Germany Behind The Eight Ball essay contest noted
Mrs Roy Andrews Amarillo contest chairman urged students to enter the One National Imdivisible essay contest with rules including length 500 to 1000 words eligibility for under 21 students in high school and deadlines by Feb 22 The piece also reviews military outlooks on Hitler and World War II with analysis of German campaigns and Allied advantages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Andrews
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Amarillo
Andrews
United States
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Europe
WPA Labor Aplenty For Guard Armory
Alson A Meredith regional director for the WPA says Amarillo has ample labor available for a national guard armory project. Only state armory board approval blocks plans, with national defense priority over other WPA projects in the Panhandle, aside from strategic road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alson A. Meredith
Work Progress Administration
Amarillo
National Guard
Meredith
State Armory Board
Panhandle
Karl Bolander Addresses Amarillo Pupils on Hobby Hobbies
Karl Bolander founder and president of the National Institute of Art Hobbies spoke to Amarillo High School students on Hobby Horses and How to Ride Them. He illustrated with items from his collection and also appeared at Amarillo College and White Deer events. He noted that Sunday schools are more developed in North America than elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Karl Bolander
National Institute of Art
Bolander
Amarillo College
White Deer
American Youth Is Physically Unfit
Brigadier General E L Gruber at a Westminster Church meeting said American youth are physically morally and vocationarily below the par for a first class army. He noted about half of selective service candidates are rejected for poor physical condition and many inductees are morally unfit vulnerable to gambling prostitution and liquor. He urged churches schools and other groups to improve youths physiques morals and job skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
U.P
E. L. Gruber
Fort Leavenworth
Westminster Congregational Church
Bendix Laundry Dealers Meet Here
Bendix Home Laundry dealers and salesmen of the Panhandle Plains area gather for a training session at the Capitol Hotel directed by W. L. Linville and A. L. Jensen factory representatives. About 35 dealers attend, with Co M. Williams and Company as Amarillo distributor for Bendix Home Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendix
Panhandle Plains
Capitol Hotel
W. L. Linville
A. L. Jensen
Bendix Company
Co. M. Williams and Company
Amarillo
Draft Tests Cost City Over Five Thousand Dollars
Amarillo city records show blood tests for 334 Potter County draftees plus 29 outside tests cost at least 5000. City manager H R Smith estimates $1.50 per blood test, with additional costs from other laboratory work yet unknown. Frances Farmer notes Texas state lab handles up to 1500 tests weekly.
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Amarillo
City Health Department
Court House Square
H. R. Smith
Potter County
State Laboratory
Austin
Frances Farmer
Nazis Worry Over Petain Rapprochement Delays
Berlin sources express astonishment and concern over Petain Laval discord hindering French German rapprochement. They note editorial questions about Laval’s cabinet status and say Laval remains the principal backer of rapprochement policy. The German government watches developments with growing apprehension.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Marshall Petain
Laval
Petain
T. and P. Freight is Derailed in Marshall Texas
A 30 car derailment on a 50 car Texas and Pacific freight near Marshall caused heavy damage and traffic tie up. Passenger service was rerouted while crews cleared wreckage. Three transients were injured though none seriously. Ralph Roland and Leroy Flom, both from Minneapolis, sustained injuries and John Kundert suffered a leg fracture.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Here
Ralph Roland
Joplin
Leroy Flom
Minneapolis
John Kundert
Stolen Chickens Inoculated With Diphtheria Germs
Five hens and five roosters stolen from the College of France pens were found to have been inoculated with diphtheria germs. The incident was reported from VisCay France on January 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VisCay
France
U.P
College of France
Bond Details Released For Amarillo College And Schools
Details of proposed bonds for Amarillo College and Amarillo Independent School District outline financing for a mechanical trades school building, a gymnasium, additional Horace Mann classrooms, Wolflin playgrounds, and stage and cafeteria equipment. Interest capped at 2 percent, retirement within 10 years, total amounts 70000 for the college and 80000 for the public schools. Evaluations hinge on a February 1 postmark with separate ballots on the same election date or polling place. The first bonds would be paid March 1, 1942, and final payments run to March 1, 1951.
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Amarillo College
Amarillo Independent School District
Mechanical Trades School
Central Junior High
Horace Mann
Wolflin School
Board of Trustees
Mohawk Chief Presents War Club to Legal Aid
In Philadelphia the Mohawk Indians under Chief Loud Voice offered their legal representative U S Commissioner Norman J Griffin a war club. They argued with Congress over the government classification of American Indians as non citizens.
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War Club
Loud Voice
U. S
Norman J. Griffin
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Advertises Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a fast acting kidney diuretic remedy for sluggish kidney and bladder weakness. It claims immediate relief from pain, backache, and swelling, with a price of 35 cents and a call to insist on the genuine box marked with gold medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Boerhane
Pictures of Palo Duro on Menus Urged
Amarillo hotel manager Galen Battey proposes adding Palo Duro Canyon pictures to all menus in Panhandle venues to promote Palo Duro State Park. He notes Palo Duro is the easternmost major canyon on transcontinental routes and a prime vista for eastbound tourists.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Panhandle
Galen Battey
Capitol Hotel
Amarillo
Palo Duro State Park
Battey
Palo Duro
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Hinton to Attend National Aeronautic Meeting
Carl Hinton Chamber of Commerce manager will travel to Washington DC this Saturday to attend a directors meeting of the National Aeronautic Association. He travels at his own expense with chamber approval and is listed as a national councillor for Texas by the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hinton
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D .c
National Aeronautic Association
Willard Hotel
Texas
Ama rillo urged to promote Palo Duro Canyon to visitors
Authorities urge Amarillo residents to study Palo Duro Canyon and be able to discuss it with tourists. The canyon is described as a beautiful Panhandle asset deserving exposure on club, restaurant, and hotel menus.
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Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo
Panhandle
Reporter Is Taken in by Fine Actor
Earl Davis sobbed as he kissed his one year old baby after posting a $1000 bond at an examining trial for allegedly selling mortgaged property. He was released to his wife and two children and later found to be wanted in three other Texas cities.
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Fort Worth
Jan
Earl Davis
Davis
Texas
Hollywood
Delbert Willis
Judiciary Building Looted in Montgomery Heist
In Montgomery Alabama burglars raided the new judiciary building taking minor furnishings and fixtures. Police reported no injuries and seek clues from witnesses. The incident marks a rare theft at a state government site during early operation.
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Judiciary
Montgomery
Ala
U.P
Alabama
WPA Free Lunch Project Expands Across Panhandle Schools
The WPA free lunch program now operates in 135 schools across 26 Panhandle counties with 265 workers. Hall County shows strong participation as most schools provide lunches while Amarillo serves as the central hub for surplus commodities. Regular trucks transport food from Panhandle counties to the Amarillo warehouse for distribution per regional director Alson A. Meredith.
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WPA
Panhandle
Hall County
Amarillo
Alson A. Meredith
Reegional
Come Modity
Ester Jonsson to perform with Amerrillo Philharmonic
Concert pianist Ester Jonsson arrives from New York to be guest soloist with the Amerrillo Philharmonic Orchestra for a February 10 concert. After the show she will travel to California then return to New York and Washington in early March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester Jonsson
Amerillo Philharmonic Orchestra
New York
California
Washerlington
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Bendix Laundry
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Old Crow
LE Sage CO
N. Taylor St
Amarillo, Texas
America
Philadelphia
Mone
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Taylor ST
Hinton
Aviation
Levine's Service Jpon
Malis Wee
Yin
CMM
Pajamas
Isoot Pants
SAV
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Byer Rolnick
Levine's
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