Farm Groups Press View on Parity and Price Control
Washington officials report cotton belt farmers and labor groups pressed Congress on farm price parity and wage controls as the Senate agriculture and banking committees held hearings. American Farm Bureau Federation president Edward O Neal and National Grange master Albert Goss represented farmers. National Farmers Union aide M W Thatcher was to speak.
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Washington
Cotton Belt
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Organized Labor
Senate Banking Committee
Thomas
Oklahoma
Cotton Belt Group
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Steagall
Alabama
House
Wickard
Leon Henderson
American Farm Bureau Federation
Albert Goss
National Grange
M. W. Thatcher
Natonal Farmers Union
Oil Rationing Hits 30 States Amid War Shortage
The War Production Board ordered fuel oil rationing for a 30 state area including Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Kentucky for the coming heating season. OPA plans a regional coupon system with variations by area and will announce details after final plans.
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Karl Bauman
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Middle Western
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Kentucky
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Middle West
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Outlawed IRA Propaganda Core Reported in Northern Ireland
Belfast police announced the discovery of what they believed to be the core of the outlawed Irish Republican Army propaganda apparatus in Northern Ireland. They seized an edition of the IRA newspaper Republican News, along with printing machines and related property.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
The
Republican News
Ex-President of Uruguay Dies at 69
Montevideo reports former Uruguay president Gabriel Terra aged 69 died last night. Terra led the nation from 1931 to 1938 and was brother-in-law to current president Alfredo Baldomir.
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Uruguay
Montevideo
Gabrieel Terra
Alfredo Baldomir
Double Shifts Approved In Two Amarillo Schools
Amarillo school board approved double shifts for Horace Mann and Humphrey Highland to ease crowding. First grade classes at Mann and 1st–2nd grade at Highland will attend half days while new teachers are elected to handle expanded classes and cover vacancies. Superintendent Rogers notes no major population shift occurred this year.
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Amarillo
Horace Mann
Humphrey Highland
Charles M. Rogers
Amarillo Independent School District
Draft Men for Home Front Advances in Wartime Policy
Paul V. McNutt of the War Manpower Commission testified before a House committee that national service legislation to compel home-front war work appears inevitable. He cited Britain Canada and Australia and noted no specific bill yet but said details are being developed with management labor and government. He warned voluntary measures may not suffice as labor shortages and absenteeism rise.
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Washington
U.P
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
House
McNutt
Britain
Canada
Australia
WMC
Rent Registration Check to Begin Tomorrow
Rent registrations for apartments and houses will start tomorrow and take about 30 days to process. Riley Strickland of the Rent Control Office says all registrations must be checked before any adjustment petitions can be considered. Tenants will be notified and given a chance to reply before petitions are granted. An inspector will file a report and petitions depend on the inspector’s findings and tenant response. A few registrations were still being filed after Tuesday’s deadline with penalties of up to 5000 dollars or a year in prison for violations of Office of Price Administration rules on maximum rents in defense areas.
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Riley Strickland
Rent Control Office
Strickland
Federal Rent Control Office
Tennant
Office of Price Administration
Siamese Fighting Fish Battle Ends Exhibition at Aquarium
Red champion of Cambonia defeated Butch the Siamese titleholder in a second round knockout at the National Aquarium Society ring. Dr. Fred Orsinger owned both fighters and stopped the bout after Dutch tore a fin. No title was on the line.
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Washington
U.P
Cambonia
Butch
Siam
National Aquarium Society
Fred Orsinger
WPA Laborers Poorly Paid
Surveys from the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research show that among 13 312 Texas families 96.2 percent earn under 50 000 annually and 12.4 percent under 500. WPA laborers averaged 638 yearly, domestic employes 713. Nine communities were surveyed on buying habits with 34 to 84 percent buying outside their towns and 5 to 29 percent shopping away. Respondents urged more advertising lower prices better selection and courteous clerks.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas
F. A. Buchel
Amarillo College Offers Night Courses
The College will hold night school registration tomorrow and Friday from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. The expanded program includes courses in business administration typing shorthand bookkeeping office machines elementary psychology and secondary education English rhetoric literature and business English languages French and Spanish mathematics physics chemistry music theater public speaking United States and Texas government economics psychology and history. For details call the Registrar at 6275.
