Greece Lives On Hope After Bitter Defeat
Athens dispatch reports Greek resistance under German invasion with capitulation in Epirus. Tsouderos promises not to submit, urging Crete escape. British prisoners recount German hunger and harsh tactics as civilians flee. Despite losses, Britons say the campaign crushes German aims and preserves resolve.
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Athens
Greece
George
Epirus
Crete
London
Public Security Ministry
Piraeus
Salamis
Attea
Corinth
Mylos
Manuel Tsouderos
Vardar
Meat Firms Raise Wages Across Major Meat Packers
Three of the Big Four meat packers Cudahy Swift and Wilson announced an eight percent wage increase for more than 31 000 production and maintenance workers. Armour and Company issued a statement.
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Chicago
Cudahy
Swift and Wilson
Armour and Company
John Speer Promoted To Lubbock District Agent
John E. Speer, longtime Amarillo area field representative for Equitable Mutual Life, has been named district agent of the newly formed Lubbock district. A Dickens County native and Texas Tech graduate, he has served the 44-county Panhandle and South Plains area through Amarillo and earned wide recognition for sales successes.
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John E. Speer
Amarillo
Equitable Mutual Life Insurance Company
Lubbock
Speer
Panhandle
South Plains
Dickens County
Texas Technological College
Equitable Company
Courthouse Transfers and Vehicle Registrations Noted
Courthouse records show Mary Elizabeth Bivins transferring property to Betty B. Childers for 10 dollars and Carrie B. Green transferring Lot 10 Block 127 in Plemons for 10 dollars. Vehicle registrations list multiple makes and owners including Paul J. Smith and D. E. Shepherd with sedans coupes and trucks plus a Persian cat note from Colorado about a 24 toed cat.
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Mary Elizabeth Bivins
Betty B. Childers
N. River R. G
Carrie B. Green
Orland W. Green
Plemons
Pirate Lafitte's Forge To Become Gun Shop
The old French Quarter blacksmith shop once used by pirate Jean Lafitte is being converted into a gun store. The brick building at Bourbon and St Philip Streets sits near Barateria Island where Lafitte’s men operated and arms were repaired. The structure is a one story with attic living quarters and is among New Orleans' oldest brick edifices.
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New Orleans
Jean LaPitte
LaPitte
Barateria Island
Andrew Jackson
Bourbon and
St. Philip Streets
Mutual Association To Meet Saturday
The first annual Panhandle Agency Convention of the Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association will be Saturday at 10 o'clock at the Blackstone Hotel. A. J. Kelly Amarillo Branch manager announces Dallas officials and Lubboock agents will be guests. The session will close with a ...
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Panhandle
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Blackstone
A. J. Kelly
Amarillo
Dallas
Lubwock
Canan
Don’t Neglect Slipping False Teeth
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH powder to sprinkle on denture plates to keep teeth in place. It claims no gummy taste and provides security and comfort when talking, eating, and sneezing. Available at drug stores.
Australian air force attracts record applicant numbers
A luncheon at the Blackstone Coffee Shop is noted as part of a broader report on military recruitment. Over 160,000 men applied for admission to the Australian air force in the past year, reflecting high enlistment interest. The article mentions nickels in circulation and the medieval origin of military insignia displays.
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E Jhursday
By Richard D. McMillan
John Speer
John FE. Speer
Courthouse Records
Fuqua Dev. Co
Ed McKechnie
Pontiac
Paul J. Smith
L. C. Oreman
Ford
Joe Killough
D. E. Shepherd
Chevrolet
Bruce Caldwell
Dodge
Corine Ingram
S. C. Dempsey
Plymouth
Toney Chisum, Inc
Walter Irvin
International
Trinidad, Colo
U.P
J. R. Havill
Rye
Frankfort Distilleries,Inc
Louisville
Baltimore
Paul Jones
Lafitte
Denmark
Mutual Association
Blackstone Coffee Shop
Cit Company
W. 8Th Street
Willys
Mark Rhannel
Motor Sales Company
Globe-News
Ark
Lovell
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