Texas Plainsmen banquet honors lunch of 60
Arrivals from Dallas for a banquet accompany Lieuts Hawn Binnion Trigg and Hartley of the Naval Flight Selection Board. Hartley to pilot the Texas Plainsmen to Georgia. Matthew Hooks honors the panhandle by presenting a white flower to each of the 60 Plainsmen tonight. Maxon Co provides PA system for the event. Guests will march to Fort Worth & Denver station to entrain for service.
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Dallas
Hartley
Texas
Georgia
Matthew “Bones
Hooks
Maxon Company
Fort Worth
Denver
Soldier Proves Himself Hero In Tragic Airplane Crash
Sgt Robert Tee of Columbus Ohio crawled from a blazing army transport wreck on Peru Mountain after a fog collision killing 17 of 20 aboard. He dragged two injured men to safety, fired his revolver to signal for help, then walked three miles to guide state police back to the crash site.
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Peru
Mass
Robert Tee
Columbus
Peru Mountain
Army
Poyts
Alonzo L. Pearson
James Fern
Abingdon
Lee
Iad
Pope Field
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Missing Dirigible Crewmen Feared Lost Near Daly City
In San Francisco Aug 17 two veteran crewmen Lieut Ernest Dewitt Cody 27 and Ensign Charles E Adams 38 are missing after a patrol blimp crashed in a Daly City suburb. The gondola was empty, radio on, fuel dumped, engines off with life belts missing. Navy searches cover hill regions and sea as experts assess the wreck and cause.
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San Francisco
Navy
Ernest Dewitt Cody
Naval Academy
Charles E. Adams
Daly City
War Reporter Only Casualty in Fight
Larry Allen AP correspondent with the British fleet in the Mediterranean was the sole casualty of a naval bombardment of the Italian Dodecanese Islands. He reported there were enemy aircraft but they did not catch up. he slipped in an open hatch during a blackout and injured his ankle and body. The other item notes Texas to use smaller 1942 license tags, with steel shortages. 40 tons of steel needed, not cheaper, and traffic suspended after a German troop train wreck near Groningen.
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New York
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Allen
Austin
Texas
Highway Department
War Production Board
Brazilian freighter Baependy sunk with heavy loss
Critica reports the 4801 ton Brazilian freighter Baependy was sunk off the Brazilian coast with between 700 and 1000 Brazilian troops lost. In Washington the Senate approved by voice vote a bill for immediate payment of dependency allowances to families of servicemen.
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Buenos Aires
Critica
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
RAF and Germans Swap Light Blows Over Channel Aerial Skirmish
RAF fighters and bombers clashed with German raiders as both sides exchanged light blows over the Channel. A lone German raider dropped bombs on the south coast causing minor damage and few casualties while the main front remained quiet before dawn.
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London
War Bond Sales Lagging in Potter County
War bond and stamp sales in Potter County on Friday and Saturday totaled 34 562 50 bringing August sales to 215 093 50. The month is more than half over and the quota remains far from half met.
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Potter County
Colored boy seeks washing dishes job in town
A 16 year old colored boy asks for dishwashing or janitor work and provides contact at 2-5741. Also reported: lost school clothes bundle at Anthony's store to be returned to owner. finder offers to return billfold with name Joel Edward Robertson. found injured dog seeks owner. found clothing package with Franklin's slip wants rightful owner identified and called at 1326 East Fifteenth Avenue.
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Tack
Hughes St
Anthony
Joel Edward Robertson
North Tyler Street
Polk Street
Franklin's
East Fifteenth Avenue
Sons of the West to be on KGNC Bond Wagon
The Sons of the West will be featured on KGNC Bond Wagon tomorrow night at 7:30 with the Blackburn-Shaw Quartet and other entertainers donating services for war bonds. KGNC is an authorized bond agency and bonds can be bought after banking hours. Bond Wagon is a regular KONC feature following a successful first program.
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Sons of the West
KGNC
Blackburn-Shaw
KONC
Swaney Promoted to Captain at Pantex Plant
Major P. S. Irvine announces the promotion of Lieut. James A. Swaney to Captain effective August 15. Swaney, from Norfolk Virginia, joined the Office of Chief of Ordnance before arriving at Amarillo on May 12 1942. He was commissioned Aug 7 1941 and serves as executive and public relations officer at Pantex.
