Labor Market Report Shows More Job Seekers Than Hires
The Amarillo area labor market report indicates three seekers for every hire in the week ending today. Referred to jobs reach 301 with 137 hires, and 1044 total jobs show 624 outside the area and 42 percent inside. Openings include 100 railroad workers and 21 waitresses plus demands for stenographers and trades such as mechanics carpenters and draftsmen.
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Amarillo Area
Donald W. Hawkins
U. S. Employment Service
West Seventh
Lightning sets radio ablaze in Rock Springs home
In Rock Springs Wyoming a dispute between Mr and Mrs Herman Faccio over loud radio led to them discovering the radio in flames at their doorway. Lightning had struck the set causing about 300 dollars in damage according to the report.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
U.P
Herman Faccio
Canvass Reports on Progress of National War Fund
First progress report from Amarillo meeting shows 15 captains directing 150 canvassers to reach noncontributors. Mail gifts total 16000 toward a 61782 Amarillo Potter County goal, campaign ends Saturday. Leading teams listed with names, agencies include USO Travelers Aid and 20 War Chest activities supporting service members and foreign relief.
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National War Fund
Amarillo Hotel
Clayton Heare
Amarillo
Potter County
Lowell Munday
Janie Eslick
Sally Harrington
John Satterstrom
Grady Wilson
Rod Barrett
L. W. Owens
Sollevine
Otto Landis
Clyde Brown
Ben G. Lane
G. G. Ordway
C. L. Copeland
Donald Smith
Bennie Bruckner
National War Punch
USO
Travelers Aid
United War Chest
Airborne Forces to Demonstrate Invasion Tactics in Amarillo
Air Force flight nurses and medics will evacuate wounded by air during a Victory Loan Air Attack show at Amarillo next Sunday. The hour long demonstration at 3 PM includes gliders C-47 hospital planes 75 mm howitzers and bazookas with airborne veterans illustrating air evacuation and invasion roles.
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Amarillo
English Field
Borger Resident Plans New Restaurant Opening
Norvell Foster of Borger and former Amarillo Field staff visited Amarillo today. He and his family have moved to Borger to reside and he will open a new restaurant there on January 1.
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Norvell Foster
Borger
Amarillo Field
Amarillo
Cotton used to make fire hoses in New Orleans
New Orleans reports a method from the Southern Regional Research laboratory to use cotton in fire hose fabrication, eliminating the need for rubber lining. The discovery highlights a new use for cotton in industrial applications.
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New Orleans
Southern Regional Research Laboratory
Texas Lags in Bond Sales Amid Victory Loan Drive
Amarillo trails the state in bond purchases with $1,779,809 raised of a $4,150,000 county quota. Series E bonds sum to $371,732 of a $1,290,000 target. Campaigns target civic clubs including Kiwanis Lions Jaycees Optimist Rotary and San Jacinto Kiwanis to spur progress.
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Texas
Amarillo
Guy Saunders
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Chennault Downplays Chinese Civil War Exaggeration
Fort Worth dated report quotes Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault claiming American forces cannot withdraw due to MacArthur pledges to evacuate Chinese civilians. He blames Communist forces in America for overstating China's civil conflict and notes only a small portion of events are accurate.
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Fort Worth
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
China
MacArthur
Grand Jury to Hear Seven New Cases Tomorrow
Potter County grand jurors, sworn in two weeks ago, will convene at 10 a.m. on the fifth floor of the courthouse to consider seven new cases presented by the district attorney and several old cases carried over from the previous session.
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Potter County
District Attorney's Office
Credit Association and BBB Relocate to West Sixth
The Amarillo Credit Association and the Better Business Bureau have moved to 123 West Sixth. Both formerly occupied spaces in the Oliver-Eakle Building.
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Amarillo Credit Association
The
Better Business Bureau
West Sixth
Oliver- Eakle
Itching First Application Promises Relief for Eczema Rash
Advertisement claims agonizing itching from eczema and related conditions can be checked with one application of Blue Star Ointment. Money back if first jar fails to satisfy. repeat as needed as treatment aids healing.
Piano stolen and found sold for ten dollars
Boston reports thieves used a block and tackle to lift a grand piano from the third floor of Michale Kostecki's lodging house. The instrument was recovered later in a second hand shop where it had been sold for ten dollars.
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Boston
Michale Kostecki
China Civil War Seen Through Fractured Reports
Quote contrasts fragmented war reporting with reality, noting that ongoing fighting in China does not imply the whole country is in flames. The remark highlights disparity between sensationalized coverage and actual scope of conflict.
Bill Gunn Returns From Chicago International Horse Show
Bill Gunn has returned from Chicago where he attended the International Horse Show.
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Bill Gunn
Chicago
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