Pressure Cooker Ad Starts Ball Rolling
An Amarillo housewife’s 80 cent Globe News classified ad in the Wanted To Buy column sparked multiple cooker inquiries. Women called about buys and even formed friendships while finalizing purchases, with three more cookers sold by ad response. The small 3 day ad led to several successful trades and extra leads. Perfect safety records at General Electric plants in Schenectady and Fort Wayne show 200 million manhours without a fatality.
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Amarillo
Globe
Globe-News
Schenectady
N. Y
Fort Wayne
Ind
General Flectric
Odell Conoley and family visit Amarillo mother
Lt Col Odell M Conoley and wife Mrs France Lewis are in Amarillo visiting his mother Mrs J N Conoley. He recently returned from duty in the Southwest Pacific where he earned the Navy Cross for actions near Guadalcanal on October 26 1942. They will return to Parris Island after mid month to await new assignments.
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Odell M. Conoley
Amarillo
J. N. Conoley
Conoley
Southwest Pacific
Australia
W. F. Halsey
South Pacific Area
Guadalcanal
Sandie
Blair Cherry
Howard Lynch
Texas A
M. College
France Lewis
A T. Lewis
U. S. Marine Corps
France
China
Parris Island
Robert
Vickie
School Board Plans Postwar Building Expansion
Superintendent Charles M. Rogers says postwar plans include extending the Senior High School and building a new facility. Architects will draft blueprints for a broader vocational program with more metalwork and electrical training. Overcrowded Negro schools will be consolidated into one large brick building, while enrollment is expected to rise after the war. The Gestapo bans the opera Lakme in France after an audience reaction.
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Charles M. Rogers
Rogers
Amarillo High School
Potter
Heights
Markets Pow Jones Stock Averages Ahead of Closing Bell
Market figures show the Dow Jones up modestly at 1 p.m. Amarillo time with gains in Industrials and miscellaneous averages, while Kansas City livestock, Chicago hogs and cattle also trend higher or steady. Grain prices exhibit standard fluctuations across wheat oats and rye as cited in the Chicago market report.
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Pow-Jones
Amarillo
Rallis
UTA
Kansas City
Chicago
Triplets Reunited at Home After Hospital Stop
Jimmy Valentine, nine, of Vega suffered appendicitis and was kept in Northwest Texas Hospital. His sisters Jo Ann and Jacquelyn cried at the bedside, so doctors and parents sent Jimmy home early to reunite the triplets. The family also includes an older twin brother and sister.
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Jimmy Valentine
Valentine Triplets
Vega
Northwest Texas Hospital
Jimmy
Jo Ann
Jacquelyn
Valentine
R. C. Valentine
Mass X Rays Reveal TB Rate
In Chicago on May 10 Dr Herman B. Hilleboe of the U S Public Health Service announced that a mass X ray screening of 684 827 people found 1 3 percent with tuberculosis needing clinical study. He spoke at the Mississippi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis and noted surveys in 11 states plus DC and Mexico.
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Chicago
Herman B. Hilleboe
U. S. Public Health Service
Missippi Valley
National Tuberculosis Association
Hillebee
Public Health Service
District of Columbia
Mexico
United States
War Food Administration
Hillebne
How To Ruin Dresses And Lose Friends Ad
Perspiration odor and stains threaten friendships and outfits. Arrid cream deodorant claims to keep armpits dry and odor free with five safety points, is safe for skin and fabric, dries immediately, suits post shave use, and is the leading deodorant sold in stores at 10c 39c and 59c a jar.
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Arner Institute
Mis ad causes ruling on rent paid in liquor
Fresno report notes a renter offered to pay all or part of rent with liquor. The OPA deemed payment in liquor acceptable if a landlord agrees. Separate Amarillo bid notice invites sealed bids by May 16 1944 for two water well pumps and electric motors with AA 3 WBWP rating.
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New York
Lynch, Pierce
Merrillenner & Beane
West Auto
Cawekeeper Sty Armour & Co
At&s A
Aviation Corp
Baldwin
Bendix Aviation
Witla
Harvester
Kennecott Copper
Glenn
Martin
Montgomery Ward Oe
Ash Kelvinator Ara
National Assault
National
Lis
New York Shipbuilding
New York Central
North Amer Aviation
Packard
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
Penn RA
Penney
Peteene
Reteaeer
Phitlink
Ile Plymouth
Remington Rand
St Joseph
Sears Bet
Shell Union
Sorong Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Califoen A
Woolworth
Sats Zenith
Fresno
Cal
OPA
Amarillo
Texas
N. V. Moss
War Production Board
Cacier
City of
Joe A. Jenkins
Court Upholds Bond Decision
The Supreme Court ruled that Attorney General Grover C. Sellers properly refused to approve the reissuance of four Jefferson County bonds. The decision, by Chief Justice James P. Alexander, says the Cochran County ruling does not apply since none of the bonds were issued under the same bond law chapter.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Atty
Grover C. Sellers
Jefferson County
James P. Alexander
Cochran County
Girl Scout Camp Dates Announced
Girl Scout camps announced with day sessions at Ellwood Park in June and July and overnight camp at Camp Kiwanis from June 11 to July 22. Day campers meet three hours each morning for crafts folk dancing games and songs with a $1 registration fee. First session June 12 to 23 and second July 10 to 20. Intermediate and Brownie Scouts invited directed by Miss Shirley Hannahs at Ellwood Park.
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Ellwood Park
Kiwanis
the Park
Shirley Hannahs
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Miss Floise DeLay
King's
Bush Drug
Taylor
Odell Conoley
School Board
Lakme
Gestapo
Hillbilly
Hun
Panhandle
Record Store
Tyler
Toomlicat Verinig
Gloria Jean - Ray Lynn
George Dolenz
Fay Helm
Universal Picture
Globe News
Ware Globe-News
Toledo
Edward J. Bodette
United States Employment Service
L.n.pittman
Optometrist
Floyd V. Studer
Northwest
American United Life Insurance Company
Amarillo, Texas
Richey S
Sanitas and Walltex
Pratt & Lambert
Stacoat Paint
Pratt & Lambert Paints
Dutch Boy Products
the Builders SuPply Co
Levine’s
Levine
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