Order Gasoline Prices Pegged by Price Administrator
Washington January 20 Retail dealers of all grades must keep prices at or below November 7 levels or face a price ceiling. Henderson issued a general letter to refiners and marketers clarifying price questions and identifying products pegued at the November 7 level. He warned service stations and outlets that prices should stay substantially at or below November 7 levels or a formal ceiling order will be issued.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Milkman's Breakfast Plans at Polk Street Church
The McDavid Men's Class plans a Milkman's Breakfast at Polk Street Methodist Church Sunday at 8 AM in Fellowship Hall. The event honors Borden Company and Plains Creamery for supporting a six day delivery system giving Sundays off to Amarillo milk delivery personnel. Speakers include George Vineyard of Borden and E L Shelton of Plains Creamery.
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Polk Street Methodist Church
McDavid
Borden Company
Plains Creamery
Amarillio
Fellowship Hall
L. W Young
George Vineyard
E. L. Shelton
The
Hughes Quattlebaum
Glen McDavid
Japanese air attack on Rabaul hits military targets
A Royal Australian Air Force communique reports Japanese bombing waves hitting Rabaul on New Britain Island. Bombing focused on the airdrome and installations, with confirmed damage to military objectives.
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Melbourne
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Royal Australian Air Force
Fierce Cold Threatens Russia as War Drags On
The bitter Russian winter nears its peak with temperatures over 25 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, hampering German forces. Moscow's defense tightens around Mozhaisk while Soviet troops push to trap the Germans. In Burma, Japanese gains threaten Rangoon and Singapore, raising alarms over Burma premier U Saw’s detention and shaping Allied access to China and the Dutch East Indies.
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Associated Press
Kuibyshev
Hitler
Reuters
British
Today
Pravda
Communist Party
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Bolshevists
Far East
Tavoy
Burma
Rangoon
China
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
U Saw
Dutch East Indies
CIO Auto Workers In Lay Off Protest
About 3,000 United Automobile Workers members marched on the Michigan state house in Lansing to protest layoffs at the Fisher Body Plant of General Motors. They declared a half day off to draw attention to unemployment caused by reduced automobile production and a shortage of war orders.
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Lansing
Mich
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
State House
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Producers Credit Stockholders Meet
Stockholders of the Amarillo Production Credit Company will hold their annual meeting tomorrow morning at 9 o clock at the Par amount Theater. S. F. Powers, secretary treasurer, announced the company has 192 stockholders in 12 Panhandle counties and loans totaling 1 169 345 dollars for farming livestock production and operating costs. Officers and directors include Byron Gist president Hal Medford vice president John L Hammond Emil Knutson F M Love and Mr Rogers. All stockholder members are urged to be present.
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Amarillo
Capt A A Nicholson Visits Texas Plant
Captain A A Nicholson, assistant to the Texas Company's vice president, spoke to Amarillo refinery employees about defense bond and stamp purchases. He has 27 years with the company and previously addressed Rotary, Kiwanis, and West Texas State College groups. A large stamp and bond purchasing plan is already in effect.
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A. A. Nicholson
Texas Company
Amarillo
Captain Nicholson
Rotary
Kiwanis
West Texas State College
Sam Houston Band Parents Sponsor Movie at Rex Theater
The Sam Houston Junior High School Band Parents Association will sponsor the showing of "Life Begins For Andy Hardy" at the Rex Theater February 20 and 21. L. G. Brady, president, announced the decision at the group’s regular meeting.
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Sam Houston Junior High School Band Parents Association
Andy Hardy
Rex Theater
L. G. Brady
Markets Dow Jones Stocks Edge, Livestock Report From Kansas City
Markets: Dow Jones averages show mixed moves with gains in some sectors at 1 P. M. Cattle, hogs, and sheep markets at Kansas City report slow sales and uneven trading. Hogs down 5-15 cents on light demand, cattle steady to weak with declines 15-25 cents for most grades. Lambs and sheep sold sparingly, with light price softness in early offerings.
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Kansas City
D. A
Smiley Speaks at Borger Meeting On Bank Anniversary
W. D. Dale Smiley cashier of the First National Bank was the principal speaker at a Borger gathering sponsored by Rotarians. The event marked the sixth anniversary of Panhandle State Bank with community attendees.
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W. D. “Dale” Smiley
First National Bank
Borger
Panhandle State Bank
Courthouse Records Items From Local Deed Records
A review of courthouse deeds shows transfers in Hugo and area with prices ranging from ten dollars to forty five thousand including a Catholic diocese parcel in North Heights. Several divorces and marriage licenses are listed among the court entries with the names of parties and spouses.
