Industry plans to build here in Amarillo
A Moorlane Company executive announced at a Chamber of Commerce meeting that a large industrial firm will establish a permanent Amarillo presence. The firm, maker of industrial equipment for refineries and rubber plants, built long wartime pipelines in Africa and France. The Amarillo branch has operated at 1101 Grant Street for three years and a modern facility will rise on Second and Pierce. The company’s home office is in Ilia with branches in Houston Kansas City and Amarillo.
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Amarillo
H. FE. Boggs
Moorlane Company
Grant Street
Chamber of Commerce
Africa
France
Second and
Pierce Street
Lilsa
Houston
Kansas City
Southwestern Greyhound Lines
Millions Switch To Mutton Suet Penetro For Colds
Millions switch to Penetro a mutton suet based remedy praised by mothers for chest cold relief. The advertising copy claims Penetro eases coughing loosens phlegm relieves chest rawness and aids rest with a counter irritant and aromatic inhalant. priced 25c for single and 35c for double supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Grandma
Offensive- First Army Clears Jungersdorf West of Duren
American infantry completed a bloody mop up of Jungersdorf three and a half miles west northwest of the Roer River stronghold of Duren and Hurtgen on the eastern edge of the Hurtgen Forest seven miles southwest of Duren.
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Jungersdorf
Roer River
Duren
Hurtgen
Hurtgen Forest
Khivas Fund Grows as Shriner Memberships Rise
An audit shows Khiva Temple's Shriner Hospitals fund advancing with about 1080 memberships counted toward a ceremonial goal of 1000. Officials expect roughly 1415 memberships to top all North American temples. Members are urged to buy as memorials. cost is 61.50 and deductible.
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Shriner’s Hospitals
Khiva Temple
North America
Shriner's
SCAT Planes Delivering Air Service in Wide War Zone
Flying magazine hails SCAT South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command as a major airliner force. It operates about 60 planes daily, evacuates sick and wounded, and has transferred over 24 000 casualties without loss. Pilots are Army and Marine, Navy ground support, doctors from Army and Navy.
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New York
U.P
SCAT
South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command
Flying Magazine
NATS
Naval Air Transport Service
Army
Marine
Navy
Cel Tuce Introduced for Bermuda Commercial Sale
A new vegetable named cel tuce is being grown for commercial sale in Bermuda. The edible product offers a flavor blending celery, lettuce, and asparagus notes.
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Bermuda
Market recap notes varied livestock prices and futures
Chicago and Kansas City livestock markets report slow hog activity with prices down 10 to 15 cents on most weights, top hogs at 14.00, cattle steady to higher with steer prices around 18.25 and heifers near 17.00, sheep bids steady around 14.60 to 14.65 for good lambs. Financial shares show a minor fund liquidation at 1.8457 with offers at 2.02.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Montana
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Big Shot Corporal Immunizes Thousands at Buckley Field
Corporal Henry G. Vierkant of Nora Springs Iowa nicknamed The Big Shot at Buckley Field immunization clinic. He has injected about 4,800 soldiers each month over 29 months and is credited with more than 10 000 injections in total.
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Denver
Henry G. Vierkant
Nora Springs
Iowa
Buckley Field
Corporal Vierkant
Buckley
Captain Eisenberg Reported Missing in Action
A letter from a comrade in France says Captain John Henry Eisenberg is missing in action after his lead tank was hit by German fire while advancing a forward position. The War Department has not confirmed the status though hope exists he is a prisoner. He is a son of Mrs. Zona Eisenberg and husband of Margaret, with ties to Texas’ 36th Division. Marie Antoinette wore potato blossoms in her hair.
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John Henry Eisenberg
France
Eisenberg
War Department
36Th
Texas” Division
Zona Eisenberg
West
Ninth Avenue
Margaret
Fillmore Street
Downtown Hotel death case ends in self-inflicted wounds
An elderly man identified as 5. W. Smith of Little Rock Arkansas was found dead in a downtown hotel shower at 5 45 am. A severed artery in his groin and a razor in his hand were noted. Justice of the Peace J D Cazzell ruled death by wounds related to personal safety. The body rests with N B Griggs and Sons as investigators seek relatives.
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5. W. Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Justice of the Peace
J. D. Cazzell
Little Rock, Ark
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
Taxis face rule clash over essential trips nonessential
D W Godsey of the Office of Defense Transportation Amarillo office says the local taxi agreement omits essential ODT rules. He notes no change to regulations and recalls a prior plan deeming trips to night clubs non essential. Yellow Cab owner W A Mays says operators and drivers agree.
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D. W. Godsey
Amarillo
Office of Defense Transportation
W. A. Mays
Yellow Cab
Congressman Holifield Leads Grounding Roman Bomb Descriptions
East Los Angeles Congressman Chet Holifield, in Pleasant Valley en route to Washington, recalls meeting Britons, service members, and prisoners of war during a London visit. He described rocket bombs over London docks, noting V-2 rockets and silent approaches with downward force.
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Chet Holifield
Los Angeles
Calif
H. T. Brady
Pleasant Valley
Washington, D. C
Holifield
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
Britain
Edinburgh
Cherbourg
Paris
London
Ice-Mint Cream Promises Fast Foot Relief
An advertisement touts Ice-Mint foot cream as quick relief for tired burning feet with a cooling sensation. It claims to soften corns and callouses and offers all day comfort available at drugstores.
Cherbourg visit and D-Day reflections by congressman
The congressman describes a crater 60 feet deep and 120 feet across, traces origin to distant Holland, and notes three miles of transformed Cherbourg beach harbor. He visited the German big gun installation at Point De Hole, a cemetery with over 2,500 American dead, and observes Paris remains vibrant with soldiers, women, and nightlife during wartime.
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Holland
Cherbourg
Point de Hole
Paris
California tops nation in per child education spending
California spends the most per child on schooling among states, with data from the California Taxpayers Association showing about 149.81 dollars per child aged five to seventeen.
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Sacramento
Cal
U.P
California
California Taxpayers Association
State Education Spending Standings During 1941 42
For the 1941 42 school year Nevada placed second with 135.50 dollars, followed by New York 131.99, New Jersey 123.68, and Washington 110.71 in spending rankings.
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Nevada
New York
New Jersey
Washington
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Hompson
Glenmore Distilleries Company Incorporated
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É& F Tee
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Eeee
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Burroughs
Sinclair Oil
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Long-Bell Lumber
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Martin See
Montgomery Ward
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Nat Biscuit
Nat Can
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John H. Eisenberg
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B. Williams
Frank Campbell
State Farm Insurance Companies
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FFI
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KFDA
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