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Amarillo College
Board of Trustees
United States
Texas
David V Linker Services Friday
Funeral services for David V. Linker Santa Fe railroad engineer who died Monday night at the Santa Fe Hospital in Clovis New Mexico will be held Friday at 2 PM from the Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel Rev J C Sizemore Buchanan Street Baptist Church will officiate Linker 36 had served the Santa Fe for 15 years He was a member of Buchanan Street Baptist Church and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen Survived by his wife one son Bobby and his parents Mr and Mrs J H Linker of Concord NC four brothers and three sisters Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
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David V. Linker
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Clovis
N. M
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
J. C. Sizemore
Buchanan Street Baptist Church
Linker
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Fear of F B I Triggers Suspect Surrender in Cafe Murder
Frank Rodgers 22 surrendered to Beeville officers after being linked to the June 23 shooting death of John Philopena 37 at Johnny's Cafe. Detectives say Rodgers cited fear of the FBI over a possible draft reclassification as motive.
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Houston
Frank Rodgers
W. C. Ragan
John Philopena
Beeville
Frank Murray
Manuel Crespo
Rodgers
Murray
Philopena
Johnny
Even Air Isn't Free Any More in Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls city council received a bill from the municipal garage charging $2 for air for tire inflation. The cost underscores rising charges for basic services in the city.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Church To Honor Service Men
The San Jacinto Methodist Church will host an 8 o'clock service in Fellowship Hall honoring 90 church men serving in the armed forces. Mrs. Ed Timmons and Mrs. Roy Cline Jr organized the program. the event is open to the public with invitations to wives and relatives.
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San Jacinto Methodist Church
Uncle Sam
Fellowship Hall
Ed Timmons
Roy Cline, Jr
Snake Dancer Offers 10 Cents For Frogs At Dodson Carnival
Miss O Zorita the snake dancer at the Dodson carnival on Third and Grant will pay 10 cents for each frog caught to feed a South American boa constrictor. Only frogs, no horned toads, are wanted as the daily output hints at a large number of retired automobiles annually.
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O'Zorita
South America
County Boards Get Tougher
Texas OPA director Mark McGee told East Texas farmers dairymen and businessmen that county boards will tighten rules as rubber shortages persist. He urged forming share-attack pools among East Texas agricultural industries and outlined the plan to war price and rationing boards across 30 Northeast Texas counties. Gasoline rationing to conserve.
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Sulphur Springs
Tex
Mark McGee
Texas
OPA
Joe Naughton
Ellis County Board
Kiwanians Hear Glider Officers in Amarillo
North Amarillo Kiwanis Club heard Major Donald R Johnston and Lt. William T. rubber discuss glider pilot training while OPA officials urged milage rationing and pooling hauling facilities among dairymen truckers and farmers in East Texas. Bryan Blaylock represented area dairymen and Rives outlined the program in full during the luncheon.
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OPA
East Texas
Bryan Blaylock
Rives
North
Amarillo
Soldier With Big Feet Will Get a Break Now
A soldier known for unusually large feet secures a break or rest period amid duties. The note mentions birds molt thrice yearly as a separate aside.
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Irish Army
Essick
College
Amarillo Printing Co
Snake Dancer
Jayne
Jayne’s
America
Donald R Johnston
William T
Max L. McCullough
Dallas
Shaw-Graves
Civinteca
Red Arrow
Blosser's
St. Joseph
Cal Farley
Nee
Canelle Plan
Mantola Radio-Phonograph
Glasstex
B. F. Goodrich
CAL Farley's Dept. Stores
Fillmore
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