Weather and social notes from Actes Texas month of April
The column notes an April norther likely to bring freezing temperatures, forecasts rain and snow in the Panhandle, and reports a bleak fruit year due to mild February and March. It also comments on a 30 percent tax raising nightlife business, anecdotes from Amarillo and the Southwest, and readers’ letters about headlines and regional pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Hemphill County
High Plains
New York
Americans Debate Headlines and Yanks in World War II
Letter writers discuss the use of Yank as a short headline tag for American troops, noting Texas troops receive strong recognition and that readers associate Yanks with Allied soldiers. The exchange references headlines, regional views, and the role of headline writers in wartime reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Sparks
Louisiana Street
Tack
Globe-News
United States
New Hane
New England
Amarillo
Yank
Arizona
Georgia
Texas
Navy
China
Maine
New Mexico
Tennessee
Oregon
South
Sparks
Union
Hitler
Tojo
Heel flies in cattle treated across Hemphill County and beyond
Hemphill County County Agent MO O Stovall cites long running heel fly control efforts using cube sulphur and wettable sulphur dips on hundreds of cattle since 1938. He argues weather bureau forecasts and Tack’s column misstate fly behavior and notes flies do not sting cattle. He lists participating researchers and extending programs through Texas and Wyoming.
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Tack
Weather Bureau
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Hemphill County
R. T. Alexander
Big Bull
FP. C. McQuiddy
Hemphill
Mason King
McQuiddy
Alexander Ranch
George W. Barnes
A. & M. College of Texas
W. Clark
Agricultural Department of Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
O. G. Babcock
Bureau of Entomology
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sonora
United States
Barnes
Extension Service
MO. O. Stovall County
Glider Train Builds Burma Supply Airfield Behind Enemy Lines
American airborne engineers and British troops established a new supply airfield in Burma near Imphal, using glider drops and a covert guerrilla column led by Maj. Gen. Wingate. Over 30 nights pilots ferried engineers, jeeps, bulldozers, and materials, with night landings and occasional spot bombing on return trips.
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George Palmer
Burma Frontier
U.P
Burma
Imphal
India
Manipur
Chindwin
Irrawaddy
Philip Cochran
O. C. Wingate
Cochran
Burma Strip
la Guardia Field
Wingate
Job Wanted Light Housework and Child Care
A person seeks homemaking or child care work at home or at the family’s home. Contact by calling 6975.
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Tack
Aussies Rescued by Catalina Pilots Near Wewak
In a daring mission off New Guinea, U S Navy Catalinas evacuated 200 Australian Commandos trapped by Japanese forces near Sepik River, after a surprise landing cut off by enemy bombing. The evacuees left booby traps as a parting gesture.
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Melbourne
Australia
U. 8. Navy
Catalina
Wewak
New Guinea
U. 8. Service
Sepik
Russia
Sepik River
Tri-State Fair Names New President Manager and Secretary
Bill Beechler is elected president succeeding Ross Rogers who resigned. Beechler appoints Rex Baxter as manager and Edith Zelly as secretary of the Tri State Fair, with no expo planned until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Fair
Tri-State
Bill Beechler
Ross Rogers
Orville Wright Stays at Amarillo Hotel
The item reports Lt Commander Orville Wright and wife staying at the Herring Hotel in Amarillo last night. It notes the famous inventor is listed as unmarried in Who's Who, age 72, and that Wilbur Wright never married. The piece asserts the Wright resides in Dayton.
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Orville Wright
Amarillo
Dayton
Herring Hotel
Wilbur Wright
Vernon Jenkins Charged With Theft Over $50
Vernon Jenkins was charged yesterday morning with theft over $50 and his bond set at $1,000 by justice of the peace C. W. Carder. Police detectives recovered tools stolen from W. A. Marshall at the Klock Construction Company on Lipscomb Street.
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Vernon Jenkins
C. W. Carder
Justice of the
Jenkins
W. A. Marshall
Klock Construction Company
Lipscomb Street
South West Areas Show Big Wartime Population Gains
The article notes that between July 1, 1940 and July 1, 1942 the south and west gained over 2.5 million residents, while north central and northeast states lost about 450,000. The continental United States grew by 2,101,225 people to 133,770,500, a 1.6 percent rise.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Bennett in Dallas Heads Farm Transport Meeting
Bennett, a farm transportation specialist in the Amarillo area office for ODT, attends a Dallas meeting. Robert A. Hicks, chief of ODT's farm vehicle section, traveled from Washington to preside over the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Dallas
Amarillo
ODT
Robert A. Hicks
Washington
Truman Praises Hulls Plan for Bi partisan Cooperation
Senator Harry S Truman of Missouri called Cordell Hulls proposal for a bipartisan Congressional committee to consult with the State Department on foreign policy a fine move and a great speech. He noted the plan to pursue peace on a bipartisan basis during a transit through Amarillo en route to Kansas City.
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Kansas City
U.P
Harry 8. Truman
Missouri
Cordell Hull
State Department
Truman
Amarillo
Lubbock
New Commander Installed for VFW Post 1475
J B Gloves is named commander of John B Gold ing post 1475 Veterans of Foreign Wars and will be installed April 21 succeeding C B Parks. Other officers listed include J D McAllister senior vice commander Joe Scroggins junior vice commander John F Mitchell treasurer B C Walker chaplain Archie Amerson trustee and E R Bruce past commander installing officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Gloves
John B. Golding
Veterans of Foreign Wars
C. B. Parks
J. D. McAllister
Joe Scroggins
John F. Mitchell
B. C. Walker
Archie Amerson
E. R. Bruce
VFW
Mr. Bruce
Jimmie Fidler Questions Cantor Gift Publicity
In Hollywood on April 10, Jimmie Fidler critiques Eddie Cantor’s $5000 soldier donation for potential self promotion. He suggests giving via Hollywood Canteen with donor anonymity and notes public perception may view the act as self serving. The column also touches on other show business opinions and sentiment.
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Hollywood
Eddie Cantor
G. I. Joe
Cantor
Hollywood Canteen
America
Five Ways to Cheat Death Excerpts in Reader's Digest
Five true battle episodes reveal men with no chance to live who survived against odds. Noted foreign correspondent Ira Wolfert reports on improbable escapes and miraculous deliverance. Includes features on Elizabeth Fowler and a synthesis of John Barrymore life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Wolfert
Elizabeth Fowler
John Barrymore
Prince
Gene Fowler
Barrymore
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