Amarillo Retailers Adopt 9:30 Opening Time
At a noon chamber of commerce directors meeting in Amarillo today, retailers voted to start business at 9 30 o'clock from November 1, with closing hours shifted later. Representatives of the Retail Credit Association and Better Business Bureau attended as the West Texas Chamber of Commerce referendum was also considered.
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Chamber of Commerce
Retail Credit Association
Better Business Bureau
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Selective Service Sends Potter County Men to Active Service
Board No 2 of Potter County will send to active military service on October 26 a list of men inducted at Lubbock and kept on reserve. Notable names include William R Cornelius Woodrow W Barker Jock Hodges Camilo M Fuentes and many others.
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Selective Service Army
Board No. 2
Potter County
William R. Cornelius
Woodrow W. Barker
Jock Hodges
Camilo M. Fuentes
William E. Stoup
J. B. Harper
Rolla J. Titus
Rosendo L. Ornelas
Edward W. Sides
Robert C. Mount
Henry N. Miller
Harmon L. Newberry
Billy F. Billings- Lley
William W. Goodwin
Guy M. Ke
Morris Payne Heads to Training After Pearl Harbor Visit
Morris Payne formerly on Ochiltree County Herald staff travels through Amarillo en route from Pearl Harbor to an officers training school. He spent recent days with family at Perryton and is nephew of Robert E. Payne of Va. Also notes absentee voting counts and deadlines for the November election.
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Morris Payne
Ochiltree County Herald
Army
Amarillo
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Payne
Perryton
Robert E. Payne
Taylor Street
Markets and Livestock Currents From Kansas City and Chicago
Markets data from Merrill Lynch show mixed stocks with declines in major indices. Kansas City livestock reports list hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep with varied price movements and market activity, while Chicago livestock prices reflect higher openings, gains in hogs and cattle, and strong sheep trading with specific bid ranges and top quotes.
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Kansas City
Chicago
USDA
Financial Industrial Fund Liquidating Offer Details
The Financial Industrial Fund reports liquidation actions with a listed amount of 1.50 per unit and a stated balance of 1,3664, indicating a financial restructuring or dissolution process. Further specifics are unclear from the fragment.
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Financial Industrial Fund
Health Department Busier Than Ever
The city health department remains overworked with daily examinations of Selective Service registrants running at 100 or more. State supplied extra technicians have not eased the workload as the routine physicals continue.
Used Razors Needed By Service Center
A call for used razors has been issued from the Service Men's Civic Center in Amarillo. Servicemen in town go to the Amarillo Hotel center to clean up and shave, but the center lacks razors. Razors cannot be bought. penstaffs and coat hangers are also needed.
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Service Men's Civic Center
Amarillo
Amarillo High Converts Scrap Metal Drive Milestone
Amarillo school scrap efforts total 94 tons on grounds with a dealer paying 847 dollars. Army trucks made 83 trips to move metal to a designated dealer as students loaded and unloaded. A Friday meeting of the industrial salvage section will discuss continuing the drive led by H. O. Willborn at the Chamber of Commerce. Maverick Club has gathered over 150 tons since last May with 18 to 20 tons on hand. Amarillo housewives have saved 20,457 pounds of waste fats for packing houses.
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Amarillo
H. O. Willborn
Chamber of Commerce
Maverick Club
Uncle Sam
Many Leaving For the Army
Large units of selective service men depart tomorrow Saturday and next Monday for active Army duty. Families and friends usually accompany the men to the buses in front of draft board offices. Some men urge that emotional outbursts be eliminated at departure to avoid embarrassment and mourning among the troops.
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Draft Board
Help Shortage Closes Amarillo Cafes and Eateries
A food inspector for Amarillo reports that a shortage of cooks waitresses and dishwashers has forced about 10 percent of the citys cafes restaurants and luncheonettes to quit in recent weeks. The health department inspects some 170 food establishments for sanitation, and lax staffing plus rush hours have made meeting standards difficult.
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Amarillo
O. V. Donnell
Health Department For Sanitation
Health Department
Wallet Profits By Safety Rules
Amarillo Safety Council cites yesterday’s corporation court fines totaling 35 dollars paid by 25 motorists. Charges ranged from overtime parking to running red lights and stop signs with fines from 1 to 3 dollars each.
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Amarillo Safety Council
VFW Auxiliary Meeting Set For Tomorrow
The Ladies Auxiliary of John B. Golding Post No 1475 VFW will hold a business meeting tomorrow from 2 to 3 PM at the home of Mrs E R Bruce 1816 Fillmore Street.
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John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
E. R. Bruce
Fillmore Street
Health Department sends Panhandle blood tests to Amarillo lab
Potter County registrants undergo blood tests certified by two draft boards. Selective Service sends tests from every county in the Panhandle to Amarillo for city laboratory processing due to rush. State health officials assign several lab technicians to Amarillo to expedite testing.
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City Health Department
Potter County
Panhandle
Amarillo
State Department of Health
National Draft of Manpower Proposal Aims to Widen War Labor Control
War Manpower Director Paul V. McNutt announced a national service bill to be sent to President Roosevelt within two weeks. The plan would grant the central agency power to hire workers into essential jobs, regulate labor transfer, and compel workers to stay on or move to needed posts, while safeguarding wage standards. The Army opposes broad furloughs beyond miners and notes the mission remains fighting, not mining.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Rosevelt
Army
McNutt
Senate Military Committee
Robert P. Patterson
Roosevelt
Patterson
Questions and Answers on the Victory Tax Details
Washington reports answers explaining the Victory tax in the new revenue bill. It applies to individuals with net income over 624 dollars, at 5 percent on excess. Refunds postwar vary by status, with credits for dependents and options to reduce current liability via bonds or life policy premiums. Most wage earners would have the tax withheld from pay.
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Washington
Oct
Downtown U. 8. 0 Needs an Electric Iron
Soldiers at the downtown unit seek an electric iron to press clothes and refresh themselves. Dr Maurice Hartman rector says the unit still needs pianos radios games and lounging furniture as remodeling plans are under consideration with the new facility not yet completed.
Sulphurous Compound Proves Effective for Poultry Health
A sulfur compound given in water or feed destroys intestinal germs and worms, preventing diseases and bloodsucking insects in fowl. Improves appetite health and egg production while costing little. Money back if notemti s factory.
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