Old Age Aid To Continue In Texas After Federal Plan
Federal contributions to Texas old age assistance totaling about 1.993 million dollars monthly will continue under a joint plan by the Social Security Board and Texas Public Welfare Department. The plan allows recipients who work seasonally to include ten budget items such as taxes, food, housing, and education, with adjustments if earnings exceed 250 dollars.
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Washington
U.P
Social Security Board
Texas Public Welfare Department
Texas
Oscar Powell
Jane Hoyt
John W. Winters
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Winters
Powell
Nazi Troops Fire on Danes in Copenhagen Market
Reports from Stockholm say German soldiers opened fire during a disturbance in central Copenhagen as occupation sparked widespread strikes. Production slowdowns hit Burmeister works in Copenhagen and a food shortage grew in Fredericia amid rail damage.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Copenhagen
Aftonblandet
Gestapo
Helsingfors
Vejle
Roskilde
Raadhuspladsen
Malmo
Dagens Nyheter
Burmeister
Fredericia
Allehanda
Christian
Werner Best
Ration Board Swamped by Work Over Coupon Changes
Four ration board girls worked overtime to handle the OPA shift from three to four gallons per coupon. The change to two B books for drivers exceeding 480 miles monthly increases paperwork by about nineteen percent as staff reorder coupon sheets and manage new inventory expectations.
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OPA
New England
Potter
Texan Marine Recalls Jungle Assault Capture of Jap MG
Bandera Texas native Marine First Lt. Frank R Anderwald recalls a Viru Harbor action in which his platoon overran a machine gun nest. He notes bold rifle fire from his squad and emphasizes that the enemy offered no quarter as he delivers details from the first time they encountered action.
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South Pacific
Texas
Frank R. Anderwald
Bandera
Viru Harbor
New Georgia
Anderwald
F. J. Anderwald
Texas A. & M
Quantico
Virginia
Bone flour shown to prevent dental decay in study
Dr S G Harootian reports in the Journal of the American Dental Association that flour from beef bone ash reduces caries. Nine month trial at Worcester State Hospital showed striking decay decline as Deaf Smith County residents exhibited natural resistance to cavities and fillings.
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Dental Association
S. G. Harootian
D. M
Worcester
Mass
Worcester State Hospital
Harootian
Deaf Smith County
Tex
Air Medal Honors Radio Man in Guadalcanal Action
The Am rillo Globe reports Staff Sergeant Judson received the air medal for conspicuous gallantry as radioman on a naval transport during October 14 15 1942 in the Solomon Islands. He aided unloading cargo and loading wounded at Henderson Field amid bombing and shelling, risking personal safety. Judson studied in Fort Worth and finished high school at Boyd Texas.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Aeral Ralph Mi
Marine Aviation
Washington, D. C
Marine Aircraft
Solomon Islands
Judson
Guadalcanal Island
Henderson Field
Fort Worth
Boyd
Texan Wins First Medal in Marine Aircraft Group
Staff Sergeant Melton William Judson, 18, of Boyd Texas, became the first member of his Marine aircraft group to receive the air medal. Major General pinned the award during a ceremony in the South Pacific.
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South Pacific
Melton William Judson
Boyd, Texas
Marine Aircraft Group
Berlin Fear Grips City As Allied Raids Escalate
Die Nation reports Berlin lives in panic as residents flee to forests and evacuate possessions. Goebbels placards warn civilians to protect lives, while government offices disperse across Germany amid intensified air raids.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Die Nation
NBC
John MacVane
London
Germany
MacVane
Vienna
Washington Translator Indicted for Conspiracy
Roberto Lanas Vallecilla a 35 year old translator for the federal coordinator of inter American affairs in Washington was indicted for conspiracy to commit espionage for the German Reich. He told Judge John C Knox at arraignment he wished to plead guilty but the plea was not accepted. Bruce Barton headed the grand jury which handed up the indictment. The conspiracy allegedly occurred before the United States entered the war carrying a maximum penalty of twenty years.
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New York
Roberto Lanas Vallecilla
Washington
Vallecilla
Colombia
John C. Knox
Bruce Barton
United States
Another Polio Victim Dies in Amarillo
A 31-year-old man from East Fifth Avenue becomes the latest poliomyelitis victim in Amarillo. Dr. W. B. Thomas reports 14 local cases this year and 14 additional patients from other towns. Eight deaths have occurred. Hospital records show no polio cases in 1942.
