Treasury Bond sales brisk across districts in 1962 87 issue
Victory Fund committees report strong demand for 2 1 2 percent 1962 87 Treasury Bonds with 964 million sold since August 8 and first five days surpassing entire ten day May campaign. District totals by arrangement show Boston 65 18 million New York 112 18 million Philadelphia 42 86 million Cleveland 20 85 million Richmond 1 419 million Atlanta 3 997 million Chicago 41 10 million St Louis 3 69 million Minneapolis 122 million Kansas City 6 94 million Dallas 19 61 million San Francisco 16 79 million Treasury and Government Investment Accounts totals reach 350 6 million and 115 769 700 respectively.
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Victory Fund Committees
Treasury
Charles War
Panhandle
The
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Lost and found notices from Amarillo area help
A set of lost glasses from Clara Day in Amarillo. contact 2 2555 or return to Kress store. Small building for removal by caller. call 4134. Ads include a Boy seeking farm work at 2501 Grand Street and a couple seeking general farm work with living quarters in Floydada. Loss of a 17 jewel Elgin watch. contact Mrs Gibbons at 802 Lincoln Street. A small money box with personal papers missing. leave word at Veterans Hospital or Globe News. contact C H Jennings at 2 4383.
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Cutting Optical Company
Kress
N. D. Robertson
J. L. Montgomery
Box 20
Floydada
Texas
Lincoln St
Veterans’ Hospital
Globe- News
C. H. Jennings Veterans’ Hospital
Lost walnut finish chair from Haley Furniture
An occasional chair of walnut finish in blue tapestry is reported missing. The item is linked to Ralph Wadley and Haley Furniture in the notice.
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Ralph Wadley
Haley Furniture
Filet Crochet Cloth An Heirloom Piece
Pattern 7378 offers a luxurious filet crochet cloth with instructions and chart. Includes materials list and illustrations. pattern can be made in various sizes. Send eleven cents to The Amarillo News Household Arts Dept 249 W Witch Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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Amarillo News
Household Arts Dept
W. Witch Street
New York
Hawaiian Boy Sets World Swim Record
17 year old Billy Smith of Maui set a world best in the 440 yard freestyle at the National AAU championships in New London Conn at Ocean Beach Park. He touched in 4 minutes 39.6 seconds, beating Keo Nakuma of Ohio State and others as Larry Johnson called the performance phenomenal.
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New London
Conn
Billy Smith
Maui
Hawaii
Ocean Beach Park
Olympic Pool
Jack Medica
University of Washington
Husky Smith
Keo Nakuma
Ohio State
Smith
Larry Johnson
Boston
University of Washingtonce
Australia Rations Lingerie Sparks Gift Rush
Aug. 10 report from Melbourne notes American women in Australia will spend on lingerie as gifts since soldiers lack ration coupons for such items. Bookshops report a surge in Australian themed titles from kangaroos to race horses.
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Melbourne
Australia
Sollers
Courthouse Records Show Property Deeds and Divorces
Courthouse records list warranty deeds with owners S A Woody Anna Streu J N Maynard W L Pond Miriam Tatum W C C Garre A D Foreman Edward Schreiner FE M Blackburn Jr and others. Divorces include Dexter Frank Williams versus Doris Williams and Wilma M Wyatt versus Melton J T Wyatt. Marriage licenses issued for Martin T Tilley and Lessie Gaither.
