Indictments Hit Hamilton Watch Company and Distributors
Federal grand jury charges the Hamilton Watch Company and 73 associates with restraint of trade. Indictments name the Hamilton Company of Lancaster and its officers plus 23 distributors in New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Kansas City Omaha Dallas. Accuses conspiracy to blacklist and boycott dealers to limit Hamilton watch distribution across interstate markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Elgin National Watch Company
Sherman
John W. Clancy
Hamilton Company
Lancaster
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Kansas City
Omaha
Dallas
Hamilton
Hamilton Watch Company
Plains Youths Take Advantages of Navy
Panhandle youths enter the navy under minority enlistment through Dallas station. Five 17 year olds were accepted yesterday: Allen Bryan Greer and Winifred Dale Wise of Fstelline, James Perry Malone and John Daniel Sisk of Dalhart, and W. N. Willingham of Shamrock. They will be discharged the day before turning 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
C. M. Norman
Navy
Dallas
Allen Bryan Greer
Winifred Dale Wise
Fstelline
James Perry Malone
John Daniel Sisk
Dalhart
W. N. Willingham
Shamrock
Minister Speaks On Faith Tonight at West Amarillo Church
Rev. Edgar C. Riley of Lexington Kentucky delivers a talk on Why Faith Repentance and Confession tonight at the West Amarillo Christian Church as part of a series on The Plea and Position of the Christian Church announced by Pastor Powell A. Smith. He is guest speaker for the Father and Son Banquet tomorrow night and will conclude the series with morning and evening services Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar C. Riley
Lexington Ky
West Amarillo Christian Church
Powell A. Smith
Riley
Southern California Weather Forecast Ahead
Weather from the southern Pacific brings clouds and light showers tonight and tomorrow. Expect increasing cloudiness and a high near 68 degrees with a low around 44. A cooler snap may follow as moisture remains slight and a southeast wind develops.
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California
Southern Pacific
Weather Bureau
Phoenix
High Officials Plane Overdue to Tehran Flight From Russia
British authorities reported no word on the overdue plane carrying Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff United States Ambassador Laurence A Steinhardt and Sir Walter Monckton head of British information services at Cairo from Russia to Tehran Iran They were due to reach Tehran Tuesday Weather was blamed for possible forced return or unscheduled stop
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London
Maxim Litvinoff
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Walter Monckton
British Information Services
Cairo
Russia
Teheran
Iran
Wanted: Night housework helper for Tack Tam’s family
A reader seeks a 35 year old woman with experience to stay nights and do laundry and care for a small boy at 2901 Polk Street. Also offers laundry work and ranch cooking. Mary lists 2 2581 as contact. Yard work sought by Tam 21 with address 88 McMaster Street and phone 8342. Lina moved to 2608 Orig Street.
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Tack Tam
Polk St
Tam
Mary Call
McMaster, St
Mrs Molly Sparks Claimed by Death
Mrs Molly Sparks died this morning at 10 at her home 314 Fast Sixteenth Avenue Amarillo she was 72 a longtime resident of Amarillo Survivors include three sons three daughters one brother and one sister The sons O S Sparks and William Leo Sparks both of Amarillo Guy Sparks of Panama City The sister Mrs Ida Thompson of Shreveport The body remains at Blackburn Shaw Chapel funeral arrangements pending relatives contact
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Molly D Sparks
Fast
Sixteenth Avenue
Amarillo
Idaueliters
O S Sparks
Willam Leo Sparks
Guy Sparks
Panama
Zorado Conner
Jack Wilkinson Pampa
W G . Caldwell
Fred Odom
New
Blizzard the Porcupine Killed by Car in Amarillo Streets
Blizzard the porcupine, a three year roaming nuisance to local dogs, was killed when struck by an automobile on North Buchanan Street. Named by Texas highway patrolmen after a snowstorm, he had a long history of encounters with dogs, including multiple incidents at the Ice Company, South Taylor Street, City Lake, and Blankenship Dairy, culminating in his death as he ambled across the street.
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Amarillo
Buchanan Street
Texas
Amarillo City
Blankenship Dairy
Lucky
Bossy Gillis Maps Canvass Plans in Jail
Newburyport Massachusetts veteran Mayor Andrew J Gillis known as Bossy was jailed for criminal libel after leading a primary win with 1,861 votes in a five candidate field. He planned campaign strategy from jail and said he would not seek parole if elected, aiming to take office on January 1. He previously served time for chopping trees near his gas station and for remarks about a judge in his weekly Asbestos.
