Tri State Rodeo to Proceed Rain or Shine Says Leader
The Tri State Rodeo opens tomorrow with officials saying the show will run rain or shine. Ross Rogers notes demand for general admission and box seats is brisk since sales began at 801 West Sixth Avenue. Lynn Beutler urges advance purchase to avoid lines as events run strictly on scheduled times, two pm for matinee and eight pm for the Saturday night show. Contenders, both professional and amateur, register in Amarillo to compete for prize money totalling over a substantial amount.
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Tri- State
Tri-State
Ross Rogers
West Sixth Avenue
Lynn Beutler
Beutler
Amarillo
Cigaret Tax Evaders Warned by Texas Comptroller
Texas Comptroller George Sheppard warned cigaret tax evaders that three cents may cost seven hundred dollars, citing over fifty thousand dollars in penalties already paid for unstamped cigarettes shipped from out of state. He stressed enforcement to protect 40,000 licensed dealers and ensure tax collection. The Downtown USO hosts a weekly date and married couples social with activities and refreshments at The Center tonight.
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Austin
George Sheppard
Department
Sheppard
Texas
USO
Lincoln Street
British Troops Moved South Ahead of July 3 Invasion Talk
German controlled radio reported British forces in northern England and Northern Ireland redeployed to southern England in what it described as preparation for events set for July 3. Axis broadcasts alternated between hinting and denying an Allied invasion attempt on Saturday.
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London
England
Ireland
Paris
Associated
Tess
Sterner Steps Forecast For Gasoline Control
Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes warned that sterner steps may be needed in the Midwest and the Pacific Coast to conserve petroleum supplies.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Hale Begins Naval Officers' Training at TCU
Billy Hale a former Sandie and three year Texas Tech student entered Naval Officers Training at Texas Christian University today. The four month course is taken under the program begun for servicemen. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W M Hale of 1312 Rosemont Street.
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Billy Hale
Sandie
Texas Tech
Naval Officers
TCU
W. M. Hale
Rosemont Street
Giraud U S Visit Postponed Indefinitely
London July 1 Gen Henri Giraud co leader of the Free French in Africa will not visit the United States as planned the trip is indefinitely postponed. In Los Angeles California locksmith shortage threatens war effort says Frank Williams president of the Federated Locksmiths of Southern California.
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London
U.P
Henri Giraud
Coleader
Africa
United States
Los Angeles
Cal. V.P
Frank Williams
Federated Locksmiths of
Soithern
U S Soldiers Blaze Trails In Australia
U S Army truck company in Australia since 1942 blazed trails ahead of engineers and surveyors. New York and Florida natives drive long hauls supplying oil water and food for airfields and remote posts. The unit jokes about bush roads and names trails Lizard Avenue and Kangaroo Boulevard, while adapting to bush life and hunting for fresh meat.
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Australia
UPL
Pfc
Frank de Marco
Niagara Falls
de Marco
G. H. Glass
Greensboro
N C
Joe Copeland
Dade City
Fla
Boyd Barksdale
Tampa
J. D. Terrel
Vera Beach
Darwin
Melbourne
Copeland
New York
Cpl
E. D. Jacobs
Brooklyn
Roy Bishop
Oneonta
Chris Tanno
Harry Steinmetz
Bill Watson
Bob Hellman
Bronx
Julius Schon
New York City
Blackie Trigberg
Long Island
Ozone Park
Rochester
Amsterdam
Beacon
Lizard Avenue
Kangaroo Boulevard
Glass
Morocco
Congress Fires Artists On Army Payroll
Congress ends artist payments from the Army payroll under a war department appropriations bill. Army officers will wage war and not sit for portraits. painters of battle scenes are cut from the payroll effective August 31.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Laundry Frills Get the Boot
War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt calls for de luxe laundry services to end. Laundries must drop frills like fancy packaging and frilly folds, standardize starching, and urge housewives to do more washing themselves to ease manpower shortages.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Martinique Chief Pledges Cooperation With Allied Forces
Admiral Georges Robert, appointed Vichy high commissioner, signaled willingness to bring the French Antilles to the Allied side. In a broadcast he urged a US representative to negotiate a change of French authority to avoid bloodshed. Washington reaction unclear though unofficial quarters view the move as capitulation amid island revolt.
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United Press
Georges Robert
Vichy
Martinique
French Antilles
United States
Robert
Antilles
Washington
Islands
Cornell Navy trainees dine in 2600-seat hall expansion
The new mess hall at Cornell University will serve 2,600 Navy trainees with a 32,000 square foot floor area, 265 foot length, and seating for 1,300 at one time. The facility will provide three meals daily as expansion completes.
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Ithaca, N. Y. UP
Cornell University
U. S. Navy
George Bob Vick Addresses Amarillo Optimists at Luncheon
George Bob Vick, a school boy, urged Amarillo Optimists to guard America’s traditional liberties at today’s noon talk. The Cap itol Hotel hosted the weekly luncheon with Guy Delle Ecke land singing and dancing, Colby Davies leading the program, Claude Botts introduced as a new member, and Lloyd Weatherall attending as a club guest.
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George Bob Vick
Amarillo
America
Capitol Hotel
Guy Delle Eckeland
Colby Davies
Claude Botts
Lloyd Weatherall
Postal Receipts Continue Climb in Amarillo Office
Postal receipts rise in Amarillo post office with June 1943 at $46,921.84 up from June 1942 $35,634.07 and May 1943 $45,567. Excludes the $5 car use stamp due today.
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Amarillo
Amarillo observes Fourth of July with Monday closure
Amarillo will suspend most business Monday for a second day Fourth of July observance. Banks will be closed all day and the post office will have limited hours. City hall departments other than police and fire will stay closed. Amarillo Credit Association reports most businesses closed.
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Amarillo
America
The
Another Record Drive Saturday Amid Amen Legion Campaign
Amarillo citizens join national effort to donate old phonograph records for armed forces through the American Legion. Officials say only ten percent of needed records were collected in the first drive and donated records will be swapped for new recordings for troops. Portland police faced thousands of bees roaming the city after warm weather drew them from apiaries.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Legion
Portland
Ore
Draft Age Men Scheduled for Quick Labor Assignment
Kansas City officials quoted Lt. Col. James M. Cherry saying men aged 18 to 37 who are physically fit are effectively loaned to industry by the Selective Service. He described them as belonging to the government and stressed their rapid deployment to work as needed.
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Kansas City
U.P
Selective Service
James M. Cherry
Col. Cherry
Selective Service Notes on Indus Workers’ Use
The report states that such men are subject to Selective Service and that industry merely uses them until they are drafted, with some exceptions.
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Indus
Old People Plan Joint Program at Independence Cay
The Age Protective Association 1 Townsend Club members plan a joint Independence Cay program at 9:30 Sunday. Judge Henry Bishop will be the principal speaker and the Black Shaw Quartet will perform. F W Zimmerman, chairman, said the meeting is open to the general public.
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Age Protective Association
Townsend Club
County Cow
Henry Bishop
Black Shaw Quartet
F. W. Zimmerman
Chaiman
The
Protective Associatio
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