Amarillo Weather and War News Stir Local Hopes
In Amarillo the forecast hints at rain but no deluge, while winds overdue. Reports foresee fewer sand storms in March and April, and anticipation grows for another boom era. Senator Connally praising Texas war plans and a shell loading plant joins local chatter about a zinc smelter, rolling mill, and shell production. Ted Taylor leaves for Washington as Broadcasters' Victory Council liaison, with local figures and curious street scenes noted.
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Tom Connally
Tom
Texas
Connally
Senate
Southwest
Plains
Senator Connally
Washington
Amarillo
Ted Taylor
Ted
Broadcasters’ Victory Council
War talk and odd tidbits from a wartime column
A collage of reflections from Washington on war prep in Texas, history’s bright spots, and American resilience. The piece riffs on leaders, foreign policy, patriotism, and odd facts from tabloids and Fortune, including a rising sun coin, lighted billboards during blackouts, and ancient cures.
Cattle Grooming Draws Eyes At Amarillo Fat Stock Show
Livestock handlers use soap and oil in lavish beauty routines for cattle and hogs before judging at Amarillo Fat Stock Show. Young groom Fred Brown explains his Grand Champion Litter of swine, showcasing the effort behind success and the prized blue ribbon.
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Amarillo
Fred Brown
Claude
Young Brown
Defense Stamps Sell Moderately in Amarillo
Defense bonds and stamps sold fairly well in Amarillo yesterday but remained short of the county quota. Total receipts reached 9381.25 dollars against a daily target of 12509 dollars.
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Amarillo
Small wages notice for Mrs Carl Dupriest
A brief classified style notice states small wages and provides the contact phone 5868 to call after 6 PM regarding Mrs Carl Dupriest.
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Carl Dupriest
Lost Persian kitten seeks reward for return
Dear Tack reports a lost three month old brindle Persian kitten, owner Jean Whittington at 1313 Travis St offering a reward for the return, contact number 9440.
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Tack
Jean Whittington
Travis St
Call
Mrs A E Carper Seeks Thursday Cleaning and Care
Middle aged woman offers housework cleaning and ironing on Thursdays. Can also care for children. References furnished. Mrs A E Carper at 1113 East 5th Ave. Call 8548.
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A. E. Carper
East 5Th Ave
Middle Aged Couple Seeks Farm or Ranch Work
A reader at 210 North Pierce Street offers a middle aged couple available for farm or ranch labor. They are willing to work hard and consider any kind of work. Call 4906 for inquiries.
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North Pierce Street
Call
Dear Tack Job Ads From Readers
A Reader seeks employment in cafe work as a combo cook and waitress with nursing experience and asks to meet at 417 A North Buchanan Street. Another reader offers carpentry or repair work, yard cleaning, and lawn maintenance from 320 North West 12th, calling 2-1709. A 15 year old seeks any cafe dishwashing or similar work, claims health cert and SS card, call 2-6195 evenings.
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Tack
North
Buchanan Street
R. H. Bryan
North West 12Th
Boys Cash In On Exhibits At Amarillo Fat Stock Show
Three states sent boys who cared for prize pigs and lambs as they moved into cash at the Amarillo Fat Stock Show auction. Over 100 head were entered with grand champions highlighted. Pig sales opened at 1 and lambs followed at 2 30 with Col Art Gartin serving as auctioneer. Club calves face a separate sale Friday afternoon.
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Amarillo
Col
Art Gartin
Couple sought to live in comfortable home to care for child
Advert appears from a parent seeking a cooperative couple to reside in a well kept home and provide care for a five year old boy. The notice suggests a continuation on page five, indicating more terms or eligibility details follow in the public notice.
Dancing Kinds Tonight for Show Crowd
Three night dancing at Amarillo and Herring Hotels ends as Fat Stock Show crowds grow. Service men from north and east attend free, mingling with cowhands in varied dances. Proceeds benefit the Service Men's Civic Center and check rooms run by Victory Command volunteers assist the effort.
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Amarillo
Herring
Chis
Service Men's Civic Center
Victory Command
Advisory Council
The
Civic Center
Sportsmen To See Fishing Picture
The Panhandle Outdoor Sportsmen's Club shows 40 minute colored films of trout and salmon fishing in New Brunswick Canada at its regular meeting tonight. Ed Kral says Weber Fly Company furnished the films. Meeting at Amarillo Hotel starts at 8 o'clock. members and others interested in outdoor sports are invited.
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New Brunswick
Canada
Panhandle
Ed Kral
Weber Fly Company
Amarillo Hotel
Names Engraved On 1923 Amarillo Trophy
1923 state champion Sandies cup from Amarillo High School trophy case will bear engraved player names. Grady Wilson and Principal R. B. Norman oversee the engraving of Rubie Baker Hershel Tadlock Frank Jones Barney Brady Winfield Nicklaus Robert Teed Ernie Holman Elmer Herrington Alma Pack Willie Bennett DeWitt Landis as manager and Prof. Wilson as coach.
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Amarillo High School
Sandies
Grady
Dances Prove Popular and Here's Why
Dances at the Amarillo Hotel ballroom showcase Victory Command entertainments for visiting soldiers. Membership checks at entry and exit ensure orderly access, with 10 to 15 girls per squadron and two hostesses per squadron. Civic Center guards handle doors under the commanding officer, while Paul Jones and Whistle dances foster mingling. About 250 girls participate, and rotations insure broad participation.
