Unknown Benefactor Leaves Centenary Church Surprise
In St Louis on May 10 the Centenary Methodist deacons found a $1,000 bill among church contributions. The giver remains unknown. Capt Howard Puckett, an Amarillo doctor on leave from an Army hospital in Longview, visited his mother Mrs May Puckett at Northwest Texas Hospital with Mrs Puckett and daughter Terry.
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ST. Louis
Centenary Methodist Church
Howard Puckett
Amarillo
Longview
May Puckett
Northwest Texas Hospital
Puckett
Terry
Churchill sets royal inquiry on equal pay for equal work
London May 10 Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced a royal commission to study equal pay for equal work by men and women. The announcement follows a bitter March parliamentary debate over the issue as it applies to teachers. A dental note in the article questions King Cole’s merriness amid stomach ulcer pains. An advertisement promotes Udga Tablets claiming relief from stomach and ulcer pains with a money back offer.
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London
Winston Churchill
Steachers
King Cole
Alfalfa and Sweet Clover Seed Prices Increased by OPA
The Office of Price Administration added a premium of $3 per hundred pounds to maximum prices for selected state-certified improved alfalfa varieties and one state-certified sweet clover variety. The aim is to spur production of tougher disease resistant seeds yielding more hay.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Egg Prices Rise One Cent For Current Receipt Eggs
Texas Oklahoma Kansas Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and Colorado farmers will receive a 1 cent per dozen increase under the War Food Administration egg price support program effective today. L. J. Cappleman WFA regional director announced. WFA had supported 26 cents per dozen since March 27. Allied forces push on three sides of Mogaung in Burma with Stilwell's American Chinese units driving toward Mogaung and Myitkyina. heavy Japanese casualties reported south of Mogaung.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Colorado
War Food Administration
L. J. Cappleman
WFA
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
Louis Mountbatten
China
Mawlu
Draft muddle may clear up status for 26 and older men
May bring new regulations Friday to reduce uncertainty about draft status for men 26 and over. The Office of War Information and Maj. Gen. Hershey discussed possible rules that could set a time limit before induction for the 26 plus group, with 30 and older possibly postponed until after 1945 depending on casualties.
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Washington
U.P
Selective Service
Office of War Information
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Liberty ships planned for postwar reserve program
The Maritime Commission weighs a plan to store 1,000 Liberty ships for postwar use in case of another war, with 500 kept ready to man, fuel, and sail while the rest could be quickly readied. The plan serves as a starting point for disposing of Liberties deemed war-useful. The second item notes Dr. O W Hyman of the University of Tennessee Medical School highlights Memphis as a historic medical center dating back to De Soto’s Mississippi River exploration.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
The
Commission
Memphis
Tennessee
Hyman
de Soto
Mississippi River
Curbs on Lend Lease in Prospect
Prospects rise that Congress will impose new limits on Lend Lease funds after the Senate approved a one year extension of the war aid program beyond July 1. Administration requests an additional 3.5 billion dollars remain awaiting action and some senators seek to restrict use to war purposes only.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Bids Sought for Amarillo Street Improvement Project
The City of Amarillo invites sealed proposals by May 30 1944 at 8 PM for improving about 3354 feet of streets. Plans and specs are in the City Engineer's office. deposit $5 for plans, refundable on return. Bids may be opened publicly, with 30 day bid validity, and the city may reject any bid or waive informalities.
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Amarillo
Texas
C.W.T
City Engineer
City OF
A. P. Hancock
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Texas Tech Band
Sandie
Top
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Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Globe News
By Charles A. Grumich
Barney Moore
Khiva
Moore
Longines
John Furbach
Phoenix
Conesoberts Shoe Store
Troy, N. Y
Wpr
USO
Troy Union Depot
Armed Forces
Early Medical Center
Memphis, Tenn
O. W. Hyman
University of Tennessee Medical School
Mirst
Simmons
Luxyoury
Qurniture Company
Clarendon
Taylor
Ise Iy
Santa FE Railway
Santa Fe
L. J. Cassell
Santa Fe General Office
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