Reappointment considered for city zoning board and commission
Tonight’s city commission meeting may reappoint the board of adjustment and discuss duties coordinating with the zoning and planning commission. Members listed include chairman Robert Ricks and Harold Walsh among others. Also on the agenda: possible city budget amendments for sea coating along Amarillo streets and a $12 000 paving project on Taylor Street with Fort Worth and Denver and Rock Island crossings. War Production Board approval expected before contract let.
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Board of Adjustment
City Commission
City Zoning and Planning Commission
Robert Ricks
Fred Lyons
Harold Walsh
K. S. Loving
Walter Wirtz
Charles Wolflin
C. A. James
Virgil Patterson
War Production Board
San Jacinto Club Hosts Spring Guest Day Tea
San Jacinto Child Study Club hosts a spring guest day tea on Wednesday at 2 30 PM in the Federation Club rooms. Jimmie Dell sings with Miss Lilly Larsen, Barbara Jean Stockton plays marimba, and Edward Morris performs piano selections. Mrs Hugo Loewenstern speaks on Hawaii.
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San Jacinto Child Study Club
Federation Club
Jimmie Dell
Lilly Larsen
Barbara Jean Stockton
Edward Morris
Hugo Loewenstern
Hawaii
Amarillo Philharmonic opens season ticket reservations
Season ticket reservations for the Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association concert series may be made by telephone or at the Southwestern Public Service Building ticket booth. Five nationally known artists are scheduled, with Donald Dickson opening the series November 14. Other artists include Leona Flood Wendene Wilson Shoupe Drake and Shaw and Rose Bampton.
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Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Southwestern Public Service
Howard Lynch
Vivien Powell
Lynch
Donald Dickson
Metropolitan Opera Association
Leona Flood
Wendene Wilson Shoupe
Drake and Shaw
Rose Bampton
Mouse Solves Bottleneck Mystery
Thompson of Amarillo reports a full grown mouse found trapped in a six ounce bottle on Route 3 Box 41. He notes the creature could not escape through the bottleneck and jokes the mystery may never be explained.
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V. Thompson
Route 3
Box 41
Amarillo
Thompson
Mrs Garvey Returns From Dalhart Visit
Mrs Nora Garvey of 616 Monroe has returned from a visit with her sister Mrs Ella A Stack and family in Dalhart.
Market livestock and stock averages report Western prices
At 1 PM May 15, cattle and hog markets show steady to firm trading in Chicago with hogs at 14.75 for 140 lb plus, sows 14.00, cattle mostly steady to higher with steers around 15.50 to 17.00 and yearlings up to 17.30, sheep trading 14.00 to 15.75. Kansas City reports slow beef trade but steady to higher calf and feeder prices, hogs steady at 14.50, and lambs 15.65 to 15.75 for prime lots with other weights softer.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
Stern Rule Outlined for German Occupation Penalties
Washington reports the United States outlines stern penalties in the German occupation zone. Death sentences may be imposed by military courts for espionage, aiding the Nazi regime, or harming Allied forces, with other offenses carrying long imprisonment or heavy fines.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Party
Textbook Praising Japs Gets Clipped in New York
Albany public schools removed the Japanese section from the pre war textbook The Old World and Its Gifts after a civic association protested it praised Japan as a clean, intelligent people. Rotterdam officials ordered two pages stapled together and planned a meeting to decide the book’s fate. The article notes Florida’s area and water surface figures.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany Public Schools
Civic Association
Japan
John W. Park
Rotterdam
Parks
YWCA Sees Membership Reach Record 704 Here
The Young Women's Christian Association here reports an all time high membership of 704. Attendance at YWCA headquarters reached 3 085 in April. Plans include a summer cooling system, new adult classes, and a May community conference.
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Young Women's Christian Association
YWCA
J. L. Sparks
Virginia Blackwell
Kathryn Jones
Southwestern Area Conference of Business and Industrial Girls
Tulsa
Okla
Federated Club Rooms
Council of Social Agencies
R. W. Adams
Hayden
P. L. Reppert
Esther Boulware
Cretney Drug Promotes Fowl Health and Egg Production
The product asserts it cleanses intestinal germs and worms in feed that harm fowls and bloodsucking insects. It claims to improve appetite health and egg production at little cost, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. Cretney Drug 600 Polk.
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Cretney
Cretney Drug 600 Polk
Lieutenant Doherty Freed From German Prison Camp
Lieutenant John H. Doherty, long listed as missing, has been released from a German camp. His wife Mrs Vivian Doherty and mother report the return, noting he was a bombardier on a Flying Fortress and had been a prisoner for two months after missing on May 30. Born and raised in Amarillo, he later managed Cretney Drug before enlisting.
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John H. Doherty
Red Cross
Vivian Doherty
East Sixteenth
Doherty
Amarillo
Cretney Drug
Texans Released From German Prison Camps
Office of War Information lists Texans freed from German camps. Names include Set. Francis Acker of Dialville, Hilmer W. Beicker of Houston, Charley R. Griffin of Corpus Christi, Charles N. Harris of Bloomburg, Robert A. Hicks of Beaumont, Daniel R. Jarceek of Taylor, John A. Jones of Dallas, Raymond Leal of Poteet, Raymond H. Lindholm Jr. of George West, Maurice D. Marshall of Dallas, Thomas C. McCain of Blooming Grove, Howard Q. Reid of Coahoma.
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Office of War Information
Francis Acker
Dialville
Hilmer W. Beicker
Houston
Charley R. Griffin
Corpus Christi
Charles N. Harris
Bloomburg
Robert A. Hicks
Beaumont
Daniel R. Jarceek
Taylor
John A. Jones
Dallas
Raymond Leal
Poteet
Raymond H. Lindholm, Jr
George West
Maurice D. Marshall
Thomas C. McCain
Blooming Grove
Howard Q. Reid
Coahoma
Ferris's Here Visits Amarillo This Week
Earl Ferris of Memphis is here to meet Mrs. Ferris who has visited Chicago relatives. The couple will stay in Amarillo for most of this week.
Visit in Fort Worth by Mr and Mrs George Campbell
Mr and Mrs George Campbell of 3714 Fountain Terrace are visiting friends in Fort Worth this week.
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Fort Worth
George Campbell
Fountain Terrace
Shortage-Wise Thief Strikes Elyria Home
A thief robbed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lew Fields in Elyria. Missing items include one carton of cigarettes several packages of chewing gum and 150 pennies.
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Elyria
Lew Fields
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