Amarillo's Gold Plated Filling Station Opens May 13
San Jacinto island at Sixth Avenue and Georgia Streets will host a new gas palace when Elmer R. Lewis reopens the historic site as the Lewis Gas Mart. Grand opening Saturday May 13 includes a one pound box of chocolates with seven gallons purchased.
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San Jacinto
Sixth Avenue
Georgia Streets
Elmer R. Lewis
Lewis Gas Mart
Amarillo
Lewis
Panhandle
Polk Street
Lewis Station
Potter County Tax Payers Cite Errors In School Tax Figures
W H Brymer president of the Taxpayers Association says the earlier Texas school tax percentages, including Amarillo data, were not accurate. The group cites method differences in collected taxes, split payment plans, and cost figures for sheriff, county attorney, and district clerk offices as factors.
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Texas
Potter County
W. H. Brymer
Brymer
Potter Tax Payers Association
Association
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Department
Aksa
Germans Claim Allied Soldier Transport Sunk
The German air force reported sinking an Allied troop transport in the Narvik area and destroying an Allied submarine in the Skagerrak. They claim parachute reinforcements dropped near Narvik as part of a siege against British and Allied forces in northern Norway.
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Associated Press
Narvik
Norway
Skaggerrak
North Sea
High Command
New
Injured Worker Found With CIO on Chest
J C Ellis 28 a tool company employee was found semi conscious on a Houston highway with his nude body smeared in mercuro chrome bearing the letters CIO He told officers two men and a woman abducted him beat him and tortured him with pins before being taken to St Josephs Infirmary
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Houston
U.P
J. C. Ellis
Tool Company
Here
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Who's Who in Amarillo Classified Ads
The article promotes using the Business Directory section of the Amarillo paper to reach the widest audience at low cost, noting daily ads under the Who's Who in Amarillo header in the classified pages.
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Amarillo
Barber College Ad Offers Training and Contact Details
An ad promotes West Texas Barber College at 424 Taylor with owner O Neal Watson and notes Amarillo as the oldest barber college in the Southwest. It lists contact at 512 Taylor and mentions widespread daily publication and a 44 cent per word rate for want ads.
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West Texas Barber College
Taylor
O'Neal Watson
DENDY
Amarillo Barber College
Southwest
Miss Anna Jarvis Seeks World War Pause In Honor Of Mothers
Philadelphia May 9 Miss Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day proposes a Sunday armistice as a tribute to living and dead mothers. She cabled leaders including King George Haakon Reynaud and Hitler urging a pause to honor mothers amid war.
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Beverley Baxter
Lloyd George
Hitler
Baxter
Britain
Philadelphia
Anna Jarvis
Mother's Day
Europe
George
England
Haakon
Norway
Paul Reynaud
France
Adolf Hitler
Miss Jarvis
Marvin Jones Banquet Honors Amarillo Congressman
The Panhandle event in Amarillo on May 11 features Congressman Marvin Jones as guest of honor amid Roosevelt’s federal judgeship rumors. The Chamber of Commerce and American Legion sponsor a 6:30 p.m. banquet at the Amarillo Hotel with $1 plates. Jones arrives Saturday with Col. Louis Johnson and Col. Monroe Johnson to honor those who helped secure the Veterans Hospital. The Veterans Administration facility dedication is set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. outdoors if weather permits, or in Municipal Auditorium if it rains.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Marvin Jones
Representative Jones
Roosevelt
Amarillo Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
The
American Legion
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans’ Administration
George Broome
Soviet Paper Labels Dies Americas Lunatic Number One
In Moscow on May 9 a Komsomolskaya Pravda satirical piece urged naming Representative Martin Dies Democrat Texas chairman of the committee to investigate un American activities as Americas Lunatic Number One, accusing his panel of persecuting liberals.
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Moscow
Komsomolskaya Pravda
America
Martin Dies
Texas
Askew Reported Restful Night at Local Hospital
W A Askew also known as Bill Askew, seriously ill at Northwest Texas Hospital, rested well last night and shows a fairly good rendition today, hospital attendants report.
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W. A
Bill” Askew
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo Painters Take On World House Painting Record
Thirty Amarillo painters from the Painters' Union will attack a house at 801 Taylor Street on May 17 in a bid to break a world record after a nine-room Omaha house was painted in four minutes 14 seconds. The event, sponsored by the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce, promotes the annual clean up and paint up campaign. Residents are invited to view the house before and after the primer coat tomorrow and Saturday.
