Company C Meeting Urged for Uniforms and Induction
All members of Company C Defense Guard Tex as are urged to attend a special meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Southwestern Public Service Office in the Bivins Building. Officers are Captain Sam Davis Lt Jim Rogers and Second Lt Stanley Blackburn. Major Thomas Gahagen announced induction last night.
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Company C
Texas Defense Guard
Southwestern Public Service Company
Bivins
Thomas Gahagen
Adjutant General
Sam Davis
Jim Rogers
Stanley T. Blackburn
James D. Andrews
Fred W. Axtell
Homer Brandt
James A. Crockett
Oliver E. Curtis
Gurney W. Dodd
William Ellis
Ralph E. Evans
Warren J. Freeman
Joe H. Goodman
Cloyce M. Gordon
Edgar M. Griffin
Theodore L. Hamer
Harold A Heath
Billie W Holcomb
Clyde M. Hopson
Dean M. Huffman
Julian E. Johnson
Orval C. Johnson
Joseph W. Jones
Tolley G. Jan
Jack B. Lewis
Morris H. Lorwenstern
Jack M. Keith
Cecil F. Keithley
Jerrel T Disner
Raymond JL McCabe
Thomas J. Maroney
A. Milum
Alvin L. Mms
James T. Morrison
Barney W. Orie
Stanford C. Oliver
Georgy H Palmer
Russell L. Posey
Robert F Ragland
Charles G Robinson
Robert Rollins
Help Wanted Classified Fragments From A Prairie Paper
Readable items include requests for housework, care duties, and farm labor in Oklahoma and Texas. Entries mention locations like Jackson Street Stratford Line Avenue 1704 and 507 EF Lincoln Street, with calls to numbers such as 20607 8787 2-3818 and notes about gender and race in job offers.
99 Cent Want Ad Sells House
A Globe-News Want Ad touts a quick sale of a house by a buyer named Mr Richards. The ad highlights a fast four day sale and mentions a 3-ton owner transfer with contact at the Want Ad Headquarters dialing 6262.
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99 Cent
Globe-News
Mr. Richards
Burglars Escape With 400 Pounds of Solder
Burglars last night took about 400 pounds of solder from the Axtell Company at 710 Grand Street. Access gained by breaking the front door. The solder is valued at 40 cents a pound.
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Axtell Company
Grand Street
Governor Price Forgets Broadcast During Speech
Virginia Governor James H. Price paused his 90 minute address to say this is off the record, unaware two major radio stations were broadcasting. The remark was heard by thousands as the session opened in Richmond.
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Richmond
James H. Price
Virginia
Remacks
Boy 9 Steals Cash From Filling Station
A nine year old boy walked into a filling station while attendants were busy and stole 400 dollars from the cash register. He then gave a $20 bill to a second boy five blocks away. Police tracked him by the trail of money and recovered most of the funds. juveniles were notified for a corrective lecture.
Horace Mann School to Begin Red Cross Instruction
Horace Mann School instructors start a Red Cross course for junior high students in Amarillo tomorrow the 15 hour program. James Teague and Miss Mary Winters lead the sessions with advanced Red Cross training themselves.
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Horace Mann School
Red Cross
Amarillo
James Teague
Mary Winters
Boy Reaches For Pie, Falls From Window
A two year old boy, Pat Cummings, reached for an apple pie on a second story window sill in Dallas. He fell head first and became tangled in a picket fence but was rescued with only slight injuries.
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Dallas
Tex
Pat Cummings
Japan pledges good treatment for U S prisoners of war
Japan informs Washington through the Swiss government that captured Americans will receive humane care under the 1929 Geneva convention. A Tokyo POW information bureau is to coordinate lists of casualties with the International Red Cross, while U S bureaus handle prisoner issues here.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Geneva
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Marc Peter
International Red Cross Committee
Hull
Tokyo
Allen Guillion
Peter
Tientsin
Wake
Guam
Shanghai
Philippines
Hawaii
War Department
International Committee
Jeep Would Need Changes To Become Civilian Victory Car
Amarillo discusses turning the Jeep into a civilian Victory Car with needed changes. The idea, proposed by the National Automobile Dealers Association, envisions a topless, simpler vehicle with a rugged V8? no six cylinder pancake motor, reduced four wheel drive, no chrome trim, one color black, and standard doors. Manufacturers would avoid competition and sell under no brand name, ensuring reliable transport.
