Joseph K. Hill Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Joseph K. Hill who died Monday night at a local hospital will be held tomorrow at 2 pm from the N. S. Griggs and Sons Chapel. Rev. Frank Hasty will officiate with pallbearers from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hill a Baptist Church member, 32nd degree Mason and World War veteran aged 54, resided in Amarillo 18 years and worked in oil drilling before farming 11 miles south of town. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, four sons, and a sister. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph K. Hill
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Frank Hasty
San Jacinto
Amarillo
Llano Cemetery
Grass Plentiful on Texas Range
Texas ranges had better than average grass on Aug 1 with growth limited to the southeast coastal and southern counties and to Panhandle local areas. Texas cattle were gaining satisfactorily and in good flesh while June movement reached 166000 head versus 114000 a year earlier. Sheep stood at 82 percent of normal, Aug 1, with range grass in the sheep country mature and cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Panhandle
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lavoptik Eye Drop Promises Relief for Irritated Eyes
Lavoptik, a boric acid based mixture, is marketed as soothing for sore irritated burning itching and sticky eyes. The ad claims thousands praise it and offers a money back guarantee after 25 years of success. Available at all drug stores.
Nation Pushes Scrap Drive in Potter County
Roy Greenhill of the Potter County Scrap Salvage Committee urges a broad scrap collection to support the national effort Keep Em Flying. Scientists report new steels from ten days of research to increase scrap use and reduce virgin ore. Amarillo residents with over 50 pounds of scrap can arrange pickup. smaller amounts go to Salvation Army U S O or Maverick Club stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Greenhill
Potter County
Sam
Uncle Sam
Commissioners Ponder Grass And Canyons Path
Courthouse lawn debate returns on building a path across the grass. Commissioners discuss walks barriers and signs to deter trespassing while yardmen fill trenches beside the proposed route. The canyon path has deepened half an inch since yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courthouse
Ees
Morris Browning
Jack Swann
John Winters
George Killian
Masonic Meeting Called Tonight
Amarillo Council No 134 R and 8 M will meet at 8 PM at 504 2 Taylor Street for work. Members eligible for the rites urged to attend promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Taylor Street
RAF raids Mainz in heavy night attack over western Germany
Bombers of the Royal Air Force struck Mainz and western Germany in a heavy raid. Sixteen bombers are missing from Mainz operation, suggesting about 300 planes took part. German anti-aircraft fire along the French coast lit the night as the raid unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Dickinson
London
U.P
Royal Air Force
Germany
Mainz
Rhineland
French
Calais
Boulogne
Channel
British Isles
Texas Troops Resting After Hard Week in Carolina Maneuvers
Texas division soldiers wrap a difficult week in the Carolinas by cleaning weapons and preparing for further action. Fifty percent receive 40 hour passes to visit Lexington Salisbury and Thomasville as Col. Forsythe joins as chief of staff. A bee encounter disrupts a Red truck during air ground maneuvers and results in bee bites for two Red soldiers with the Blues also suffering bee damage. umpires declare a draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TEXAS
Carolina
VI Corps
North Carolina
Lexington
Salisbury
Thomasville
North
South Carolina
Texas Division
John D. Forsythe
San Antono
Fred L. Walker
Texans
Carolinas
John Price
Fort Worth
Corp
Harry Thrailkill
Houston
Pvt
Price
Corp Thrailkill
Pvt. Price
Red
Service Men Wish To See Helium Plant
Service men visiting Amarillo list the helium plant as their top sight. Miss Hattilu White of the Service Men's Civic Center notes soldiers enjoy a full circle tour of the fenced plant and seek Western atmosphere afterward. An Alabama soldier, stranded by a missed train, requests a ranch visit and plans to return after the war to buy one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Hattilu White
Service Men's Civic Center
Amarillo Hotel
Kruser
Scrap salvage committee to meet in Amarillo
E. E. Hendrix spearheads a salvage search with Amarillo Chamber of Commerce forming a scrap committee. Members from Plains Creamery Rock Island Sinclair Refining Santa Fe and more set a 10 oclock Thursday meeting at 311 1 2 Polk Street to speed the scrap hunt as Hendrix tours Borger and Pampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
E. E. Hendrix
Panhandle
Dallas
Hendrix
Amarillo
Sinclair Refining Company
B. F. Peters
International Harvester Company
C. B. Chunn
Southwestern Public Service Company
E. E. Smith
Canadian River Gas Company
W. W. Davis
The
Santa Fe
S. L. Southern
Fort Worth
Denver
Guy McSwain
Texas Company
R. T. Howle
Great West Mill
Lowell Stapf
Star Machine & Foundry
Chamber of Commerce
Polk Street
Borger and
Pampa
Mrs Myrtle Ledlow Visits In Abilene
