Christmas Gifts for British Teens Reach Across Ocean
Horace Mann School juniors and teachers lead a gift drive for 100 plus British teens in wartime Britain. The project grew from a class report to a mail exchange with three activities including letters, wrapping skills, and future correspondence. Speakers Mr and Mrs R C Brierley shared postwar life insights in Amarillo while teachers coordinated the effort.
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R. C. Brierley
Heywood
Lancastershire
England
Amarillo
Robert Brierley
Polk
Britain
M.L. Matherly
Marilee Low
Gla « Davis
U S Labor Force Growth Since 1850 and 1910
The 1940 labor force reached about 544 million, roughly four times the 1850 level and 50 percent larger than the 1910 figure.
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United States
Norma Walker Models in Fort Worth Style Show
Norma Walker daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Walker 1903 B Washington and student at Texas State College for Women Denton modeled at The Fair Store style show in Fort Worth Saturday. A senior business major she was an Aggie Day nominee the last two years and Red bud Princess last year. She led Brackenridge Hall last year and served on the student council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Walker
M. A. Walker
Washington
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Fort Worth
Bomb Damages Communist Bookstore Window in Bristol
A small bomb wrecked a show window of the Communist Party bookstore in Bristol. No injuries were reported. It marked the seventh attack on Communist property in Bristol in two months, the prior incidents involving stones.
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RED Hangout
Bristol
England
U.P
Communist Party
Rise in US total pay from 1940 to 1944
Total compensation for employed Americans more than doubled between 1940 and 1944 driven by higher wage rates longer hours and more workers.
Organize New Realty Boards In Panhandle Area
Sam Albright announced the formation of three Panhandle real estate boards in Pampa Perryton and Hereford. State officers M A Rowe and W C Perkins aided. Hereford was last organized. Amarillo officers accompanied to Hereford for the session. Rowe also organized Odessa and Alpine groups.
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Panhandle
Sam Albright
Amarillo
Hereford
Mr. Albright
W A. Askew
Hugo H. Loewenstern
R. S. White
Dalhart Voices rehearse Messiah with 50 singers from region
Tomorrow night the Messiah rehearsal at Amarillo College Auditorium draws 50 Dalhart voices and others from Plainview Pampa and Hereford. Director Emil F Myers urges members and potential members to attend as the 17 year history of the chorus grows with Handel's Christmas oratorio. Scores will be issued at the rehearsal and contact for more information is Mr. Myers at 8120.
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Dalhart
Amarillo College
Emil F. Myers
Amarillo
Plainview
Pampa
Ford
Myers
First Application of Blur Star Ointment Promises Relief
An advertisement touts Blur Star Ointment for itching and skin conditions including eczema pimples and scabies. It claims immediate relief after one application with repeat use as needed and a money back guarantee if it fails to satisfy.
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Furst
Ballerina of the Ice UNE ARNOLD Shines in wartime era
UNE ARNOLD rises to stardom as Ballerina of the Ice drawing thousands of fans. She recalls wartime cigarette shortages causing her to smoke many brands before Camels emerged as her preferred choice after comparisons with other smokers.
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Une Arnold
Miss Arnold
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Santa Clauses
Ae F —Globe
Horace Mann
Marjorie Grant
Donald Neese
Bobbie Lancaster
Mary Zell Jones
Bobby Hibbs
Ronald Johnson
Bobby-sox
Horace Mann School
Howard Nursery
Alka-Seltzer
Absorbine Jr
Lge
Crug Stores
Don Miller
Tepee Western Goods
Polk Mark Davis
J. E. Hewett
East Sth
Phene
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO. Inc
4Th & Adams
Great Lakes
ACME
Venetian Blind CO
State Farm Insurance Companies
B. B. Williams Dist
East Fifth Ave
Frank Campbell
Gene Hodges
Gene the Hatter
Bowles
Ozarka
Garka Water Company
Jacter
Elleattod Bell
Barner
TEMCO
Thornton-Walker
News-Globe
Bal
Ina
St. Louis
June Arnold
Kyno Mls Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N.C
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