Expansion of ROTC Urged in Amarillo High
Amarillo High School R O T C unit is recommended for Junior Unit status and at least two instructors in Amarillo. If approved, one commissioned officer and one non commissioned officer would train with Army supplied guns and uniforms. The unit earned excellent inspection grades and is named first on the tentative list for junior units nationwide. Lieutenant Alfred R Donnell leads the local unit.
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Amarillo High School
Amarillo
R. B. Norman
Army
America
J. B. Wise, Jr
Col. Wise
Alfred R. Donnell
Club Enjoys Gathering at Mrs. Beer Home
The U-Deal-Em Club met at Mrs. Nora Beer home 1010 Bonham Street. High score was Mrs. E. M. Benesch and second high Mrs. Charles Mellor. Decorations included hydrangeas and tulips. Attendees included Mesdames Lynch Galbreath Jones Milholland Pittman. Birthdays for Mrs. Beer and Mrs. Mellor will be observed at the May 11 meeting at 500 Kentucky Street.
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Nora Beer
Bonham Street
E. M. Benesch
Charles Mellor
Mesdames R. M. Lynch
C. B. Galbreath
Floyd Jones
Harry Milholland
Jack Pittman
Miss Annie McDonald Teaches Fourth Day Nursery Training Lesson
Miss Annie McDonald supervisor of elementary grades in the public schools will teach the fourth lesson in the training course on Basic Principles of Day Nursery Care and Child Development at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Amarillo Day Nursery 401 Van Buren Street. The lesson subject will be Child Psychology. Two important lessons of the course will be taught by Miss McDonald.
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Annie McDonald
Amarillo Day Nursery
van Buren Street
McDonald
Rummage Sale Prep At Palo Duro Assembly
Palo Duro Assembly No 19 of the Rainbow Girls will meet at 7 30 pm at 524 12 Taylor Street. Members are urged to bring clothing and items for the rummage sale the assembly will sponsor soon. The Child Psychology Club meets Thursday at 2 30 pm at Mrs E J Husband 4230 West Tenth Reenue. Japan seeks Indo China involvement in Pacific war, reports Paris via London.
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Palo Duro Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Taylor Street
E. J. Husband
West Tenth Reenue
Japan
London
Indo-China
Carter's Little Liver Pills Claim Bile Flow Aid
Purports to regulate bile production with two pints daily and cure ailments from poor digestion to gas and constipation. Credits Carter's Little Liver Pills with restoring liver bile flow, urging purchase of 10¢ and 25¢ packs and follow directions.
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Carter
Mystery White Horse Of Palo Duro Canyon
The Globe invites first hand reports on sightings of the white stallion seen last on a high bluff in Lost Cedar Canyon near Palo Duro. Will Rogers Range Riders hope to capture him if located again as grass is scarce in the canyon. Readers may suggest a name for the horse to replace the term mystery nag.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Lost Cedar Canyon
Will Rogers Range
Globe
Canyon
Canning Sugar Still Unavailable in Potter County
The rationing board reports sugar is not yet available in Potter County. Dates for issuing certificates and amounts will be announced later, with availability possibly in three seasons. Rhubarb is ready for canning and strawberries soon.
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Potter County
CPA
Old No. 2139 Has Triplets
A six year old Holstein cow at the Roger Jessup Dairy in Los Angeles gave birth to triplets yesterday marking a rare event in dairy farming. The cow No. 2139 had previously produced only one other triplet birth, which all died within hours.
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Los Angeles
Roger Jessup
Amarillo’s Bush Estate Well to Boost City Water Supply
Mayor Joe Jenkins announced a major water project on the Bush Estate south of Amarillo to add three wells and a 30 inch pipe main. Tests claim the new well will yield 1,000 gallons a minute, with total daily capacity around 16 million gallons. current use runs about 9 million gallons daily.
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Amarllo
Bush Estate
Amarillo
Joe Jenkins
McDonald
Canyor Highway
Amarillo Bridge Company
Tenth Avenue
Georgia Street
British Bombers Hit Bari After Daylight Raid
British heavy bombers struck Bari on the Adriatic Monday night following a record daylight attack by U S forces. The two raids dropped about 250000 pounds of explosives on the Bari airfield and adjacent targets, starting fires southeast of the airfield. A long range fighter squadron attacked a small enemy vessel near Rhodes, with one British plane listed as missing.
