Sleepy Brownwood Awakens To Find Itself All Abustle And Over Twice as Big
Brownwood Texas wakes to a population surge as Camp Bowie brings in troops laborers and hundreds of millions in new facilities. By Mack Boswell United Press. 13,000 residents grow to 30,000 with 36th Division arrivals and ongoing construction expanding housing and business nonstop.
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National Defense
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Bowie
36Th Division
36Th
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111Th Quartermaster Regiment
Austin
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Cavalry
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Engineers
Conoco Day Promises Big Amarillo Sales Drive
Conoco dealers in Amarillo plan their fourth annual Conoco Day next Saturday. The event marks 11 years of Continental Oil Company service in the city and includes special services and a friendly sales race among dealers with prizes from Continental Oil. Commission rep C. C. Meetze and district Supt. K. G. Sheaffer helped plan the promotion.
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Conoco
Amarillo
Continental Oil Company
Wichita Falls
C. C. Meetze
K. G. Sheaffer
Food Stamp Rules Weave Through Potter County Plan
The notice outlines eligibility and procedures for a new food stamp program in Amarillo. Residents must interview by Friday and participants may receive beneficial stamps. Merchants in Potter County and Amarillo may accept stamps after registration.
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Potter County Welfare Department
O’brien
West Fifth Avenue
Wpa-Aa
Bill Chumley
Surplus Marketing Administration
Potter County
Amarillo
Randall County
Britain calls for new naval officers as U boat threat grows
London reports the Admiralty will offer temporary commissions to enlisted men and recruit civilians for qualified posts to expand Britain's naval strength. Men up to 55 may qualify, with former merchant marine officers and engineers in demand. Churchill noted the coastal command will shift to bombing and recon to protect convoys.
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London
Admiralty
Britain
Winston Churchill
Royal Air Force
Farm Loan Chiefs Meet At Herring Hotel
Directors and secretaries of national farm loan associations in the Panhandle meet at the Herring Hotel to discuss farm conditions. Reports show crop prospects from very poor to very good, with wheat areas weaker due to soil conservation checks affecting loan payments.
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National Farm Loans Associations of
the Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Storm costs workers as Great Lakes gale shuts plant
The Great Lakes storm wrecked a dozen ships and caused loss of life, leading to a 24 hour power outage and costing Flint automobile plant workers about 200000 dollars in lost salaries.
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Flint, Mich
Great Lakes
Blair Sweet seeks film test for Valley of the Sun part
Hollywood figure Blair Sweet also known as Col Blair circulates a coupon urging the public to mail it to producer Robert Sisk for a screen test in Valley of the Sun. He describes the role as a man who turns bad and joins with the Indians to rob and kill his own people.
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Hollywood
Collin Blair
Blair Sweet
Sweet
Blair
Robert Sisk
Phoenix
Aziz
Safety Program on KGNC Tonight
City Commissioner Joe Jenkins and Globe writer Lewis Nordyke will be interviewed on KGNC at 7 tonight about traffic safety after the C I T seminar in Austin. Maynard Drake heads the Amarillo Safety Council and will lead the discussion on highway nightlife regulation and Austin study highlights.
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Joe Jenkins
Lewis Nordyke
Globe
Austin
Legion of Safety
KGNC
Maynard Drake
Amarillo Safety Council
Jenkins
Food stamps accepted for different item groups
A seller agrees to provide stamp customers the same quality and quantity of approved foods at the same price and service as cash buyers. Items are divided into three groups: surplus commodities for Blue Stamps, home consumption foods for Orange Stamps, and other items for which no food stamps are accepted.
Safety at Christmas Radio Broadcast From Amarillo Schools
Two Amarillo schools will be represented in a safety radio broadcast tonight at 6 18 o clock over KFDA. The school supervisors office announced the topic Safety at Christmas for the discussion.
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Amarillo
KFDA
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