FBI civilian defense course to be held in Dallas
Amarillo police notified of an FBI civilian defense training program co sponsored with the Office of Civilian Defense. Chiefs of police and executive aides are invited to attend in Dallas on October 27 and 28 1941 with future extended courses for subordinate officers.
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Amarillo
FBI
Dallas
A. P. Kitchin
Office of Civilian Defense
FPI
Fiorello H. la Guardia
Kitchin
Tom Bandy to Warm Springs
Young Tom Bandy Jr of Happy will travel from Amarillo to Warm Springs Georgia to enter the infantile paralysis foundation aided by Roosevelt birthday balls. The Texas Tech student survived two and a half weeks in an iron lung borrowed for treatment and will continue care at the foundation.
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Tom Bandy, Jr
Amarillo
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Texas Tech
Petain Reveals 50 Frenchmen Shot Over Assassinations
In Vichy the French leader said 50 citizens were executed by German authorities as retaliation for officers' assassinations. Admiral Darlan echoed the demand that foreign powers caused the violence, and a second officer's killing in Bordeaux prompted fresh reprisals and mass arrests.
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Vichy
France
Phillipe Petain
Pordeaux
Jean Darlan
Nantes
Paul Frederick Hotz
Petain
Army of Occupation
Boulevard St. Georges
Bordeaux
Young Patient Heads to Warm Springs for Treatment
Borger and rushed to St. Anthony's Hospital. For two or three weeks the patient lived in the tank that kept him alive and gradually he became accustomed to breathing without the aid of the expensive equipment. Now Randy, once stricken while preparing to return to school, can breathe with little difficulty and will board a Rock Island train at 8:45 Friday morning for treatment at Warm Springs.
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Borger
St. Anthony's Hospital
Randy
Rock Island
Warm Springs
Strikes Hit Defense Production Warned by OPM
The Office of Production Management warned that strikes and labor slowdowns deliver the greatest aid to aggressors by hindering battlefield material. The statement was prepared by OPM directors Knudsen and Hillman with Navy Secretary Knox and War Secretary Stimson and echoed in President Roosevelt’s prior remarks. The report also notes the Matterhorn’s shifting position due to rock movement and cites a Commerce Dept finding that soldiers use far more wool than civilians.
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Washington
U.P
Office of Production Management
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Navy
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce
Westerner Lubbock Fans To Jam City
Westerner Lubbock High School fans are expected to flood Amarillo for the Sandie Westerner game with hotels reporting a full house Saturday. Reservations include 25 rooms for Westerner fans and others booked for the visiting team followers as inquiries keep arriving by mail, phone, and telegraph.
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Lubbock
Armistice Day Parade Planned for Amarillo
Amarillo will stage its Armistice Day parade on November 11 with Major Cliff Robinet inviting over 200 groups. The Borger defense unit may join and the American Legion funds a $100 prize for best floats under the theme Unity for Defense. Armistice Sunday memorials are led by Clay Thornton and a dinner and dance by Sam Page at The Nat.
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Amarillo
Charles Hoppin
Cliff Robinet
Texas Defense Guard
Borger
Lou Roberts
Hoppin
American Legion
Clay Thornton
Sam Page
Presbyterian Men Dine Tomorrow
The Men s Forum Class of Central Presbyterian Church will hold an all around get together at 6 30 PM Thursday in Fellowship Hall with dinner and a brief program. Harold Nichols leads the class and members are asked to call the church for reservations.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Harold Nichols
Girls Seek Yeomanette Roles Despite Navy Rejection
Kay Colfer and Marilyn Hardy both 19 plan to join the Marines for glamour after failing to enlist in the Navy. They visited Denver's recruiting office seeking yeomanette positions and were told such service was disbanded. They hope clerical work would be more exciting than selling men's neckwear at a department store.
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Denver
U.P
Kay Colfer
Marilyn Hardy
Marines
Navy
Army
J. C. Thom
California
Marilyn
Holiday Workers Class Tomorrow
The second holiday workers training class for department store staff will meet tomorrow at 7:30 PM in Amarillo Senior High School. Eli Cox directs the course with 22 attendees from the first session. Enrollment is open late due to bad weather. topic is Meeting and Selling the Customer. Cost is 50 cents for 10 to 12 classes in cooperation with local merchants and the state board of vocational education.
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Eli Cox
Amarillo
State Board of Vocational Education
Scout Chiefs To Meeting In Lubbock
Amarillo Boy Scout officials and volunteers will travel to Lubbock for a regional meeting where Dr. James E. West chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America will be principal speaker. More than 30 Amarillo Scouters are expected to attend all day sessions with officials from seven Panhandle West Texas and New Mexico councils.
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Amarillo
Lubbock
James E. West
Boy Scouts of America
Dr West
Lon A. Edwards
Llano Estacado Council
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
West Texas
New Mexico
Dr. West
Southwest
Jayne's Vermifuge Promoted for Worms in Children
An old advertisement warns that roundworms in children may be sign of infestation and urges immediate use of Jayne Vermifuge. It claims the medicine is scientifically tested, widely used for a century, expels stubborn worms and acts gently, serving as a mild laxative if no worms are present.
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Jayn
Jayne's
America
Jayne
School Guidance Conference Called
Supt. Charles M. Roger has called a meeting of Amarillo area school leaders to report on the new guidance program. The session will be tomorrow evening in the Senior High School cafeteria with dinner served.
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Charles M. Roger
Amarillo
Rogers
Rogers to Lead Meeting on Enhancing Operations
Mr. Rogers will chair the upcoming meeting and outline plans to increase the effectiveness of the operation. The agenda includes evaluating current practices and identifying steps to implement improvements.
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Ing
Oper
Meteorite fall sizes vary by time of day
Meteorites that fall between noon and midnight average larger than those that fall between midnight and noon, indicating a diurnal pattern in observed meteorite sizes.
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