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Victory Command
Eir
Amarillo Hotel
Civic Center
Rural Schools Do Much War Work in Potter County
Potter County rural schools engage in defense efforts. Teachers pursue first-aid training and buy defense bonds. River Road reports 204.60 in 12 days from stamp and bond sales. Bushland fills over 100 in stamps. Red Cross knitting. Soney, Brady, Highland Park, Long S, and Ady collect paper and tinfoil. students purchase about 30 in stamps monthly.
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Potter County
River Road
Bushland
Red Cross
Soney
Brady School
Highland Park
Long S
Ady
Salom Rizk to Talk to Students at Amarillo High
Assyrian-American Salom Rizk, touring under Readers Digest Magazine, will address Amarillo High School tomorrow at 1 30 PM in the student assembly. His topic My Americanization. Rizk, a survivor of Assyria’s postwar devastation, is described as an interesting and informative speaker. Patrons may attend.
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Salem Rizk
Readers Digest
Amarillo High School
Church Night To Be Resumed At Central Church
Central Presbyterial Church resumes the weekly church night program with a 6 15 pm covered dish supper hosted by the Clara Hepburn Circle. Class meetings follow at 7 pm with groups led by Dr. R. Thomson, E. Paul Hovey, Mrs. Tom Aldridge, and Mrs. S. R. Conger. nursery will be available.
Color Blind Men May Join Navy Construction Regiment
Navy announces color blind men and men with defective teeth may join the construction regiment. Crowds gather at the recruiting office as the navy lowers physical requirements for this unit. Lieutenant Commander Herman J Duncan of the civil engineering department will visit next Wednesday to screen applicants. Machinists and skilled laborers are in demand across nearly all trades.
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Navy
Herman J Duncan
Civil Engineering Department
War Veteran Senators Offer Services Again
Missouri's two Democratic senators Bennett C. Clark of St. Louis and Harry Truman of Independence have offered to serve in the United States army. Both served in the last war, Clark as an officer in the 140th Infantry, 35th Division, and Truman commanding Battery C, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. Both hold the rank of colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.P
Missouri
Bennett C. Clark
St. Louis
Harry Truman
Independence
Clark
Truman
140Th Infantry
129Th Field Artillery
Potter County School Children Receive Scholastic Payment
County Superintendent Grady Wilson reports an additional $2 per scholastic pupil in Potter County, bringing the term total to $14 per child from scholastic apportionment. With 393 pupils, the per scholastic amount stands at $22.50.
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Grady Wilson
Potter County
Reeder Condition Is Fairly Good
C. B. Reeder, pioneer Panhandle attorney, ill at Northwest Texas Hospital for several weeks, is reported to be in good condition today by attendants.
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C. B. Reeder
Panhandle
Northwest Texas Hospital
Itching First Application Ad for Blue Star Ointment
An advertisement claims one application of Blue Star Ointment eases itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch. It promises repeat use as needed and money back if the first application fails to satisfy. Try it today.
Coffee Dries Up As Music Membership Drive Checkup
Civic Music membership workers planned a tea time gathering at the Roberts home on Talmage Place this afternoon from 4 to 7 o clock. The event aims to review progress in the drive that started Monday and runs through Saturday. India exported 2,500,000 snake skins in 1932 for use in women’s accessories.
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Civic Music
E. L. Roberts
Talmage Place
India
Amarillo Police To Host St Patricks Ball Benefit Dance
Amarillo police for the first time in 15 years will hold a benefit dance at the Nat with a St Patrick s Ball theme. Khiva Shrine Patrol and the Elks sponsor the event to raise funds for police uniforms costing officers 45 dollars for coat and pants. Tickets are 1 dollar plus 20 cents tax per couple.
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Amarillo
Khiva Shrine Patrol
the Elks
Wreck Victims Improve After Water Plunge Incident
The condition of Howard Russell Cox, commentator on the picture Dust to Dust, and his assistant Miss Elisa Raught, injured Monday when their car plunged off a culvert into several feet of water north of the city, is reported as better by attendants at St. Anthony's Hospital.
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Howard Russell Cox
Elisa Raught
St. Anthony's Hospital
Cooler Tonight Predicted By Weather Bureau
A little cooler tonight with little prospect of rain. Yesterday’s high reached 69 degrees and the early low this morning was 36.
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Weather Bureau
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Army
Here
Gene Worley
T. J. Tacke
Bowie Street
Santa Fe
America
Washingtons
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Roosevelts
Benedict Arnolds
Joe McWhacks
Earl Browders
Fritz Kuhns
Pearl Harbor
Uncle Sam
Japan
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
United States
Wilson W. Black
Washington Superior Court
Morgantown
W. Va
United Matchonians
Utah
Fortune
Medicos
Kitten
East 4Th St
Salom Rizk
Kentucky
Schenley Distillers Corporation
New York City
New York Children’s Aid Society
New Hamburg
N. Y
Hugh Sticklel
J.E. Hewett
Optometrists
Cutting Optical Office
E. 7Th
Lady Hamilton
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