Firemen Seek Jobs for Vets in Amarillo Plan
Amarillo trustees asked the city commission to re employ ex service members within 90 days if they wish to return to the municipal payroll. The commission sent the request to city manager A P Hancock for full consideration. They also bought 8000 gallons of gasoline from Speed Oil at a discount, amended the Amarillo Safety Council fiscal year to the calendar year, granted a zoning hearing for 1602 04 06 West Fourth Avenue, and adopted a city flag designed by Col E W Raley of Amarillo Army Air Field.
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Amarillo
City Commission
Armed Services
A. P. Hancock
Amarillo Safety Council
West Fourth Avenue
Col
E. W. Raley
Amarillo Army Air Field
Meat Point Values Cut To Boost Holiday Meats
Washington report notes December meat ration values lowered to allow about 30 percent more meat within the red point system. Beef cuts drop two to three points per pound while butter stays at 16 points a pound. Pork remains cheaper from two weeks prior. OPA warns of smaller meat supplies next spring and potential point boosts in January and February. Citrus price ceilings move toward packer and broker level alignments with California Arizona grapefruit price increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Chester Bowles
Bowles
OPA
California
Arizona
Texas
Florida
Ralph Foster Hosts Hi-Y Club Meeting
North Amarillo Horace Mann Jurney High School Hi-Y Club met at Ralph Foster's home with fifteen regular members and four new members welcomed by president Ray Brady. The program opened with songs and a devotional led by Rev. E. R. Foster. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Foster.
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North
Amarillo
Horace Mann
Jurney High School
Ralph Foster
E. R. Foster
Ray Brady
Filly Joe Jackson
Jewell McDowell
Alfred McLaughlin
Lawrence Hurdle
Delafield To Discuss Falling From Grace
Evangelist R E Delafield addresses tonight at 7 45 in Carpenter Hall 312 West Seventh Avenue on Can a Saved Person Fall From Grace Friday he speaks on Can Anyone Be Saved by Baptism Sunday on How Catholicism and Protestantism Will Unite Public invited
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R. E. Delafield
Carpenter's Hall
West Seventh Avenue
Pilot Club Sells Mistletoe Sale Set for December
The Pilot Club has ordered mistletoe from East Texas 4-H Club boys and will sell it starting December 11. Mrs. Dan Usury, club president, announced advance orders for Amarillo residents via Mae Smith at 4385, Amarillo Warehouse, 111 East First Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Dan Usury
Women’s Civic Club
East Texas
Mrs Campbell's Condition Described as Fair
Mrs Claudine Campbell is listed as fair in illness while jailed with husband Ralph Campbell after police found thousands in loot at their home and garage. She is reportedly treated for pneumonia at Northwest Texas Hospital. A grass fire on Van Buren Street prompted two fire trucks to extinguish a lumber blaze at 4120 Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudine Campbell
Cearest & Grass Fire
van Buren Street
R. C. Harrison
van Buren Wore
Purse Found Seeker Seeks Owner After Loss Remark
A purse containing money is found and the owner may claim it by calling 23218. A reader requests ironing at home and asks interested persons to contact 3095.
Markets Rally As Dow Jones Edges Higher In Noon Trade
U S stocks rise at midday with the Dow Jones industrials up about 1.12 percent led by gains in rails and utilities. Livestock markets in Kansas City and Chicago show mixed movements with hogs and cattle mostly steady to higher, calves soft. Financials slip as fund liquidations weigh on sentiment.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Eicedocn
Ssie
Kansas City
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
New Aviation Era Planned for Amarillo Conference
Civil aeronautics authorities and aviation leaders convene in Amarillo for a Southwestern Aviation Conference at the Herring Hotel. Braniff Airways and TWA presidents join executives from five states for two days of talks, Q A sessions, speeches, and postwar airport planning discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics
Amarillo
Southwestern Aviation
Braniff
TWA
Jack Frye
T. E. Braniff
Braniff Airways
Herring Hotel
Crystal Ball Room
Contract Bridge Battle Opens at Auditorium USO
The USO hosts a contract bridge tournament at 7:30 tonight in the Auditorium USO. Soldiers and civilians compete for high scores in a series of weekly events directed by Private Leonard, a former National Master. Entry is free and lessons may be arranged at the USO.
