TEX SEEKS LONELY MAN Dear Tack and Pantex Lake Notes
A reader writes from California seeking a Texas man 45 to 55 for companionship, describing herself as a 46 year old widow with home and lake cabin in Washington and requesting discretion. A Pantex disposal lake letter warns of fires from night fishing and rotting catfish heads. another reader seeks advice on locating housing in Amarillo after service and child care challenges.
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Texas
Washington
California
Amarillo
Citizens argue over Amarillo taxicab rates and service
A mother's letter questions cab fare hikes and baby seat fees in Amarillo. Oleta Singletary defends drivers as veterans facing criticism while urging rate cuts and driver solidarity. She cites USO events and asks whether drivers may set their own policies on baby fares.
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Oleta Singletary
Uso Auditorium
Lincoln
Employers Insurance Firms Open Here
The Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin and the Employers Mutual Fire Insurance Company opened offices in Amarillo with M. B. Dunlap in charge. The firms, among the largest workmen's compensation writers, trace back to 1911 and 1935 respectively and operate 70 branch offices nationwide from Wausau Wisconsin.
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Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of
Wisconsin
Employers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Amarillo
Oliver Eakle
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company
America
United States
Wausau
Allied Forces Sweep Across Seine Front Near Paris
American and British units pushed toward the Seine line north of Paris as 1st Army and 2nd Army advances expanded bridgeheads. Canadians cleared roads toward the Seine from Pont Audemer to Bourg Archard while Nazi pockets south of the river were isolated and under heavy air and artillery attack.
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U. S
France
Marne
Germany
Seine
Nogent- Sur-Seine
Bourdenay
St. Lucien
Romilly
Provins
The
Paris
Mantes, Vernon and
Elbeuf
London
Dieppe
Evening Standard
Patton
Belgium
Seine River
Foret de la Londe
Pont Audemer
Bourg-Archard
Rouen
War Bride’s World Tour Highlights Aerial Navy Couple
Warrant Officer and Mrs Mauck share memories of wartime travels from Amarillo to Australia and back. He recalls Pearl Harbor battles and Solomons duty while she describes culture shocks, rationing, tea breaks, and fish and chips versus hamburgers. The couple plans to continue naval service after the war.
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Australia
America
Morgan's Creek
Sydney
Greer Garson
Pearl Harbor
Savo Island
Solomons
New Guinea
Amarillo
Allied air and sea actions sink German cruiser at Brest
Fifth vessel grounded by Allied naval units. Reports say American Thunderbolt fighter bombers sank a German light cruiser in Brest harbor and damaged a destroyer and 14 merchant ships. Allied losses include 17 planes, with 16 German aircraft destroyed and 14 shot down on the ground.
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Brest
Paris
Eisenhower
Bradley
U. S
125Th Army Group
Koenig
Interior
le Clerc
Arthur Tedder
Gerow
Washington Monument
Place de Lafayette
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Physical Education Teacher At Horace Mann Resigns
Supt. Charles M. Rogers reports a vacancy for a woman to teach physical education and health at Horace Mann Junior High School after another physical education teacher resigns. Resignations continue at about one per day, and he dreads opening his mail each morning.
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Charles M. Rogers
Horace Mann
City Employees Reported for Jury Duty
City government operations were strained as 14 employees from departments including water, police, fire, meter reading, and sewer were summoned for jury duty this morning. City manager A P Hancock noted the manpower shortage hindered functions.
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A. P. Hancock
Water Department
Police Department
Fire Department
Sewer Department
Superintendent seeks house for needed teacher in Amarillo
Mrs Martha G Daniels of Holdenville Oklahoma offers to teach physical education for girls at Amarillo Senior High if a house is found. She has two children and needs furnished or unfurnished housing and plans to stay after the war. Supt Charles M Rogers and principal R B Norman are handling the housing search.
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Amarillo
Martha G. Daniels
Holdenville
Okla
Charles M. Rogers
Daniels
R. B. Norman
Trial Delayed in Plainview Over Murder Case
Jim Thomas’s murder trial for the slaying of Dr. Roy Hunt of Littlefield was reset to 1:30 PM due to absence of key state and defense witnesses. The 64th District Court in Plainview heard jurors from Lamb County with 105 reporting after 24 were excused.
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Plainview
Jim Thomas
Roy Hunt
Littlefield
C. D. Russell
Thomas
George McCarthy
Amarillo
Curtis Douglas
Pampa
H. M. Lat‘ont
Charles Crenshaw
George Dupree
Lubbock
E. A. Bills
Summer Is About Over Weatherman Believes
The weatherman predicts summer is nearly finished as temperatures fell to 54 last night the lowest since June 14. A cool wave brings relief from heat across Texas with rain in drought areas. The U S Weather Bureau logged 0.11 inch of rain yesterday afternoon, but Amarillo missed the shower while Spearman and Stratford reported light rain. Highs reached 79 yesterday and will rise slightly today and tomorrow.
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Texas
U. S
Amarillo
Spearman
Stratford
Fewer antelope hunting permits issued in Texas
Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission announced a maximum of 500 hunting permits for antelope, but applications were fewer than the limit. A drawing was planned, with hunts limited to October on selected ranches in Culberson Hudspeth Jeff Davis Presidio Brewster Pecos Reeves and Terrell counties. Permits cost five dollars. landowners may charge at most twenty five dollars per hunter. Miss Willie Avery of 404 Georgia Street spent the weekend in Childress.
