Amarillo Hotel Provides Space for Civil Center for Visting Service Members
The Amarillo hotel will host a civil center for visiting armed forces with features like an information desk a reading and writing room and rest rooms. Manager Pryor telegraphed Assistant Manager Montgomery offering hotel facilities as the project grows rapidly toward opening next week. Miss Hattison White reports strong public support and says a telephone line will enable direct contact with the community.
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Amarillo
Civil Center
Armed Forces
C. 8. Pryor
Max Montgomery
Couple of Three More Wars Mentioned in Sock Story
Philadelphia reports Mrs. Caleb Fox of the Red Cross describes a middle aged volunteer who brought a half finished knitted sock asking for matching yarn. When asked when started the reply was during the first World War highlighting long wartime knitting missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Caleb Fox, Jr
The
Red Cross
Fox
Senate Approves Expanded Defense Supplemental Bill
The Senate appropriations committee sent a $10 billion supplemental defense bill to the floor with added war needs. Enhancements cover POW care, five army transport vessels, expanded naval air program, and funds for equipment production, transportation, yards and docks, and a naval emergency fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Kenneth MacKellar
Senate
Maritime Commission
Naval Air Program
John H. Towers
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Secretary of Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Seminole Indians Seek Bond Funds Release
The Seminole business committee passes a resolution asking the federal government to release 50 000 of tribal funds to buy defense bonds An act of Congress would be required to free the money which totals about 125 000 in tribal deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole, Okla
Business Committee of the
Seminole Indians
Congress
Help Wanted and Lost and Found Notices Collide in City Listings
Various small ads seek housework or child care by the hour or day. Personal notes request correspondence with a cultured man aged 40 to 50. A missing white part Persian kitten named Puff with blue and green eyes is offered for return with reward. A black purse found downtown is held at Gouldy Brothers for owner claim. Employment bids include porter work, grocery and service-station experience, and canned canaries or other birds offered. A watcher seeks a lost Tavernes wristwatch and local residents request general housework and companionship positions.
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Tack
Tyler Street
Puff
Leslie Wright
Six day milk delivery plan to give routemen Sunday off
The Borden Creamery and Plains Creamery announce Sunday deliveries will end for a six day plan allowing routemen Sunday off. Extra stock will be carried tomorrow to supply households. The plan improves working conditions so workers may attend church, enjoy friends, and spend time with children.
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Borden Creamery
Plains Creamery
London
Christmas Pageant Set for Dec 18 at High School
The annual Christmas Pageant by the High School Glee Club will be held on December 18 with the A Cappella Choir joining under Mrs Julia Dean. Director Mrs Lela Crossett notes extensive work on costumes and lighting and Bishop E C Seaman will speak. The program opens with the morning assembly and a 7 30 pm public performance invites the community to attend.
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Glee Club
Lela Crossett
Amarillo
Polk Street
No More Weather Reports on Radio
At the request of the Navy Department radio stations in the Fifth Naval District covering Texas and Oklahoma have halted regular weather forecasts. They may broadcast warnings of dangerous weather and current temperature and precipitation data. The order aims to prevent information from reaching enemy forces, especially submarines and aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Fighth Naval District
Texas
Oklahoma
Four More Frenchmen Murdered by Germans
Paris residents shot by German authorities for unlawful possession of weapons. Haiti declares war on Germany and Italy, following a prior declaration of war on Japan.
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Paris
France
Haiti
Germany
Italy
Port AU Prince
Japan
Funeral Today for Mrs Ruby Gurule in Vega
Funeral services are set for Mrs Ruby Cuirule 42 at the Vega Baptist Church with Rev Vic Allen officiating. Survivors include husband Con Curule three brothers and three sisters and a Vega Cemetery burial planned under N S Griggs and Sons supervision. An appearance by Shirley Fl Wonsor an itinerant is noted as held by the US marshals office as a parole violator. Wilson was arrested in Amarillo in October.
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Ruby Cuirule
Vega
Baptist Church
Vic Allen
Con Curule
Edward Spruell
Wildorado
Alfred Spruell
Goalhupeta
Fred Spruell
Canadjatt
No Hoss
Phoenix Ave
EF Taous
Miami
Jor Zettner
Amarillo
Pullbeares Tre
F Hargrave
Howard Hlasengame
John Lyy
Glen Wy
Buford Montgomery Wayne Glison
Ren Hill
Bob Ballard
Nim Bevies
Vega Cemetery
N.S. Griggs and Sons
Shirley FL Wonsor
US Marshals Office
US 8
Wilson
Amariliao
Texas cities mobilize in support of defense bonds efforts
Dallas leaders call 100 Dallas businessmen to match 5000 for defense bonds aiming for 10000. In Italy a Texas city with 150 youths in uniform declared war on its namesake nation. West Texas State College forms a defense stamps drive with 24 hour office. Camp Bowie soldiers rush to marry as county clerk extends hours. Fredericksburg unveils new street lighting amid defense zeal. Dallas trims city budget from Jan 1 to fund defense council efforts.
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Italy
Texas Blackland
Canyon
West Texas State College
Brownwood
Dan Cupid
Camp Bowie
Brown County
Vernon Green
Dallas
Junior High Holds All School Dance
Central Junior High hosts an all school dance in the physical education building to celebrate the new building occupied earlier this week. The tea dance runs from 4 to 5:30 PM. Miss Wanda Newman heads the hosting committee with student hosts Pat Babb Fred Bryan Jerry Briscoe Patsy Dinan Margaret Hamilton and Linda Rogers.