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Cairo
Bari
Ninth U. S. Air Force
Rhodes
American Association Opens Season with Red Birds Favored
The Columbus Red Birds are tipped as the team to beat as the American Association Baseball League begins its wartime season. Columbus finished third in last year’s pennant race and then won the Association playoffs and the Junior World Series, per the A A writers.
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Columbia
Columbus Red Birds
Red Birds
American Association Chapter of
Baseball Writers
Sunny Jim Bottomley Named Trustee at St James Home
Sunny Jim Bottomley former St Louis Cardinal first baseman and Cincinnati player is appointed trustee of the Federal Soldiers' Home at St James Mo. The announcement from Jefferson City notes his rural residency at Bourbon and his post retirement civic role.
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Jefferson City
Bottomley
Bourbon
Sunny Jim Bottomley
St. Louis Cardinal
Cincinnati
Federal Soldiers’ Home
St. James
Prize Ball Brings $8 000 in War Bonds
A baseball made in Japan and autographed by Babe Ruth and other stars, used by an American All-Star team to beat a Nipponese nine in Tokyo in 1932, sold for $8,000 in war bonds at Fort Myers auction. Connie Mack presented it to a Philadelphia Athletics connection who donated it.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Japan
Babe Ruth
Tokyo
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Casualty Company Granted Texas Certificate of Authority
The Board of Insurance Commissioners of Texas certifies New York Casualty Company of New York City compliant with Texas law and authorized to do business in Texas for the year ending February 29, 1944. QO. P. Lockhart signs as Chairman, with official seal.
Girl Is Told To Restrain Her Impulses
In Ogden Utah on April 28 Miss Lucile Bingham 18 dropped a coin in a meter after an officer noted an over parking ticket. She was charged with obstructing an officer but the court dismissed the charge and warned her to restrain impulses.
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Ogden
Utah
C. S. Beckett
Lucile Bingham
Seek To Patch Break Between Reds and Poles
British Prime Minister Churchill meets Polish premier and foreign minister for a second day to ease the Russia Poland diplomatic rift. Axis dispatches report Germany and Rome cheer the breach as a Nazi propaganda victory. []
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London
Churchill
Russia
Poland
Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Rome
Naval Forces In Battle Off Brittany Coast
German light naval forces claim a two hour clash in the channel off Brittany with several heavy hits on enemy destroyers. The German report says their units returned to base safely but Allied sources have not confirmed the claims. Also notes 1941 lumber production in Washington and Oregon rose 19 percent to over 11.58 billion board feet.
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Associated Press
Brittany
Washington
Oregon
Certificate of Authority Issued for Girard Fire and Marine
Certificate from Austin dated April 7 1943 certifies Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company Philadelphia has complied with Texas law and is authorized to do business in Texas for the year ending February 29 1944 signed by Co P Lockhart Chairman of the Board seal included.
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Board OF Insurance Commissioners
Austin
Texas
Co. P. Lockhart
Warm Dry and Windy Weather Outlook Declared
The bureau predicts warm dry conditions with moderate wind. City water department notes Victory Garden needs amid the dry spell. High yesterday reached 75 with a 51 degree low this morning. Clouds are passing through but not sticking around.
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Victory Garden
Bureau
Women protest price label plan on canned goods
Washington reports consumer groups and CIO women auxiliaries urge James Byrnes to block the abandonment of grade labeling for canned foods. They argue labeling protects shoppers and ranks the policy as critical to economic fairness.
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Washington
Brown
James F. Byrnes
Congress of Women's Auxiliaries of
The
CIO
Byrnes
Public notice postponed as council weighs question
The National Council of Catholic Women wired Byrnes seeking more consideration of the issue. A Denver report notes two unwanted residents were kicked out of town after dining in Victory Gardens, described as mules.
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National Council of Catholic Women
Byrnes
Denver
Victory Gardens
Soldiers find unexpected kindness from warm hosts abroad
Charlie Jenkins writes from camp about a random street encounter on leave. A stranger and his wife invite two soldiers for a chicken dinner, sharing beer and conversation, showing genuine hospitality from locals. The note highlights the positive human side of wartime interactions.
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Charlie Jenkins
Joe
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