Miners To Get Extra Food Rations Nationwide
The OPA expands a test program to all coal and ore miners, granting up to 8 red points monthly for meats and dairy and an extra pound of sugar, effective August, following earlier regional trials in Denver and San Francisco amid labor protests over ration points. Rationing Chief Max McCullough cites National Research Council findings on calories for heavy labor.
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Washington
OPA
Denver
San Francisco
Tlinois
Max McCullough
National Research Council
Amarillo Motor Corps Aids Hospital Efforts and Welcomes New Classes
The Amarillo Motor Corps led by Mrs. Olive M. Childers and Mrs. E. B. Meyer assists in production activity fund raising raids and public gatherings at the hospital. They provide transportation to families of service men and may offer ambulance or truck service in emergencies. The emblem is a red cross on green. Uniforms are delayed but expected this fall with new first aid and advanced courses plus a 10 hour mechanics course beginning in September.
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The
Amarillo Motor Corps
Olive M. Childers
E. B. Meyer
Motor Corps
Funeral homes aid stretcher placement at ambulances
Local funeral homes provide detailed instructions for placing stretchers in ambulances. The Motor Corps assisted at the Horse Show and Fat Stock Show. About $600 donated from Fat Stock Show proceeds funds a second station wagon. The Corps now operates with one vehicle. Mrs. Childers notes summer temporary transportation help from students. Enrollment contacts: Mrs. Childers 2-0844 or Mrs. Ruth Smith 2-6571.
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Motor Corps
Ceremony Solemnizes Double Ring Wedding in Home
Miss Anna Ruth Lawson and Pfc. Guy Brown wed in a home ceremony at 134 Wayside Drive with Rev. B. Rhodes Martin officiating. Attendants wore pink and blue, the couple left for a Santa Fe trip, and will reside at 134 Wayside Drive after July 26. Brown returns from overseas service and will report to Fort Sam Houston August 8.
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J. D. Lawson
Wayside Drive
Anna Ruth Lawson
Pfc
Guy Brown
Lubbock
Tom White, Jr
Billie Nance
Berlin
S. S. Liebel
Liszt
Ernestine Dowell
R. N. Dowell, Jr
Robert R. Peard
E. D. Caskey
Santa Fe
N. M
Brown
Amarillo High School
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Southwestern Investment Company
Lubbock High School
Furr Food
England
Fort Sam Houston
Mary L Spence Piano Store in Amarillo and Plainview Texas
A historical notice details a piano store operated by Mary L Spence with locations in Amarillo Texas at 1026 and Plainview Texas at 710 Broadway. The item notes business presence and addresses.
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Mary L. Spence
Amarillo
Texas
Plainview Texas
Mercy's Sake Motor Corps Organized in 1941
The Motor Corps of the American Red Cross formed in January 1941 as the first volunteer group to organize after war was declared and began operations in February. They deliver messages and provide transportation in Red Cross cars as needed. For years the corps has worked tirelessly, prioritizing chapter services and coordinating with all volunteer and paid staff.
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Motor Corps of the
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Motor Corps
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Buster Brown
Oxford
Florida
McCormick Co
Jurdins
London's
Polk Street
Amarillo, Texas
America
Polk
N. Paramount Theatre
Lee Optical
Kryptok
Ellis Carp
George Palatsky
E. R. Friedman
U.S.N.R
Optometrists
RuDeli
DuPont
Princeton
China
Gift Dept
Coventry
Ivory
Gold
National
C.M. Williams & Co
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