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Central Junior High School
Wanda Newman
Pat Babb
Fred Byran
Jerry Briscoe
Patsy Dinan
Margaret Hamilton
Linda Rogers
Students of Jap Language Bear Down on Subject
Students of the Japanese language at VNT army corps headquarters in Brownwood took up the subject with renewed interest after the war with Japan began. Maj. E. J. Sullivan of the chemical warfare service leads the class, which has been in session about a month and includes experience from Hawaii.
Bond a Month Club Reaches New Membership High
City Commissioner Oscar Hargett bought a defense bond this morning marking his monthly participation since the program began last May. Ron Singleton, district chairman of the defense stamp and bond campaign, says the bond a month club has doubled in membership this week.
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Oscar Hargett
Byron Singleton
Defense
Campaiign
War Zone Scenes in Theaters Headlines Reel News
Newsreels at Amrita theaters show war zones including Singapore Pearl Harbor Midway Guam and other Pacific fronts. Ben Golding announced details after an altercation and fingerprints were sent to Washington as a wanted man. Deputy U S Marshal Bill Lampe notified and Wilson released then re-arrested. Scott K B Potter formerly Amarillo cab driver charged with theft from the government for allegedly stealing National Youth Administration equipment in 1940.
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Amarita
Singapore
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Guam
Pacific
Texas
Ben Golding
Washington
U. S
Bill Lampe
Wilson
Lampe
Scott BK
Potter
Amarillo
National Youth Administration
Japan and Indo-China reportedly form military alliance
The German news agency reported from Tokyo that Japan and French Indo-China concluded a military alliance on Monday. The Berlin broadcast, heard by the United Press listening post, attributed the report to Japanese imperial headquarters.
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London
U?p
Tokyo
Japan
Berlin
United Press Listening Post
Mrs. Martha Copp Dies at Home After 32 Amarillo Years
Mrs. Martha Copp 64 wife of John Copp died at 1112 Pierce Street at 5 30 AM active in civic church life member Central Presbyterian United Daughters of the Confederacy past president Women’s Council trustee of Children’s Home survived by husband daughter grandchildren and brother funeral set for 4 PM with Dr R Thomson at Central Presbyterian Church bodies viewable at Griggs Funeral Chapel Llano Cemetery burial planned.
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Martha Copp
John Copp
Pierce Street
Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Womans Council
Copp
Mrs
Curtis Gilbert
John and
Virginia Gilbert
W. C. McNew
Carthage, Mo
War Relief Committees Gather for Amarillo Red Cross Campaign
Ross Rogers calls a late afternoon meeting at Bill Gilstrap's office to hear preliminary reports from committees appointed to run Amarillo's war relief drive for the Red Cross. The county quota is 21200 dollars with New Year's Day as the target. Members include Tom Wingate S B Whittenburg Rev Powell Smith John McCarty and Arch Lidia.
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Amarillo
Red Cross
Ross Rogers
Bill Gilstrap
Southwestern Public Service Company
Mr. Rogers
Tom Wingate
S. B. Whittenburg
Powell Smith
John McCarty
Arch Lidia
United States
Rogers
Willis L Howze Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Willis L Howze a rancher near Fritch who died yesterday in a local hospital will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning from the Blackburn Shaw memorial chapel. He was 64, a Methodist, and lived in Fritch the last 12 years. Survivors include his wife Mrs Howze, two daughters Mrs Charles Crowell of Amarillo and Mrs L W Metcalf of Fritch, his father W Y Howze of Los Angeles, two brothers Joe Howze of Midland and Hugh Howze of Clarendon, and eight sisters including Mrs Herman Clutter of Amarillo and Mrs Henry Davis of Lubbock. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Willis L Howze
Fritch
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
Howze
Methodist Church
Charles Crowell
Amarillo
L. W Metcalf
W. Y. Howze
Chiang Kai-Shek Pledges Full Support to United States
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek sent a message to President Roosevelt offering all China has to stand with the United States until the Pacific and world are freed from the curse of prize force and endless perfidy.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt
China
Pacific
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Hattison White
Chamber of Commerce
Mats
Frank Scofield
Coun- Panhandle
Globe-News
FE. E. D
N. Johnson St
Rear
Helen Meeks
Bryan Street
Gouldy Brothers
Gulf Training School
Fort Worth
Todd Edd Burson
Louisiana Street
Tavernes
Frank Satterfield
West Fifteenth Ave
Tam
A.D
Johnson
Milnier Hotel
West Francis Street
Pampa
East Tenth Avenue Cabin
Ruby Gurule
J. H. Weisenberger
Fredericksburg
Thrift
Zale
Diamond Masonic
Wm. Rogers
Hamilton
Bulova
Elgin
Carmen
Ronson
Sheaffer
Sunbeam
Cruury
Parker
Inyl
Banner Watch
Feneral Das
Polk
F. L. Pederson
G. G. Ordway
Ed Spann
J. W. Zischang
Ben Smith
Guy Saunders
Rock Island
Dr. R. Thomson
Griggs
Llano Cemetery
Willis L. Howze
Fic Cine-Kodak Film
Camera Store
Santa Fe Bldg
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