Plans Available For Amarillo Water Works Project
Amarillo officials announce plans and specifications for a major water works project. Bids on two contracts will open February 23, with sets available from Marvin Nichols at the Fort Worth office for a $25 refundable deposit. The project splits into two parts under Federal Works Agency guidance to meet peak season demand.
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Amarillo
A. P. Hancock
Fort Worth
Marvin Nichols
Federal Works Agency
WICC Backs Sorghum Over Wheat in Rubber Drive Prospect
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce backs grain sorghum for a synthetic rubber program, excluding wheat, despite a D A Bandeen prepared view suggesting wheat could be more productive. The brief titled Grain Sorghum highlights sorghum as the preferred crop for the project.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Panhanelle
D. A. Bandeen
Engineer investigates grain sorghum use in Abilene plant
At the request of the regional organization, J. K. Ostrander, a WPB engineer, is in Abilene to study the feasibility of using grain sorghum in a grain alcohol plant being sought by Texas.
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J. K. Ostrander
Wpb
Abilene
Texas
Rayburn backs pay as you go tax plan in early 1940s debate
Speaker Sam Rayburn endorsed the pay as you go income tax concept during a Ways and Means Committee session with Beardsley Ruml. Ruml argued for skipping part of the 1942 taxes to balance future payments while Treasury officials warned against windfalls and accused a full cancellation of 1942 taxes of harming taxpayers. The panel pressed Ruml to clarify that March 15 returns remain due and questioned timing for any law to take effect before July.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Ways Land Means Committee
House
Rayburn
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Ruml
Treasury Department
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Robert WL. Doughton
North Carolina
Rumi
Rum
Rep
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
City collections $150000 ahead in Amarillo taxes
Amarillo tax collections were estimated to be $150000 ahead of the February 1, 1942 deadline at city hall. Assessor collector Perry Burks said about 60 percent of the roll would be collected before delinquency, with over $30000 worked in the mail Tuesday. The next deadline is mid summer for the remaining installments.
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Amarillo
Perry Burks
Mr. Burks
Raid Germany By Daylight
London reports heavy American bombers struck northwestern Germany by daylight marking the second such raid. The first raid eight days earlier hit Wilhelmshaven and Emden shipping industries, with 22 Nazi fighters destroyed in that attack. Possible targets in the Kiel area include the Kiel Canal and major U-boat part factories.
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London
United States Army Air Force
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Kiel Canal
Amarillo Housing Co Wins Permit Trio on Rusk Street
The city building inspector issued permits for three new homes to Amarillo Housing Company. Each five room residence has an estimated cost of 3950 dollars, to be built in the 900 block of Rusk Street.
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Amarillo
Infant Morrillo Dies in Local Hospital
Jacqueline Sue Morrillo infant daughter of Pvt and Mrs Jack Morillo died at 10:30 last night in a local hospital. Body at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. A 100 foot water tower trains US Navy sailors in submarine escape tactics.
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Jacqueline Sue Morrillo
Jack Morillo
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
U. S
Mrs Sokol Appointed Chemistry Instructor in Amarillo
Mrs J K Sokol becomes the new chemistry instructor in Amarillo College replacing Miss Flora May Betts who resigned mid term. She teaches nursing chemistry at St Anthony's and Northwest Texas hospitals and supervises laboratory periods for several chemistry sections. Her husband Lt J K Sokol is with the medical corps at Amarillo Field. She holds a BA with Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Dakota and was an associate in Sigma Xi.
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J. K. Sokol
Amarillo Colee
Amarillo
University of North Dakota
Sigma Xi
City Reaps Parking Meter Proceeds In Amarillo
Amarillo has paid off its first parking meter debt with the coins placed into 735 meters. Previously 75 percent of the take funded the purchase price. The city still operates more than 300 meters under a separate contract.
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Amarillo
Texas Senate Rejects Page and Lawson
Governor Coke R. Stevenson faced the duty to appoint a secretary of state and an adjutant general after the Texas Senate refused to confirm Brig. Gen. J. Watt Page as adjutant general and William J. Lawson as secretary of state. The reappointment of John D. Reed as state labor commissioner was approved in executive session.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Senate
J. Watt Page
William J. Lawson
John D. Reed
Grass Fire Escalates to House Fire at Lincoln Street
Fire units responded at 11 30 this morning to 405 Lincoln Street where a grass blaze spread into a house fire. After nearly an hour the firefighters returned to quarters with no damage estimate provided. In Washington on February 4 Secretary Ickes accused Chairman Dies of irresponsibility in the House committee probing un American activities, saying Dies has not said anything new for years.
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Lincoln Street
Dies
Washington
Ickes
Texas
House Committee
Axis standoff at Faid region threatens Afrika Korps retreat
Reports say reinforcements are scarce and no new major battles occurred near Faid, northeast of Sened. The Axis temporarily stalled American attempts to push from Faid Pass toward a ridge toward Maknassy, 22 miles northeast of Sened, posing a danger to Allied efforts to cut off the Afrika Korps retreat.
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Faid
Sened
Faid Pass
Maknassy
Afrika Korps
Flying School Private Chases Scrap of Paper
A flying school private saw a paper blow from his squadron bulletin board He chased it down and recovered a notice ordering him to report for kitchen police duty.
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Flying School
Lubbock
Amarillo Chamber Opposes Senate Bill 51 on Aviation Regulation
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors oppose S. B. No. 51 regulating aviation and airport facilities. Rex Baxter outlines that air travel is already safe and most planes in accidents are army aircraft beyond state control. The letter warns the bill would raise fees, hinder Texas aviation growth, and push activity to other states and countries.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Karl L. Lovelady
Meredcian
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
State Senate
Austin
Amarillo
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Texas
State of Texas
Old Mexico
Central
South America
Groceries Stay Open Ahead of New Rationing
Stores will not close during the upcoming freeze week before the rationing program begins March 1. Grocers will sell all items not included in the point rationing and will not sell foods that are rationed.
Corporation Court Fines Total Over $100
The corporation court fines assessed yesterday and reported today at city hall totaled more than $100. Only $21 had been paid by 15 motorists. Two motorists were fined $3 each for a stop sign violation and another fined $3 for running a red light.
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Corporation Court
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WICC
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Knutson
Morillo
Sokol
Texas Senate
Page
Lawson
JY War Bonds
CHE
Wen Sear
Tunisia
Wea
Ares
Tisterole
J. T. Russell Jeweler
Amapillo
Tote
LBS
Dickies
Dickie
Levine
Amarillos
Blackburn
Shaw Eral
TRE C.tor
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