War Manpower freezes farm workers to relieve wartime shortages
Washington Oct 28 U P War Manpower Commission chair Paul V McNutt announced directives to freeze 20000 to 50000 war essential farm workers on livestock dairy and poultry farms and bar them from other jobs or military induction. The plan relies on 13 federal agencies and non agricultural employers to enforce separations and restrict transfers.
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Washington
U.P
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
WMC
Armed Services
McNutt
Robert R. Reynolds
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Armed Forces
New Last Name in City Directory
The city directory changes reveal Theo Zweig loses his top last name position to Morris Zwerdling at the Pantex Ordnance Plant. Hudspeth Directory Company of El Paso publishes the new Amarillo list today with Zwerdling replacing Zweig, while AAA Auto Club remains first. Bernadean Aardal appears as first name, succeeding Bertel Aardal.
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Theo Zweig
Zweig
Morris Zwerdling
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Mr. Zwieg
Hudspeth Directory Company
el Paso
Amarillo
Zwerdling
AAA Auto Club
Bernadean Aardal
Tory
Bertel Aardal
Capitol Hotel Gets Charter
The Capitol Hotel Corporation of Amarillo was granted a charter yesterday. Incorporators are Joel H. Berry of Houston George Kubik of New York and Dorothy Knox Duncan whose address was not known here. Capital stock is $1,000. The incorporation followed the hotel’s recent sale.
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Capitol Hotel Corporation
Amarillo
Joel H. Berry
Houston
George Kubik
New York
Dorothy Knox Duncan
Globe News
Panhandle meat quotas to be appealed to Washington
Three Panhandle representatives led by Col E A Simpson will fly to Washington to seek adjusted meat quotas from the OPA. They cite population gains and short supplies across Deaf Smith Hall and Hall counties and warn that current quotas fail to reflect farm and war worker growth.
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Panhandle
Washington
OPA
Col. E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Rex Baxter
F. W. Miller
Pinkney Packing Company
Deaf Smith County
Amarillo
Amarillo High School Pre service enrollment near capacity
The Amarillo High School pre service courses began Monday and are at capacity. The radio class directed by T A Reville Jr has 27 students. An aircraft engine mechanics class at Amarillo College National Defense School trained 21 boys, one over the government limit. Plans for more courses in the second semester to aid military age youths. Federal revenuers report woodland distillery raids using huckleberries in fermentation due to rising material costs.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
T. A. Reville, Jr
Amarillo
Amarillo College
National Defense School
Joe Honest
Better Off With Papa in Army
The Vander Ashworth family in Houston finds relief as papa Ashworth 35 serves in the army. An electrician's helper by trade, he left Grovetown for Houston Shipbuilding, earning 60 cents an hour before the draft. With a wife and seven children, the family expects $122 a month under the draft relief plan.
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Houston
Vander Ashworth
Papa Ashworth
Ashworth
Grovetown
Tex
Houston Shipbuilding Corp
Groveton
Draft Board
Community Chest urged aid for needy Amarillo children
Chest campaign chief J A Hazlewood urges funds for medical aid to schoolchildren with eye and tonsil problems. More than 300 children were helped last year, and volunteers aim to raise the remaining 139000 budget this week at the Amarillo Hotel noon progress meeting.
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Chest
J. A. Hazlewood
George Waddill
Amarillo
Hazlewood
USO
Amarillo Hotel
Grogan Named Traffic Chief for Santa Fe Railway
James J. Grogan was named vice president in charge of traffic for the Santa Fe Railway System, effective November 1, succeeding Paul P. Hastings who retires October 31. Grogan previously served as assistant traffic vice president since July 1 and has frequent Panhandle visits. He urged close cooperation between shippers and railroads to handle government and ordinary business and prevent congestion.
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James J. Grogan
Santa Fe
Paul P. Hastings
Grogan
Panhandle
Amarillo
H. C. Vincent
Panhandle & Santa Fe
Navy Office Near Quota In Amarillo Recruiting Push
Chief Harry Longabach of the Amarillo recruiting station says Dallas erred in asking for 60 men this week. Amarillo needs six to meet its quota with 20 shipped Monday, 19 Tuesday, and 7 today. A traveling unit with six officers and men under Lieut. Ben T. Blackwell will visit Amarillo next week as West Texas State College volunteers multiple candidates for the VI class and U S Marines.
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Harry Longabach
Amarillo
Dallas
West Texas State College At
Canyon
U. S
United States Navy
Ben T. Blackwell
Dallas Naval Headquarters Station
Port
Navy
Students Organize Self Government at Amarillo High
Amarillo High School Student Congress begins a student self-government project by forming committees to run the student assembly. An arrangements committee ushers Vigilance committee and a judicial council will hear reports of misconduct and levy penalties. The plan may expand to all student activities if successful.
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Amarillo
Navy Bigger And Better Navy Bigger And Better
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a Navy Day audience that the Navy is stronger in tonnage air power and fire power than before Pearl Harbor yet still not formidable enough for all seas. He cited wartime gains across manpower ships aircraft and industry and noted early war missteps while praising overall progress.
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New York
U.P
Frank Knox
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Germany
Halloween Dance at Amarillo High School
The first annual Halloween Dance will be held Saturday night at Amarillo High School from 9 to 12. Sponsored by the Junior Class, with Mrs. W. B. Burkhalter as councillor. Admission is 25 cents.
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Amarillo High School
W. B. Burkhalter
News Item To Get Seaman a Letter
Navy seaman Guy Oney on the Pacific Coast will receive a long awaited letter from his step sister Lauretta Oney Gregg who has never met him. The sister Mrs Thurmond Gregg of 1108 Pierce Street learned of the letter after reading this item and will write to him today. Gregg is former Amarillo resident Lauretta Oney. her mother Mrs Don Markland of Long Beach is visiting.
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Guy Oney
Pacific Coast
W D. DeGrassi
Thurmond Gregg
Pierce Street
Gregg
Lauretta Oney
Amarillo
Don Markland
Long Beach, Calif
First Church Wight To Be Tonight
The first regular weekly Church Night is at Central Presbyterian Church with a 6 15 p m covered dish supper and 7 p m group meetings led by Dr Thomson Mrs Sta Mrs Conger and B Paul Hovey. Nursery is available for young children. Payne resting after operation at Northwest Hospital yesterday.
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Wight
Central Presbyterian Church
Thom
W. A. Sta
8S. R. Conger
B. Paul Hovey
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Capitol Hotel
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Insurance Exchange
Hickam Field
Hawaii
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Army Air Cadet
United States
O. E. Elliotte
Monroe Street
Betty B Elliotte
Hudspeth
DUNN
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Federal ‘Revenuers
Woodland
St.Joseph Aspirin
W. F. Nix
Oliver-Eakle
Papa
Quota
Amarillo Greenhouse
Taylor
Orwell, O
Adelbert B. Addicot
Orwell School
Addicot
Government Today
Conrad Bob Vana
Vana
Texas
Blessing
Texin Realty
W. F. Carothers
Jayne
America
Tolzien
Wurlitzer
WM. Knabe
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Firestone
Barga
Sawer
Indi Y Cool Kendies
Speedy
Scooter
Pee
Genuine Silex Electric
Mount Vernon
Firestone Stores
Richard Crooke
Margaret Speake
Firestone Symphony Orchestra
Alfred Wallenstein
Tyler
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