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Fragmentary OCR lists assorted lots with prices such as 31 122, 450, 550 and 125. Mentions buildings, machinery, auto items and bids. No clear context or complete items due to garbled text.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1940
Page
12
Local Price Chors: Odd Sequence of Numbers
A scrappy set of figures appears as scattered numbers: 457, 417, 278, 286, followed by 575, 565, 545 and repeated 545. The fragment resembles a pricing or listing snippet with inconsistent formatting.
Red Cross report on Potter County relief efforts
The Potter County Red Cross reports a 75 year old woman leads skilled garment work, finishing 35 women’s garments 35 children’s garments and 30 layettes plus hospital bed shirts. Knitters have completed over 100 sweaters, while junior professionals and working girls head the surgical dressings output totaling 11 000 pieces shipped abroad. The chapter seeks more volunteers to aid suffering peoples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
Potter County
Amarillo Trippers Plan Claude Jaunt
Amarillo Good Will trippers will travel to Claude in a mile-long caravan Friday morning led by the American Legion bus and the Sons of Legion Drum Corps. The group will depart the Chamber of Commerce at 9 15 and reach Claude by 10 to join the town’s celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Claude
Sam Elkins
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Sons of Legion
Mr. Elkins
Judge Alexander Feted by Panhandle Attendees
Judge James P. Alexander of Waco, candidate for chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, will be feted by Panhandle attorneys and laymen at a 7 30 reception in the Civic Club room Amarillo Hotel. He is a Court of Civil Appeals member who advanced to the second primary with Hal Lattimore and has wide Panhandle ties. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Alexander
Waco
Texas Supreme Court
Civic Club
Amarillo Hotel
Alexander
Court of Civil Appeals
Hal Lattimore
Panhandle
Sporting Events Aid City Jaycees Told
Amarillo Jaycees hear that sports attract outside money and boost the city economy. Globe News sports editor Jerry Malin says Amarillo spends thousands annually on baseball football basketball golf and bowling events. He notes the Gold Sox and Class D leagues as training grounds for young players. Sam Davis presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Gold Sox
Sam Davis
Chain Store Operators Meet In Amarillo Tonight
Amarillo and Panhandle chain store operators hold a special 8 pm session at the Herring Hotel. W. S. Heatley, Texas Chain Store Association representative, will conduct the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Herring Hotel
W. S. Heatley
The
Texas Chain Store Association
Frances Perkins reports surge in nonfarm U S employment
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced in Houston that total nonagricultural employment is about 9,000,000 higher than March 1933 and will continue to rise as war materiel industries expand under the national defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuston
Frances Perkins
Soviet Planes Reported Maneuvering in Pacific
London Aug 7 The British Broadcasting Company said Radio Moscow reported the Soviet fleet had begun big scale maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean The Moscow radio has announced maneuvers of a similar nature almost daily
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
British Broadcasting Company
Radio Moscow
Pacific Ocean
Moscow Radio
War era rooming house ad from Dover
A Dover newspaper, faring bombing damage, arrived in New York with a rooming house advertisement offering nice rooms with every convenience and facing the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Dover
England
Town Through Error Sells Its City Park
ADA Oklahoma Walter Brooks bought 10 acres near Roff from a tax resale list but acquired Roff’s city park by mistake. After the error is discovered, Brooks will be refunded and the park remains with the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Through Error
Ada
Okla
U.P
Walter Brooks
Empire State Building
Brooklyn Bridge
City Park
Roff
Brooks
Austrians Shell Italian Positions on Montfalcone
A Montfalcone engagement is reported with Austrian artillery aiming at Italian positions. The short item notes shelling activity and reflects World War I frontline action as of August 7, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toda
Montfalcone
North France Is Ghost Land
Luxembourg Aug 7. North France remains largely deserted after fighting, with ghost towns and unharvested crops. Strasbourg’s population fallen to about 20 000 from 200 000, while Alsace Lorraine repopulation is slow. Belgium towns rebound faster under German supervision and repatriation. Germans claim to send food to those who stayed or returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Grover
Luxembourg
France
Flanders
Strasbourg
Reich
Alsace
Lorraine
Brussels
Givet
Belgium
Lighting on Sixth Being Considered By Safety Council
The Amarillo Safety Council engineering division weighs all night lighting along West Sixth Avenue as part of the Junior Chamber of Commerce safety campaign. The council approved two Jaycees recommendations for more lights on Fifth Avenue near the new post office and near the college gym. City Manager H. R. Smith was asked to study costs for installing the lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Sixth Avenue
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Safety Council
Jaycees
Maynard Drake
Fifth Avenue
Post Office
College
H. R. Smith
Safety Council
Amarillo
Coca- Cola Bottling Company
Amarillo Legion Backs Compulsory Training Universal Service
Amarillo Hanson Post of the American Legion with 600 members votes unanimously for universal service law including compulsory training. John K Boyce named commander as officers inaugurated. A telegram to Congressman Marvin Jones and Senators Sheppard Connally urges enactment and votes. Speakers include Judges H S Lattimore E C Nelson and Department Commander Lou Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Amarillo
