Panhandle notes weather, obits, and witticisms from Amarillo
Weather near perfect for seed and sprouting with light showers. Obituary reports Hardy La Suer of the Texas Game and Fish Commission, 30s, living in Abilene, died of a kidney infection after surgery. The column mixes letters, anecdotes, and cultural notes about politics, war rationing, and social quirks with personal reminiscences and humorous asides.
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Amarillo
Hardy la Suer
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Panhandle
Abilene
Miscellaneous remarks and curious anecdotes from era notes
A collage of brief items includes radio stations training femme announcers for future voice shortages, a jukebox offering five tunes with a defense stamp, and a 1835 will urging a body made into smelling salts for friends. Also cited is an American film rep evading British censor, a Simple Simon Sandwich Shop sign in Manchester Connecticut, and Eddie Leonard’s Broadway advertising spree with a joke about spelling thousand.
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Boys
Home Office
Simon
Manchester
Conn
Variety
Eddie Leonard
Broadway
Evening Job Seeks Morning Work Then Calls For Contact
A colored girl seeks a steady morning job and invites calls after 1 PM at 2 3396. A 38 year old single man in Amarillo requests correspondence with women aged 28 to 38, addresses J N Lightfoot P O Box 1341 Amarillo Texas.
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Tack
Amarillo
J. N. Lightfoot
P.O. Box
Texas
Missing lower denture offered for reward at Taylor Street
A note from H. C. Traylor announces the loss of a lower false tooth plate and offers a reward for its return at 115 1-2 Taylor Street.
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Taylor Street
H. C. Traylor
Reward for Lost Purse with Papers in Amarillo
Rosa Bark offers a reward for the return of a lost purse containing social security card identification receipts and a $25 government check addressed to T. O. Funderburg Route 2 Box 681 Amarillo. Contact the chamber of commerce at telephone 5238 or return to Borden store at Twelfth Avenue and Polk Street.
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T. O. Funderburg
Route 2
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Telephone
Borden
Twelfth Avenue
Polk Street
Rosa Bark
Nelson Street
Young Man Seeks Driving or Clerical Work
A single man with army deferments seeks immediate employment in driving or clerical roles. He highlights readiness for available positions and stable work.
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Tack
Nehru Warns India Faces Intolerable Situation
Indian leader Jawaharlal Nehru declared the situation in India intolerable and said actions beyond mere spectatorship are needed. He and Mohandas Gandhi and other Congress leaders met at Wardha to discuss influencing Britain's war effort toward independence, with Nehru aligning closely with Gandhi on aims.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
All-India Congress Party
Tokyo
Nehru
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
Wardha
Britain
Gandhi
Here Is That Pesky Car Use Tax Again
A note explains the car use tax requiring a $5 payment by July 1 and stamps issued by the post office. Each buyer receives a 1-cent postal card, and vehicle information is forwarded to the government via the 1 cent postal card system.
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Ecard
Woman beats by pet dog sparks divorce claim
In San Jose California on June 17 Mrs Elizabeth Lepsett sought a divorce accusing Milton H Lepsett of beating her on the head with their pet cocker spaniel after she urged him to dress for dinner.
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San Jose
Calif
Milton H. Lepsett
Elizabeth Lepsett
Colored woman seeks afternoon work near Washington area
I am a colored woman with a child to support seeking an afternoon job by the hour or week near the 2100 block on Washington. Call 8674 mornings or visit 2110 Washington rear where I can wash iron and cook.
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Tack
Washington
Requirements Lowered For Air Cadets
The recruiting service reports that men who nearly passed mental tests for aviation cadet enlistment now have another chance. Those scoring 65 on the current test or 75 on the earlier tests may be accepted for glider pilot training if physically qualified. Ages 18 to 36 may join without aerial experience. Training includes glider and light airplane flying. A limited number of graduates will receive commissions as second lieutenants with pay of 245 dollars monthly. others become staff sergeants on flying status with about 150 dollars monthly. Qualified applicants go to Randolph Field at government expense for final exam and enlistment completion.
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Recruiting Service
Randolph Field
Volunteers Sought for Red Cross Nurses Aides
Women are invited to volunteer as nurses aides with the Red Cross local chapter. Call Mrs. P. L. Reppert Mrs. Cecil Powell or Mrs. Arthur Ware, who chairs the service. The Red Cross clarifies aides differ from hospital auxiliary workers contracted by hospitals.
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Red Cross
P. L. Reppert
Cecil Powell
Arthur Ware
Ware
Hot Weather Persisted as June Heat Bites Amarillo
Yesterday the temperature reached 97 degrees in the shade, part of a hot June pattern. The record Amarillo high is 107 on June 15, 1939, with recent years showing 98 and multiple days above 100. Local showers are possible this afternoon, with cooler air afterward and little overall change. The low this morning was 64. Yesterday’s 97 stood as the hottest of the year.
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Amarillo
Bureau
Amarillo Man Corrects Birth Certificate Error
Leonard Wayne Broaddus of Amarillo discovers his birth record wrongly lists him as Leward May Broaddus, a girl, after seeking a certificate while newly employed at Pantex. A Department of Commerce manual urges involving a blood bank in community war effort mobilization.
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Leonard Wayne Broaddus
Amarillo
Broaddus
Pantex
Leward May Broaddus
Department of Commerce
Itching First Application Miracle for Eczema and Rash
Ad copy claims BLUE STAR OINTMENT cures itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples and scabies in one application. Promises relief if symptoms persist with money back guarantee upon failure and urges trying it today.
Simpson to Washington On Housing Program
Col. E. A. Simpson chamber of commerce president will fly to Washington to join Rex Baxter in talks with government officials on Amarillo housing program. Also scheduled are discussions on other local matters including an alcohol plant as part of a synthetic rubber project and USO quarters.
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Col. E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Mr. Baxter
USO
Stolen Watches Recovered Here
Amarillo police recover three watches stolen from a tourist camp. One watch was found in Cleburne and two in Fort Worth, where two suspects were arrested. The loot valued at 75 dollars belongs to Philip Price, a war worker. Brazil is noted as the sole American country with long running silk production.
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Amarillo
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Philip Price
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