May Day Programs Planned at San Jacinto Sanborn and McKinley
Amarillo Public Schools schedule May Day events at three elementary schools. San Jacinto features art work, music and drill with a Maypole winding and a two part grounds program. McKinley crowns King and Queen of Health Friday with a 2:15 pageant. Sanborn presents student room programs Friday night plus a ball game between Sixth and Seventh Grade Dads. Additional music and arts programs are planned for May 7.
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San Jacinto
Sanborn
McKinley
Amarillo
San Jacinto School
McKinley School
Joanne Hoover
Howard Lauder
Hears Indirectly From the Past Informs Draft Board Clerk
Irving Kern, longtime clerk of Draft Board No 1, recalled an old discharge signing officer Lt Col Hamilton Templeton formerly captain and commander of Battery E 18th Field Artillery during 1917 18 while reviewing an honorable discharge.
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Irving Kern
18Th Field Artillery
Kern
Hamilton Templeton
76Th Field Artillery
Simpson and Boyce Plan San Antonio Trip
Col. E. A. Simpson and John K. Boyce, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce leaders, prepare for a San Antonio visit after reporting on talks with Judge Patterson and General Brett. They will meet General Donovan and Colonel Brandt as part of the Panhandle defense plea. Amarillo's defense-industry committee, led by R. H. Epperson, works on a master Washington submission.
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Washington
Col. E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
John K. Boyce
San Antonio
Robert Patterson
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Panhandle
Donovan
Eighth Corps
Brandt
Amarillo
Amarillo Chamber Faces Travel Decisions For Two Trips
At 5 pm a meeting of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Good Will committee will decide whether the city sends a special train to Carlsbad New Mexico this Saturday and a caravan to Guymon Oklahoma this Friday. The new committee, appointed yesterday, includes Sam Elkins as chairman and many local business and civic leaders across agriculture attendance convention finance highway Palo Duro and other groups.
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Sam Elkins
Amarillo
Clay Thornton
Howard Boxwell
Robert Dow
Mason King
P. D. Berthelot
E. W. Hardin
8. T. Curtis
Oscar Hargett
F. W. Ansley
Garford Wilkinson
H. B. Fain
Ben Burkett
George Vineyard
John Ballard
H. M
Bainer
Bond Burgess
D. L. McDonald
L. A. Wells
G. G. Ordway
Arthur Truitt
T. W. Cotten
Galen Battey
Otho Thompson
Chet Bordwell
C. S. Pryor
Rube Musick
C. W. Farr
John Boyce
Dean White
C. T. Crowe
A. H. Truitt
West Texas State College
John McCarty
Bob Crudgington
Ray Daniels
Carl Clifft
Dewey Reed
Grady Hazlewood
Grover McDiel
Walter Blackburn
Ernest R. Archambeau
Charles Young
A. K. Wilcoxson
Steve Tyler
Don Loden
Harley Cook
John Armstrong
National Defense and Industrial Committee
R. E. Epperson
C. S. Makeig
R. E. Wertz
Roy Cullum
C. T. Ware
Jay Taylor
Will Rogers
W. H. Brymer
F. W Ansley
O. H. Hargett
George Autry
Carl Hinton
Roy Pool
Coach Norton To Speak At Amarillo Banquet
Homer Norton of Texas A and M will speak in Amarillo on May 7 at a Panhandle A M Club stag banquet at Capitol Hotel starting 7 PM. E E McQuillen of College Station will accompany him. High school coaches of the Panhandle attend. Afterward two Aggies 1940 game films shown at 9 PM for attendees and guests.
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Homer Norton
Texas, A. &. M
Amarillo
E. E. McQuillen
College Station
A. & M. Ex-Students’ Association
Panhandle A. & M
Capitol Hotel
Panhandle
Aggies
Criminal Cases Begin Next Week
Criminal cases will be heard in 41st District Court next week. Docketed are Floyd Henson robbery by assault Gussie Morrison assault with intent to kill Samuel M. Liles swindling Herman Mitchell murder Cecil Wilson wife and child desertion Robert Grant burglary J K Honea drunken driving Judge E C Nelson handles non jury matters. The grand jury is at work.
