Veterans urged to apply for education eligibility certificates
Harold E. Van Horn of the Veterans Administration in Amarillo urges veterans to apply early for eligibility certificates to access free education benefits. Applications go from his office to the VA Regional Office for quick approval and can be used for college or vocational training, avoiding upfront tuition payments.
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Harold E. van Horn
van Horn
Veterans Administration
Oliver Eakle
Amarillo
Tax Collector Wins Tax Deduction Debate
Deputy Collector Floyd Harvey faced a tough case in Kansas City as he explained why veterinary care for a taxpayer's dog is not deductible. The taxpayer claimed the dog was a family dependent, but Harvey challenged the relationship to the filer and ended the discussion with a simple question about blood marriage or adoption.
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Kansas City
Internal Revenue
Floyd Harvey
Harvey
Powers testified against railroad law breaches in commission action
The News argues for action after Powers produced evidence against a railroad company. It notes his sacrifice, urges approval by honest citizens, and condemns evasion of Interstate Commerce Law by railroad officers, warning of moral decay for young workers. (Continued Thursday)
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Powers
News
Department of the Road
High Rise in Texas Building Permits in January
Texas Business Review reports January permits for 44 cities totaled 26.25 million dollars, far above January 1945�s 3.33 million. Denison was the only city among the 44 to show a decline.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
The
Texas Business Review
Denison
Motley Twins Stand Taller Yet Alike at Amarillo College
Amarillo sisters Ferne and LaVerne Motley attend Amarillo College after high school graduation, plan to enroll at Texas Tech in September, and share identical high school averages of 823.80. LaVerne, taller by one inch, majored in English and home economics with minors in history and science, while Ferne pursued English and history with minors in Spanish and mathematics. Both held after school jobs, LaVerne at Fifth Avenue Dress Shop and Ferne at Paramount Theater, and neither has been tardy since seventh grade.
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Amarillo College
Motley
Ferne
LaVerne
FE. Motley
Pierce
Amarillo High School
Texas Tech
Fifth Avenue
Paramount Theater
Powers Resigns Over Interstate Commerce Law Violations
Alexander Powers, superintendent of the L and T R R shops in the city, resigns claiming proof of Interstate Commerce Law violations and of a state pooling law aimed at favored shippers. He says he can no longer continue with the road under these circumstances.
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Maxwell
Mary
Alexander Powers
Powers
Semi Skilled Labor Surplus Noted in Amarillo Market
The United States Employment Service reports a surplus of semi skilled workers in Amarillo including truck drivers, with shortages in stenographers. Demand rises for sales, cafe, auto repair, skilled construction and domestic workers. Job openings and placements increase. 30 more openings and 30 more placements this week, 270 referred, 160 placed, 257 registered, total employment opportunities 335.
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Amarillo
United States Employment Service
USES
Former Amarillo Resident Dies in Houston
Mrs Dell Rockish Hawkins formerly of Amarillo died yesterday afternoon in Houston at age 62. She ran a millinery shop in the Nunn Building for years and was the widow of Jim Rockish of Creekmore Implement Company. She left a daughter and a granddaughter in Houston and burial will be in Houston.
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Dell Rockish Hawkins
Amarillo
Houston
Amarillo Soldier's Bride Arrives From Britain March 25
Del Pauline Frazier 23 of Selby wife of Pfc Floyd J. Frazier is aboard the Washington heading to New York due March 25. The ship carries 1033 wives and children of American servicemen returning from England to the United States.
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del Pauline Frazier
Selby
Pfc
Floyd J. Frazier
Carolina
Washington
New York
England
United States
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