24 Firms Achieve 100 Percent Chest Drive Participation
Amarillo businesses and organizations reached 24 percent participation in the Community Chest campaign as of this morning. Panhandle Laundry led with an average of 805 per employee, with eleven new firms joining the list and 13 already announced.
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Amarillo
Fred DeCoster
de Coster
Panhandle Laundry
Chest Fund
J. C. Penney Co
Zale Jewelry Co
U. S. Helium Plant
Nichols Paint & Wallpaper
Clowe & Cowan Inc
Texas Sand and Gravel Co
Empire Venetian Blind Co., Inc
Amarillo Welding & Machine Works
Hagg, Harrington & Marsh
Amarillo Oil Co
Washington Bequeaths Mount Vernon to Judge Bushred Washington
The historic Mount Vernon estate is recorded as bequeathed by George Washington to his nephew Judge Bushred Washington in a legacy note suggesting familial transfer of the property.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Bushred Washington
Schedule for Examinations Is Changed
Amarillo food handlers are reminded that health card examinations are revised and now held only on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Examinations run 9 to 11 in the morning and 1 to 4 in the afternoon. All food handlers must possess a health card under city ordinance.
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Amarillo
John Hooper
City Health Department
U.S. Cattle Ban Lifting Yet Yields Few Mexican Shipments
Mexico's agriculture ministry said no large cattle shipments crossed the border since the Oct. 15 lifting of the U. S. ban. Mexico normally exports 250 000 to 500 000 head yearly, with expectations of 300 000 to 400 000 moving within three months, while one 4 000 head shipment from Coahuila to Texas was the only large schedule.
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Mexico City
U.S
United States
U. S
Ministry of Agriculture
Mexico
Coahuila
Texas
Rudy Wissler Starred In 1945 Boys Ranch Film Visit
In Amarillo during Summer 1945 Rudy Wissler wowed teens on location for Boys Ranch. Now UCLA engineering student Wissler plans a return visit next summer. His recent Amarillo film is Gallant Journey with Glenn Ford. he leads the boys in the flashback tale and contributed song recordings for The Jolson Story.
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Rudy Wissler
Amarillo
Wissler
Globe-News
UCLA
Jolson
Scotty Beckett
Britain Suspends Czech Credit Deal
A British foreign office spokesman announced Britain has suspended a 10 million dollar credit to Czechoslovakia after consultations with the United States. The United States had previously asked to suspend a 50 million dollar credit also meant to be met with surplus war materials. Officials cited concerns over potential sale of surplus goods to Romania for profit as a factor in the decision.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
U. S
Romania
Cretney Drug Store Expands Service Space
Cretney Drug Store at Sixth and Polk doubles sales floor in remodeling. Soda fountain moved from north to south side. cigar and cashier counters relocated to the north. In other news the United States records the highest per capita fire loss in peacetime globally. Want ads are must.
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Cretney Drug Store
Sixth and Polk
United States
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Agsor
War Department
Washington, D. C
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Freedom
Amanible Gas Company
Boys Ranch
A. Aa
Better Health
the Voluntary American Way
Bampa
Borger
Tucumcari
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Just
Khoury Bros
Dupont Paints
Texolite Paints
Lumbie
Gene Klein
Jackson St
Veterans Administration
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