National Housing Plan to Lease Homes in Amarillo
The National Housing Authority selects Amarillo as one of 59 U S cities for a war housing conversion program. Dallas NHA official Donald McGregor explains how owners can lease homes for war workers with NHA funding for remodeling and rent based on a standard scale. The plan includes owner protections and tenant standards, with property management by NHA.
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Uncle Sam
National Housing Authority
Amarillo
United States
Donald McGregor
Dallas
NHA
Homes Registration Bureau
National Housing Administrator
NHUA
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
FPHA
National Housing Agency
HOLC
Millions Gobble Up Gobblers Amid War Demands
Americans plans for Thanksgiving mix civilian feasting with wartime duty as grocery shelves run short in places. Government says demand for meat poultry dairy eggs and vegetables is unprecedented while rationing and distribution limits curb supplies.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
War Production Board
Long Distance Marriage Fails by Proxy in Miami Beach
A year long distance marriage ends in annulment suit by proxy. Marjorie Gaskill McClaren from Pittsburgh filed to annul her marriage to James McClaren of Brantford, Canada, who was in Ecuador at the time of the ceremony. Attorney Roland B. Granat, who helped arrange the proxy marriage, now represents McClaren in the suit.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Marjorie Gaskill McClaren
Pittsburgh
James McClaren
Brantford
Ontario
Canada
Ecuador
McClaren
Roland B. Granat
Rumor Mayor Hoffman Faces Spy Rumors in Eastland
Eastland Texas residents rally to save mayor Carl W. Hoffman after he resigns amid rumors he is a German spy. More than 2000 sign a petition urging him to withdraw, while Hoffman offers to pay for a city audit and a special election to fill vacancies on the commission.
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Eastland
U.P
West Texas
Carl W. Hoffman
Hoffman
Average turkey to cost six dollars this Thanksgiving
The Office of Price Administration estimates a good turkey will cost the average housewife about six dollars this Thanksgiving. Prices vary by quality and locality, with top quality birds running 46 to 55 cents per pound in larger cities depending on proximity to producing areas.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Coffee rationing hits Thanksgiving tables amid stock freezes
Civilians faced shortages as officials froze stocks of meat butter canned fish dried and evaporated fruits and some canned vegetables. Coffee was notably missing from many tables as sales were forbidden for the week while rationing begins next week.
Amarillo Christmas Seal sales begin early this year
The Potter County Tuberculosis Association reports an early start for Christmas Seal fundraising in Amarillo. Hundreds of letters with health stickers were mailed Saturday to supporters, with expected return checks arriving Monday. The seal supports tuberculosis relief and this marks the thirty sixth year of the program. Mrs. J. L. Scott notes annual funding increases, with Mrs. Miles G. Bivins as sales chairman. The 1942 seal design is by Dale Nichols, an artist who winters on a ranch near Tucson and summers at Moose Pass Alaska.
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State OF Texas
Potter County
Dora Withers Oakes
Gladys Estelle Weaver
Charles N. Weaver
Eloise Oak
Eloise Oakes Hewitt
Colyne Oakes Slaughter
Dorothy Slaughter
Amarillo
Texas
Hubert Cole
Blanche Calhoun
W. M. Adams
J. C. Vaughn
Potter County Tuberculosis Association
J. L. Scott
The
Tuberculosis Association
Miles G. Bivins
Dale Nichols
Tucson
Moose Pass
Alaska
African Attack Frees Britons in North Africa
British internees freed by British-American forces in north Africa reach a British port. They say 957 inmates from French Morocco survived including nearly 500 from the Manchester. They described harsh conditions in a vermin infested Foreign Legion post near the Sahara edge.
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London
North Africa
French Morocco
Manchester
Malta
Press Association
Foreign Legion
Sahara Desert
Churches To Hold Joint Thanksgiving Services In Amarillo
Members of all faiths will gather at Central Presbyterian Church for the annual community Thanksgiving service sponsored by the Amarillo Ministerial Alliance. Dr. A D Foreman Jr of First Baptist will deliver the sermon with Rabbi Arthur Bluhm of Temple B nai Israel reading the scripture. The service starts at 8 p m.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Amarillo
Marines Say Situation Getting Out of Hand
Marines at the Buffalo recruiting office faced a growing crowd as 350 invitations to Thanksgiving dinners were issued, with a staff of seven struggling to manage the influx.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Oil Plating for Winter Protects Engines in War Time
NCLE Sam promotes a 35 mile top speed and urges oil plating with Conoco Nth oil to guard engine parts in cold starts. The add on synthetic keeps a protective film bonded to inner surfaces, reducing wear and improving start up in winter conditions.
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NCLE
Sam
Conocoth
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
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Maritime Commission
Higgins Corporation
New Orleans
Arto
Poughkeepsif
Dutchess County
India
H. V. Robertson & CO
Oliver Eakle
Turkey
First Church of Christ, Scientist
New Hope Baptist Church
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Sa Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Kenneth Kohler
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Cy Motor Oil
Globe-News
Panhandle
Panhandle Plains
Bill Jones
Howdy
Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo, Texas
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