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Fuqua Dev. Co
Charlie Priolo
O. T
T. C. Saunders
A. Harvey
S. J. Hts
N. E. Thurman
P. H. Wrye
Mary C. Levien
Ren Henson
Margaret E. Caldwell
Cc. O. Wade
W. K. Haggard
Glenwood
A. R. Bivins
North Heights
H. OT. Neely
George S. Vineyard
Chalmers E. L. Doss
Essie Pearl Haug
S. J. His
W. S. Bordner
Evan Guy Bordner
John D. Storrs
Mary Ernestine Starr
Darrell M. Mitchell
Lucile Opal Canover
Jack W. Cook
Norma Leatrice Shrum
Harold Robertson
Helen Suher
Prominent Doctor Slain Under Curious Circumstances
Dr. Allyn King Foster Jr. died after larynx fractures were sustained, prompting an investigation at Bellevue Hospital. Autopsy found three fractures from external pressure. wife requests the exam. Foster, 37, had been force-fed hours before and had hoarseness prior to death. Police and DA probe ongoing. He was educated at Rush Medical School and served at post graduate and Broad Street hospitals.
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Allyn King Foster, Jr
Bellevue Hospital
Foster
Philip Goldstein
Carter N. Colbert
Jacob Grumet
Cornwall, Conn
Rush Medical School
University of Chicago
Broad Street
Joe Rogers Named Area Head of YMCA in Southwest
Joe Rogers son of Mr and Mrs Ross D Rogers 2119 Van Buren Street was named president of the Area Council Young Men s Christian Association in the Texas Oklahoma Arkansas area Harold Nichols Amarillo Y M C A announced B P Faubion area secretary met Rogers in Amarillo to plan a Fort Worth meeting February 13 15 to draft plans for area youth work Rogers had previously been vice president of the area council and became president after the previous president moved from the region
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Joe Rogers
Ross D. Rogers
van Buren Street
Area
Young Men’s Christian Association
Harold Nichols
Amarillo Y. M
Fort Worth
Rogers
Area Council
Texas- Oklahoma-Arkansas
Church To Honor Boys in Service in Texas City
San Jacinto Methodist Church will honor local boys in the armed forces in a service Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Parents were invited by letter. public invited. Clay Thornton will preside, with George Tomlinson and Rev. W C Hines as speakers. Music by Mr and Mrs F M Shenefelt.
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San Jacinto
Japanese landings threaten Malay Peninsula as battles intensify
Allied reports indicate Japanese forces threaten further landings along the Malay coast while British units reinforce Singapore. Dutch fliers attack Sarawak as American bombers claim success at Menado and Sungei Patani, though two U S bombers are lost in the clash.
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Ahassa
Sarawak
British Borneo
Charles Vyner Brooke
Kuching
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Malayan
Indies
War Department
Menado
Celebes
U. S
Sungei Patani
Navy raids fail to sink tanker Malay in Malay incident
The raider torpedoed and shelled the 8,206-ton Malay yesterday but the tanker stayed afloat and limped into port with one killed and four missing from a crew of 34. Navy notes three prior sinkings by torpedoes since last Wednesday and remarks tanker targets common but inconclusive.
Relief Promises in Cough Remedy Creomulsion
A historical ad touts relief from coughs chest colds and bronchitis with Creomulsion claiming to reach the root of trouble loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It notes beechwood creosote as a key ingredient and promises no narcotics with a money back guarantee if sleep and rest aren’t helped.
Atlantic War Risk Pushes Oil Transport By Rail
Government urges big oil firms to use railroad tank cars for coast to coast supplies amid tanker losses. U S war planes reinforce Aruba and Curacao to protect vital oil centers as Axis submarine threats rise and convoy losses show fluctuation since American entry.
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Dallas
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Mrs. Roosevelt
David Boynton Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Weather Bureau
Air Wardens
Bones Hooks
Gabriel Carthen
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Sam Houston Junior High School
George Pratt
Cuttyhunk
Mass
Francis Jenkins
Selectmen
Pennsylvania
Phone Waren
Taylor ST. Ee Ariilo
Borneo
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Exploration
Russia
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Texas Panhandle
Motor Freight Lines
CIO Auto Workers
Producers Credit
Texas
Sam Houston Band
Association of
David M. Patton
Ab, MD
Drs. Patton and
Carroll
Harrison Street
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
NEW York Stock Exchange
Pierce Fenner & Beane
Ib. M. Close
Alleghany Lud Steel
Allis Chalmers
Wty
Smelt & Refae
Armour & Co
At& SF
Aviation Cor
el Amer Tel & Tel
el Power & Lite
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Greyhound Corpse
Houston Oil
Int Harvester
Power & Papa
Kennecott Cop Phere Bohs
Marshall Firidatheros
W. D. Smiley
Courthouse Records
Hugo H. Loewenstern
J. H. Bright
Bill Knudsen
William S. Knudsen
White House
Knudsen
Clinte
YMCA
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Oliver Earle Bidg
Amarilla
London
Navy Presses
United States
Aruba
Curacao
Venezuela
Atlantic
Britain
Amarillo Insurance Exchances
Hunsley's
Hunsley’s House OF Color
East 6Th
Globe News
EC Aditoli
Auis
Betty Grable
Victor Mature
Carole Landis
Laird Cregar
Hot
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H. Bruce Humberstone
Milton Sperling
Dwight Taylor
Alaska
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Nat Pendleton
Carol Hughes
Sterling Holloway
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