National Defense Body Expands Aircraft Worker Training
The article reports on U S efforts to train thousands of workers for aircraft factories to meet a target of 50 000 warplanes per year. City state and privately run schools graduate thousands annually. West Coast plants collaborate to ease the labor bottleneck. San Diego seeks 50 engineers but only two are available as rivals pull skilled staff.
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Devon Francis
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Europe
United States
West Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Connecticut
New Jersey
Washington
Oregon
Institute
FDR Praises Group's Work
President Roosevelt released detailed reports on the National Defense Commission's six week efforts detailing $1.66 billion in navy and army contracts and progress across production labor supply price stabilization agriculture and transportation. He stressed the importance of these results over the Democratic convention. The commissions reports outline material acquisition synthetic rubber plans higher aviation fuel storage and measures to reduce dependence on foreign tin.
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Washington
National Defense Commission
Army
Navy
United States
Roosevelt
Commission
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
NYU Doctor Warns Alcohol Lowers Vitamin Safety
A New York University physician warned that average alcohol consumption may render the American diet inadequate by diluting the vitamin-calorie ratio. Dr Norman Jolliffe said ordinary drinking could cut the margin of safety in B vitamins by up to fifty percent, a factor for nutritionists and health officials to consider.
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Boston
New York University
Norman Jolliffe
Three of Ten Children Ill With Appendicitis
In Richmond Virginia on July 17 Arthur L Huband faces a family medical scare as three of his ten children are hospitalized with appendicitis within a week. The story notes the ongoing count of affected children.
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Richmond
Arthur L. Huband
Woman 75 Injured After Cherry-Picking Then Slipping at Church
In Hagerstown Maryland on July 17, Mrs. Clayton Fahrney aged 75 endured a fall at church steps after two days of cherry tree picking. She climbed trees and gathered 60 quarts for canning before the mishap.
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Hagerstown
Clayton Fahrney
Amarillo Men Survey Wanted Grooming Services
A letter from a well established Amarillo firm of women beauticians asks 100 prominent local businessmen if they would use an evening grooming service offering scalp treatments manicuring hair tinting lash and brow dyeing facial massage and related care at reasonable prices. A reply postal card is enclosed.
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Amarillo
Peculiarly a curfew sparks midnight lake fishing craze
In Pratt Kansas officials enforce a 10 PM curfew at a Pratt County lake to curb spooning couples. Despite the ban on dating after dark there is no fishing time limit, and the lake is crowded with couples and their fishing poles each night.
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Pratt
Kan
Spooners
Pratt County
Carpenter's Unit Meeting Notice
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Carpenters' Union No. 180 will meet at 2 30 Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs John Machen 505 North Lincoln Street Assistant hostesses will be Mesdames I O Moore and J C Yates.
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Carpenters’ Union
No. 180
John Machen
North
Lincoln Street
Mesdames
I. O. Moore
J. C. Yates
Marine School At San Diego
Young Amarillo area men enlisting for the U S Marine Corps will train at San Diego the principal West Mississippi recruits post for 17 years New barracks add 2000 men making San Diego the largest post U S naval and marine Hundreds of marines depart annually to serve in Hawaii Guam the Philippines or China Contact Sgt F M Bell at the Amarillo Marine Corps recruiting station for recruit training information
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Amarillo
United States Marine Corps
San Diego
Set
F. M. Bell
Marine Corps
Mississippi River
United States
Naval
Marine
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
China
Mexican Railway Workers Reject Reorganization Plan
Reports from Mexico City indicate about 50 000 employees on the worker operated national railways rejected President Cardenas plan for reorganization at a conference last night. Juan Gutierrez general manager of the lines said the board of directors is waiting to see if the unions will accept the plan.
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Mexico City
National Railways
Cardenas
Juan Gutierrez
Chamber official invited to speak at Wolf Creek Lake opening
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce manager Carl Hinton and Panhandle Water Authority secretary said he had been invited to speak at Sunday's formal opening of Wolf Creek Lake. He had not yet visited the site near Perryton but called the project a fine one as Perryton mounts elaborate preparations for the event at Ochiltree state park.
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Carl Hinton
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle Water Authority
Wolf Creek Lake
Perryton
Mr. Hinton
Ochiltree State Park
NYA Funds Allocated For 1940 41 Student Work
The National Youth Administration allocated 26 240281 to finance NYA student work for 1940 41. The plan will provide part time jobs for about 500 000 needy youths aged 16 to 24. An additional 100 000 was set aside for a special program aiding negro college and graduate students. Wages range from 3 to 6 a month for secondary students, 10 to 20 for college undergraduates, and 10 to 30 for graduates. State allocations included New Mexico Oklahoma Texas and others with varying totals for school and college work programs.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
NYA
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Mexico Prohibits Political Fights After July Election
Mexico City July 1747 government orders ban political agitation after July 7 election that produced two presidential claimants. War minister directs zone commanders to suppress disturbances immediately.
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Mexico City
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New York
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