Jaycees Reelect Guy Walden Amarillo Chapter Leader
Guy Walden was reelected president of the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce at a noon director’s meeting after a weekly Capitol Hotel luncheon. Officers elected include Tom Seay Jim McKnight and Charles Bates as vice presidents Gordon Gill as secretary and Ed Dashier as treasurer.
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Guy Walden
Amarillo
Mr. Walden
The
Jaycees
Bill Ferguson
Tom Seay
Jim McKnight
Charles Bates
Gordon Gill
Ed Dashier
Walden
White Out Bonds Rush Grips City Stores
During a noon countdown a citywide White Out sparked a stamp and bond frenzy. Clerks in Schulte United, Kline's, Betty Maid, Fifth Avenue Shops, J. J. Newberry, and Woolworth reported record stamp sales and immediate restocking as shoppers exchanged cash for Uncle Sam’s stamps and bonds.
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Betty Maid
Fifth Avenue
J. J. Newberry
Woolworth
Amarillo Rubber Drive Grows as War Scrap Pile Expands
Amarillo amps up a district scrap rubber campaign with 111 tons saved so far from homes offices and garages while Pampa leads Gray County with 120 tons in the effort. Uncle Sam awaits another ten days as residents hunt for scraps in desks drawers and old galoshes. The Oriental Shop raises its stamp quota to 40 percent amid street chatter and sold out counters as police and fire departments and local firms back the drive through July 10.
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Uncle Sam
Grey County
Oscar Applequest
Oriental
Amarillo
Police Department
Range Riders
Certain-teeh Corp
Maxoil Company
Planes From Wasp Engage Malta Raiders At Sea
The navy reported the carrier Wasp launched planes during a raid on Malta. The planes engaged attackers before landing and, after fighting the raiders, Wasp reinforcements landed at Malta airport, refueled, and returned to air combat against the enemy force.
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United Nations
Malta
Markets and Livestock Report Notes July 1
Market figures from New York and Chicago show: Dow Jones Industrial average down. livestock prices mixed with hogs off 5c, cattle largely steady to weak, spring lambs weaker. Kansas City and Chicago reports detail lighter weights softening, heavier weights down, and feeder demand mixed with bids easing. Financial fund liquidation noted with modest activity.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Six Men Shipped By Coast Guard To Fort Worth
Six men are being shipped to Fort Worth today by the local coast guard recruiting office. Leaving the service are Oscar S. Reid Jr from Tucumcari, John H. Jenkins from Pampa, Wayland O. Kelly from Pampa, Jack M. Couchland from Amarillo, Le Roy Martin from Lakeview, and James Co Sheriff from Canadian.
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Fort Worth
Coast Guard
Oscar S. Reid, Jr
Tucumcari
John H. Jenkins
Pampa
Wayland O. Kelly
Jack M. Couchland
Amarillo
LeRoy Martin
Lakeview
James Co
Allied Bombers Attack Japs in New Britain
Allied bomber forces raid Japanese bases in New Britain and New Guinea before dawn Tuesday. Rabaul wharf area facilities caught fire while Lukanai airport and Lae runways were targeted. heavy clouds and haze limited observations of results.
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Australia
New Britain
New Guinea
Rabaul
Lukanai Airport
Lae
Tragic Drowning After City Lake Boat Capsize
Glenn Bowen Amarillo fire alarm system superintendent drowned when their boat capsized on the city lake. Dewey Morris assistant fire chief barely survived after being pulled from the water by rescuers. Bowen’s funeral set for Thursday at Llano cemetery with body at Boxwell Brothers chapel.
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City Lake
Glenn Bowen
Amarillo
Dewey Morris
Llano
Boxwell Brothers Chapel
Morris
Mr. Bowen
Sam
Bowen
Bill Ford
Glenn Lewis Bowen
Bowen Dies. City Loses Expert In Fire Alarm System
Glenn Bowen a longtime Amarillo city employee and expert in the fire alarm network died. He joined the city in 1913 after moving from Neosho Missouri and served as the sole technician with deep knowledge of underground installations and system adjustments. He was a World War veteran and active in Boy Scouts as well as local organizations.
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Lenox
Amarillo
Neosho
Bowen
Mr. Bowen
Oliver Eakle Park
Glenn Bowen
W. B. Ballard Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Will B. Ballard, who died Tuesday morning, will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday in the Blackburn-Shaw Chapel with Rev. L. H. Dickerson officiating. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Ballard was a 16 year Amarillo resident, of 1113 East Third Avenue, survived by wife, three sons Charles of Alva Oklahoma Tom and Doyle of Amarillo, a daughter Edith Williams of Amarillo, and eight grandchildren.
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Will B. Ballard
Blackburn-Shaw
L. H. Dickerson
First Church of the Nazarene
Memorial Park Cemetery
Amarillo
Edith Williams
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