Amarillo Chamber of Commerce executives push for housing aid and flood control
The column urges support for a $6,000 U S Housing Authority project to build 250 low wage houses in Amarillo and backs a Canadian River flood control dam. It notes upcoming public meeting, praises Ray Pinkney’s Tri-State Fair leadership, and argues for inflation-era financial prudence amid national policy shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
U. SH. A
United States Housing Authority
Gene Worley
Carl Hinton
Gene
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Ray Pinkney
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Worms in a cafe job search and help wanted ads
A collage of short classified notes includes requests for cafe work by a young woman and an experienced cook, a farmer offering Bermuda sod, a home duties offer in Claude Texas, a store find of stockings, and a missing dog named Major. The items show community ads and help wanted seeks.
Fragmented WWII era classified snippets and pleas
A collage of stray notices and requests includes a call to aid the war effort and civic resolve, job and pet requests, and domestic help inquiries. Names and addresses appear amid scattered lines about a white Boston terrier and housing work. The mix reflects a hometown page of personal ads and public notices.
Market Wrap mentions stock averages and farm job ads
The page includes market data from the Dow Jones and livestock notes from Kansas City with hog and cattle prices. It also contains classified notices seeking farm help, including a couple seeking a stable farm hand couple and another seeking a farm or ranch job with 14 years experience. A home burglary report references a luggage theft and a call to continue the story on page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North West First Street
Kansas City
U. 8
D. A
Kansas
Colorado
Four Injured In Collision Near Amarillo
A Pomona California policeman in critical condition at St Anthony's Hospital after a collision at the junction of highways 60 and 66 east of Amarillo. Three others injured as a produce truck driven by Johnny Fonti collides with a car owned by Mrs. Kibler, Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona
Calif
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
E. N. Brown
Lorraine Shinn
Ontario
C. Kibler
Brown
Dra Ross
Johnnny Fonti
Houston Street
Four Pretty Girls Are Fugitives
Four entertainers from Colon Panama Canal Zone describe a sex imbalance with 565 men per woman and admit to fleeing a marriage minded army as they arrive in New York aboard the liner Aconagua. They say soldiers now spend money, not the sailors, and recount life among defense workers and service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Jean Turner
Doris Milo
Sue Allen
Nadine Page
Colon
Panama Canal Zone
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Old Tack
Alaska
Tack
H. B. Gooch
Amarillo Insurance
Washington
Hitler
George Washington
Valley Forge
San Francisco
Old City
Chicago
New England
Miltan
Milton
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Filson
Pasteur
Fillmore St. Apt. A
Bermuda
West
16Th Ave
Ahealer Hat Shop
Polk Street
William L. McClure
Claude
Texas
Joe
Tam
North Pierce Street
Dorothy Abshire
Major
Axminster
C. M. Williams & Co
Reginan
Kroehler
Simmons
C.M. Williams & CO
Taylor
Marconi
Wright Brothers
Co. R. Herrington
America
Alabama St
Willams St
Dean Mills
Louise Buckley
van Buren Street
Gerrie
Twentieth Avenue
Taylor Street
Dendy
Barber College
West 5Th Avenue
Dow-Jones
Fenner & Beane
South Door
Harrison Street
W. F. Cogdill
Friona
Associated Press
At& &F
Aviation Corp
Barnadall Ih Sane
Chrysler
E ‘Onso
Curtiss Wright
Aire
Douglas
Nash Kelvinator
Nat Dairy Pril
Packard
Onio Oil
Pan Am Airways
Panhandle P
Penney
Pet Corp
Aly
Phillips Pet Oe Vv
Oly Radio
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
Socony Vaco
BON J
Stone & Webster
al Tex Ac
Tex Corp
Tex Gulf Prod
Tex Gulf Suipe
United Aire
United Carbon
United Gas Imp
US Steel
West el & Mig
Wilson
Woolworth
Io Weekly
Polk
Interstate
Kenstatt Theatres
Aps
Financial Security Fund
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