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S. A. Woody
Anna Streu
Hughes
J. N. Maynard
W. L. Pond
Miriam Tatum
W. C.C. Garre
Bivins
E. Price
Mattie Irvin
Fakle
J. L. Nunn
John W. Brodie
Ab&m
A. D. Foreman
Edward D. Schreiner
Anna L. Fechner
FP. L. Padgett
Mir
J.T. McWhirter
M. L. Kelley
Plemons
Commodore V. Kelley Et al
C. R Lovelady
South Plains Imp. Co
Panhandle Housing Corp
South Plains Lbr. Co
Fairview
Panhandle Impr. Co
Glenn M. Forson
Marjorie Downie
Revenue St
Eakle
C. L. Munday
C. A. Thomas
Sunnyside
C. M. Scamahorn
H. A Waller
Ama
W. D. Henderson
Margaret K. Hunt
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Ed Sproles
Roberts
Dexter Frank Williams
Doris Williams
Wilma M. Wyatt
Melton JT
12 More Allied and Neutral Ships Sunk
The Associated Press reports 12 additional Allied and neutral merchant ships sunk in the western Atlantic bringing the total to 419. The new attacks killed 62 seamen and passengers, left 52 missing, and over 740 were rescued and landed at Caribbean and U S ports. Sinking nations included six U S, two Norwegian, one British, one Russian, one Panamanian and one Uruguayan vessels.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
United Nations
Caribbean
United States
U. S
Uruguyan
Finnell Captures Sailboat Race at Buffalo Lake Regatta
Panhandle yacht clubs in the Plains Boat Club observed Commodore H H Finnell steer Cy Clemmons to the lead in the first two heats of Saturdays Buffalo Lake regatta. G Trent Davis won the nightcap with Finnell second as the three race program kicks off a schedule using alternating Sundays for annual points. Boats from Amarillo Pampa Dimmitt and Plainview competed amid about 30 club members at the regatta meeting and steak fry. Mrs Carter Matthews and Mrs Lewis Blackwell led the supper committee.
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Panhandle Yachtsmen
Plains Boat Club
H. H. Finnell
Cy Clemmons
Buffalo Lake
G. Trent Davis
Finnell
Dave Britain
Amarillo
Pampa Dimmitt
Plainview
The
Carter Matthews
Lewis Blackwell
Eleven Convicts Escape Texas Prison Farm
Police and sheriff's officers sought 11 convicts who sawn their way out of a Texas prison farm near Sugarland. Three had been recaptured on the grounds. one wounded by a guard. Capt. Hall led the search as authorities suspected the escapees would head toward Houston. Bloodhounds and patrols were used to pursue the group. One released name: Jimmy Dickerson, 12 years for robbery by assault and burglary. Theodore Edgelston, 15 years for kidnapping and forgery, was named among the recaptured. others not announced.
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Houston
Bazarke
Harlem State
Sugarland
Here
W. W. Hall
Jimmy Dickerson
Harris
Tarrant
Theodore Edgelston
Palo Pinto County
Guani Condemns Ugarian Sinking of Maldono
Foreign Minister Alberto Guani denounces the Maldono sinking as a Nazi crime of submarine warfare. The vessel carried 5,200 tons of preserved meats hides and wool bound for the United States, including the captain seized in an act of brutality.
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Montevideo
U.P
Alberto Guani
United States
Conscientious Objector Ends Hunger Strike in Baltimore
Thirty six year old Corbett Bishop, a conscientious objector, ends a 45 day hunger strike after agreeing to seek nourishment at St. Agnes Hospital. The protest arose over denied leave to wrap up his West New York book shop business.
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Baltimore
Corbett Bishop
St. Agnes Hospital
Bishp
Health Unit Talked By City and County
City and county officials pursue a proposed health unit in Amarillo. A committee led by Charles M. Rogers met county leaders to find a suitable building such as the old library site with rest rooms, draft boards, and health office space.
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Army
Amarillo
County Commissioners Court
Charles M. Rogers
County Court Opens Tomorrow With Largest Criminal Docket
County court opens tomorrow led by County Attorney Tom Seay with 56 cases on the docket. Defendants absent for trial will face bond forfeiture and related penalties.
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Tom Seay
British General Gott Killed in Action
The Daily Telegraph reports Lieut. Gen. William Henry Ewart Gott, 45, a leading desert commander, was killed in action during the Libyan fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gott
London
The
Daily Telegraph
William Henry Ewart Gott
Britain
Nazis Claim Lindbergh Home Robbed in France
German broadcasts from Paris report Lindbergh’s villa at Treille Island off Brittany has been pillaged by thieves stealing furniture. A separate item states Egyptian soldiers call ancient tombs good beer stores and notes surprising growth in Colombia power production.
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Berlin
Paris
Tlliee Island
Charles A. Lindbergh
Brittany
France
Villa Ans
Egypt
John Smith Dies In Hospital Here
John Smith age 76 and longtime Amarillo resident died at 6 p m yesterday in a local hospital. A native of Alabama he lived on River Road and once served as a janitor at the River Road school. Surviving relative is daughter Miss Mamie Smith Funeral services set for 10 Tuesday morning at Griges Chapel with Rev W H Burrow of River Road Baptist Church officiating Interment will follow at Slane Cemetery.