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East Fifth Avenue
Amarillo
W. B. Thomas
Thomas
A S Marinik Dies in Amarillo City Jail
A. S. Martnik about 50 a water well driller found dead in Amarillo city jail after being booked on drunkenness. Justice of the peace ruled death from heart condition. Brothers Roy C. Martnik Wichita Falls and William F. Martnik Hawk Point Missouri located. body at Boxwell Brothers chapel. Orange plans a Sept 15 dedication for Gulf Coast wartime housing.
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A. S. Marinik
Amarillo
Third Avenue
Browning Street
Charles Carder
Martnik
James D. Ward
D. J. Muncy
R. L. McMurtry
Boxwell Brothers
Roy C. Martnik
Wichita Falls
William F. Martnik
Hawk Point
Missouri
Soldier Is Sentenced for Raping and Robbery
MAROC AIR BASE Calif Apr 264 An army court martial convicted Pvt. George Paul Rimko of raping and robbing Lina Basquette a prominent silent era actress and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The nine officer trial board reached the verdict after a one day hearing yesterday. Rimko may appeal the conviction to the war department and then the president if upheld.
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Maroc Air Base
Calif
George Paul Rimko
Lina Basquette
Muroc Public Reactions Office
Rimke
War Department
B 25 Destroys Five Vessels On Irrawaddy In 10 Minutes
American B 25 Mitchell bomber destroyed five river vessels on the Irrawaddy in ten minutes and damaged a sixth. The pilot Flight Officer Thomas J. Smith Jr. and crew members Gunnery-Sergeants C F Strike and H Lawrence and Lt R K Yeek reported the action. The aircraft took eight hits and sustained a winghole roughly the size of a baseball.
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U. SS. 10Th
India
Irrawaddy
Thomas J. Smith, Jr
Magazine
Ark
C. F. Strike
Nashua
Tida
H. Lawrence
Seattle
Wash
R. K. Yeek
Albuquerque
N. M
Bombardier-Naigator
Lazy Clients Are Removed From Relief
Dallas County officials recommended drastic cuts to relief after a survey showed a pattern of nonwork. County Judge Al Templeton cited cases including a 28 month-old nursing mother and an 18 year old with two children who preferred $38 a month to $40 offers, arguing war industries demand workers. Commissioner Matt Larkin quipped about milking age. The county removed two more cases as unfit for relief.
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Dallas
al Templeton
Matt Larkin
Templeton
Yanks Damage Burma Japs in Burma Rail Target Raid
New Delhi reports American bombers struck Burma's Japanese held railroads again on Tuesday. Liberators attacked Pyawbwe 95 miles south of Mandalay, hitting the target area repeatedly and inflicting heavy damage, with no US aircraft losses reported.
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New Delhi
Burma
Pyawbwe
Mandalay
United States Air Force
Helping Farmers Get Tires for Tractors
The War Food Administration disclosed that its program to convert steel wheels on tractors and other farm implements to rubber tires has been resumed under limited conditions. Initiated last spring, the program was suspended pending tire availability and is now back in operation with new arrangements.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Jewel Heist Involving Interstate Shipment Forfeited By FBI
Jewelry consigned to Henry Winston in New York shipped from Burbank to Albuquerque Amarillo St Louis to Amarillo. Items valued at diamonds emeralds rubies including a 116 carat diamond were stolen on November 22 1942 and some pieces recovered at the police station. FBI involvement noted. Vermont asbestos production mentioned.
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Praisal
Harry Winston
New York
Burbank
Albuquerque
Amarillo
St. Louis
FBI
Markets echo mixed livestock too slow at Kansas City
Kansas City cattle hogs and sheep trade showed limited sales with bids soft to steady. Prices ranged with hogs weak, cattle and calves steady to lower, vealers dull, and sheep active amid higher spring lamb quotes. A final note links steel usage limits to annual savings covering Liberty ship steel needs.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
D. A
Chicago
California
Einesday
Dental health study links minerals to low decay rates in Deaf Smith
Experts note high calcium and phosphorus levels in local meat vegetables and water, plus fluorine. Dr. Harootian cites bone flour as a fluoride source. For two years, researchers from Hereford and the state health department study Deaf Smith County to explain its unusually low dental decay, with Dr. Edward Taylor leading official groups.
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Deaf Smith County
G. W. Heard
Hereford
Edward Taylor
State Health Department
Taylor
Senator’s Son Reported Missing in Action
Lieut. Joseph Marcus George, son of Senator Walter F. George of Georgia, was listed by Navy records as missing in action after a patrol plane went overdue two weeks earlier. The plane’s operating zone was not disclosed beyond being on this side of the Atlantic.
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Washington
Joseph Marcus George
U. & Naval Reserve
Walter F. George
Georgia
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
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