Unfilled Jobs Total 40 000 Across Texas, Upsurge Explained
Austin reports 40 000 unfilled jobs listed by the U S Employment Service as of Nov 1 with about 85 000 job seekers in Texas. C E Belk, state USES director, cites wages skill shortages and tighter employer demands as causes. Belk notes many openings pay 50 to 75 cents hourly and outlines regional data in Dallas.
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Austin
US. & Employment Service
Texas
C. E. Belk
Belk
Dallas
Naval Academy marks Bancroft Hall centennial at Annapolis
The Naval Academy celebrates 100 years of Bancroft Hall in Annapolis. Historian and former Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, who authored a 10 volume History of the United States, helped start the institution in 1845.
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Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
George Bancroft
Navy
United States
Bancroft
Naval Academy
Coaches lament moves of mentor in box business switch
William G. Moss a Navy veteran who quit as football coach at Western Military Academy to enter the boxing business explains the churn of coaching moves. He says losses force relocation while wins yield better offers, keeping coaches constantly on the go.
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Aston
William G. Moss
Western Military Academy
New Orleans Messengers Carry Reviving Spirits for Telegrams
Western Union messengers in New Orleans carry a small bottle of spirits of ammonia to revive those who faint upon receiving tragic telegrams. The practice underscores the emotional toll of delivering death messages to families amid rapid wartime communication.
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New Orleans
U.P
Western Union
Firecracker Crackdown Hits Texas Cities
Police in Beaumont consider an emergency ordinance to ban firecrackers as the city jail fills with juveniles and fireworks. Marshall officials appeal to patriotism to calm children while Brownwood reports a rash of firecracker shootings prompting arrests and a fire zone ban.
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Beaumont
A. Pollock
Marshall
H. A. Thomason
M. Frell
Brownwood
Two Cars Stolen in Amarillo Recovered One
Police report two cars stolen in Amarillo last night with one recovered Tuesday at Wichita and North Buchanan. Ownership listed for C. B. Baynham in Taylor and O. B. McGillicuddy in Hughes Street. A second vehicle, a 1941 Plymouth coach from an Amarillo hotel lot, is linked to J. C. Coyle of Lubbock.
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Amarillo
Wichita
North Buchanan
C. B. Baynham
Taylor
O. B. McGillicuddy
Hughes
J. C. Coyle
Lubbock
Nagle Couple Ordered to Appear in Potter County Court
The state commands Arline Nagle and Homer A. Nagle to appear before the 108th District Court in Amarillo on the first Monday after 42 days from Oct 31 1945 to answer The First National Bank of Amarillo in a case seeking a personal judgment of 779 71 with 6 percent interest from Nov 18 1943 and court costs. Ben Smith Clerk issued Oct 31 1945.
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State OF Texas
Nagle
Homer A. Nagle
108Th District Court
Potter County
Texas
Amarillo
First National Bank OF
a_ Corporation
Arline Nagle
Ben Smith
District Court
Groundbreaking for FDR Memorial at Little White House
In Warm Springs Georgia citizens broke ground today for a memorial shaft marking the spot where Franklin D Roosevelt re entered politics after infantile paralysis. The shaft is a War Department gift set on pink marble with inscribed words Peace Love Thanksgiving 1945 and And no Little Child Shall Lead Them. Four year old Billy Humphries, a Warm Springs patient, broke ground for the project expected to finish by Christmas.
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Warm Springs
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
War Department
Billy Humphries
Death claims General Patch who led at Guadalcanal
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, famed for Guadalcanal victory and the Seventh Army drive in Europe, died at Brooke General Hospital from pneumonia. He would have turned 56 tomorrow. His family and fellow officers, including Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Patch, mourn his loss. His son was killed in France in October 1944.
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San Antonio
U.P
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Seventh Army
Europe
Patch
Brooke General Hospital
Julia L. Patch
Charles M. Drummond
Joseph D. Patch
Son
France
Germany
RAF General Will Be Guest of Lone Star State
San Antonio civic and military leaders plan to host Sir Arthur Tedder Marshal of the Royal Air Force and Eisenhower's wartime deputy Allied commander on Sunday and Monday. Tedder and his party will visit Texas sites and meet local officials during the visit.
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RAF
Lone Star State
San Antonio
U.P
Arthur Tedder
Royal Air Force
Eisenhower
Sir Arthur
Buckley’s Canadian Mixture Promises Instant Cough Relief
A vintage drug ad touts Buckley’s CANADIOL Mixture as effective for bronchial coughs from colds. It claims instant relief and easier breathing by loosening phlegm and soothing membranes, urging readers to buy at local drug stores.
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Buckley's
Canada
Buckley
Cretney Drug
Campbell Drug
Pool Drug Store
Fox Drug Company
Lady Tedder to be Honored with Dinner and Review
Lady Tedder will be honored Sunday night with an informal dinner and Monday with a formal military review at Randolph Field. Brig. Gen. Victor H. Strahm commanding general RAF Western Flying Training Command will host a dinner at the officers club after the review.
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Lady Tedder
Randolph Field
Victor H. Strahm
RAF Western Flying Training Command
Officers’ Club
Seaman Jim Warner Home On Short Navy Leave
Seaman Jim Warner returns from 26 months in the South Pacific and is greeted on leave. A 1942 Amarillo High School graduate and Sandie letterman, he later attended New Mexico University.
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Seaman Jim Warner
South Pacific
Amarillo High School
Jim
Sandie
New Mexico University
Visit by Amarillo choir teacher to Dallas for Thanksgiving
Mrs. Julia Dean Evans, a choir teacher at Amarillo High School, will spend the Thanksgiving holidays with friends in Dallas.
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Julia Dean Evans
Amarillo High School
Dallas
CIT-ROS Promises Quick Relief From Weakened Kidneys
An advertisement urges readers to obtain CIT-ROS from their druggist to relieve tired kidneys. It claims thousands already find CIT-ROS helpful and lists a price of £1.00 with sale details unfinished.
Tailor Confused by Teacher Appointment Mix Up
Manuel Ortiz, a tailor in Neiva Colombia, is mistaken for a teacher after spotting a nomination in the papers. He explains the mix up, takes chalk to the board, then resumes sewing.
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Neiva
Colombia
Manuel Ortiz
Ortiz
New Safety Record Set at Republic Steel Open Hearth
Youngstown Ohio workers in Republic Steel Corp. open hearth furnaces logged 1,156,130 man hours since August 7, 1944 with no lost-time accidents. The prior record stood at 833,000 hours.
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Youngstown, O
Republic Steel Corp
Pin-Worm remedy offers relief with Jayne’s P-W tablets
For centuries Pin-Worma has plagued people with rectal itching. Jayne’s P-W tablets use gentian violet to kill Pin-Worms and provide simple at home treatment. Ask your druggist for P-W and follow directions for satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
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Dr. D. Jayne & Son
Jayne
Kid friendly toy patterns offer simple sewing fun
Scrap bag pets and two piece toys are easy for kids to make with two identical parts stitched and stuffed. Pattern 7317 covers three toys and costs fifteen cents. Send name, pattern number, address, and zone to Amarillo News Household Arts Dept. in New York for the offer. A 1945 Needlework Book with 94 illustrations is available for fifteen cents more, including a free crocheted handbag pattern.
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Amarillo News 2
Household Arts Dept
P. O
New York
N. Y
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