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Newburyport
Mass
Navy
Andrew J “Bossy
Gillis
Seaboard
Bossy
John M. Kelliher
FDR Urges All Energies for Defense Effort
President Roosevelt on a Boston message to the 17th New England conference urged mobilizing all national energies and resources to defend democracy. He said defense requires broad industrial effort, equitable work spread, and rapid production of bits and pieces vital to defense, acknowledging hardships ahead.
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Boston
Roosevelt
New England
New England Council
Redheads Regain Color With New Vitamin Study Says
Dr Benjamin Sieve reports redheads show best color restoration from P amino benzoic acid with others seeing varied results. About 1500 people nationwide use it under medical guidance. Some incidental effects include motherhood in sterile women and improved appetite, with effects differing by individual.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Benjamin Sieve
Boston
Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine
Sieve
United States
Amarillo Blacksmith Joins British Civilian Technical Corps
Schley A. Bonner, 43, of Amarillo, will entrain for Montreal this Saturday and sail to Britain to work as a civilian technician. He aims to contribute his blacksmith skills in the British Civilian Technical Corps for three years or duration of the war, with duties up to 60 hours weekly and wages from 24.12 to 38.65 weekly plus free board, lodging, uniforms, and travel support. Bonner, a former Army veteran, seeks to maximize remittance to his wife and stresses no oath of allegiance to the king and no citizenship jeopardy.
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Schley A. Bonner
Pierce Street
Montreal
Britain
Bonner
Columbus
N. M
Pershing
Mexico
France
Globe News
England
Airlines seek route changes and new hops amid Texas service moves
The document outlines proposed airline route shifts including Austin as a stop between Houston and San Antonio, while denying Transcontinental & Western Air and Essair applications to operate between Amarillo to Houston, Dallas, Garden City, Kansas, or Albuquerque. It also notes air service to Fort Stockton Alpine and Brownwood deemed unnecessary. A separate ad promotes weight loss with a Kansas city contact.
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Transcontinental & Western Air
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Essair
Garden City
Kansas
Albuquerque
Fort Stockton
Alpine
Texas
Brownwood
Australian tennis groups seek mixed amateur pro war aid
Melbourne war fundraiser matches invite both amateurs and professionals after a request from the Australian Lawn Tennis Association to the United States Association. The move aims to boost public support and fundraising efforts during wartime.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
Australian Lawn Tennis Association
United States Association
France France Plane Crash Seeks Power Shift In Vichy
War page continues noting heavy Axis and Red Army strain as political shifts loom after the death of Gen Huntziger and six others in a southern France plane crash. Huntziger had been on an Africa inspection for Petain, with report potentially guiding Max Weygand’s future.
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Red Army
France
Charles Huntziger
Africa
Henri Philippe Petain
Huntziger
Petain
Max Weygand
Vichy
Vichy Faces Possible Shift in Top Command
Vichy reportedly weighs replacing Huntziger with Gen. Henri Dentz who has been on good terms with the Axis. Dentz’s appointment might signal Weygand’s removal and a rise of extreme pro Axis elements as Germany presses Pétain to oust Weygand over Africa.
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Huntziger
Henri Fernand Dentz
Axis
Dentz
Weygand
Vichy
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Hamilton Watch Watch Company
Waltham Corporations
Tack
Orig Street
Molly Sparks
Wood Ducks
Jefferson City
Sporteimern
Hamricks
Andvar
Porcupine
Gillis Maps
FDR
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Luling
St. Louis
P. G. Jefferson
Canadian Pacific
Austin
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Opiny
White & Kirk
Zenith
Germany
Amarillo Hotel
van Buren
Lee UK Cy
Santa Fe Bldg
Mahdeen Ionic
St. Joseph's
Squibb
Haarlem
Verazeptol
Epsom
Miracle Flower Garden
Oia Reiner
Dr. Lyon
West
Williams
Oma
Schenley Distillers Corp
N.Y
Iene
Weilding
Nunn Electric
Nunn Electric Company
Pool Drug Stores
Ciro’s
Ciro
Harriet
Ayer
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