Scandinavian Ships to U S May Register under American Flag
Washington April 11 large portions of the Norwegian and Danish merchant fleets may shift to American registry to avoid seizure by Germany or Britain. Danish concerns with NY branches ready to register 60 ships. Norway and Denmark together hold about 6.8 million tons. ships would enter neutral harbors and face war area limits. Officials see little opposition, hoping more vessels in U S trade eases wartime pressure on American ships.
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Washington
Germany
Great Britain
New York
Norway
Denmark
Roosevelt
Garden Clubs Open Annual Convention in Temple
Mrs. Will Lake of Fort Worth opened the three day Texas Federation of Garden Clubs convention in Temple with a breakfast for board members. Temple’s Mrs. David Buchanan reported record advance registrations as Cameron Siddal of Texas A M College spoke on Defending Your Garden.
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Temple
U.P
Will Lake
Fort Worth
Texas Federation of Garden Clubs
Lake
David Buchanan
Cameron Siddal
Texas A. & M. College
Jennie Camp
Married Men Pay Bills More Promptly Than Bachelors
Russell Baird, chairman of the educational committee of the Vancouver Retail Credit Grantors Association, reports that married men in Vancouver show better credit habits than bachelors, with spending patterns more fixed.
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Vancouver
Budget Progress and Plans for Amarillo Lake Project
Commerce leader lauds progress as the aviation and industrial committee advances a three year program. John McCarty chairs the lakes project for the Panhandle with six lakes and related recreation to be completed by June 30. The plan involves over 10 million dollars and aims to bind 35 counties in the trade region through improved water resources and goodwill.
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Special Aviation and Industrial Committee
Paul Edquist
Panhandle
John McCarty
Florey
Amarillo
Crippled Man Credits Gly-Cas For Relief And Elimination
Mr. O. C. Nations of Abilene Texas describes years of muscular pain and poor digestion relieved after using Gly-Cas claiming regular elimination and renewed energy. He praises the medicine and notes Fox Drug Co. in his city and nearby leading druggists carry Gly-Cas.
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Mr. O. C. Nations
Elm St
Abilene
Texas
Mr. Nations
Fox Drug Co
Chamber plans stabilize at budgeted year end
The article notes praise for the Chamber committees led by Tom Cotten and L. M. Grow with optimism about a Bureau of Reclamation survey and a planned small lake in the next fiscal year. It lists future directors and term expirations, with Florey confirming ex officio status and many civic appointees for 1940 41.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Panhandle
Hinton
Tom Cotten
Mr. Florey
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Bivins
Harvey Allen
Herb Budke
John McCarty
John Boyce
Clay Thornton
Ed Hardin
Jay Taylor
George Ordway
L. M Grow
O. L
Ted" Taylor
Floyd
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U. S
Commerce
Hugh Norman
Fancher Upshaw
C. W. Furr
Safety Council
Guy McSwain
Bob Epperson
George Broome
Ror Cullum
Wade Brymer
Lawrence Hagg
Gene Howe
John Maynard
Carl Makeig
Lowell Munday
Erwin Ochsner
Ray Pinkney
R. B. Wertz
Russell Fowler
POLK
Sears Map & Blueprint CO
America
Shantung
Homespuns
Arance
Elgin
Sears Allstate
John Furbach
All Polk
Amarillo Shade & Equipment CO
National Venetians
News-Globe
Sal
Sears
Springs
Prosperity Gas Range
Robertshaw
Gulire
Ween
Sears, Roebuck
Sears Paint Dept
Sears and Saw
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