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Austin
Texas Nimrod
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Culberson
Hudspeth
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Brewster
Pecos
Reeves
Terrell Counties
Visits and travels of local residents
Miss Mary Swink of San Antonio visits her sister-in-law Mrs Hazel Swink and family at 911 Wichita Street. Emma Jean Stringer of 1603 Taylor Street stays ten days with relatives in Dallas. Mr and Mrs Frank S Peterson and son Jerry of 1602 Hillcrest return from Red River vacation.
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Swink
Mary Swink
San Antonio
Hazel Swink
Wichita Street
Stringer
Dallas
Emma Jean Stringer
Taylor Street
Red River
Frank S. Peterson
Con
Jerry
Hillcrest
J. W. Horne Dies at Home in Canyon
J W Horne a Canyon resident for 14 years died at his home at 7 30 last night Funeral services were set for 4 this afternoon at the Christian Church with Rev C C Armstrong presiding He is survived by his wife five daughters and two sons Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery Griggs Warren Funeral Home of Canyon directs services.
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J. W. Horn
Canyon
Christian Church of
C. C. Armstrong
Canyon Methodist Church
Horn
Dreamland Cemetery
Griggs- Warren Funeral Home
Jurors Called as Redding Haight Murder Trials Open
Prospective jurors filled the O. M. Redding and A. W. Haight murder cases in 47th District Court. Judge Henry S. Bishop began roll call with about 1,000 men summoned and 600 seeking exemptions. Court adjourned at noon to resume at two.
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O. M. Redding
Henry S. Bishop
47Th District Court
Redding
A. W. Haight
Bonds Recovered In Stolen War Bond Case
War bonds valued at 1850 dollars stolen from Miss Louise Brown at 1608 Johnson Street two weeks ago have been recovered. Three youths are held in county jail. one juvenile and one young man confessed to taking the bonds. The bonds were found in a fruit jar under a porch on Madison Street.
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Louise Brown
Johnson Street
Madison Street
Mrs Johnson Promotes New 1945 Furs at Sweetbriar
Fashion furs expert Mrs Johnson visits Sweetbriar today and tomorrow with a large display of 1945 styles. Trade in an old fur coat or have it restyled.
Amarillo Relatives Plan Bataan Relief Chapter Meet
Amarillo residents with relatives held by Japan call a meeting at 8 30 p m in the Shamblin home 412 Madison St to organize a Bataan Relief chapter The drive aims to speed relief to prisoners in the Philippines and to press for more food and medicine for their safety.
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Amarillo
Bataan Reef
Iris Irene Shamblin
Polly Shamblin
Shamblin
Madison Street
Otho L. Shamblin
Philippines
Albuquerque
Iris Irene
Carl Whittaker
Bataan
New Mexico
Washington
Whittaker
WPB Holds Conferences Here With Businessmen
A WPB priorities specialist from regional offices in Oklahoma City began day long conferences with local business leaders at the Chamber of Commerce offices. He will remain until 2 30 tomorrow afternoon to discuss priority problems. Mrs Bivins Returns To San Antonio To Be With Daughter After ranching duties Mrs Julian Bivins left for San Antonio this morning to be with her daughter Mrs Ernest Batson.
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WPB
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
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Tex
West
Florence Bolie
Apt
San Francisco 8
Tack
Ray Coe
BBC
Frank Gillard
Luxembourg
Denmark
Breton
French
Atlantic
Mrs. Mauck
Angelus Beauty Shop
Jessidene Shelton
Mecca
Pan-handle Shriners
Khiva Temple
Maverick Club
Recorder's Office
Polk Street
Fourth Avenue
John Snider
Capitol
Paul Kenyon
Naval Air Cadet
Murray, Ky
Fox
Ke McCauley
Mike of
Marlin
Helen &. Fox
Marie Woolard
Fillmore Street
Clovis
Buddy Mandell
Sixteenth Avenue
Hereford
H. T. Weide
Jersey
McCormick
H. T. Weidel
J. L. Larson
Tilden Slagle
I. L. Larson
IHC
John Deere
Oliver Dise
McCormick-Deering
H. P
Perry Powell
Uniformed Mystic Shrine
Weatherman
Maquis
FFI
Miss Avery
Childress
Willie Avery
Georgia Street
J. W. Horne
Mrs. Johnson
Fashion Furs
WPB Priorities Specialist
Blackburn
Shaw
Fungeral
Sct
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
E. 10Th St
Asso
Brooks’ Drug Store
Cretney
Oliver Fable
Dickson Drug Store
FOX Drug Store
4Th and Pierce Streets
Herbert Drug Store
Herring
Herring Hotel
Hollingsworth Pharmacy
6Th St
Kendall Drug Store
East 10Th
Kirk Drug Store
W. 16Th
Lincoln Drug Store
Mark Galloway
Polk
Maxor Drug Store
Nelson Drug Store
West 10Th
West 16Th Street
Santa Fe
Jack Phillips Drug Store
Post Office Drug Store
Prescription
Ratlive Drug Store
N. EB
Wilson Drug Store
East 10Th Street
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