USO Birthday Party Appeals to Amarillo Public
A Sunday open house marks the third anniversary of the USO with invitations to the public. In Amarillo the two clubs hosted about 1 1/4 million visitors last year and operate under local committees led by G G Ordway and John F Guide. The national program began 17 days after Pearl Harbor and now employs over 800 000 volunteers nationwide.
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Amarillo
USO
Anniston
Ala
United States
Pearl Harbor
YMCA
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers’ Aid Association
USC
Chester I. Barnard
G. G. Ordway
Louis Gold
George Erlandson
Henry Munn
Abe Feferman
John Farrell
Herbert Willborn
C. T
Help wanted and lost notices fill Amarillo page
Mrs Smith seeks a half or three quarter bed for ailing mother and offers to borrow. A. T. Wyatt promises reward for return of a dark brown fur coat from Amos' Steak House. An American Digest edition found on West Sixth Avenue. owner must claim. A fountain pen found on the Washington bus. owner to call 9209. A reader seeks a home for a child. A quilter seeks quilting work at 110 North Grand Street. A mother seeks work to care for her 9 month old baby. Mae Dickerson seeks light work at 1600 Buchanan Street. River Road Home Demonstration Club invites women to a six week home nursing course starting tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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West Sixth Avenue
SAN Jacinto Press
West 6Th Avenue
Buchanan Street
Mae Dickerson
River Road
Idol Chatter Suppresses Rumors in Hollywood
Hollywood columnist decries smearing actors serving in the armed forces while noting gossip persists. He cites rumors about Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Bob Stack, Michele Morgan, Jimmy Cagney, Pat O'Brien, and Ruth Warrick, plus an OgA dispute over a redecorated apartment and a joke about a new vehicle.
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Frank Sinatra
Garbo
Paramount
James Brown
Bob
Navy
Stack
Rosemary Ames
Mother Hubbard
William Gargan
Michele Morgan
Damon and
Pythias
Hollywood
Jimmy
Kent
England
San Francisco
Alaskan Troops Chase Puppy Near The Mess Hall
In Bethel Alaska a white malemute puppy wandered away from its mother and siblings, triggering a snowbound search by the mess crew under Sgt Earl Glaze. After two hours troops joined to thaw the half frozen pup at the mess hall and joked about discipline for roaming over the hill.
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Bethel
Alaska
A.P
Kuskokwim
Earl Glaze Center
Tex
Glaze
FDR Ballot Bill Gains First Senate Test
In Washington on February 2 the administration’s federal ballot bill for armed services won its initial Senate test by defeating a State’s Rights amendment that would restore local registration and poll tax requirements for uniformed voters.
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FDR
Senate
Washington
Armed Services
Markets and Livestock Reports From Chicago and Kansas City
Market summaries show Dow Jones industrials at 137.08, rails and utilities moves noted. Chicago hogs 32,000 head with top 13.75 for 200-330 lb. cattle 13,000 salable with fat steers 14 to 16.50. calves and vealers mixed. Kansas City hogs 9,500 head with top 13.50 to 14.35 ranges. cattle 7,000 with good and choice steers around 14 to 15.15. lambs steady with demand above 16.00 for good westerns. general price levels reflect firming bids and varying classes. Financial Industrial Fund liquidity listed at 1.7484 with offer 1.92.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Kansas City
Merrill New York Stock Exchange
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Armauit & Co
At& SF
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem Steel
Borden Teeee
Buda Ve
Thy
Chrysler Tee Tate
Deleeree
Motors Ae
General Foods Aeons
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Greyhound
Harvester Jones
Kennecott Copper
Gulf Oils
Glenn L. Martin
Montgomery Ward
Neeee
Nash Kelvinator
Wees
National Biscuit Seeer
National Can
Ole
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central Rg
North Amer Aviation
Ohio
Packard Oe
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
Enn RR Freee
Phillips Tones
Plymouth Oil
Radio Corp Beens
Republic Steel
Remington Rand
St Joseph Lead
Sears
Shell Union
Studebaker
Swift and Co
Texas Corp
Tex Gulf
Union Carbide
Wilson & Co
White Motors Teeee
Warner Bros
Jane
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Nazis Push Troops From Greece To Fight Yugoslavs
London reports German reinforcements from Greece join fierce clashes with Yugoslav Partisans in Dalmatia near Knin and Benkovac. Tito says Partisans, boosted by Allied material, have thwarted a winter German push and held off 16 divisions in Yugoslavia.
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Greece
London
Dalmatia
Macedonia
Josip Broz
Tito
Cetina
Knin
Benkovac
Split
Zara
Free Yugoslav Radio
Germany
Yugoslavia
Veniremen Summons Mailed in Potter County Murder Case
The Potter County sheriff's office issues summons by registered mail to at least 800 men to serve as special veniremen for three murder cases in 47th district court. The move follows a civil appeals reversal in Kincheloe case due to use of ordinary mail. Deputy Vaughn reported his mother Mrs. D. P. Vaughn, 84, is recovering from a broken hip after a fall at her Hereford home.
