Hamrick Leaves Potter County Auditor Post for State Board
Frosty Hamrick, Potter County auditor for 21 years, will resign to join the State Industrial Accident Board in Austin. He will be succeeded by Mary Jenks for the unexpired term ending Jan 1. The move follows a community barbecue honoring Hamrick and officials.
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Frosty Hamrick
Potter County
Austin
State Industrial Accident Board
Hamrick
Amarillo
Fire Department
Mr. Hamrick
Mary Jenks
W. E. Gee
Hamricks
Gee
E. C. Nelson
Nelson
Henry Bishop
47Th District Court
State Board
Coke Stevenson
John Snider
Cathedral Hall
Judge Gee
Grady Hazlewood
Rep
Jack Little
E. B. Fincher
Carl R. Sears
Jim Lumpkin
War Necessity Rules Explained Tonight Broadcast
N F Nelson district director for the Office of Defense Transportation will host a 15 minute radio broadcast on KGNC at 10 15 PM detailing how to obtain certificates of war necessity for taxicab owners ambulance operators and other public hire vehicles Without the certificate owners cannot qualify for gasoline ration cards A prior similar broadcast aired on KFDA The cookie jar is empty again at the Service Men’s Civic Center with cookies distributed to service men and troops at the Amarillo Hotel and trains, per board president Mrs L K Patton.
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KGNC
N. F. Nelson
Office of Defense Transportation
KFDA
Nelson
Service Men's Civic Center
Defense Guard Meets Tonight
Capt. A. Petersen calls a special meeting of Company A of the Texas Defense Guard at 7:30 tonight in the high school armory. Attendance in uniform is required. This replaces tomorrow's regular meeting.
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A. Petersen
Company A
Texas Defense Guard
High School
Scouts to Meet for Armistice Day Parade Morning
Boy Scouts Cubs and Sea Scouts will gather tomorrow at 10:30 at Third Avenue and Lincoln Street for the Armistice Day parade. Units will march, with all Scout Troops Cub Packs and Sea Scout Ships represented.
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Third Avenue
Lincoln Street
Amarillo to Dress Up for Santa Claus War or No War
Mrs. Mattie Jane Dillard 74 died at a local hospital. Her Amarillo home on North Roberts Street, survivor list includes four daughters and a brother. Blackburn-Shaw Chapel awaiting funeral arrangements. Oscar Applequist plans extensive outdoor decorations under WPB rules with laurel rope from Mount Airy. Christmas activity underway with a community tree planned at the Municipal Auditorium.
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Amarillo
Santa Claus
Mattie Jane Dillard
North
Roberts Street
The
Baptist Church
Woodmen Circle
Louella Martin
Earl Dinsmore
Pampa
Elva Wood
Vernon
E. Reed
Pittsburg
Kan
Anderson Denham
Wheeler
W. H
Oscar Applequist
Miles
Mounty Airy
N. C
WPB
American Legion
USC
Municipal Auditorium
Clay Thornton
Home construction accelerates in Amarillo war effort
Amarillo home building speeds up under the war program with 14 permits issued in the first days of the month for new homes for war workers. An additional 175 houses are allotted to Amarillo as a critical defense area, with several more projects planned soon.
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Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
Amarillo Field Announces Open House Event
Amarillo Field Army Air Forces Technical School will hold an open house tomorrow Armistice Day from noon to 5 PM. Maj. Gen. Lucien B. Haddon urges all residents in the Amarillo area to visit the field during the event.
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Amarillo Field Army Air Forces Technical School
Lucien B. Haddon
Amarillo
Invasion Reports Stir Norwegians Across Nation
News from Stockholm reports that rumors of the American invasion of North Africa, spread by illegal radios and underground presses, fed rising unrest in Norway. Norwegians show hostility in streets shops and theaters and openly express contempt in response.
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Stockholm
U.P
North Africa
Norway
KGNC to Broadcast Amarillo-Lubbock Football Game
KGNC will broadcast the Amarillo Sandies versus Lubbock Westerners football game from Lubbock Saturday afternoon. The broadcast will start at 2 30 o clock.
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KGNC
Amarillo-Lubbock
Amarillo Sandies
Education Week Programs Highlight Civic Involvement
Amarillo clubs host Education Week with theme Education for Free Men. Objectives emphasize public understanding of schools, defending school programs during war, and urging parental school visits. KGNC and KFDA air daily programs with student groups, inviting parents to attend special school events.