Mrs Myrtle Ledlow of Abilene visits her sister Mrs Mamie Lockwood and niece Mrs David L Fansler at 311 North Maryland Street. She will also visit a niece Mrs E E O'Donald of Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Ledlow
Abilene
Mamie Lockwood
David L. Fansler
North Maryland Street
E. E. O'Donald
Canyon
Jones Brothers To Stage Rodeo Here This Labor Day
Jones Brothers of Claude again stage the Labor Day rodeo in Amarillo under Tri-State Fair sponsorship. Ross Rogers, new Tri-State Fair president, says the event will be amateur with Panhandle and nearby cowboys competing for liberal purses. Two performances at 2:30 p m Sunday September 6 and Monday September 7 will feature bronco busting calf roping bull dogging and other rodeo attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Brothers
Claude
Amarillo
Ross Rogers
Panhandle
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Colorado
War Production Board offers 82 page war facts handbook
WPB released an 82 page handbook titled war facts to aid war speakers and writers with questions about the production program. Citizen Jones could choose a 1000 word speech on war effort topics if called upon. The United States spent 4.794 billion dollars for war purposes last month, about 107 392 dollars per minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Citizen Jones
United States
Office of War Information
The
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Civil Service Raises For Custodial Investigator And Guard
The U S Civil Service Commission announces salary increases for a custodial officer from 1860 to 2080 per year, a junior investigator at 2600 per year, and a departmental guard in Washington D C from 1200 to 1500 per year. Applications close August 31 for custodial, August 17 for junior investigator. no age limit. For details see H M Timmons Room 21 Post Office Bldg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
H. M. Timmons
Post Office
War Labor Board approves wage rises for electrical workers
The War Labor Board approved wage increases of 5 1/2 cents an hour for about 165000 workers at General Electric Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing. The CIO United Electrical and Radio Workers Union hailed the decision as within the Little Steel wage formula. Negotiations were led by a U S industry service director who wrapped up the talks as the board announced the formula. The weather bureau purchased over 3 million cubic feet of helium for meteorological balloons in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing
CIO
United Electrical and Radio Workers Union
Osing
Little Steel
U.S
Vv the
Weather Bureau
Classify Men Of 20 Years In Texas For Draft
Texas draft boards prepared to classify all fifth registration registrants who have turned 20. About 132,000 men in Texas are affected. Gen. J Watt Page cited the Selective Training and Service Act and said all males aged 20 to 45 are liable for training service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
U.P
Texas
Selective Service
J. Watt Page
General Page
United States
Atwill Indicted for Perjury in Los Angeles Case
Actor Lionel Atwill was indicted by the county grand jury on perjury charges related to testimony about reports of immoral acts involving a 16 year old girl at a party at his home. He faces a Sept. 15 trial date on both charges. he is free on a $2,500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lionel Atwill
Atwill
Liberty
A D DeVore Rites Today In Amarillo
Funeral services for A. D. DeVore were held this afternoon at 2 30 from Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Dr. R. Thomson officiating. He was 65, a longtime Amarillo resident since 1926, involved in oil operations. Survivors include two daughters Mrs H E Carlson of Pampa and Mrs H P Elliott of Huntington Park California, two brothers Fred E DeVore of Amarillo and A DeVore of Independence Kansas, a sister Mrs H C Elder of Shreveport Louisiana, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. DeVore
Boxwell Brothers
R. Thomson
Central Presbyterian Church
Fred Galle
F. C. Higgins
W. M. Clifton
O. M. Anderson
Rolla W. Cartwright
D. W. Mays
Liano Cemetery
Amarillo Lodge
DeVore
Amarillo
Chancot
Kan
H. E. Carlson
Pampa
H. P. Elliott
Huntington Park
Cal
Fred E. DeVore
A. DeVore
Independence
Four Year Old Apple Tree Blooms and Crops
Kelly Ray Merritt Jr notes the four year old apple tree in bloom in August. The tree flowered last spring, bore a crop of apples that promised pies, but the fruit fell. Now the tree is attempting another bloom and crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Ray Merritt, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Varee
M. Killion
Burnhams
W. Llth
Apt
West 6Th
Ausrystable
Badger Ice CO
Clarence Beckman
Randall County
New Orleans
Samuel Price
Ballard
Cretney Drug Store
America
Isc
Polk
Icy
Kenneth
Cowboy" Goss
Miami
Okla
Lincolnsville
Texas Division Engineer Company
Mrs. Myrtle Ledlow
Globe News
James Ellison
Mollywood Hair Care
WLB
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Amarillo Printing CO
Phore
Gnande
Rhea
Kentucky
Schenley Distillery Corporation
New York City
Whashey
Heath Furniture Co
Health Defense
Heath
Sealy
Taylor
Clarendon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!