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USO
Leonard
Philadelphia
Elmer Graham Dies After Hospital Stay
Funeral services set for Elmer Grah am a 53 year old lawyer who lived in Amarillo a year and once served as district attorney in Seymour Texas. He practiced law in Wichita Falls and had a nationwide career including work on the Texas Supreme Court. Survived by wife daughter Erma Atherton son Travis Graham two sisters two brothers and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Grae ‘Ham
Wichitalta Falls
Blackburn-Shaw
Graham
Amarillo
Seymour
Texas
Supreme Court of
Joe Graham
Portland
Ore
W. T. Graham
Wichita Falls
Unidentified Stranger Ends Life in Amarillo Basement
An unidentified man committed suicide in the Santa Fe basement mailing room in downtown Amarillo this morning. D. L. Middleton, a witness, saw him enter via the elevator and fling himself toward a large fan. a mangled bird lay nearby. The report notes no income tax filing and hints at newcomer stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Santa Fe
D. L. Middleton
Galloping Ghost Pilot Visits Amarillo Hero of Boyhood Friend
Lt. Don Butler, pilot of the Galloping Ghost, visited Amarillo after two years overseas. The craft known for carrying Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker during a rescue mission, Butler hailed from Claude, where his father John Butler runs a theater. He was guest of E. T. McClenny of 833 Kentucky Street, his longtime friend from Clarendon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Butler
Amarillo
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lieutenant Butler
Claude
John Butler
E. T. McClenny
Kentucky Street
Clarendon
Warren Connally Profile Sketch Portrays Senator Look
The Office of War Information issues a foreign audience profile of Texas Senator Tom Connally, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It describes him as tall and imposing with long gray hair, a black string tie, gold studs, and a black ribbon for his pocket watch, noting his deliberate manner and famed repartee.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S. Senate
Tom Connally
William Jennings Bryan
U. S
Senate
Aviators to Study Private Flying at Southwestern Conference
The Southwestern Aviation Conference will focus on private fliers needs and postwar importance. Harry Combs of Mountain States Aviation will discuss The Present and Future Needs of Private Fliers. Amarillo residents urged to attend December 7 and 8 with hotel registration facilities at the Herring Hotel mezzanine.
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Southwestern Aviation Conference
Harry Combs
Mountain States Aviation, Inc
Denver
Colo
Combs
Southwest
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Frank Storm Reported Getting Along Nicely
Frank J. Storm, pioneer and Amarillo Gas Company founder, is described as getting along nicely after a stay at Northwest Texas Hospital since Sunday. Hospital staff say he had a good night. Storm arrived in Amarillo near Christmas 1905 from Kirksville Missouri and is an official of the Cannon Gasoline Company with offices in the Rule Build.
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Frank J. Storm
Amarillo Gas Company
Northwest Texas Hospital
Storm
Amarillo
Kirksville
Cannon Gasoline Company
Rule
Grand Jury May Meet Twice This Week
Potter County District Attorney Jim Lumpkin announced the grand jury will meet tomorrow and possibly again Friday. It marks the third week the jury has been in session.
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Potter County
Jim Lumpkin
Gray County's Earliest Settler Dies at Pampa
John Robert Henry aged 85, Gray County's earliest settler, died in Pampa after arriving in 1883. He helped organize banks in Pampa and Miami and spent his life ranching and farming in the area.
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Gray County
Pampa
John Robert ‘Henry
Miami
New Executive Officer Named at Amarillo Army Air Field
Captain James B. Wright named to succeed Colonel John K. Gowen as executive officer at Amarillo Army Air Field. Wright, Tennessee native, joined Army Air Forces in 1942 via direct commission, promoted to captain in 1943, and is a graduate of Officers Training School Miami Beach and Adjutant General School Fort Washington. He previously held a Tennessee State Guard captaincy. Gowen transferred to another field.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
James B. Wright
Tennessee
John K. Gowen
Captain Wright
Army Air Forces
Wright
Officers Training School
Miami Beach
Fla
Adjutant General School
Fort Washington
Maryland
Tennessee State Guard
Co Fraternity
Civitan Club
Gowen
Newcomers Entitled To Tax-Free Vote in Amarillo
Newcomers to Amarillo may vote tax free in 1944 if they file exemptions before January 31. Eligible are those moving into Texas after January 1, 1943 who will be here a year by the election and those turning age 60 on or before January 1, 1943. Miss Jewell Davidson urges prompt applications to aid processing.
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Amarillo
Jewell Davidson
Potter County
Texas
Bustly Man With Two White Bars Appears Among Gathered Seekers
A bustly little man wearing a helmet with two clear captain’s insignia appears after patrons lean against a table awaiting a figure in a cap. The scene centers on the recognizable symbol and the anticipation it creates among the crowd.
Raiders Move With Ranger Battalion In Timed Assault
The captain orders an immediate raid with the Ranger battalion. Mortars to half tracks, mine clearing by 8 45 before joining at 11 45. The team must complete mining in an hour and be back by 7 30. The timetable runs from current 5 20.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
St's
Deere
Las Aircraft
Seeee Ie Boat
General Electric
General Foods Motors
General Oonne Weer
Gillette Razor Org Ee
New York Central Ry
North Amer
Ohio
Packard Ot
Pan Amer Airways
Aoserhese
Ingersoll
Bentwood
Ranger
Rangers
Sfax
Fragmented Speech and Plans Before Evening Event
The narrator recalls a long wait before a show, noting a 5:20 start time and contemplating a 36 hour period. He wonders about his physical endurance and mentions contacting someone to learn where the Rangers want them, amid a tense speech and lack of questions.
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Rangers
Wether
Penetro Cold Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old fashioned cure touts mutton suet base and modern Penetro0s two way action to ease nasal congestion and muscle ache. The ad emphasizes prompt use by mothers and offers a double supply at 35 cents.
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Dow-Jones
Kansas City Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
Auditorium Uso
Elmer Graham
Certane ‘Itciene
Frank Storm
Askew & Brown
Hickey
FDR
Mickey
Will Rogers
Lone-Star Publishers
Fifth Ave
M. Y
Anymok
Stockton
Eugene Polk and Associates
Groves
Grove
Coyore
Aed
Polk St
Kickernick's
Tae
Kickernick
Benrus
Broadhurst
Delang
American
Guardian
21 Jewels
Yiesney
America
Troopy VF Jewel
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