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Amarillo
Painters’ Union
Taylor Street
Omaha
Neb
Memphis
Tenn
Texas Attorney General Seeks Forfeiture of GM Sales Permit
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann filed suit in 98th district court seeking forfeiture of General Motors Sales Corporation of Detroit permit to operate in Texas for allegedly blocking Detroit record examinations by Texas officials. The move follows prior use of such inspections in oil, tax cases, and anti trust actions.
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Austin
U.A
Gerald C. Mann
98Th District Court
General Motors Sales Corporation of
Detroit
Texas
Attorney General's Department
New York
California
Mann
J. D. Moore
Zollie C. Steakley
Williams
Knudsen
Carlos J. Jolly
Steakley
General Motors Sales Corporation
Delaware
Thhrough
General Motors
Attorney General's Office
Mr. Collman Predicts No Rain Rest of Week
The forecast says showers are over for the week with fair and warmer weather ahead. High around 75 degrees and low near 50 to 55, with a southwest breeze about 10 mph. Scattered showers were recorded yesterday in Follett and nearby towns, including Panhandle, Shamrock, Spearman, Stratford, Boise City, Beaver, and Woodward.
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Collman
Follett
Panhandle
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
Boise City
Beaver
Woodward
Madsen Barbecue Postponed For Mrs Madsen Aid
The Madsen barbecue scheduled for Saturday is postponed due to other events in Amarillo and nearby communities. It will be held in a week or two to aid Mrs Madsen whose dining room burned three weeks ago. She operates in a temporary dining room on Highway 66 two miles east of the city.
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Ma Madsen
Amarillo
Mrs. Madsen
Highway 66
Barsh Couple Resting Well After Panhandle Crash
Mr and Mrs Earl F Barsh were seriously injured in a Monday night auto mobile crash near Panhandle. Both are reported resting well at St Anthony s Hospital with attendants noting steady condition and improving signs.
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Mr. and
Mrs. Barsh
Earl F. Barsh
Panhandle
St. Anthony's Hospital
Braniff Plea Approved for Amarillo to Oklahoma City Air Route
Two Civil Aeronautics Authority examiners urged Braniff Airways to be authorized to open an airmail and passenger service between Amarillo and Oklahoma City. They recommended denying Trans-Southern Airlines' similar route and noted current facilities are inadequate but Atlanta service would not be justified. Examiners argued Braniff is the better option due to experience and lower start-up costs.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Braniff Airways, Inc
Amarillo
Oklahoma City
Trans-Southern Airlines
Frank A. Law, Jr
John W. Belt
Atlanta
Braniff
Trans- Southern
Townsend Forces Drive in 18th District Race
In Amarillo last June Townsend clubs pledged to back pension supporters, aiming to elect lawmakers who will vote for the Townsend Recovery Plan. R V Converse of Spearman joined the race, likely to receive an endorsement after next Sunday’s district meeting as eleven hopefuls vie to succeed Marvin Jones.
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Amarillo
Townsend Clubs
Marvin Jones
National Organization
Townsend
18Th
Dr. Townsend
Court of Claims
R. V. Converse
Spearman
Weather summary and local insurance ad note
The Amarillo area is fair and warmer tonight with Friday’s weather also fair. North Texas remains fair with the south partly cloudy and occasional rain in the extreme southeast, otherwise warm in the north. New Mexico sees fair weather with afternoon cloudiness on Friday and a warmer day. Extremes: 64 maximum and 44 minimum in the last 24 hours. noon reading 64. Neely-Greenhill Agey for Insurance Build Now John Maynard Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Census form request for family counting in Amarillo area
Appeals to residents to submit or mail census forms if their entire family has not been counted. Provides Amarillo Census office address 1020 Oliver-Eakle Building and phone number 2 1545 for assistance.
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Amarillo
Oliver-Eakle
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Taxpayers’ Association
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Macon Carder
Neill Singleton
Quentin Lewis
New Mexico Military Institute
Business Administration School
University of Oklahoma
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Trondheim
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Vefsna
Soviet Union
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Geoffrey Mander
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Samuel Hoare
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Col
Louis Johnson
War
Monroe Johnson
Commerce
Mr. Broome
Panhandle Plains Association of the American Legion
Seventh and Polk
W. A. Askew
McCormick Co
Mr. Collman
Madsen
Russell Stationery Co
House
Townsend Club
Municipal Auditorium
Tom Ellzey
Pete Bryton
Mr. Converse
Hansford
Ochiltree County
Neely-Greenhill Agey
Build Now
John Maynard Lbr. Co
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