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P. S. Irvine
Pantex Ordance Plant
James A. Swaney
Cap. Swaney
Norfolk
Virginia
Swaney
Amarillo
Pantex
American Merchant Vessel Torpedoed and Sunk
The Navy reports a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine late in July. The announcement confirms the loss in the war zone and notes the vessel was American flagged and operated under civilian control.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Germans Again Report Churchill Sightings Across Posts
German intelligence operators pressed for clues on Prime Minister Winston Churchill. They claimed sightings in Moscow two weeks ago, in Egypt last Friday, and Berlin stating he had been in Moscow since Thursday.
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United Press
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Moscow
Egypt
Berlin
Churchill and Allies Hold Secret Moscow Meetings
The piece recounts Churchill, Maxwell, Spalding, and Soviet Marshal Voroshilov meeting in Moscow with joint conferences and a Kremlin state dinner. U S Liberators escorted by Russian fighters were visible over Moscow as Churchill’s party, including Vanderkloof and Ruggles, traveled with Brooke Tedder Cadogan Wilson and Henderson in attendance. The tone hints at an epochal gathering with high spirits among leaders.
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Ln Churchill
U. S
Maxwell
U.S
Spalding
Washington
Klementi FE. Voroshilov
Moscow
Alan Francis Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Churchill
United States
Arthur William Tedder
RAF
Middle East
Alexander Cadogan
Charles Wilson
Lou Henderson
State Department
Kremlin
Stalin
Markets Update From Dow Jones and Chicago Grain Hold
Merrill Lynch notes mixed stock moves with Industrials up 0.37, Railroads up 0.03, and early price shifts in Dow components. Grain futures show wheat and corn ranges with Sept and Dec contracts trading near steady, while Kansas City livestock markets report slower hog sales and lower premiums for lighter weights.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Atl P.M
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Ship Losses Lowest For Past 16 Weeks
The Associated Press reports last week had the fewest Allied merchantmen sunk in 16 weeks with seven losses. Most sinkings were in Gulf of Mexico and off South America while the U. S. East coast and Caribbean lanes saw none. A total of 56 seamen were killed and 134 rescued. Since Pearl Harbor 171 Allied or neutral ships have been sunk in eastern U S waters and surrounding seas.
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Associated Press
U. 8
East Coast
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
South America
Western
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Canada
Artillery Fire Seen Across Channel After Calais Attack
Long range artillery between Calais and Boulogne opened fire, firing about 20 shells in ten minutes. Dover watchers along the cliffs reported flashes of continuous gunfire lighting the mid channel.
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Calais
Boulogne
Dover
Mid-Channel
German Outpost Boats Destroyed in Dover Straits Night Battle
British light naval forces aided by shore batteries destroyed at least one and possibly two German outpost boats and badly damaged two others in a fog shrouded night clash in the Straits of Dover. Residents along the English coast heard deep rumbles as the action unfolded. Finance news follows with figures on cattle, beef prices, and market activity.
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London
U.P
Straits of
Dover
Admiralty
Skybusters Plainsmen Banquet Text Darkens the List of Attendees
A banquet honors 120 Plainsmen and sponsors with 60 paying plates for fighters. Carlton Scales orchestra and Dixie Dice perform. KGNC and KFDA broadcast highlights. John McCarty salutes the Plainsmen. Wes Izzard hosts. Numerous authors and artists from Clarendon, Farwell, White Deer, Amarillo, Dallas and Hollywood listed among performers.
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Carlton Scales
Dixie Dice
KGNC
KFDA
John McCarty
Panhandle Navy
Wes Izzard
Mary Charlotte Word
Charlotte Ingham Word
Clarendon
Jo Word
Mariam Miller
Florence Milwee Vinyard
Farwell
W. H. Graham
Guy H. Goodman
Plainview
Cleo Tom Terry
White Deer
Guydell Ekelund
Amarillo
Joyce Ellen Hamic
A. W. Acker
Dallas
W. F. Gay
Racie Britain
Hollywood
Calif
Paul Ellis
Why BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia Quickly
The BC formula provides quick acting ingredients that are readily assimilated to deliver fast relief from headaches neuralgia and muscular pains. Keep a 10c or 25c package for prompt relief and consult a physician if pains persist.
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USA
A Family Trial Regulates Itself Like Beer Industry
In a personal reminiscence Joe Marsh recalls Dad Hoskins organizing his thirteen children into self monitoring groups with older siblings guiding younger ones. He compares this to how the beer industry regulates itself, noting improved behavior and more time for the parents.
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Dad Hoskins
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