Rationing Review for November to December
War time rationing details list sugar stamps number 30 31 32 33 and 40 for 5 pounds each, Book IV. Meats and fats stamps AS through 78 and AS through K5 valid indefinitely 10 points each L5 to PS valid Oct 29 1944. Processed foods stamps A8 Z8 and A5 A5 good for 10 points each valid indefinitely 85 through W5 valid Nov 1 1944. Book III stamps 1 and 2 airplane picts good for one pair indefinitely. Airplane paint brush bristles for war use come from China flown out by returning flyers.
Chief Gillette Returns Home From South Pacific Visit
Amarillo Navy chief petty officer Raymond Nelson Gillette arrives for a 30 day leave to visit parents at 2121 Taylor Street after four years overseas including 35 months in the South Pacific. Gillette helped save a PBY during Pearl Harbor and later served in aviation ordnance and patrol duties in the Southwest Pacific. He expects wife Ruth Toulton to join him in the spring. he will report to Jacksonville, Florida after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific Battle Area
Raymond Nelson Gillette
Navy
Amarillo
R. M. Gillette
Taylor Street
Gillette
Pearl Harbor
Dutch East Indies
Java
Southwest Pacific Battle Area
Australia
Ruth Toulton
Amarillo High School
California
Jacksonville
Fla
Out-of-Town Visitors Drop In for Amarillo Weekend
Amarillo hosted a weekend gathering with a long list of out of town guests including Lonnie Burks of Childress F L Ballew of Boise City Walter Cherry of Oklahoma City Lt D J Miller of Fort Ord Calif Lt R M Crisp of Dallas E H Smith and J W Rodriguez of Love Field Lt W Wilson and N M Hanes of Romulus Mich Capt and Mrs W E Steward of Los Angeles D E Mitchell of La Canada Cal A L Atwell of Clovis N M Capt and Mrs Weldon Butler of Denver Mr and Mrs William J Parish of Albuquerque H Kessler of Rochester N Y H Pelton of Clovis N M and Mr and Mrs John R Clark and daughter of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Lonnie Burks
Childress
F. L. Ballew
Boise City
Okla
E. N. Neer
Portales
Walter Cherry
Oklahoma City
D. J. Miller
Fort Ord
Calif
R. M. Crisp
Dallas
E. H. Smith
J. W. Rodriguez
Love Field
W. Wilson
N. M. Hanes
Romulus
Mich
W. E. Steward
Los Angeles
Cal
D. E. Mitchell
la Carada
A. L. Atwell
Clovis
N. M
H. Pelton
Clovis, N. M
John R. Clark
Denver
AAUW Serves Thanksgiving Turkey At Auditorium USO
A USO Thanksgiving Eve event saw American Association of University Women members prepare and serve turkey sandwiches from 8 to 10 PM at the auditorium. The display featured autumn produce centerpieces and festive turkey decorations as soldiers lined up for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAUW
Turkey
Uso
American Association of University Women
Wage Freeze Protest Out By CIO Delegates
The CIO postponed its wage freeze protest and backed hard peace for Germany at the convention. A resolution urged labor representation at the peace table and called for destruction of Hitlerite Germany and Japanese militarists. It added no negotiated peace and demanded harsh punishment of war criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ward
Chicago
CIO
War Labor Board
Germany
WLB
Government offers window washing classes for women
The Public Buildings Administration has opened classes teaching women proper window washing techniques, aiming to improve cleanliness and maintenance standards in federal buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
The
Public Buildings Administration
Simple license renewal tips from the highway patrol
The article warns drivers to avoid folding license applications and to visit the patrol office before January 5 to renew. It advises bringing the current license stub, paying four bits, and submitting two forms to receive a stamped license from Austin valid for two more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Driver License Application Instructions Cautionary Note
A historic notice warns applicants to acknowledge driving privileges status and any changes in physical or mental condition. It highlights that married women must provide full name details including maiden surname and present husband, and notes that folding the form requires redoing it.
Hero of Leyte Has Kin Here
Capt. Clarence R. Luton who helped take a Leyte pillbox and killed three machine gunners is described as the son of Mrs. R. B. Ford of 3105 Polk Street and the husband of the former Miss Juanita Timmons. An Associated Press dispatch published yesterday told how fire from Japanese positions was repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence R. Luton
Leyte
R. B. Ford
Polk Street
Juanita Timmons
Associated Press
River crossing hero Captain Luten and unit action
Captain Luten swam a 30 foot wide river with a tommy gun between pockets of fire while his company pinned a pillbox across a 12 foot deep waterway. He attended Amarillo High School and has served about ten years in the army. his wife and two children reside in Olympia, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Luten
Luten
Amarillo High School
Olympia
Wash
New Stratosphere Propeller Device Uses Rubber Boot Sandwich
A novel electrical hot sandwich prototype for high altitude aircraft propellers uses a rubber boot built from multiple synthetic rubber layers, designed to withstand stratospheric conditions.
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Rationing Review
China
Charlie
Priolo
Prunes
Cleanser
Chief Gillette
South Pacific
Raymond Nelson Rsh
Pullman
Normandy
waRnen Noel Plant
Vetesk
Vetesk’s
W. 16Th
Cash Food Mart
N. Fillmore
J. P. Wrather
Hero
Palo Duro Dog Food
Taylor
Africa
Rhe
Ige
West
America
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