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Potter County
Sheriff's Office
47Th District Court
John Kincheloe
Clark
Court of Civil Appeals
Dick Vaughn
D. P. Vaughn
Hereford
Britain Consults US on War Crime Trials
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Commons that Britain is consulting the United States closely regarding post-war trials of Japanese and German war criminals.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons Today
Britain
United States
Kiwanians Alaska Hear Final Report on Polio Fund
Kiwanians of San Jacinto will hear a final report on their project at noon tomorrow. Percy Blackburn started the physiotherapist in residence effort and today says the goal of three thousand dollars has been reached to fund a registered nurse’s study at Harvard Medical School in the Kenny method for infantile paralysis.
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San Jacinto
Percy Blackburn
Harvard University
Medical School
Probation Office Handles Largest Group Of Delinquent Girls
The county probation office under Mrs. O W Moore processed twelve juvenile girls for investigation as delinquent the largest group ever held. Three girls from Muncie Ind are witnesses in cases of criminal attack against Amarillo Field soldiers. Two girls are 15 years old and one is 13.
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O. W. Moore
Police Call Off Search After Girl Returns Home
Police canceled the search for 15 year old Veda Young after she returned to her home at 1311 East Fifth Avenue. Harmon and Mrs. Young had requested help when she left Monday night.
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Veda Young
Harmon Young
East Fifth Avenue
Udga Tablets Offer for Ulcer and Indigestion Relief
Udga Tablets advertised as relief for ulcer pains indigestion gas heartburn and stomach discomfort. The ad claims a 25 cent box with a double your money back guarantee if the first dose does not convince and requires returning the box to obtain the refund.
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England
Chester Fitz Advises Elm Tree Spraying Now
Chester Fitz, superintendent of city parks, urges spraying elm trees to kill scale insects threatening Amarillo. He notes soluble oil mix or kerosene emulsion works, best during the dormant season, and recommends removing and burning bagworm cocoons now they host many eggs.
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Chester Fitz
Amarillo
Mr. Fitz
Raid on Juke Box Nets Thieves $10 in Nickels
Burglars hit the Court Cafe nickelodeon at 730 North Fillmore Street taking about $10 in nickels from a music box. Police investigating reported only the music box was raided and no other items were taken.
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Court Cafe
North Fillmore Street
Wanted Men And Women With Hard Of Hearing
An advertisement calls for men and women who are hard of hearing to try a simple no risk hearing test. It promises money back if hearing does not improve and urges inquiries about Curine Ear Drops at Cretney's and other drug stores.
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Cretney's
Shortage of Carriers Disrupts Mail Service
Amarillo experiences limited mail deliveries due to a carrier shortage. Postmaster W D DeGrassi says some routes receive two deliveries while others get only one, a situation mirrored in other cities where shortages persist.
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Amarillo
W. D. DeGrassi
Carter's Little Liver Pills Quick Digestive Aid
The ad claims natural bile flow is essential for digestion and that Carter's Little Liver Pills increase bile quickly. It asserts improved digestion within minutes and urges readers to buy at drugstores for 25 cents, promising relief and better well being.
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Carter
Home Made Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Savings
A home brewed cough syrup recipe using sugar water or corn syrup with Pinex is advertised as simple to make without cooking. The ad claims the mixture lasts long, is kid friendly, loosens phlegm and soothes air passages with fast relief and a money back guarantee.
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Amos’ Steak House
A. T. Wyatt
F. Parkinson
Tack
North Grand Street
L. P. Hartman
Mildred
Duck
Emily
Hen
Joseph Geir
Jimmie Fidler
Maria Montez
OPA
Ruth Warrick
Miss Warrick
Kitty
Richard Lee Caldwell
C. C. Price
Caldwell
Bern
Switzerland
Journal de Geneve
Pouilly
St. Jeoire
Haute- Savoie
France
Eugene Routh
Raymond Routh
Washington Street
Granvill Routh
Veterans Administration Hospital
Valleyview
Texas
Lubbock
Kansas City Livestock
Financial Industrial Fund
J. M. Hyden
Optometry
W. 7Th St
Ineededi
Rik Pil
American Fat Salvage Committee
Rour
Adkisson-Baker Tire Co
Tyler
Texaco Products
Victoria
B. B. Williams
Frank Campbell
State Farm Insurance Companies
Globe News
Lord Graham
Oxford
Meyer & Meyer
POLK
Elgin
America
U. S. War Bond
Zale's Bond Service
Frank E. Buckingham
TAX Service
D. L. Brooks
Eable Ridg
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