College Chapel Fund Growing With Local Donations
West Texas State College chapel fund reaches toward its $50,000 goal as an Amarillo and Canyon driven campaign receives two $500 gifts from an Amarillo Friend and Canyon Friend. Major contributions include White & Kirk $1000 and G. 10 Davis $250 among others from Canyon and nearby towns. Additional support comes from First Christian Church Canyon Ira Allen Tulsa and Texas utility companies.
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Amarillo
Canyon
West Texas State College
J. A. Hill
College At
White & Kirk
G. 10 Davis
First Christian Church
Ira Allen
Houston
William Gatewood
Austin
G. G. Foster
M. Moss Richardson
C. T. MacCasland
Tulsa
J. A. Barnett
White Deer
Mel Davis
Pampa
Ray Campbell
Lindsey Boyd
Kingsmill
West Texas Gas Company
Southwestern Public Service Company
French Debt Jump Reported in May 1939 Data
The French national debt rose sharply from 88,920,000,000 francs in 1939 to 38,000,000,000 francs in May, according to national financial figures released in Paris. The jump signals rapid fiscal strain during the early war period.
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Paris
Sergeant Yeager Home on 45 Day Bulge War furlough
After 16 months in Europe Sergeant Larry H. Yeager returns to his Reno home on a 45 day furlough visiting his mother and father. He served eight years and with the Ninth Armored Division earned a Unit Citation for the Battle of the Bulge and Rhine crossing. He will report to San Antonio for discharge but plans to re enlist. His wife and daughter Sally Ann accompany him.
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Larry H. Yeager
Mattie E. Yeager
Fillmore
L H. Yeager
Arthur
Larry
Ninth Armored Division
Rhine River
Yeager
San Antonio
Sally Ann
Secretary Betty Prugh Returns to City Tax Office
Mrs. Betty Prugh of 4249 West Fifteenth has returned to her job as secretary for Perry Burks the city tax assessor collector after a leave of absence of two and a half months to care for her mother in law in Mount Morris Illinois. The mother in law recently died.
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Betty Prugh
West Fifteenth
Perry Burks
Mount Morris
Tll
Five Nations Proposal To Bar Negro Sailors Rejected
Delegates from five nations voted 26 to 8 against a World Maritime Conference proposal to exclude black sailors from participation. The session in Copenhagen concluded with the defeat of the discriminatory measure.
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Copenhagen
Traffic plan set for Amarillo Lubbock football game
Traffic routes to Butler Field are signed to handle out of town guests for the Thursday game between Amarillo and Lubbock. Capt. Tommy Thomas says buses will use North Fast Third for going and North East Eighth or streets near North East Third and North Fast Eighth for return. He urges drivers to lock cars and take keys after thefts of three cars occurred during the last game. The Appalachian Trail article notes the 2 050 mile route from Georgia to Maine.
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Butler Field
Amarillo
Lubbock
Tommy Thomas
North Fast Third
North East Eighth
North East Third
North Fast Eighth
Ball Park
Thomas
Prisoner Harris Chuck learns lock picks in Japanese camp
Harris Chuck a 27 year old Marine who was held as a prisoner near Kobe says his skill in picking locks and making pass keys saved his life. He learned the craft during confinement and used it to obtain food from ships while losing 40 pounds over three years.
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Chicago
U.P
Harris Chuck
Kobe
New Goop Luck Oil Brand Promises Fresh Flavor
Advert says a new Good Luck blend adds fresh country flavor to vegetables rolls bread pancakes and recipes. It claims superior freshness and flavor compared with any spread at any price and targets women as new buyers.
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College Chapel Fund
Ruoxe
Edwards
Americal
Spom the Carrier
Wes Can
Manhattan
Souath Southern Comfort Corporation
Saint Louis 3
Bulge
Mrs. Prughil
W. C. Allison Chiropractor
Lt Poyatta
Cudahy
Pastesta and
Cudahy's
Femmee wiTaMin
Pree
Delrich Margarine
Delrich
Cudahy Plus
THE
America
Mount Oglethorpe
Georgia
Mount Katahdin
Maine
Superior Service System
van Buren
Taylor
Kent
England
Ries
E. P. Robbins
Greenville and
Beaumont, Texas
Vitary
Poe
Amarillo Coca Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
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