Hanson Post
John K. Boyce
Marvin Jones
Morris Sheppard
Tom Connally
The
American Legion
H. S. Lattimore
Fort Worth
E. C. Nelson
Lou Roberts
Borger
Ambassador Kennedy Asked For Full Text Of Interview
The State Department requested a complete text of yesterday's interview given by John P. Cudahy in London. Cudahy described Belgium's food situation as nearing famine and said Germans behaved better than U.S. soldiers in the last war. Sumner Welles stated the interview was granted without prior State Department authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Kennedy
London
John P. Cudahy
Belgium
Sumner Welles
Cudahy
Nazis Restore Civil Rule In Captured Provinces
Berlin Aug 7 A Nazi decree placed Alsace Lorraine and Luxembourg under civilian officials ending military rule. District leaders Buerckel Wagner and Simon have led offices already. German was declared the official language in Luxembourg, whose grand duchess is abroad. Alsace Lorraine had been German prior to the WWI settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
Luxembourg
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Buerckel
Lorraine
Robert Wagner
Alsace
Gustav Simon
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
F C Haynie to Visit Amarillo Soon
F C Haynie of Washington DC plans a visit to Amarillo within ten days. The chamber of commerce received notice from Salt Lake City. Haynie is an executive of the National Reclamation Association which will hold its ninth annual convention September 24 at Great Falls Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Haynie
Washington, DC
Amarillo
Salt Lake City
Chamber of Commerce
Haynie
National Reclamation Association
Great Falls
Mont
Ed Hardin Invited To Remain With Chamber Council
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce announces Ed Hardin will continue for another year as a member of the Southwestern council. James F. Owets, vice president of the Southwestern council, notes the council’s role in shaping public opinion on economic needs and defense while urging focus on domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hardin
C.of C. Council
Amario
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Southwestern Council
James F. Owets
Amarillo
Storm details threaten Sabine district and Louisiana coast
Tropical disturbance moves northwest through the Eastern Bahamas with small craft warnings. The Sabine district braces as winds and high tides threaten low marshy lands around Orange Beaumont and Port Arthur while New Orleans reports marooned coastal villages and evacuation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Texas
Freeport
Sabine
P. G. Naughton
Jacksonville
Fla
Bahamas
Nassau
Brent sets long kiss record with Ann Sheridan
Hollywood report says George Brent and Ann Sheridan achieved a 56.2 second screen kiss during Honey Moon For Three. The record surpasses John Barrymore and Dolores Costello's 49 seconds in Sea Beast, with Brent later joking about needing air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
George Brent
Ann Sheridan
Sheridan
George
Warner
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Lloyd Bacon
Brent
Ann
Britain braces for air and U boat threat says Alexander
First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander declared Britain ready for any attack and to counter air and U boat blockade. He cited unremitting effort and new methods. In the Far East Japanese ships and 18 transports moved south from Formosa with unclear destination. Japanese plan far reaching control of foreign schools hosting about 800 American instructors as part of nationalist drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
London
Britain
British Isles
Far East
Hong Kong
Library relocation costs $225 for transfer work
Moving day at the public library costs $225 just for the transfer. Armstrong Transfer won the contract, the lowest bid of three, to shift thousands of volumes from the courthouse square building to the east wing of Municipal Auditorium. Unpacking began today, with costs shared equally by the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Courthouse Square
Municipal Auditorium
Armstrong Transfer
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Tyler
SY Hess
Jim Jenkins
Gov Tyler
Fairmont
Studebaker
PLYMOUTH _ Pax DSON
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Calilum Motor CO
Walter Irvin, Inc
Taylor
Idan
BUICK
Tony Chisum
Marillo
Oldsmol Inc
525
ET CO
Ile Co
Pio Tyler
Keith Motor CO
Fillmore
News-Globe
Claude Jaunt
Taler
Elcar Coach House
North Fillmore Trades & Teams
Capitol Battery CO
Jackson
International Truck King Trailer CO
East 10Th
N. Fillmore
Ford
Dodge
Elmer Bros
West Th
Nea Sea
Nso
Harrison
Amarillo Finance CO
Fisk
Amarillo Tire Exchange
Jones’ Cafe
Weather Data
Nehes
Amarillo City
Amarillo Airport
Abilene
Ory
Albuquerque
N. M
Alpine
del Rio
Tex
Denver
Colo
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Ala
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Tenn
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Oklahoma City
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Tucumcar N. M
D. C
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Nev
Buffalo Lake
Khiva
Recorder's Office
Polk Street
John Snider
Shriners
Shrine
Madam Perkins
U. 5
Pacific
Amarillo Legion
Les Rowland
Champ Kisser
Tonite Gold Sox
Midland Adm
Holland
Scotland
Liberty
Jean Arthur
Melvyn Douglas
Joe Penner
Playboy
New China Cafe
10Th
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Summerville Weidler
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Mm Rereet
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Paramount Em
Walter Brennan
Spencer Tracy
Robert Young
Rex Theater
Til WE
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Capitol Theater
Pat O'Brien
Frank Morgan
Jascha Heifetz
Joel McCrea
George O'Brien
Rex
Free, Blonde
Mary Beth Hughes
Joan Davis
Henry Wilcoxson
Great Northwest
Stepfi Duna
Weare
Dennis Amorsan
Merle George Oberon - Brent
Pat O’brien
IRS
Loretta Young
Richard Greene
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