USO Plans Party for Two Millionth GI Entering Amarillo
Officials of the USO in Amarillo prepare a downtown celebration for the two millionth serviceman to use its facilities. The event includes gifts from Globe News and Interstate Theaters, a hotel party, cab transport, and spending money, with more plans for the evening and a Sunday party. Data show USO usage, volunteers, and services across three Amarillo branches.
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USO
Globe News
Amarillo
Herring Hotel
General Mills
Usos
Auditorium
Sixth
Buchanan
Taylor
Ben Davis
West Third
Expresses His Thanks With Cash
On a blustery Monday night David F. Gonzales of San Jon gave a stranded man a ride toward Amarillo after stopping on Highway 66 five miles from Vega. The driver refused payment, and the man left a folded business card containing a new $20 bill, indicating Altred.
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David F. Gonzales
San Jon
Amarillo
Highway 66
Vega
Gonzales
Altred
Amarillo Clubs Launch $50,000 Hi Y World Service Fund
Amarillo Hi Y and Tri Hi Y clubs plan a fundraising drive totaling $50,000 to support Hi Y World Service and extend its reach to youth worldwide. Ned Kemp serves as assistant area secretary.
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Amarillo Hi-Y
Tri-Hi-Y
Hi-Y World Service
Ned Kemp
Money Can't Buy Better Aspirin, Says Ad
An old advertisement pitches St. Joseph Aspirin as faster acting and more dependable than rivals. It claims the world’s largest seller at 10¢ and promotes a 100 tablet size for 35c, urging readers to choose value.
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St. Joseph
Youth groups plan postwar world reconstruction effort
A combined meeting of Amarillo clubs heard a speaker say the Youth of the world must stay closely linked as the world grows smaller. The Hi-Y World Service outlined a plan for youth worldwide to cooperate in rebuilding after the war, with $50,000 allocated mainly to that purpose.
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Amarillo
Hi-Y World Service
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Yscar
Pvt
Walter Witzke
Chicago
Amarillo Air Field
Witzke
United States
Homer Jacob
Mary L. Spence
Piano
Plainview
Texas
Joan Davis
Screen and Radio
Says
American Institute of Laundering
Arrid
Italy
Ness
America
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
C-C
Coca-Cola
Coke
Firestone
Tyler
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