CCC enlistment surplus prompts crosscounty batch for Clifton
W A Crawford of the U S Department of Labor reported a shortage of eligible CCC workers and filled the quota with 35 youths from Amarillo and Potter County. Ninety six youths from 10 Panhandle counties boarded a train for Clifton Arizona to join the camp there while Potter County sent 93 additional enlistees and plans to accept 40 veterans for the soil conservation unit.
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W. A. Crawford
U. S. Department of Labor
SCC
Panhandle
Texas Relief Administration
CCC
Clifton
Ariz
Crawford
Potter
West Texas
Amarillo
Potter County
Virginia Woodley
Congress
Randall
Deaf Smith
Moore Counties
Mussolini and Ethiopia echo echoes of empire
The piece argues policy should mirror past British restraint during Boer lands gains as Mussolini subdues Ethiopia. It notes the risk of ignoring events and cites Gibbon on Augustus, warning that neglect could invite broader imperial appetites and future consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Mussolini to fight for reign in Ethiopia bold plan
The speaker compares campaigns to Augustus and boasts new machinery will conquer Ethiopia in days. He cites the Pontine marshes and malaria as proof of technology’s edge and warns Ethiopian soldiers may press bravely against Italy’s modern weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussolini
Augustus
Pontine
Ethiopia
Italy
Romano Muselini
Bruno
Vittorio
Sons of the Wolf
Ballila
Macbeth
Kidney Conditions and Cystex Urgently Promoted
An antique advertisement claims kidney acids poison blood when kidneys slow, listing symptoms like acidity, nervousness, back pain, and dizziness. It touts Cystex as a diuretic prescription that allegedly restores kidney and bladder function within four hours, with a money back guarantee and a price of two cents per dose.
Courage, conquest, and death by own action ships in wartime musings
The piece surveys courage across ages from Macbeth to explorers like Columbus, notes the lure of achievement and flight over mountains, and critiques wartime propaganda such as Germanys death by own action ships. It mentions a Polish journalist in Russia and early street chess in London Lackpenny.
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Russia
London
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Arabia Felix
Tropic
van Buren
16Th and
Tyler
HINDS
Ioice
St Sine
Lucky Tiger
Nelson
Ward
Anne
Kalsomine
Hah
Pioneer
Ward's
Ber Shades
Cretonnes
Mer
Polk Street
Varrish
Riverside
Montgome
Brassieres
Twine
Les
Rotary Seive
Food Press
Penn
Darwin
Montesqueiu
Dr. Carlien
Munich
Mt. Everest
Nanta Parvat
Kanchenjunga
Christopher Columbus
Germany
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