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41Th District Court
Floyd Henson
Gussie Morrison
Samuel M. Liles
Herman Mitchell
Cecil Wilson
Robert Grant
J. K. Honea
E. C. Nelson
L Grand Jury
Markets Financial Security Fund Liquidation Note
The fund lists a liquidation price of 1.3932 and an offering price of 1.53, indicating a discount to par. Investors are briefed on the liquidation level and the offering price as the basis for distribution and tallying of remaining assets.
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Financial Security Fund
Play Supervision Discussion Is Due
Proposals for playground supervision may be heard tonight before the city commission. Amarillo Safety Council members are due to appear and new directors for the council are to be approved. Re zoning requests include 2500 Fillmore Street from A residential to D apartment and 1812 South Buchanan Street from B residential to D. An overhead street light on Mississippi at Line has a filing petition.
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Amarillo
Naval Recruiting Officer Seeks Enlistees in Panhandle
Naval recruiting officer A. N. Dearing said the Panhandle has good navy weather. He will be present today and tomorrow to accept applications from men wishing to enlist in naval aviation.
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A. N. Dearing
Panhandle
Navy
Amarillo High To Represent At State Finals In All Events
Amarillo High School will send teams to the Interscholastic League finals in literary and athletic events May 2 and 3 in Austin and Dallas. Qualifiers include Bill Leiber Howard Fisher Clyde Fuqua Marguerite Smith Riley Jones Pat McClarney Doris Higley Betty Lou Robinette Jane Dice Anna Frances Baker Maida Mickle Betty Howle Janice Jones Boone Baker LeeRoy Boyter Dick Cline Johnny Price Stanley Tharpe Jimmy Moore Clyde Clark.
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Amarillo High School
Austin
Bill Leiber
Howard Fisher
Clyde Fuqua
Marguerite Smith
Riley Jones
Pat McClarney
Doris Higley
Betty Lou Robinette
Jane Dice
Mrs J W Pearce Claimed by Death
Lydia Ann Pearce 55 died last night at 9 45 in the family home 1310 North Tyler widow of J W Pearce Survivors include eight daughters Myrtle Greenwood Susanville Calif Mabel Larremore Gladys Minatra Betty Robinson Amarillo Mary Pond Phoenix Blanche Pickett Nowata Okla Hazel Brandon Cactus Ariz Jessie Jean Pearce two sons Charles J Pearce Susanville Calif Billy Pearce Amarillo two brothers Co E Bonney Amarillo R W Bonney Lamar Colo Body in state at Blackburn Shaw Chapel pending arrival of relatives
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Lydia Ann Pearce
North
Tyler
J. W. Pearce
Myrtle Greenwood
Susanville
Calif
Mabel Larremore
Gladys Minatra
Betty Robinson
Amarillo
Mary Pond Phoenix
Blanche Pickett
Nowata
Okla
Hazel Brandon
Cactus
Ariz
Jessie Jean Pearce
Charles J. Pearce l
Billy Pearce
Co. E. Bonney
R W. Bonney
Lamar, Colo
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
Peace Officers Prepare for 77th Texas-Oklahoma Convention
Amarillo police, sheriff’s deputies, constables, state highway patrolmen and agents plan a trip to Childress early next week for the 77th annual meeting of the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Peace Officers Association. T. J. Templeton of Amarillo leads the pistol contest. FBI Dallas agent in charge A. P. Paul Kitchin will speak alongside Senator Grady Hazlewood and Deskins Wells.
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Amarillo
Sheriff's Department
Childress
North
Grady Hazlewood
Deskins Wells
Wellington
Galle Initiates South Plains Trip for Spring Ceremonial
Fred Galle assistant recorder says Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine began travel across the South Plains to promote the spring ceremonial on May 15. About 60 petitions filed, promising a class of at least 30 novices with possible ring candidates.
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Fred Galle
Khiva Temple
Mystic Shrine
South Plains
News Quiz Program Moves to 7 Tonight
The Amarillo National Bank radio quiz show hosted by Wes Izzard shifts to 7 PM, replacing the previous 9 30 slot. Questions on current events will be aired tonight and on future Tuesdays at the new time.
