House group studies auto outlook amid war conversion
The House small business committee met in Washington to explore keeping 544,000 auto dealers in business as passenger car output shifts to war production. Cyrus Ching will chair a Detroit meeting with Edsel Ford and other industry leaders while a separate management labor panel works on plans for the conversion.
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Washington
House
Small Business Committee
Cyrus Ching
U. S. Rubber Company
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
C. F E. Wilson
General Motors
C C. Carlton
Motor Wheel Corporation
Walter P. Reuther
Richard Prankensteen
CIO
United Automobile Workers
George F. Odes
Ching
National Automobile Dealers Association
Patman
Texas
Score
Riot injures 31 soldiers in Alexandria clash
In Alexandria Louisiana on Saturday night about 850 negro soldiers clashed with law officers in a two hour riot. Three of the 31 injured remained in serious condition. Police used tear gas and night sticks to restore order while civilians joined the fight.
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Alexandria
Dutch Urge Destruction of Skis to Foil Nazis
A United Press report notes a Netherlands radio appeal urging all Dutch households to melt or burn skiis to prevent Nazi use on the Russian front. The call frames ski destruction as patriotic resistance linked to a "Hatchet Day" for revenge against Germany. City dwellers may soon grow victory gardens to bolster food supplies in wartime. The Office of Civilian Defence plans plots worked by families with surpluses funneled to schools and emergency needs.
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United Press
Free Netherlands
London
Holland
Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
Agriculture Department
America
OCD
Scoutmasters Roundtable Meets Here Tonight
The Amarillo district Scoutmasters Rovines table holds its regular monthly session tonight at 7 in the McKinley School cafeteria with the theme Emergency Service. Troop 14 led by Vernon Lain hosts the Scoutmasters and troop committee members.
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Scoutmasters’ Rovines
Amarillo
McKinley School
Vernon Lain
Radio Listings and Schedule Highlights for KGNC and NBC
The document details KGNC and NBC programming across dayparts with numerous shows, host names, and times. It notes United States consumption of petroleum products increased by more than 12 percent in 1941.
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Nbe
Tom Mix
W. van Dyne
Scattergood Baines
Captain Midnight
Cbs-West
Mbs
Cbs-East
Frank Parker
Cbs
Burl Ives
cbs-Dixie
Jack Armstrong
Weat
Lowell Thomas
Waring
Wheeler
Hank Ladd
Amos and
Andy
Cha
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe
Lanny Rosa
Cbs-Basic
Morgan
Deancine
NBC
Londie
Dagwood
James Melton
Vox Poppers
Farks
Wally
Cal Tinney
Orch
Wallenstein Orch
Hagen
Mbs-West
Elmer Davis
T. Q
Abe-Red
Nbe-Blue
Chs
Gabriel Heatter
Mbs-Basic
P Schubert
Brewster
Nbe-Red
America
Nbc-Blue
Orson Welles
Dbs
Raymond Gram
Nbc-Red-East
Nbc-Red
Fred Waring
Nbc-Red-West
London Radio
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Scout Council Installs Today
Amarillo Girl Scout Council installs new officers this afternoon at 4:30 in the Girl Scout offices. Heading the 1942 council is commissioner Mrs. Erwin C. Ochsner with deputy commissioner Mrs. L. Munday and secretary Mrs. Charles Woodburn. J. Roy Cullum will represent the area on the national board. Mrs. R. A. Burnett serves on the regional committee. New members include Mesdames Cross, Sparks, Taylor, Smith, Hastings, Kelley, Robberson, and Stinnett. several officers and members reelected to the council are listed.
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Amarillo
T. R. Cross
J. L. Sparks
Mark Taylor
Dale Smith
Guy Hastings
H. Sim Kelley
Jason Robberson
Beaumont Stinnett
H. W. Allen
R. B Brands
R. A. Burnett
W. E F. Col
Canyon Host for Scout Meeting
The Randall County District of Llano Estacado Council hosts its annual district meeting tomorrow at 7 p.m. at First Methodist Church in Canyon. Speaker lineup includes Dr. A D Foreman and Lon D Edwards with Will H Hiatt also on the program. District officers will be elected as Milton Morris Wes Kleinschmidt and Lee Johnson serve on the nominating committee.
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Randall County
Llano Estacado
A. M. Meyer
S. H. Condron
Hosea Foster
Burial denied at Beth Sarim estate for Jehovah’s Witness founder
Joseph Franklin Rutherford died at Beth Sarim in San Diego last Thursday and his burial delayed by a county law banning graves on the estate not zoned as a cemetery. A Jan. 24 hearing seeks a burial permit as preparations for a memorial proceed amid Rutherford’s two months of illness.
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San Diego
Calif
Joseph Franklin Rutherford
Jehovah's Witnesses
Beth-Sarim
David
Rutherford
Jehovah's Witnesses' Movement
County Health Commission
George Roy Stevenson
Missouri
William Jennings Byron
Charles Tate Russell
Hell
U S Learning About Samoa and War News
The United States reports Samoa as a wartime asset after Tutuila naval station was shelled by a small enemy vessel. Fourteen shells landed near the base causing only minor injuries and no material damage. Samoa lies midway between Hawaii and Australia and could serve as a stopping point for bombers. RAF engineers test drag by plastering pea half-sections on a plane to study rivet head effects.
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United States
American Samoa
Samoa
Pago Pago
Samoan Islands
Honolulu
Australia
Japan
Tutuila
Ber
Naval Station
Hawaii
Foreign Policy Association
Far East
RAF
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