Nationwide gasoline rationing likely by July 1
Washington officials indicated nationwide gasoline rationing is inevitable to conserve scarce rubber stocks. War Production Board rubber coordinator Arthur Newhall said rationing could come before summer’s end as the Office of Defense Transportation drafts plans for WPB consideration. Roosevelt views Eastern oil shortages as a national issue and a Senate panel will study inland waterway transport options.
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Washington
Arthur B. Newhall
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Roosevelt
Eastern States
Senate
ODT
Maritime Commission
Interior Department
WPB
Newhall
Bob Taylor Joins Fort Huachuca as Quartermasters Officer
Bob Taylor, longtime used car manager for Walter Irvin Inc in Amarillo, has left the city to become chief inspector with the Traveling Auto Repair Unit at Fort Huachuca Arizona. His Civil Service appointment places him in the Quartermasters Corps.
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Bob Taylor
Walter Irvin, Inc
Amarillo
Fort Huachuca
Arizona
Civil Service
Quartermasters’ Corps
Pattern for a Needlecraft Transfer Ad
Advertisement for cross stitch patterns with two 5 x 10 inch motifs and an 11 by 15 inch pattern. Includes transfer pattern details and mailing cost ten cents plus one cent for postage to Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. Request reader to write plainly PATTERN NAME ADDRESS.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Army Blocks In Laws From Soldier Dependents Aid
Washington May 2 The House military committee voted to exclude mother in law father in law and grandchildren from benefits to soldiers and sailors and sent the dependents allowance bill to the House for final action. A soldier with Class A dependents would have 20 deducted from pay plus 20 for a wife 10 per child and 15 for a child if no wife. In Tunisia lack of insecticides allowed grape crops to be damaged risking the year’s alcohol output for motor fuel.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Congress
Tunisia
Air Education Expert to Address Panhandle Superintendents
William L Wrinkle of the U S Office of Education will speak to 23 Panhandle county school superintendents in Amarillo tomorrow at 10 AM in the high school auditorium. He will outline Civil Aeronautics Authority plans to add aviation related science and math courses to high school curricula, and in some cases to upper elementary grades, with Carl Clifftt coordinating.
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William L. Wrinkle
U. S. Office of Education
Amarillo
Panhandle
Mr. Wrinkle
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Carl Clifftt
Khiva Temple to Host High Ranking Shrine Guests
Potentates from two sister temples and other divan members travel to town for Khiva Temple spring full-form ceremonial. Registration runs 9 to noon at Shrine offices, with a John Snider barbecue at Municipal Auditorium for nobles and novices. Ceremonial events span 1 to 5 pm with a late ceremonial dance at the Amarillo Hotel.
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8. Y. Jackson
Ballut Abyad
Albuquerque
J. B Tarry
Maskat
Wichita Falls
Mystic Shrine
Amarillo
E. Cecil Dyke
The
Pinkney Packing Company
Polk Street
John Snider
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo Hotel
R. H
Bob”Hester
T. W
Bill
Vitamin B-1 Restores Youth in Aged Group
Six Worcester State Hospital doctors told the American Psychiatric Association that Vitamin B-1 restored natty dressing in aged men in spotted vests and elderly women who had lost interest in their skirts. The report noted improved personal appearance and interest in fashion among the elderly.
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Boston
American Psychiatric Association
Worcester, Mass, State Hospital
Itching First Application Claims Hydro Cure
Advertisement for Plue Star Ointment promises immediate relief from itching caused by eczema ringworm pimples and toe itch. It claims one application can ease symptoms with repetition as needed and offers a money back guarantee if the first jar fails.
Subs Strike in Gulf Again
Two American ships were torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico by Axis submarines. A medium cargo vessel was hit on the night of May 12, bursting into flame and killing 20 crewmen as 25 were saved. A second medium merchant ship was also torpedoed.
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United Press
Gulf of Mexico
Survivors Gather After Night Ship Disasters Off Florida
On May 12 two vessels sank near Key West as twelve men died on the first ship and one more died later in a lifeboat. Twenty six were rescued and two survivors hid in the burning vessel’s freshwater tanks for 12 hours to avoid burns before a passing ship picked them up and landed them at Key West. The remaining 23 were taken to New Orleans.
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Key West
Fla
New Orleans
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