Star Leon Names New Managers
Leon Star announces management changes with 0. D. Leon moving to Dallas, Robert D. Sparks transferring to Leon, and Roy DeViney taking over at the Star. Sparks is an Amarillo showman who began in 1916 at Mission Theatre and returns after years in Central and South Texas. DeViney is a longtime Amarillo showman recently back in town.
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Leon
D. Leon
Dallas
Robert D. Sparks
Star Theatre
Roy DeViney
Star
Mr. Leon
Amarillo
Star Theater
Polk Street
W. H. Coon
South Texas
Mr. DeViney
Maryland Tops Its Quota in Third War Loan
Maryland reported gross sales of 203.0 million dollars at noon, 103.6 percent of its 196.0 million quota, though individual bond sales of 84.0 million remain to be met. New York reached about 3.802 billion, 88 percent of its 4.709 billion quota, as Treasury tallies show. Secretary Morgenthau said nationwide sales totaled 10.239 billion through Saturday, with a weekend update due tonight.
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Washington
Maryland
Treasury
Department
Hooper Miles
State War Finance
Miles
New York
Morgenthau
Six Days in A Hog Pen and Liking It
Two American soldiers were rescued after six days in a hog pen near Salerno Italy. They hid with a friendly Italian farmer Angelo while German patrols hunted them. Pattara and Salinas survived a bayonet charge, a shell fragment wounded a companion, and Pattara crediting a wallet for saving his heart.
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United Press
U. 8
Salerno
Italy
Don J. Pattara
Chicago
Ill
Zaragoza Salinas
Skidmore
Tex
Massachusetts
New York
Angelo
Pattara
Chennault Sees Desperate Need for Planes in China
Allied HQ in the South Pacific reports Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault believes airpower could drive Japan from China with enough planes. Senator A. B. Chandler notes Chennault says China needs planes urgently and warns of risking their running base without more air support.
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South Pacific
Claire Chennault
China
Sen
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Chennault
Japan
Conner Visits Amarillo Experiment Station
A. B. Conner director of all Texas Extension Service agricultural experiment stations visits the Amarillo Experiment Station which is federally operated. Dr CG J Whitefield directs the station and R A Karper oversees sorghum experiments. They plan to go to Lubbock this evening.
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A. B. Conner
Texas Extension Service Agricultural Experiment
Amarillo
CG. J. Whitefield
R. A. Karper
Mr. Conner
Lubbock
Return of Lt Col James Roosevelt from Aleutians
Lt Col James Roosevelt arrives in Los Angeles after returning from the Aleutians and plans to head to Washington to confer with Marine Corps leaders about his next assignment. The report notes his long absence from the President and his anticipated meeting in the capital.
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Col
James Roosevelt
Aleutians
Los Angeles
White ‘House
Washington
Marine Corps
Betty Hutton Engaged in January Wedding Plans
Hollywood gossip columns note Betty Hutton set a January wedding date with her new fiancé. The piece highlights various Hollywood rumors and anecdotes about stars like Lupe Velez, Veronica Lake, Cary Grant, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Brush, and others, plus previews of upcoming films and personal milestones.
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Betty Hutton
George Murphy
George Jr
RKO
Yank Courage
Salerno
Lupe Velez
Arturo de Cordoba
Veronica Lake
Hubby
John Detlie
Seattle
Teddi
Harry
Sherman
Rod Cameron
Sonny Tufts
Alan Ladd
Ha! Rko
Lionel Royce
Bob Hope
Barbara Britton
Joan Anderson
USN
Cary Grant
Columbia
Hedy Lamarr
Mexico City
MGM
la Capital
Michele Morgan
France
Ina Claire
San Francisco
Girl, 14, assaulted near Roberts Street in Amarillo
Police continued a search for a man who assaulted a 14 year old girl after following her from a city bus near her home. The victim reported the attack around 9:45 PM and received medical care while in shock. She identified a man to police.
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Amarillo
South Roberts Street
Dear Tack reads and wants a permanent job offer
A Reader seeks a middle aged experienced woman for permanent work or maternity care with a salary of 15 dollars weekly plus room and board. Also a dog for adoption and contact numbers are listed. a missing items notice offers a 2 dollar reward for a black dress and coat found at a store. found boy shoes are offered for return.
