Not All Ashes author Will Tucker Opens New Novel
Will Tucker, a Texas newspaperman and former World War II veteran, writes Not All Ashes, a vivid tale of John Barton a Rainbow Division infantry captain whose brain grafting from a dying officer creates a new blend of personalities. Set from Leon Springs to a French base hospital the novel features real soldiers nurses and battle scenes. Texas should be proud of Tucker who may next write an outdoors adventure.
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Texas
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Jane Riley
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France
Hall
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Argonne
Bar-le-duc
Chatillon
Rimacourt
Cecille
Skeet Winn
Irish Ryan
Major Cobb
Major Jackson
Hemingway
Closing of U S Consulates in Germany Spurs British Troubles
The article notes the closing of U S consulates in Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe will hurt Britain. It credits U S embassy staff with aiding British interests since 1939 and in negotiating prisoner exchanges. It cites Sweden Spain and Argentina as likely future regional hosts for diplomatic duties.
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Spain
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Defense and you amid wartime price pressures and shortages
A June column analyzes how war mobilization shifts costs from groceries to clothes to housing. It notes higher taxes, scarcer aluminum and copper, delayed steel, and rising prices for coats and food, while some items, like stockings, may stay steadier. The piece highlights four causes of shortages: defense demand, rising employment, price pegging, and artificial hoarding. It cites local examples of string beans, round steak, and other goods, and ends with a cautionary note about ongoing economic strain.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Keokuk
Peoria
Sacred Dagger Capers on Nomad Trail in Chapter 28
In a tense expedition scene, Sherwood, Anne, and Diana clash with Nagara chieftains as riders push through river canyons. Diana reveals a marriage split, Beth endures rough handling, and Doddap navigates tensions while a telegraph from Diana’s father hints at further stakes. The journey continues with pace and peril.
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Mackey
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Anne
Blaze
Shani Lyn
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Philip
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Beth
Philip Oliver
Doddap
Chuka
Oliver
Father
Bekkan Bula
Larry Huff
Ford Planes for Army
Henry Ford backs armament efforts and mass production to build 15 large bombers daily by February. Ford plants will increase bomber shipments to Britain China and possibly Russia, with O P M and labor groups involved. Roosevelt and army experts anticipate larger exports of planes.
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United States
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Detroit
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China
Russia
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Army
Range Ridin and Panhandle Cowboy Ways
A column contrasts real cowhands with idolized cowboys, detailing the hard life from dawn to dusk on a round-up. It notes Bill Wagoner's farming in Hemphill County, Grover B. Hill's agriculture talk in Amarillo, and Tom Ivey's recovery after an auto accident, plus reflections on Panhandle wheat yields and Walter Winchell’s controversial radio stance.
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Bill Wagoner
Hemphill County
Grover B. Hill
Amarillo
Grover
Washington
Tom Ivey
Hereford
Panhandle
Walter Winchell Wei Izzard
Hitler
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