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National Automobile Dealers Association
America
Markets Dow Jones Stock Averages Report From New York
Stocks show mixed moves as industrials and rails slip while miscellaneous issues vary. Major names such as Bethlehem Steel Union Oil and General Motors appear with notable price shifts amid a broad market snapshot and livestock quotations from Kansas City.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
New York
Merrill Fenner
Chrysler
Consol Oil
Curtiss Wright
Be Deere & Co
Douglas
Power & Paper
Tel
Kennecott
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator Waeeee
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central O
Indiana
Ats
New Jersey
Studebaker A
Texas Corporation
Yexas Gulf
Tide Water
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
U S Rubber
Uv S Steel
Courthouse Records Bulk Deed Listings and Changes
Courthouse records show numerous warranty deeds with buyers and amounts across several additions and blocks including University Heights, Gowin, Belmont Park, Wolflin, and Mirror subdivisions. Also listed are school district transactions, a marriage license, multiple divorces in district court, a change of name, and a note on Cuba’s approaching peanut harvest exceeding 40 million pounds.
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J.L. Nunn
Glen Green
Belmont Park
John O. Talbott
Et al
Amarillo
A.M. Spearman
C. N. Brown
W. R R. Gardens
American Smelting & Refining Co
Ervin Wesley Ferguson
University Heights
Ben F. Moore
E. D Crouch
Wolflin
University Instructor Leads Regional Physical Fitness Drive
Miss Gertrude Mooney, University of Texas physical education instructor, was named women's representative for the Eighth Area Office of Civilian Defense. She will organize and coordinate the government sponsored program of physical activity for women across Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
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Austin
Gertrude Mooney
University of Texas
Eighth Area
Office of Civilian Defense
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Bus Service Held Valid By Texas Court Of Appeals
The Third Court of Civil Appeals upheld the Texas Railroad Commission orders permitting Bowen Motor Coaches to run a Brownwood Camp Bowie bus route. The dispute over rights to the 36th Division training camp predated the camp’s construction.
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Austin
Texas Railroad Commission
Bowen Motor Coaches
Brownwood
Camp Bowie
Third Court of Civil Appeals
British Civilian Deaths Drop in December Britain 1941
December civilian deaths from air raids in Britain fell to 34, the Ministry of Home Security announced. The report contrasts with 1939 and 1940 figures showing higher casualties and injuries. In Muine Bheag, Thomas Connolly was fined for baking white flour.
Governor Can Ride Horse in Campaign Trail
Governor Coke R. Stevenson joked he can travel by horseback if tire shortages persist for candidates this year. He recalled operating a horse and wagon freight line in his youth and said he could shoe a horse if needed. He also showed a pocket jackknife and a trimmer, recounting past freighting duties.
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Austin
Coke R. Stevenson
Coke Stevenson
Junction
Expanding Axis Blacklist Adds 1800 Names Including Wenner-Gren
The state department added 1,800 names to its Axis blacklist, freezing assets of firms and individuals aiding Axis powers. Included is Axel Wenner-Gren, Swedish industrialist with interests in Peru and Mexico. The list now covers Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey, extending economic warfare outside the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington
State Department
Axel Wenner-Gren
Department
United States
Wenner-Gren
Peru
Mexico
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Navy and Marines Still Enlisting
The navy shipped William George McDonald of Amarillo A. J. Snider of Amarillo Kelly White of Wellington and accepted another application today. The marines enlisted Eldon G. Schuhart of Dalhart J. S. Clark of Amarillo Eugene Windsor Sloan of Amarillo Milton Smith Wiman of Tulsa Melvine O. Barker of Amarillo Orval Harvey of White Deer. There is still censorship on army recruiting the coast guard continues to add to its waiting list.
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Navy
William George McDonald
Amarillo
A. J. Snider
Kelly White
Wellington
Eldon G. Schuhart
Dalhart
J. S. Clark
Eugene Winford Sloan
Milton Smith Wiman
Tulsa
Melvine O. Barker
Orval Harvey
White Deer
Cost Guard
Mammoth Cable Project Starts in Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company begins a vast underground long distance cable project linking San Antonio Dallas and Houston at a cost of 4 761 000. P M West district manager said the program is the largest such undertaking in Texas.
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San Antonio
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dallas
Houston
Texas
P. M. West
No Active Duty for Lindbergh Assigned to Technical Work
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that Charles A. Lindbergh will not return to active duty with the Army Air Corps. Lindbergh, a former air corps reserve colonel, will work on a technical research project of direct War Department interest. He approached Stimson last Monday asking if he could be of any use to the government.
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Lindbergh
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Army Air Corps
Henry L. Stimson
War Department
Air Corps
Deputy Vaughan Quits Cigarette Habit Trial
Deputy Dick Vaughan announces a quitting experiment at the courthouse with bets on his success. He says quitting requires willpower and readiness, while bystanders watch as he attempts to stop smoking.
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Sherff
Dick Vaughan
Veterans of Foreign Wars Regular Meeting Tonight
The John B. Golding Post No 1475 of the VFW will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 at the IOOF Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John B. Golding
VFW
IOOF
Daylight Saving Time Passed by House Action
Congress completed action on universal daylight saving time advancing clocks one hour. The measure becomes effective 20 days after President Roosevelt signs, with the House approving amid little debate and Senate action having occurred yesterday.
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Congress
Washington
The
House Today
Roosevelt
House
Senate
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