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East 7Th Ave
East 10Th Ave
Lost Cocker Spaniel Pup and Found Package Notice
A red female Cocker Spaniel puppy has been lost from 913 Bowie Street with a reward offered for its return. A package found at the corner of 12th and Tyler Street may belong to someone and can be claimed by calling 2-6408. Billy Glover seeks a male puppy for a pet and asks to be contacted at 5581.
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12Th and
Tyler Street
Bowie Street
Tack
Liberator Dips Low To Photo Japs
At India headquarters a Liberator bomber crew described a harrowing mission over Nicobar Island in the China Burma India theater. Captain Raymond Rote's crew pressed a 1,500 foot low attack for photographs and bomb damage, narrowly escaping heavy anti aircraft fire as engines flamed and the plane made a perilous return.
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U. S. Air Force
India
Raymond Rote
Phoenix
Ariz
Nicobar Island
Malay Peninsula
Dutch Sumatra
Rote
William Shelley
Yreka
Calif
Joseph Willis
Augusta
Ark
Willis
Willis Said. Rote
Shelley
Robert Currie
Big Spring
Tex
Guyer
Currie
Chicago and Kansas City Livestock Markets Report
In Chicago salable hogs 14 000 to 19 000, prices mostly steady to 10 cents lower with weights under 250 pounds down. top hog price 15.10. Cattle and calves show mixed moves with fed steers steady while other grades weaken. vealers 25-50 lower. Western stockers and feeders mostly steady. calves around 11.25 to 14.00. Sheep 6,000 with steady early trade. best western lambs around 14.75. In Kansas City hogs slow with bids weak to 10 cents lower. top around 14.80. Cattle receipts steady to weak. light price support for steers and yearlings. stockers and feeders dominate. cows slightly lower. Sheep sparse with limited early trade. Financial notes show liquidation at 1.76 million with a 1.93 offer.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Hostile Plane Threatens Base off Coast of India
Colombo reported its first night alert as a hostile plane likely reconnoitered Colombo's vicinity but did not drop any bombs. The base lies at the British colony’s coast near India. Sub joins allies. Italian submarine Amamiraglio Cagni surrendered off Durban, South Africa.
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India
Colombo
Ceylon
Durban
Natal
Amamiraglio Cagni
South Africa
Autopilot Holds Plane On Bomb Run
New York reports detail an electronically controlled autopilot used by the Army Air Force and Minneapolis Honeywell to stabilize high altitude bombing. Alfred M. Wilson describes it as taking over bombing duties and returning planes to course instantly, improving efficiency and reducing pilot fatigue.
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New York
America
Army Air Force
Europe
Asia
Minneapolis - Honeywell Regulator Company
Wright Field
Army
Alfred M. Wilson
Aeronautical Division
Wilson
Amarillo Chamber Schedules Three Committee Meetings
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce will hold three committee meetings this week. An industrial scrap committee chaired by H. O. Willborn meets Wednesday at 10 in the chamber conference rooms to plan a metal drive. John E. Hill calls a West Texas State College committee meeting for Thursday at 8. A third meeting of the economic development committee headed by RH. O. Starks is likely Friday noon.
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Amarillo
RH. O. Starks
King Peter of Yugoslavia Leaves on Secret Mission
King Peter of Yugoslavia departs London for an undisclosed Mediterranean destination as his government transfers to Cairo. Departure date and trip details are being withheld by security rules.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
London
Peter of
Cairo
Mediterranean
Kills More Nazis Than All The Infantry
War dispatch from Fifth Army in Italy describes Joel Crain of Tulsa reporting 40 German troops marching along a railroad embankment. He relayed their position via field telephone as shells fired nearby missed, prompting an exasperated exclamation. The item then recalls coverage dating back to the post’s opening two years ago.
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United Press
Fifth Army
Italy
U.R
Joel Crain
Tulsa
Okla
Crain
Grand Jury Winding Up Its Work in Potter County
The Potter County grand jury is winding up the current court term. The jury is in session today and will meet again tomorrow.
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Grand Jury
Potter County
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