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The
Amarillo National Bank
Wes Izzard
Amarillo Rep Jack Little Draft Class Standout
State Representative Jack Little of Amarillo is labeled 4-B by the Draft Board No 2 as a public official deferred by law. He remains the sole person in his legislative district with this classification despite the ongoing draft status. Fritz Kreisler, the renowned violinist, remained unconscious with a skull fracture after being struck by a truck in New York City Saturday, doctors reporting his condition as satisfactory and improving.
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Jack Little
Amarillo
New York
U.P
Fritz Kreisler
Roosevelt Hospital
New Motto for Hollywood Jockeys
Hollywood Park jockeys adopt Finnish steam baths to make weight. Bing Crosby, enthusiastic supporter, promotes the hot rock reducing devices from Finland to fellow riders.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Park
Bing Crosby
Draft Board Tests Power Over Induction Dates
Potter County Board No. 1 orders George Weaver Whitehurst to report for induction May 5. He sought a Panama job with war and state department approval bypassing the local board, which granted a belated appeal. The appeals board upheld the local board, and a transcript has been requested to the national office. List of inductees and replacements issued by the boards.
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Board No. 1
Potter County
George Weaver Whitehurst
War and State Departments
Panama
Whitehurst
State Office
National Office
Farm Security Administration
Washington Board No. 1
Wayne Stockton Teague
Homer Wickersham Daugherty
George Franklin Gentle
Barnett Grain Co. Plans $27,500 Storage Plant
Plans for Barnett Grain Co storage plant valued at 27500 were submitted to Wallace Hazlewood city building inspector for approval. The site lies south of the Fort Worth Denver tracks on East Third Avenue and will include a sprinkler system, the inspector said.
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Barnett Grain Company
Wallace Hazlewood
Fort Worth & Denver
East Third Avenue
General Hulen to Visit Amarillo Tomorrow
General John A. Hulen, senior Fort Worth & Denver official, arrives in Amarillo at 8 a.m. from Fort Worth for a several hour visit. His military career includes service as brigadier general in World War I and earlier ranks in the Spanish American War and the Philippines. The purpose of the visit—railroad business or Armory Board duties—remains unclear.
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Amarillo
Texas Armory Board
First Texas Cavalry
Philippines
72 Infantry
Hulen
The
Fort Worth & Dener
Frank E. Clarity
Convention Officers Named at Progress Board Meeting
O Keefe radio program chairman and nine department chairmen were named including Mrs Turk Britt of Wheeler for urban rural cooperation and Mrs A T Biggers re appointed this morning. Reports from the nine departments were presented and attendees were honored.
Presidents' Evening Ties Federation Meet to Church Program
At a noon luncheon in the church basement Mrs. 8. H. Maa den acted as toastmaster. Vocals by Ruth Delzell and music by R N McKitterick Elizabeth Tucker Mimms R H Hester from Levelland and A D Steed. High tea to follow in Federation Club Rooms after the opening session.
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8. H. Maaden
Ruth Delzell
R. N. McKitterick
Elizabeth Tucker Mimms
R. H. Hester
Levelland
A. D. Steed
Federation Club
First Christian Church
Federation
Cade
Convoy Transfers Stir British and Latin American Nations
The article reports that requisitioned convoys raise protests as Britain argues belligerent ships cannot change flags during hostilities. Latin American nations fear Royal Navy seizures on the high seas after transfers. An unofficial publication notes that more armed American vessels could be transferred to Britain.
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Royal Navy
V. 8 Coast Guard
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Blackstone
Simpson
Boyce
Kelly's
Dial
Jenkins
East
10Th St
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Schenley Distillers Corp
Shanley
Dow-Jones
Fenner & Beane
New
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Chrysler
Columbas & el
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Penney
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Sears Roebuck
Shells Union
Socon
SON Wenkee
Stewart Warn
Stone & Webster
Tex Pac Ry
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Tex Pac C & O
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U S Steel
Warner Bros Ebbsil
U Tel
West el & Mf
Wilson & Co
Woolworth
Chicago
Open
Kansas City
Vth
Galle
U.S
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M. Hancher
Hollywood
Draft Board
Barnett
John A. Hulen
Fort Worth
Askew & Brown
E. 9Th St
Dallas - Fort Worth Houston
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
Schilling
America
Studebaker
Champion
C.I.T
South Bend
Indiana
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