Alaska Fortifications Drive U S War Readiness
Rapid Alaskan construction by Army Engineers shapes defense with a $182 million program slated to run at least three years. Projects focus near Fairbanks Fort Richardson Ladd and Eielson air bases while Nome Cleary and Whittier gain housing and facilities.
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Alaska
United States
Army Engineers
R. A. Wheeler
E. C. Itschner
Wheeler
Congress
Nathan Twining
Alaskan Command
Territory
Fairbanks
Fort Richardson
Air Force
Ladd Air Force Base
Eilson Base
Ladd Field
Bilson
Anchorage
Whittier
Nome
Cleary
Nenana
Free seeds offered to Henry-on-Thames for Olympic regatta
In Henry on Thames England residents receive free seeds to grow flowers in window boxes ahead of the Olympic regatta. Local authorities promote beautification and community spirit by encouraging window box plantings among residents.
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Henry-on-Thames
England
Ambulance Driver Faces Theft Charge in Potter County
Earl B Knowlton 33, listed Amarillo general delivery, remains jailed on $2000 bond after driving a Boxwell Brothers ambulance to a Con way service station and offering a government check for gas. The ambulance, taken from a local garage, was first aimed at N S Griggs & Sons Funeral Home. Authorities say he cannot explain how he reached Conway.
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Earl B.knowlton
Potter County
Knowlton
Amarillo
Boxwell Brothers
Conway
N. S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Home
Transient Youth Describes Hijacking Near Amarillo
James White an 18 year old transient from Indiana told deputies he was hijacked and robbed of about eight to nine dollars after being knocked unconscious by a man who picked him up in Amarillo. Tourists found him sleeping in a roadside ditch along Route 66 several miles west of Amarillo and brought him to the sheriff.
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James White
Indiana
Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff's Office
Amarillo
Highway 66
Lem Pounds
Bolivia forms Special Aeronautical Commission for aviation study
Bolivia establishes a Special Aeronautical Commission to study and develop national aviation. The commission aims to oversee planning, policy, and advancement of Bolivian air transport and related infrastructure.
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Bolivia
Special Aeronautical Commission
Johnson abandons campaign helicopter in Texas Senate runoff
Rep. Lyndon B. Johnson said in Dallas he would stop using the helicopter that carried him to distant parts of the state before the first primary. He explained the rapid pace of visits made the helicopter too slow for his runoff campaign.
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Dallas
Lyndon B. Johnson
US Senate
Johnson
Mississippi Democrats Convene on States Rights Stance
Mississippi Democrats gather in Jackson to convene a convention aimed at converting opposition to Harry Truman into support for Strom Thurmond. They plan to approve or disapprove actions of delegates, name Thurmond Wright as nominees, and decide if electors will be pledged or unpledged on the November ballot.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Democratic Party of
Thurmond-Wright
Quick Crochet Doilies Pattern Offer from Amarillo Globe
Crochet pattern 7049 shows two doily sizes with flower design. Send 20 cents to the Amarillo Globe Household Arts Dept PO Box 151 Flatbush Station Brooklyn NY for directions and charts. Also offered is a 15 cent Alice Brooks Needlework Book with 97 illustrations and a free crochet square.
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Cailem
Amarillo Globe
Flatbush Station
Brooklyn
Alice Brooks
Household Arts Dept
P.O
N.Y
Cameron Doctor Dies After Illness at Hospital
Dr Eduard Rischar 76 a Cameron Hospital founder and Catholic layman died yesterday at the hospital after several weeks’ illness. The report also notes Bolivia’s ongoing long standing dispute over a Pacific-area portion.
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Cameron
Tex
Eduard Rischar
Cameron Hospital
Rheumatic Pain Relief Testimonial Ad in Amarillo
A local Amarillo reader endorses TRU-AID claiming eight hours to relieve rheumatic pains in shoulders legs and ankles. The testimonial promotes a three ingredient liquid formula sold by local drugstores and urges others to try it.
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Truaid
Amarillo
Embroidering a Wedding Sampler Pattern 7337
Charming embroidery sale note invites buyers to order pattern 7337 for a wedding sampler to hang in a new home. The Amarillo Globe advertises a 13 by 16 inch sampler transfer with improved visuals, 97 illustrations, and directions, priced fifteen cents per edition.
Greeks Capture Guerrilla Base in Northern Greece Offensive
Greek forces report capture of Kerassovon near the Albanian border and Kamenic Heights as the Grammos operation extends beyond six weeks. The Ninth Division also advances toward Mount Gramos positions while Prime Minister Sophoulis reshuffles the army hierarchy to accelerate the war effort.
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Panos Kalogeropoulos
Stylianos Kitrilakis
Grammos Mountains
Gramos
Kalogeropoulos
Mexico
Athens
Kerassovon
Greece
Kamenic
Konitsa
Grammos
Markos Vafiades
Vafiades
Georgopotamos
Themistokles Sophoulis
Mertox Compound Promised Quick Rheumatic Relief
Dallas resident J C Kirkland reports long standing rheumatic shoulder pain improved after using Mertox Compound. He credits relief from gas bloating headaches and fatigue and says digestion improved and nightly trips to the toilet ceased. The ad advises Texas druggists offer Mertox at a reduced price.
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Texas
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