Amarillo Chamber Outlines War Necessity Vehicle Permits
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce reminded owners of trucks buses taxicabs ambulances hearses and other public rental vehicles to obtain certificates of war necessity. Rex Baxr said all commercial operators must have certificates to access tires and gas even with ration orders. Deadlines call for applications to Detroit by November 15 with blanks mailed since September 23 to eligible operators registered before December 31 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Gaid Rex Baxr
Chamber of Commerce
Ration Board
Detroit
Joseph B. Eastman
United States
O. D
Wanted Hearers for Curine Home Method Test
Advertises Curine home remedy for temporary deafness and ringing with a risk free test. Claims since 1895 over a million packages sold and sold by Cretney Drug. Safe ingredients listed in U S Pharmacopeia with low daily cost and money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Cretney Drug
Enrollment at Amarillo Center of West Texas State College Surges
Enrollment yesterday reached 125 students at the Amarillo Center with many more expected this week. Courses include 140 offerings, 120 for college credit, with new classes in Literary Criticism and Business Law drawing interest. The two and a half times the initial goal, hoped to reach 150, reflects strong faculty and student engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas State College
Amarillo
Roy G. Boger
Mattie Swayne
Lee Johnson
Amarillo Center
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
O D T Details Amarillo Field Office and Rationing Aim
The field office at 616 New Federal Building Amarillo is run by J R Quattlebaum and manages the new program aimed at avoiding waste of critical equipment to ensure continued commercial transportation under wartime conditions. It clarifies the program is not gasoline rationing and instructs affected parties not to query Washington directly.
U S O to Open in Hunsley Building in Amarillo
The Amarillo Furniture Company will move out this week as the downtown U S O unit plans to open next week in the Hunsley Building. Dr. Maurice Hartmann asks for lounge furniture donations and loans to outfit the space. The unit will operate with refinishing and furnishing underway and will feature partners in later months. A separate note explains marihuana as an old Carib Indian name for fiber plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Furniture Company
Hunsley
Maurice Hartmann
Hartmann
Amarilloans
Washington
New York
National Catholic Community Service
Young Women’s Christian Association
National Travelers’ Aid Association
U.S. O
Christian Church Convention Held in Amarillo District
The District 1 Christian Church convention opens at the West Amarillo Christian Church with 27 member churches represented. Attending officers include Paul Preston secretary of the pension fund Mrs Bessie Hart general secretary of the Texas Women’s Christian Missionary Society Charles Marion Ross state secretary of religious education Patrick Henry state secretary of Texas missions John S Mullen J B Holmes of the Texas Christian Missionary Society and Mrs L C Kendrick superintendent of the Dallas Children’s Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
West Amarillo Christian Church
Paul Preston
Indianapolis
Pension Fund
Bessie Hart
Texas Women's Christian Missionary Society
Charles Marion Ross
Patrick Henry
Texas Missions
John S. Mullen
J. B. Holmes
Texas Christian Missonary Society
L. C. Kendrick
Amarillo Considers Later Store Hours For Wholesale Firms
The Amarillo chamber and wholesalers weigh later retail hours to ease peak city bus traffic for war workers students and clerks. Meetings focused on tires and trucks with Interstate Commerce Commission input. If approved the new schedule would start Nov. 1 and not alter wholesale business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
H. C. Mims
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rex Baxter
Transportation Committee
Baxter
Sergeant Pestor Transferred to Harvard Army Center
Staff Sgt. Herbert C. Pestor Jr. of 1606 Jackson Street has been moved to the Army Electronic Training Center at Harvard University. He previously served with the service company of the 142nd Infantry at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. He wed Mary Elizabeth Land of Amarillo New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Pestor, Jr
H. C. Pestor
Jackson Street
Army Electronic Training Center
Harvard University
142Nd Infantry
Camp Edwards
Massachusetts
Pestor
Mary Elizabeth Land
Amarillo
Soviet Urges Allied Help From Stalin Letter Sparks Debate
Moscow reports that Stalin pressed Allies to meet obligations fully and promptly in his letter. The Soviet press highlights the London Washington and Chungking reactions and the House of Commons second front debate. Churchill avoids direct reply while Sumner Welles affirms U S aid to Russia and Willkie hopes the letter draws UN attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
London
Washington
Chungking
House of Commons
Churchill
United States
Sumner Welles
Wendell Willkie
United Nations
Guayule Rubber Could Grow as Southwest Crop
Washington officials report guayule rubber may become a profitable crop for farmers in Texas New Mexico Arizona and Southern California. C M Granger of the forest service told a House subcommittee that production could reach around 33 140 tons in 1944 due to more seed supply though costs might be higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southwest
C. M. Granger
Agriculture Department
Forest Service
House Appropriations
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Granger
Amarillo Negroes Drafted for Active Army Duty
The following Potter County men inducted into the Selective Service Army will go to active duty on Oct. 15. Horace Robertson Shelton J Pitre Otrice Mackenzie John FP Walker John B Lewis Elbert M Watley Albert W Mitchell George B Moore Douglas Sanders Willie Woods Buddy Devereaux Beaver D Miligan William J Wagner Jim mie Woods David Moore Fredie L Bradley Sr J W Wheeler Ike Glider Elishus Wortham Arthur J Hodge John H Moore James E than had been expected possibly doubling previous estimates of 20 to 22 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Army
Potter County
Horace Robertson
Shelton J Pitre
Otrice Mackenzie
John FP. Walker
John B. Lewis
Elbert M. Watley
Albert W. Mitchell
George B. Moore
Douglas Sanders
Willie Woods
Buddy Devereaux
Beaver D. Miligan
Wiliam J. Wagner
Jimmie Woods
David Moore
Fredie L. Bradley
Tired Kidneys Spark Sleepless Nights Advised Cure
Doctors warn kidneys with about 15 miles of tiny tubes can misfunction causing nocturnal awakenings and backache. Symptoms include frequent or scanty urination, burning, swelling, and tiredness. Doan's Pills are promoted as effective relief after over four decades of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Johnson Keeton and Davis Sail Near Lake Ladoga Frontier
Names Johnson, Johny Keeton, Samuel T Davis appear near We Lake Ladoga on the Finnish Russian frontier. The note claims Lake Ladoga as Europe’s largest lake. Lightning flickers nightly in portions of the Dutch East Indies, described as frequent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladoga
Europe
Dutch East Indies
Hancock to Attend Managers' Meeting in Indiana
City Manager A. P. Hancock will depart tomorrow night for French Lick Indiana to attend a convention of the International City Managers Association. He is listed among attendees and will participate in official sessions during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Managers’ Meeting
A. P. Hancock
French Lick
Ind
International City Managers’ Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Taylor St.amarilo
U.S
Hunsley Building
Christian Church Convention
Spt
Herbert Pestor
Harvard
Thursday Island
Australia
Eleinore
Glenmore Distilleries Co., Incorporated
Louisville, KY
Globe News
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell
Jeweler
Tolzien
Damen Acadom
Amarillo Negroes
Noxzema
Ontgom
WARDS
Polk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!