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Amarillo
KGNC
KFDA
Amarillo College Declares Itself In Hell Week
Amarillo College officials describe Hell Week as a period when pledges polish shoes for members and endure tasks and inconveniences. Pledges expect to join and later view the experience as worthwhile and in good fun.
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Amarillo College
Concert Tickets Going Rapidly for Armistice Day Event
The reserved seat board for Philharmonic Orchestra memberships closes tomorrow due to Armistice Day. It reopens Thursday at 9 am and remains open Friday and Saturday. Next Monday’s Municipal Auditorium concert features Fray and Bragiotti as guest stars. Remaining seats go on sale Monday night at box office for 1.10 and 1.55. Season tickets good for seven concerts cost 2 unreserved or 4 reserved, including tax. Members urged to obtain tickets before Saturday.
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Exchange of Philharmonic Orchestra
Southwestern Public Service Company
Municipal Auditorium
Fray and
Bragiotti
Public Service Company
Shoe-Fitting Class For Sales People
Amarillo sponsors a shoe fitting training program for new shoe trade employees. Eli P. Cox of the state vocational education board announces the first session at 8:30 AM Thursday in the Jones Rob erts store at 805 Polk Street led by manager Winford Gattis. The classes run Monday to Friday for three weeks with a one hour duration.
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Amarillo
Eli P. Cox
State Board For Vocational Education
Jones-Roberts
Polk Street
Winford Gattis
Chamber of Commerce
Cox
Amarillo High School
Amarillo Motorists Pay $1 Fines at Corporation Court
Amarillo motorists paid $1 each to the corporation court at city hall for traffic violations. Seventy seven fines totaled $37 with two drivers fined $3 for red light and stop sign violations and $2 for double parking.
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Amarillo
Corporation Court
Market Summary and Chicago Livestock Prices
Dow Jones averages show mixed moves at 1 PM with Industrials near 116.70, utilities 14.62, rails 28.54 and Block A around 30.37. Chicago livestock figures list hogs steady to 10c lower, top hogs $14.30, lambs and yearlings up to 15-25c, with fat lambs reaching $15.00 and clipped lambs around $14.25 to $14.50.
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Pierce, Fenner & Beane
JO Industrials
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
NEW York Stock Exchange
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Alleghany Lud Steel Tees
Allis Chalmers Wee
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Armour & Co. Bee
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Bethlehem Steel
Borden
Calumet
Chrysler
Consol
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Blait Deere & Co
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Greyhound
Houston Oil
Power & Paper
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Field
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvinator
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National Dairy Products
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New York Central Railway
Ohio
Packard
Pan American Airways
Paramount Pictures
Penney Tee
Tals Penn RR
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Oil
Rem Rand
RCA
Ay Republic Steel Steer
Sears Roebuck Tee
Shell
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Regional C C Parley Opens West Texas Chamber of Commerce
ABILENE November 10 Delegates at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce regional parley opened with a vote to ratify district directors and local directors from 144 affiliated towns. Changes include F W Hamlin replacing Carl Studer in District 1 and C W Meadows Sr succeeding Grady Mitcham in District 9. Other directors listed include Amon G. Carter, J J Gallagher, and B Reagan among others.
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Abilene
West Texas
San Angelo
Grady Mitcham
Albert L. Clifton
Waco
Fancy Boots On Way Out
Beck Brothers Boot Shop owner Earl E. Beck reports from St Louis that government officials will prioritize materials for utility boots. Boots for service will take precedence, delaying some orders though quality will remain.
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Earl E. Beck
Beck Brothers Boot Shop
Amarillo
St. Louis
Beck
Bombers Cross Channel in Strong Air Mission
Strong bomber forces escorted by fighters crossed the Channel this afternoon. Some flew high while others skimmed the waves amid signs of enemy activity. In France mass arrests were reported by Vichy radio in principal unoccupied towns of people aiding the enemy.
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London
U.P
France
Vichy Radio
Guard Against Wartime Constipation All Bran Ad
Wartime life slows many as meals rush and balance slips. Lack of bulk causes constipation. laxatives give only temporary aid. Kellogg's All-Bran supplies bulk to aid regularity, with water and habits.
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Kellogg’s All-Bran
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
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Williams-Boyce Agency
Howard Williams Agency
Neely-Greenhill Agency
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