Club Warned Of Rackets Seeks Curb Across Nation
Gordon Morrison of the Better Business Bureau told the North Amarillo Kiwanis Club that businessmen in Amarillo and surrounding area face seven million dollars in losses unless rackets sweeping the country are halted. Morrison spoke at the luncheon program led by Lee Hunter. D. J. Pickering presented two songs with Mary Roberts on piano.
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Amarillo
Gordon Morrison
Better Business Bureau
North
New Bookkeeping Machine for County
County Auditor John Crudgington gains a bank style bookkeeping machine as Potter County Commissioners approve the purchase. The move will lessen reliance on scratch pads and pencils, ending years of finger wear from manual entry. officials also cut sheriff car mileage rates from seven to four cents per mile and authorized Frank Hoyt to buy poll tax receipts for next year.
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John Crudgington
Potter County Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Frank Hoyt
Anzacs In Capetown After Long Sea Voyage
Australian and New Zealand soldiers, denied ashore, invaded tugs and went ashore in Capetown. They formed into parties and marched into the city, received a warm welcome, and spent thousands in shops while drinking the city dry by midnight. The ship’s departure was delayed at daybreak.
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Capetown
New Zealand
England
Lacrosse, America’s Oldest Sport, Originating with Indians
The oldest sport in the United States is lacrosse, played by the Indians as far back as the 17th century.
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United States
Local DAR backs national project for Washington Memorial Carillon
The Llano Estacado Chapter of Amarillo supports a national DAR project to fund a new stone 95 foot high tower at Valley Forge Pa to house the Washington Memorial Carillon. The 1947 completion target, dedication to Revolutionary War patriots, and chapter history of preservation efforts are noted, with extensive DAR officers and charter member details.
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Valley Forge
National Society Daughters of American Revolution
Liano Estacado Chapter
Amarillo
Llano Estacado Chapter
Vital Message Promises Youthful Verve with CASELLA Tablets
An advertisement urges men feeling aging effects to ask their druggist for CASELLA stimulating tablets. It claims to restore vim and zest, advising regular use until the pleasure of youth returns. The copy lists Celery seed, Thiamin Chloride, Passion Flower, and Iron as ingredients.
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Capudine
Local Daughters of American Revolution Officers Named
Don Puckett, Jewell Evelyn Scales, Frances Wayne Smith, Madeline Vaughan and Rebekah Boyce listed as members. Present officers are Mrs. E. H. Ashcraft regent, Mrs. A. R. Granberg vice regent, and Mrs. Pete Rhodes treasurer.
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Municipal Auditorium
National Society For Service Veterans
DAR
American Red Cross
National Society
Avery Turner
Daughters of the American Revolution
Turner
E. H. Ashcraft
Bank Jones
Earl Wyatt
Georgia Kirkman
J. O. Curtis
C. C. F. Blanchard
F. L. Myers
Frances Baker
Arthur Ball
L. P. Bell
A. W. Bivins
E. S. Blasdel
J. K. Boyce
J. W. Burks
James A. Bush
J. L. Chase
J. W. Collins
Edgar Coble
A. L. Daily
W. W. Ellison
Lee F. Garlington
R. H. Gentry
Ed Green
R. A. Grimes
William Fulton
S. R. Haggard
Frank Hainze
Jack Hall
H. B. Hammond
M. B. Harris
Fred Hewitt
J. W. Hill
H. G. Hollis
E. C. Houghton
Kathryn Hulson
J. M. Williams
Earl Gatewood Wyatt
Preston Wooldridge
Annie E. Atkins
Katherine Brooks
Mary Frances Campbell
Alice Curtis
Sadie Claude Curtis
Marian Lehman
Annie McDonald
Maymie Oliver
Callie Lid
Don Puckett
Jewell Evelyn Scales
Frances Wayne Smith
Madeline Vaughan
Rebekah Boyce
A. R. Granberg
Pete Rhodes
AHS Assists Vets With Courses For Reenrollment
Amarillo High School assistant principal Manly M. Lewis said discharged veterans planning to finish high school should arrange with school authorities before the next semester, which begins January 21. Officials will tailor courses and verify service credit as exams wrap the current term.
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Manly M. Lewis
Amarillo High School
Mr. Lewis
Indian widow meets Cheyenne Arapaho couple on Polk Street
Mrs. Olive K. Dixon widow of a famed pioneer Indian fighter reports greeting a Cheyenne husband and Arapaho wife in transit from Wyoming to Oklahoma on Polk Street. The couple spoke good English but did not share their names.
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Olive K. Dixon
Polk Street
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Veterans adapt to clothing shortages in Portland
Army veterans dye olive drab trousers and repurposed coats blue grey and brown to stretch wardrobes. Navy sailors protest bellbottoms saying they do not convert well to civilian wear.
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Portland
Ore
Navy
Bellbottom
Permanent Jobs for Disabled Veterans
Under new Civil Service rules a disabled veteran gains a probationary period of one year after which the appointment becomes permanent in any government branch. The provision covers war service indefinite employees with 10 percent or more service disability and future appointees meeting these requirements. Other veterans’ appointments do not become permanent after a year.
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Civil Service
Coast Guard as the Only Navy for Nine Years
The statement notes that during its first nine years, the United States had only the Coast Guard as its naval force, effectively serving as the nation’s sole maritime defense.
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U. S. Coast Guard
United States
Doan's Pills Aid Kidney Relief From Backache
Many sufferers find quick relief when realizing tired kidneys may cause nagging backache. Doan's Pills are a stimulant diuretic used for over 40 years to help flush poisonous waste from the blood through about 15 miles of kidney tubes.
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Doan
Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book Ad Publish
The ad promotes Anne Adams patterns with pattern 4541 a shirtwaister and gored skirt in sizes 34 to 46. It notes fabric needs for size 36 and provides mailing details to request the pattern with twenty cents. Also touts a new Spring Pattern Book with free hat and gilet directions for fifteen cents more.
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Amarillo Globe
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Easy Home Fat Loss Recipe Promised by Drugstore Ad
A home fat loss remedy recommends four ounces of liquid Barcentrate mixed with grapefruit juice in a pint bottle, taken two tablespoons twice daily. If no results appear, return the bottle for a money back guarantee. The ad claims rapid disappearance of fat from neck to ankles and notes improved energy and youthfulness.
Dinner for defeated and victorious teams at VFW post
In the John B. Golding auxiliary membership drive the losing team hosted a dinner at the VFW building. Mrs. Goldie Freeman captained the defeated side while Mrs. Bernice Hills led the winners. The campaign began last November and added 31 new members.
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John B. Golding Auxiliary
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Goldie Freeman
Bernice Hills
Dinner menu features pie candied yams and coffee
The menu lists chicken pie candied sweet potatoes creamed potatoes and pie and coffee for the dinner.
William Underwood and the 1820 food canning process
William Underwood pioneered U S canning methods in 1820 whic helped preserve food. His innovations laid the groundwork for modern canning industry and expanded accessible preserved provisions nationwide.
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William Underwood
United States
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NEA Service, Inc
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