Dividend Mailed By Loan Group at Amarillo Association
The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Amarillo mailed dividends totaling 35392.58 to shareholders and credited 10950.42 to savings accounts. The semi annual 4 percent rate has been paid since 1935. The report shows loans, investments, and asset gains, with Brymer and other officers named. Dororthy J. Brittain claims to be the youngest grandmother in California at 36 with a three month old granddaughter.
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First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Amarillo
W. H. Brymer
Federal Home Loan Bank
Mr. Brymer
P. L. Reppert
J. R. Durrett
E. A. Simpson
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Flossie W. Ingram
San Diego
Cal
Dorothy J. Brittain
Tanks Bear Names of Coast Cities
California adopts the 13th armored division at Camp Beale with tanks named for each city and county. Maj Gen John B Wogan will christen the “California” tank as the division parades before Gov Earl Warren and state officials on Independence Day. A later note mentions Gunnery Sergeant Asa Daniels of Camp Pendleton crafting knives for carving taps, with 25 knives already in use in Pacific theater.
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Marysville
Cal
13Th Armored
Camp Beale
California
Earl Warren
John B. Wogan
Los Angeles
Trinidad
Wogan
San Diego
Asa Daniels
Camp Pendleton
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Islands
Ten-Year-Old Donates Hair for Plane Parts
Fort Erie Ontario ten year old Shirley Derbyshire sent her flaxen braids to Bendix Aviation for use in Towson precision units for United Nations bombers. Her father Captain Wilfrid Derbyshire approved the haircut, and Shirley, now with short hair, joked that it will grow back.
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Fort Erie
Ont
U.P
Shirley Derbyshire
United Nations
Shirley
Bendix Aviation Co
Philadelphia
Wilfrid B. Derbyshire
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Judge Predicts Fortune Teller’s Fate in Court
In Los Angeles Charles Mattucci a fortune teller dressed in a flowing robe faced Municipal Judge Edwin L Jefferson. The judge forecast 30 days in jail 150 days of a 180 day sentence suspended two years of probation and a ban on fortune telling during that period.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Mattucci
Edwin L. Jefferson
Destiny
Movie War Bond Drive Opens in Amarillo July
Beginning today and through July movie theaters in Amarillo join a national drive to raise 130 million dollars for War Stamps. The campaign, led by War Activities Chairman Jack King, aims to fund a colossal aircraft carrier named Shan gri La. Every attendee is urged to buy at least one stamp, with city quotas matching local populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Treasury Department
King
Soldiers barred from Tri-State Fair rodeo by air force directive
National rodeo stars in the armed forces cannot compete at Amarillo area event as General Jacob Fickel of the Third District Air Forces Technical Training Command bans enlisted men from sports against civilians. The order mirrors a prior ban on amateur boxers in the Golden Gloves. The note follows a bird species count.
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Armed Forces of America
Amarillo Army Air Field
Jacob FE. Fickel
Third District Air Forces Technical Training Command
Fickel
Sullivans Rally War Workers Across 65 Cities
Mr and Mrs Thomas F Sullivan tour the nation urging war effort after losing five sons in the Juneau sinking. They spoke at 235 rallies to over 4 million workers in 65 cities, with daughter Genevieve now serving as a Wave. They also made radio addresses to millions. February began the tour with the Tawasa christening and April saw the Sullivans ship christening in San Francisco.
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Washington
Navy
Thomas F. Sullivan
Juneau
Solomons
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Gulf
Genevieve Sullivan
Sullivans
Sullivan
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
War Output Upped By the Ortho-Rater
Dr. Joseph Tiffin of Purdue University says war production has risen 10 to 15 percent in many factories through use of the ortho-rater an instrument that measures a worker s visual skills and matches them to suitable jobs. He notes assembly and inspection work rely on specific visual abilities.
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Lafayette
Ind
Joseph Tiffin
Purdue University Division of Applied Psychology
Tiffin
Dr. Tiffin
Chest Names Special Chairman for War Campaign
Amarillo Community Chest announces H. O. Starks as special gifts chairman for the 1943-44 drive. Starks heads the sales department at Phillip Petroleum Company in this division. J. A. Hazlewood Jr. returns as campaign general chairman after a strong prior year.
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Amarillo
J. A. Hazlewood, Jr
High Visual Sharpness Guides Ortho Worker Placement
A description notes sharp visual quality aids job matching for workers to suitable roles. It also mentions carp fish species originating from China and India and their spread to Europe and other countries.
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China
India
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boxwell
Amarillo—Dumas
J. B. Coe Lumber CO
Chase & Sanborn
Kraut Juice
Orrer
Tor Petal
Swan
Great West
Lifebudy
B.C
LY White
LUX
Kool-Aid Pkg
Oleo
Tomatoes
Rts
7Th Ave
Tri-State
Roger Girls
West Sixth Avenue
Marine’s Hobby Knives
Lucille Shoppe
Treerson
Personna Blade CO
Madison Ave
Personna Blades
Pest Office Drug
Taylor
Chest
Amarillo Tri-State Fair Grounds
Bronc Riding
Rodeo
Directed By
Beutler
The
Tri-State Fair Association
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