Draft Delay For Fathers
Texas will grant draft deferments to about 425000 fathers of military age under revised selective service rules. Gen. J Watt Page said the policy keeps manpower for the armed forces and essential civilian work while protecting homes with children, with local boards redefining classifications and extending farm deferments where needed.
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Austin
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Texas
National Selective Service
Washington
Page
Gen. Page
Classified Help Wanted and Lost Letter Notice
A collection of short notices seeks domestic help for housework and child care with details about hours and contact numbers. A separate appeal requests return of a lost letter from Mrs. R. O. Lovett at 1119 Tyler Street with a contact phone.
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Paul A. Lovett
R. O. Lovett
Tyler Street
Lost children's sweaters in Newberry's store
Mrs. Thomas offers a reward for two sweaters missing from Newberrys a brown and a light tan one. Return to 610 East 2nd Ave. Call 6096. Additional Tack Letters Page 4.
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Newberry’s
Wheeler seeks end to state draft quotas and universal exams
Sen Burton Wheeler proposes abolishing state quota systems and ordering final physical examinations for all draft registrants to reveal true readiness. He questions the 11 million man goal and opposes taking men over 38, arguing for policy changes tied to the Kil day bill as it heads to the Senate.
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Washington
U.P
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Selective Service
Wheeler
Senate
United States
Kilday
Military Affairs Committee
Man Who Helped Survey Plains Dies
Beaumont veteran James F. Weed 76, capitalist, oil operator and civil engineer, died in El Paso while visiting. A Missouri graduate, he helped survey the Panhandle, served as state surveyor 1890 to 1894, later worked with John Henry Kirby as chief engineer, and took up oil during the 1901 Spindletop boom. Survived by widow, son W. F. Weed of Beaumont, and daughters Mrs. Jack Fletcher of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Bruce Jackson of Beaumont.
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W. F. Weed
Beaumont
Jack Fletcher
Corpus Christi
Bruce Jackson
Wage ceilings set for California asparagus harvest
The government, in an April 14 order, applied wage ceilings for farm work during the asparagus harvest in five California counties. Officials said rates matched recent levels and would prevent increases under Byrnes directives. Agricultural wages under 2400 dollars yearly could rise only with specific orders. Navy note: Roosevelt nominated four captains for commodore, first active-duty appointees since 1899. Idaho state flower is the syringa.
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Washington
California
Food Administration
James F. Byrnes
NAVY
Roosevelt
Idaho
Blue Star Ointment Claims Quick Relief for Itching
Aggressive ad copy promises rapid relief from eczema rashes and itching with a single application of Blue Star Ointment. Repeats as needed with a money back guarantee if the first jar fails to satisfy, urging readers to try it today.
Lowly Alewife To Adorn the Dinner Table
Boston reports wartime rationing triggers shift in seafood use as Ocean Pout Rajah Fish and Alewives move into mainstream meals. Ralph Osborn notes 10,000,000 pounds of pout to be used, with 150,000 already sold and 3,000,000 more anticipated. Rajah Fish could reach 12,000,000 pounds. Alewives transition from fertilizer to dining table use.
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Boston
U.P
Taj Mahal
Ralph Osborn
Russian Troops Kill 200 Nazis in Donets Front Clash
Moscow reports 200 Germans killed as Soviet forces hold a Donets bridge head near Balakleya. Five anti tank guns were destroyed and two tanks disabled. Elsewhere Soviet scouts killed 40 German soldiers in an occupied village amid a separate front action following a failed German breakthrough attempt near Leningrad.
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Moscow
U.P
Donets
Balakleya
Leningrad
Traffic Violation Costs Rise in Amarillo Court
In Amarillo city court at city hall a motorist was fined $5 for a red light and most reckless driving cases now carry $10 fines. A report shows 18 men fined a total of $29, with five other cases in court yielding $50 in fines.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
City Hall
Navy seeks volunteers for Seabees in Amarillo interview
Lieutenant Parrett of the U S Navy arrives in Amarillo to interview volunteers for the Sea Bees. He will be at the local naval recruiting station through Friday seeking men age 17 to 50 for construction battalions. Carpenters electricians riggers power machine operators mechanics and allied trades are open. About 50 Panhandle men have asked for interviews and each volunteer should bring three letters stating trade qualifications.
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Parrett
U. S. Navy
Amarillo
Navy
Panhandle
Pioneer Mrs Graves Relocates to Amarillo with Family
Mrs H B Graves aged 89, a Bell County pioneer, has moved to Amarillo to live with her son J W Graves and his wife at 1107 South Garfield Street. Born in Alabama, she moved to Bell County 71 years ago during the early Texas settlement period.
