War Time Prepares Economy Shift and Odd Facts
The passage notes rising costs and war's impact on prices, urging stockpiling now. It cites a survey showing only three percent of Americans know the second verse of The Star Spangled Banner, plus varied curiosities about Italy and U.S. hotels owned by insurers. It also covers new X ray timing, a Massachusetts tax commissioner idea, a San Francisco building firm offering free services to new homes, and leaf-color science, ending with a breakdown of 14,400 wage earners’ spending across categories.
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Ohio
Italy
United States
Massachusetts
San Francisco
Department of Commerce
Philippine officials witness demonstration of cocoanut oil motor
Philippine officials witness a demonstration of a motor derived from coconut oil. The report notes interest in alternative fuel technology shown during the event.
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Philippine
Weather and wartime notes amid a world of change
The column discusses light wind changes and green plains, then shifts to wartime fears and civil resilience. It quotes personal maxims, rumors of a rattlesnake in Texas, rising prices for woolens and cotton, and the impact of war on production and consumer costs. It highlights public concern, government spending, and the need for physical readiness.
Birthday Is Celebrated Honoring 16th Birthday at Edwards Studio
Mr and Mrs J S Edwards hosted a informal dance to celebrate their daughter Rosemary Ann turning 16 in Edwards Studio. Spring flowers and hundreds of multicolored balloons adorned the rooms while a unique balloon dance served as the highlight. Guests included Pinkey Scarborough and many local names.
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Rosemary Ann
J. S. Edwards
Edwards Studio
Pinkey Scarborough
Betty Ann Herbert
J. D. Pavillard
Margy Edwards
Bud Gentry
Jane Dice
John Keith
Tabby Sue
Handkerchief Shower Honors Mrs Dickey in Moving Farewell
Mrs F R Hitchcock at 1403 Ong Street hosted a Tuesday night handkerchief shower for her sister Mrs Floyd P Dickey who is moving to Austin. After bridge games, a refreshment course was served to guests Mesdames Alice Williams J B Bechtel Jr Roxie Fountain Joe Hite Harry Alexander Miss Della Turner the honoree and Marilyn Jo.
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F. R. Hitchcock
Ong Street
Floyd P. Dickey
Austin
Alice Williams
J. B. Bechtel, Jr
Roxie Fountain
Joe Hite
Harry Alexander
Della Turner
Marilyn Jo
Roosevelt pledges no censorship except vital war news
President Roosevelt told the American Society of Newspaper Editors there would be no government control of news except information vital to the war. In a letter to Tom Wallace, editor, he said free speech remains the publishers and editors, reporters, correspondents, magazines, motion pictures, and radio’s undeniable right. He warned suppression and censorship are mortal weapons used by dictatorships.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Tom Wallace
The
Louisville Times
ASNE
Wallace
Society
Lewis Realy For Peace Lewis Realy For Peace
New York April 17 John J Lewis president of the United Mine Workers of America CIO announced the union was willing to resume wage negotiations with Southern bituminous coal operators to reach an industry wide accord and reopen the soft coal mines. Northern operators and union negotiators were ratifying a new two year wage contract designed for the soft coal industry as a whole. Lewis proposed meeting in New York tomorrow morning to negotiate a wage scale for mining areas represented by Southern Operators.
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New York
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Lewis
Appalachian
L. T. Putman
Southern
Wedding Announcement for Olla Rook and William T McRae
Mr and Mrs Ned Thomas of 901 Jefferson Street announce the marriage of their daughter Olla Rook to William T McRae of Sentinel Okla The vows were said at 9 30 p m Sunday night in the home of officiating minister Rev H C Smith of San Jacinto Methodist Church Attendants were Miss Nancy Thomas and Alton Cluck After the ceremony the couple left for Sentinel where they will reside
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Ned Thomas
Jefferson Street
Olla Rook
William T. McRae
Sentinel
Oklo
H. C. Smith
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Nancy Thomas
Alton Cluck
Odessa Meteor Put on Display
The University of Texas and Ector County plan to display the Odessa meteor ten miles west of Odessa. A 164-foot shaft will be sunk to the meteor’s top, which buried itself centuries ago in West Texas soil. The crater is the second largest in the United States and is partially filled with rock debris. Shaft construction should finish by late July.
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Austin
University of Texas Today
Ector County
Odessa
EF. H. Sellards
Bureau of Economic Geology
West Texas
United States
Sellards
Wie' Lage Seeks Farm Work Across Dairy and More
A 22 year old man urgently seeks employment in farm or dairy work, requesting any available position. The note appears to be a personal appeal likely continued on page 4 of the same issue.
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Tack
Bone defects lead in army service rejections
Harvard Medical School emeritus professor Dr. Frederick F. Russell reports that about 40 percent of men are rejected for military service due to bone and joint defects. He cites weak and flat feet as by far the commonest cause of disqualification. The Cambridge Mass findings come from Army testing and medical screenings.
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Cambridge, Mass
Frederick F. Russell
Harvard Medical School
Disease causes by eyes and ears fall in tests, Dr Russell says
Dr Russell reports that roughly 12 percent of test failures stem from eye, ear, nose and throat diseases, about 10 percent from heart and vascular diseases, and around 6 percent from nervous and mental illnesses. Tuberculosis accounts for about
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Russell
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