Amarillo Technical School Post Office Branch Opens
A new Amarillo Technical School Branch post office will open September 16 at the aviation school. Postmaster W. D. DeGrassi announced the arrangement with Mr. Roach reassigned from the former North Amarillo station to manage the sub-office.
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Page Ten Technical School
P. D
Amarillo
W. DB
DeGrassi Neat
South Africa
Ralph Fef
Roach
Sandacin- Mi
Mr. Roush
Amarillo ‘Technical &Choo
Amarillo College President Receives Army Commission
Dr. J F Mead, president of Amarillo College, was commissioned as a captain in the U S Army Air Force and reported for conditioning in Miami Beach Fla for six weeks before active duty. He will be away during early fall, with a successor to be named soon and plans for the college opening unchanged. He has served in World War I and held multiple civic roles in Amarillo. Also noted is a Norwegian-bred platin fox mutation selling for a top prize of $11000.
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J. F. Mead
Amarillo College
United States Army Air Force
Mead
Miami Beach
Fla
Air Corps
Amarillo
American Legion
Hanson
Kiwanis Club
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra Association
Amarillo Little Theater
Texas Public Junior College Association
American Association For the Advancement of Science
The
Texas Academy of Science
Phi Delta Kappa
Kansas
Texas
Panhandle
West Texas State College
Texas University
Colorado State College of Education
Army Seeks Men Skilled With Tools for Air Force and More
The army calls for thousands of men aged 18 to 44 with hand and machine tool experience to join the army air force ordnance department and signal corps. Rapid promotion to NSD with base pay up to 138 dollars monthly plus rations and allowances. Specialists may enlist directly and start work immediately with Sergeant Morris at Army Recruiting ready to interview.
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Army
Army Air Force
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Air Force
Morris
Army Recruiting
Five New Homes Permits Issued in Amarillo Defense Area
City hall reports the first five of 175 new homes approved in Amarillo for defense area housing. Each five room house will go up in the 3300 block on Jackson Street and list Just-Rite Homes Inc. owner C. G. Wagner. Estimated cost per home is about 000. More permits for Ridgemere Boulevard area homes are planned as a war workers housing drive accelerates.
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Amarillo
City Hall
Jackson Street
Just-Rite Homes, Inc
C. G. Wagner
Ridgemere Boulevard
Sam Abernethy Keeps Watch On Rumor and Cause
In a small town store Sam Abernethy confronts a stranger who questions scrap collections and war era drinkers. The piece highlights Sam’s sharp questioning of authorities and urges readers to probe rumors about beer and the war effort.
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Stranger
Ben Ryder
Homer Bentley
Sam
Scrap Display Teaches War Salvage At Polk Street Window
Workers view a Texas Defense Guard display showing scrap metal and rubber used in war production. Helmets, a copper kettle, light bulbs and shells illustrate material-to-ammunition conversions while a machine gun and war bond message urge saving as fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Public Service
Polk Street
Company C
Texas Defense Guard
Polly
Valeria Abbott resigns as WPA project supervisor
Miss Valeria Abbott has resigned her position as county WPA project supervisor and will return to Longview to teach high school education. Miss Lourne Roberts, who has been doing WPA recreational work in Electra, will replace her and arrive in Amarillo this week to assume duties. Mrs. Elmer G. Withers will assist and direct WPA soldier recreation through the Service Men's Civic Center.
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Valeria Abbott
Lourne Roberts
Electra
Elmer G. Withers
Miss Roberts
Amarillo
Miss Abbott
Granfield
Oklo
Longview
Withers
Service Men's Civic Center
Fort Worth
North Texas State Teachers’ College
Public Hearing on Budget Set By City Commission
The Amarillo city commission plans a public hearing on the fiscal plan tonight. The budget, filed with city secretary Katherine Burwell, totals about 100 pages and keeps the tax rate at 1.19 per $100. Also on the docket are rezonings for 2123 Jackson Street from A to B dwelling and 711 North Hayes Street from residential to commercial. It costs an estimated $12,000 to train a blimp pilot.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Katherine Burwell
Jackson Street
North Hayes Street
Moviegoers Join Massive War Bond Drive Kickoff
Tonight nationwide the motion picture industry launches a September bond push aiming for one billion dollars in War Bonds and Stamps. 15,000 theaters join the salute at 9 pm with Col. E A Simpson of Amarillo speaking at the Paramount and queen candidates introduced for a Hollywood trip.
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America
United States
Col. E. A. Simpson
Amarillo
Queen
Hollywood
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
The
Globe News
Mary Kathryn Utterback
Santa Fe
la Nelle Ekelund
American Business Club
Genéva Morrow
Thermore
Paramount Theater
Leon
Liberty
Rex
Star
King
Uncle Sam
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Dr. Mead
How
Joe Marsh
Sam Abernethy
Lem Martin
Brewing Industry Foundation
W. W. Lacour Farm
John Deere
Fairview
Jack Coulter
Tom Collins
Vv. W
Jca
En Niele Associated Industries
Conservanon Division
WAR Production Board
Air Force, Signal Corps and Ordinance Department
Edyth Strickland
Bruce Autry
Miss Strickland
Certain-feed Products Corporation
Riley Strickland
Cheyenne Street
Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Peter E. Mitchell
Pantex Certain-fech Corporation
Texas Defense
Hyden
West Seventh Ave
Ae Optometrist
Polk St
Drs. Cradit & Vick
Oliver- Eakle
Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital and Clinic
10Th & Jefferson
Adkisson
Bay
Tyler
Louisiana
Texaco Products
Frawkinson
General Tires
Amarito
Insurance Exchange
Bell Tailors
Bell's
Polk
Lovat
Faun
Oxford
Friar
Cambridge
Acorn
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