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H. 8. Graves
Bell County
Amarillo
J. W. Graves
South
Garfield Street
Striking City Workers Threaten Galveston Health
Mayor Henry W. Flagg warned that a strike by city street and health employees menaces military personnel and war workers in Galveston. He said martial law could be used if needed as Col. W H Nelson from Dallas said the government would not permit an epidemic and planned to contact the strikers.
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Galveston
Henry W. Flagg
W. H. Nelson
Dallas
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
Increase Ceiling Prices for Corn
The Commodity Credit Corporation will subsidize corn movement from Midwest surplus areas to East and South deficit zones to boost dairy and poultry production. An OPA order raises the surplus area ceiling by five cents per bushel, with other areas unchanged, effective today. The subsidy equals the gap between market price and the old ceiling, up to five cents per bushel if prices rise to the new ceiling.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
OPA
Draftee Seeks Return to Army After Draft Error
Anthony Arthur Christian, a New York draftee with 11 children, begged to rejoin the army after three months of service were cut short when his draft was found to be in error. He cited his family’s improved finances on a $162 monthly dependency allowance and expressed willingness to serve anywhere abroad.
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New York
Anthony Arthur Christian
Christian
Africa
Australia
Europe
Destroyer Escort Ship Is Launched
The Brown Shipbuilding Co. launched a destroyer escort ship named for Lieut. Edwin William Hurst in Houston in a ceremony attended by his widow Mrs. Jeanette Harris Hurst. Hurst, a Falls City Nebraska native, earned credit for sinking three Japanese ships in a Pacific mission and possibly another carrier in a later mission.
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URI
Green
Payou
Brown Shipbulding Co
Navy
Edwin William Hurst
Pacific
Jeanette Harris Hurst
Coronado
Cal
Hurst
Falls City
Neb
Patten to Entertain Colored Soldiers at Amarillo Air Field
Patten High School presents "Hot Chocolates" in the new theater for colored soldiers at Amarillo Army Air Field Friday night at 8 30. The musical revue features Gwendolyn English, LaVerne Austin, James Hill and an elaborate chorus with dances and songs including Knock Me a Kiss and There Are Such Things. The same show will then move to Patten High School next Monday night.
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the Patten High School
Amarillo Army Air Field
Gwendolyn English
LaVerne Austin
James Hill
Amarillo Army Air Field Show
Patten High School
Hollywood gossip round up from Jimmie Fidler column
Rosland Russell heir to be named Christopher. Bing Crosby tours Mexico after cattle rancho bid. Katherine Grayson trains Fast for John Shelton OST graduation. Bob Hope’s overseas trek costs $250,000 plus lost earnings. Ginger Rogers baby rumors persist. Freddie Bartholomew to apply for U.S. citizenship in May.
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Hollywood
Rosalind Russell
Freddie Brisson
Christopher
Bing Crosby
Mexico
Katherine Grayson
John Shelton
Bob Hope
England
North Africa
Marjorie Reynold
RKO
Ginger Rogers
Bing
Dixie Lee
Crosby
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Freddie
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad Promotes Comfort for Sprains
Ballard's Snow Liniment is recommended to relieve sprains bruises and tired muscles from overexertion or bad weather. The Crtney Drug Store promotes its use and suggests gentle rubbing for comfort.
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Ballard
Cretney Drug Store
Bargain sale linked to lifelong residence in Los Angeles
In 1921 Mrs. Anna G. Bicknell sold her Los Angeles home to Ben Hunter for nothing down and 35 dollars a month for life. She died at 99 after Hunter had died years earlier. The property had been sold for 2,500 and Mrs. Bicknell had received nearly 10,000 from the agreement.
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Anna G. Bicknell
Ben Hunter
Hunter
Mrs. Clara Doose Succumbs Here
Mrs. Clara Martha Doose, 66, longtime Amarillo resident since 1929, died at 3 15 this morning at home after a long illness. She leaves three daughters Frieda Knight of Oklahoma City Ina Dye and Ida Mae Rodgers of Amarillo. five sons Leonard Herman Lawrence Enis of Amarillo and Paul of Birmingham. a brother Hugo Andrews of Petrolia and a sister Anne Johnson of Bellevue. Funeral services set for 2 30 Thursday at Blackburn Shawm memorial chapel Oklahoma City with interment at Liano Cemetery.
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Clara Martha Doose
Amarillo
North
Buchanan Street
Doose
Frieda Knight
Oklahoma City
Ina Dy
Ida Mae Rodgers
Leonard
Herman
Lawrence
Enis
Paul
Birmingham
Ala
Hugo Andrews
Petrolia
Anne Johnson
Bellevue
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Ina Dye
Liano Cemetery
Postmaster Reflects on Prohibition Era Gang Lords
John Trumbull comments on arresting a Prohibition gang leader and muses that America tolerated Prohibition before, and now moderation and tolerance have grown since its end.
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John Trumbull
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