro truck driver, refused to move after striking a pedestrian at a busy intersection. He claimed the law required him to remain until police arrived, blocking three blocks of traffic until authorities reached the scene. The incident prompted irate motorists as officers dealt with the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
L.P
Wash Wilams
Williams
Knitting Inspires Song and Romance in Dallas
Genevieve Haney knitted a sweater for a British relief society. The rhythm of the knitting inspired a song, titled I'm Sittin' and Knittin' for Britain, which brought her a husband, a Royal Air Force trainee at the Terrell base. Havana Cuba may name a street after General MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
U.P
Genevieve Haney
Britain
Royal Air Force
Terrell
Tex
Havana
Cuba
General MacArthur
New Guatemalan Lily Is Stately and Fragrant
Julian A. Steyermark assistant curator at the Field Museum reports a new lily found in Guatemala during the 1939 South America expedition. Bulbs were planted at Chicago’s Garfield Park where the plant bloomed after 15 months, producing a white fragrant flower with petals about a foot long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian A. Steyermark
Field Museum
Guatemala
Museem
South America
Chicago
Garfield Park
War secretary details at Bataan defense stalemate
Secretary Stimson says final decisions on Bataan defense reflect country interests and the splendid troops. He declines to give exact casualty figures to avoid exaggeration by Japan. He notes six Japanese divisions on the peninsula and 200 000 to 300 000 enemy on Luzon, with no substantial air support for defenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright
Stimson
Luzon
MacArthur
Hurley Led Efforts to Break Japanese Blockade in War
Former Secretary of War Hurley was placed in charge to maximize aid flows to the Philippines with large credits to Hurley and General MacArthur. Ships reached Corregidor and Bataan, but each arrival cost nearly two ships. Filipino defenders outnumbered Americans, with about 5,000 air force personnel at invasion start and heavy American air losses on day one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Stimson
MacArthur
Philippines
Corregidor
Bataan
Peninsula
Air Force
Cavite
Netherlands Indies
Australia
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Co-Op
Ujavik
Steyermark
Hanes
Jim
Hanes Crotch
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Army & Navy
Fourth
Y & Phone
Old Crow
Kentucky
Old Crow Enmno
National Distillers Products Corp
N. Re
LE Sage Company
N. Taylor St
Amarillo, Texas
Globe-News
Capitol
Alexandre Dumas
Douglas Fairbanks
Tarrin
Ruth Warrick
Akim Tamiroff
Will Osborne
Braniff
Manila
Ken Hervey Taylor
Jerome Cowan
Minor Watson
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