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John Smith
Amarillo
Mr. Smith
Alabama
River Road
Mamie Smith
Griges Chapel
W. H. Burrow
River Road Baptist Church
Slane Cemetery
Robin Delivers Dollar After Crumbs At Paducah Camp
Paducah Kentucky August 10. F N Smith a tourist camp operator reports feeding crumbs to a robin daily. The bird appeared at his back door with a dollar bill in its beak dropped the bill and flew away.
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Paducah
F. N. Smith
U S Tank Crews Ready for Action in Desert
Forward groups of United States Army tank crews have completed advanced training in the Egyptian Desert and are prepared to enter action with General Grant fighting machines. Other groups continue additional training in desert warfare methods.
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Cairo
United States Army
Scattered Showers Forecast Across Region Tonight
The bureau predicts scattered showers with possible thundershowers tonight. July rainfall at English Field was .80 inches, 2.04 inches below normal. by Aug 1 the year’s deficit reached 3.38 inches. Light showers occurred yesterday and this morning. yesterday's high was 93 degrees and the low today was 63.
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Bureau
English Field
German Saboteurs Target Dutch Rail Train Near Rotterdam
German military authorities in Holland offer 100000 guilders for information leading to the arrest of saboteurs who wrecked a German military train near Rotterdam. Hostages will be executed if the saboteurs are not captured by midnight, Aug. 14, per Aneta News agency.
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London
Holland
Rotterdam
Aneta
Bond and Bomber Buying Is Slow In Amarillo and Potter County
War bond and stamp sales reached 24 757 on Friday and Saturday, lifting the August total to 119 378 25 toward the 500 000 monthly quota. Three camps for the detention of diseased prostitutes will be set up in Florida this week as part of the wartime drive against venereal disease, Governor Spes jaard Holland announced.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Spesjaard Holland
Spaatz Says Air Force Ready to Begin Attacks on Germany
In London Gen Carl Spaatz declared the American Air Force in Britain was ready to start attacks on Germany within the immediate future. In Memphis Tennessee Tommy Collier 12 and Ruth Lyle 12 were swept into a sewer pit while chasing a tin can. Tommy rescued Ruth despite injuries. Firemen freed Ruth after a tense crawl and both youths survived with grateful smiles hours later.
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London
Carl Spaatz
United States Army Air Forces
Britain
Germany
Memphis
Tenn
Tommy Collier
R' Lyle
Ruth
Tommy
Noth
War Production Lag Criticized By House Defense Panel
The House defense labor migrations committee charged that American war production is lagging behind the President's goals. It accused civilian and military officials of failure to maximize output and warned the 60 000-plane annual target may not be reached.
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Washington
House Defense
House
Office of War Information
United States
Roosey
Bradley Sees Reds Standing Fast in Asia Mission
Gen. Follett Bradley, heading the American supplies mission to Asia, expressed faith that the Russians will stand fast. He described the mission as technical with no role in a second front, and said talks with Soviet military authorities progressed smoothly due to genuine Soviet friendliness. Three more American experts arrived from Teheran to join the team.
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Moscow
Follett Bradley
Asia
Sov
Bradley
Col
Donald Yates
Maj
Hiley Price
William Hicke
Teheran
Fascinating Stitchery Brightens Your Home Pattern 7376
It will fascinate you to see the panel grow under your needle. When you're done you'll have decoration suitable for any room. Pattern 7376 contains transfer pattern of a picture 15 by inches, illustrations of stitches materials needed, color chart. To obtain this pattern send five cents to The Amaril News Household Arts Dept W. 14th Street New York. Write plainly name address and pattern number.
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Amaril News
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
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Third Street
Woodward
Okla
Cocker
Pet
Glenwood
Julian Lyles
Jefferson Street
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Tam
Kenneth
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Christine Stevens Reeves
Quail Texas
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Mae
General Motors
Michigan
War Department
Tack Leffers
Clara Day
General Delivery
Harrison St
Grand Street
Alice Brooks
Courthouse Records
M. Blackburn, Jr
Woodrow H. Weaver
S J. H
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Guani
Globe News
Supreme Court
U. S. Army Armored Division
Frank Murphy
Carolinas
Lindbergh
Colombia
U.S
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