Willow Run Plant Demonstrates Moving Line Mastery
Detroit writer praises Willow Run Defense Plant as it mass produces B 24 Liberator bombers by moving line work from parts to final assembly. The article notes 5,000 plus planes made, vast hangars near Ypsilanti, extensive testing, and high efficiency in Ford and War Department operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chasa
Guy Avalanche
Detroit
Willow Run
Defense Plant Corporation
Robert Ripley
Ripley
War Department
Williow Run
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor
Rosie
Ford Fliers
Tulsa
Fort Wort
Panhandle Pasture Worries Rise Over Heat and Drying Grass
Panhandle farmers fear drought and heat as unseasonable weather dries grass and withers highland pastures. Wit for fall rains grows urgent as wheat and sorghum yields threaten to drop from earlier optimistic forecasts. Ranchers including Hall Medford warn grass is drying, with grazing prospects tied to timely rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Panhandle
South Plains
Hall Medford
Amarillo Chamber to Sponsor Southwest Aviation Conference
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce plans the second annual Southwest Aviation Conference later this year following a December gathering with about 200 delegates. Directors reported highway paving contracts for U S Route 287 gaps, proposed road links to war plants, hospital facility expansion, Braniff air service growth to Oklahoma City and Lubbock with new Fort Worth Dallas schedules, and Essair allocation of two planes for an Amarillo Houston flight starting October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texhoma
Guymon
Amarillo
Fritch
Veterans Hospital
Braniff Air Lines
Oklahoma City
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Dallas
Essair
Houston
140 Children Attend Negro Bible School
The Mount Zion Baptist Church hosts a daily vacation Bible school for 140 African American children aged 5 to 15. Courses cover Bible study memory work and crafts with sewing and carpentry for older youths, open to all Black children regardless of church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Sam Seay
R. T. Weilles
Amarillo
Flags and Lights Tie Ship and Shore Across Centuries
Messages have been exchanged between ships and shore for centuries by means of flags and lights. The era of semaphore and beacon signaling shows how maritime communication evolved from simple signals to complex signaling systems.
Cafes/Post Prices Set By OPA Across 40 Items
Cafes will list ceiling prices for 40 basic items as of April 4-10 1943 to mirror the OPA ruling. Stores may post the full list by August 16 with cafés and drug stores expected to compile similar item counts. The survey aims at general price averages, with no guaranteed cost reductions for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Holland Scott
Herring Hotel
OPA Restaurant Advisory Council
Scott
Neal Cross
Gene Mullican
Dewey Ashcroft
Graveside Services For J. C. Richards
John Q. Richards, 61, died last Saturday at Tascosa. Graveside rites were set for 4 PM at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. E. B. Fincher officiating. He worked for the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad and recently moved from Paris to the Panhandle. Services under N. S. Griggs and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Q. Richards
Tascosa
Memorial Park Cemetery
E. B. Fincher
Richards
Fort Worth
Denver
Panhandle
Paris
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Hollywood Delinquency Debate and 1940s Tinseltown Gossip
Hollywood debate on juvenile delinquency vs melodrama and horror films. Jimmie Fidler notes harm from gore driven cinema while urging constructive entertainment. Also includes idle chatter about Dennis Day, Cesar Romero, Spencer Tracy, Evelyn Keyes, Nina Foch and other stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Dennis Day
D. Day
Bill Bythe
Spencer Tracy
Boulevard
Cesar Romero
New Jersey
Jimmy Durante
Evelyn Keyes
Unusual Heat In Potter County Courthouse Offices
The Potter County courthouse offices felt unusually hot with windows open and cross breezes normally circulating. On Wednesday and the previous day the building remained hot despite usual airflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
W D Bennett Dies In Local Hospital
W D Bennett, 86, longtime resident for 38 years, died early today in a local hospital. He had lived with his daughter Mrs Fred Coburn seven miles south of the city. Funeral services set for 2 30 pm tomorrow at Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home chapel with Rev E R Foster officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Bennett
Fred Coburn
Blackburn-Shaw
E. R. Foster
Obituary Notice for Local Resident with Family Survivors
An obituary states a church assembly officiant will conduct services and burial will be at Liano Cemetery. The deceased is survived by a daughter and a son, C. C. Bennett, of Amarillo. Other family details are noted in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
Liano Cemetery
C. C. Bennett
Amarillo
Pinkney Worker Not Acquainted With the Boss
A Pinkney Packing Company visitor sought Fred Miller the vice president and general manager. Miller was away, and an employee in packer regalia replied he had never heard of him, underscoring wartime turnover and the need for better acquaintance between workers and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkney Packing Company
Fred Miller
Miller
Baby Alligator Ends Journey in Amarillo
A baby alligator ended its trans continental journey in Amarillo this morning. The small traveler was not a seasoned wanderer as it reached its final stop in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby Alligator
Alligator
Amarillo
New Cuticura Talcum Sells for 25 Cents
An advertisement promotes Fra ant new All-Purpose Cuticura Talcum for bath use after shower to curb body odor, soothe sunburn and chafed skin, relieve minor rashes and post shave irritation. It emphasizes rapid relief and urges purchase.
Alligator Found On Train At Santa Fe Yard
A small alligator about 10 inches long was found running in a car during cleaning at the Santa Fe yards after a day coach was removed from a California train. Workers placed it in a box at the station while they await possible owner. In Boston, twenty two members of the 50 year class of Boston University attended the annual luncheon reunion, including four trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Santa Fe
Boston
U.P
Boston University
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Charlie Guy
Negro Bible School
For Hick
Seaman
Paramount Theater
Arthur
Sallard
Pierce Street
J. C. Richards
Globe-News
Jimmie Fidler
Nina
Columbia Starlet
Foch
Tom Neal
Pal
O. Bts
China
Crystal
Pinkney
Associated Press
Warsaw
Senigallia
Kinney Shoe Store
Elwood Park
R. Zumbro
Lucian Bones
J. D. Parvin
R. Arnold
Parke Avalon Studio
Rea
Nyce
Aesto
Pegr
Tere
Pale
Artie Diam
Deautiful
Sola
Hehemount
Zale’s
Southwest
Insigna
Serviceman's Watch
Polk
Polk St
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