Farris Buys Interest in Hunsley Paint Company
F R Farris of St Louis announces purchase of an interest in the Hunsley Paint Manufacturing Company. Arch Hunsley retains substantial stake and will rest. Farris to direct active management and expand production at the 1701 5 West Seventh plant serving the Southwest.
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Hunsley Paint Manufacturing Company
F. R. Farris
St. Louis
Arch Hunsley
Farris
Glidden Paint Company
Mr. Hunsley
Tion
West Seventh
Hunsley
Amarillo
Oranges per Capita Rise in United States
Per capita orange consumption in the United States has reached 125 fruits annually, up from 25 prior to World War I, highlighting a fourfold increase in the early 20th century.
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United States
Cub Parents Meet at Horace Mann School
Second session of the Pack organization training for parents of Cub age boys is at Horace Mann School tonight at 7 30. Last meeting was well attended and more boys may join Pack 14 with parents present. Prospective members will be assigned to Den groups. the Pack committee and leaders will be appointed. S. G. Stockton, chairman, will lead.
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Horace Mann School
Pack
S. G. Stockton
Heroic Amarillo Captain Saves Jungle POWs Dieing in Burma
Corporal Philip Holzkamper of Amarillo recalls Captain Hugh Lumpkin’s selfless night and day care for Dutch British and Australian prisoners in a Burmese jungle ordeal after their ship was bombed en route from Singapore to Burma. Lumpkin died August 1 1943 after nine days of dysentery and tropical illness, his sacrifice noted by Col Blucher Tharp who carried the praise to Lumpkin’s parents.
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Brownwood
Emerson
Philip Holzkamper
Amarillo
Burma
Hugh Lumpkin
Java
Singapore
Lumpkin
Amarillo Corporal Holzkamper Wounded in Java Receives Honors
Corporal T. W. Holzkamper, son of a local garage owner at 1001 North East Eighth, is in Amarillo after returning from India and Java where he was wounded by shrapnel. He earned the Purple Heart, two battle stars and the Distinguished Unit Badge. His brother Pfc. Robert H. Holzkamper is in the Army Air Forces in Mississippi.
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T. W. Holzkamper
North East Eighth
Panhandle Highway
Amarillo
Calcutta
Washington, D. C
Capital
Holzkamper
Java
Pfc
Robert H. Holzkamper
Army Air Forces
Mississippi
Horace Mann
E. L. Hunter
Corporal Holzkamper
Vincennes
Ind
Fort Bliss
Camp Bowie
131St Field Artillery
San Francisco
Henry Lemke Discharged Visits Brother After War Service
Former Technical Sgt. Henry W. Lemke returns home on discharge after 34 months in armored infantry in the European theater. He served four and a half years with the 41st Armored Division seeing action in Africa Sicily England Normandy Germany Belgium and Holland while visiting his brothers Walter at 1121 North Cleveland and Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Lemke stationed at Amarillo Field.
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Henry W
Lemke
Walter Lemke
North
Cleveland
Army
41St Armored Division
Africa
Sicily
England
Normandy
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Set
Vernon W. Lemke
Amarillo Field
College To Offer Electrical Course This Week
A 40 hour course for electrical workers will open at 7 30 tonight in Amarillo College mechanical shop at Twenty Fourth and Jack. The program covers mathematics science blueprint reading electrical theory and unit calculations. It aims to extend trade knowledge in making accurate calculations measuring electrical units and constructing and installing equipment.
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Amarillo College
Jackson
Electrical course enrollment opens with Sam W. Davis lead
An advanced course mirroring the current class length will follow. Instructor is Sam W. Davis an electrical engineer with the Southwestern Public Service Company. Davis is completing instruction and guiding the program through its next phase.
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Trical Trade
Sam W. Davis
Southwestern Public Service Company
Mr. Davis
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Chicago
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Montgomery Ward
Resinol
Henry Lemke
Wey
Req West
Central Supply Co
10Th St. Korger, Texas
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Panhandle Laundry
God Bannan
Aniton
Qanhandle Aundry
Automobile Distributing
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Quality Motor Car
Amarillo News-Globe
Thornton & Minor
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