Salary Hikes Limited as Wartime Pay Controls Take Effect
Government, economy directors institute wage and salary caps to curb inflation. Regulations apply to most public and private pay up to 25 000 a year with exceptions for promotions merit raises and cost limits. Treasury War Labor Board enforce rules as Axis advances cover wartime territory changes and tax aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
The
Treasury and War Labor Board
Treasury
Byrnes
War Labor Board
Treasury Department
Travel Habits Are Surveyed in Amarillo War Time
Amarillo participates in a survey of inter city rail and bus travel requested by the Office of Defense Transportation. Interviewers will question passengers on travel changes since Pearl Harbor without collecting names. The survey hints at possible rationing of travel deemed necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
America
Joseph B. Eastman
ODT
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Pearl Harbor
Public Administration Clearing House of
Chicago
Cleveland
Jan Garber and Company Thrill Amarillo Audiences
Packed houses greeted Jan Garber and his vaudeville company at the Paramount Theater with fans urged to arrive early to avoid lines. The show featured La Nell Ekelund, Catherine Harris, Howard Nichols, the Ghezzis brothers, and the Garber Trio, ending with the Andrews Sisters film. Garber departs for El Paso then six weeks on the West Coast. A small commercial shipment of lin is noted from California amid postwar supply shifts.
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Jan Garber
Paramount Theater
Jack King
Garber
la Nell Ekelund
Amarillo
America
Hollywood
Miss Ekelund
Jack Swift
Andrews Sisters
Ture
Airlanes
el Paso
West Coast
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Europe
Sam Page
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
C. F. Collier
First Church OF Christ
Scientist
Amarillo, Texas
Hendrik J. de Lange
New York City
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Wua As
Ae Ee
Uncle Sam
Taylor
Manible Gas Company
JAN Garber and Company
International City Managrs’ Association
Austin
Texas
William Jeffers
OPA
Leon Henderson
California
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance CO
Corr
Lance Pou
Wellworth
H. V. Robertson & CO
Oliver-Eakie Bidg
Hydens
Panhandle
West Seventh Ave
Unitex
Duz
John
Jos
Procter & Gamble
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