Ashby Held In GA-25 Gum Patch Case At Kansas City
James Elmer Ashby 26 was jailed in Wyandotte County on $10 000 bond for using chewing gum to patch a defect in the gaso line fuel system of a B 25 bomber He pleaded guilty to willfully covering a defect so the plane would pass inspection FBI and Army officers led the probe Ashby a North American Aviation plant lead man is married with two children and was arrested at home
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Kansas City
Kan
U.P
James Elmer Ashby
Wyandotte
Ashby
North American Aviation, Inc
United States
Patrick W. Croker
FBI
Army Air Forces
North American
Richard Bache
Benjamin Franklin
America
Pull the Trigger on Constipation Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna
When constipation causes discomfort after meals stomach upset bloating and gas Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a gentle yet effective remedy. The copy urges insisting on this combination noting its pleasant taste and suitability for children and adults.
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Dr. Caldwell
Dr.Caldwell
No Relief in Meat Shortage for Houston and 149 Cities
Representative Thomas of Texas said the Office of Price Administration informed him that at least 150 cities including Houston will get no relief from meat shortages until new quotas take effect January 1. The OPA would not grant Houston relief without aiding all cities facing the same shortage, which Thomas argued would disrupt the meat program.
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Washington
Thomas
Texas
Office of Price Administration
Houston
OPA
Civilian Officials Rule Arms Output
Washington reports the final scheduling decisions on munitions output settled in a backroom dispute. President Roosevelt acted as matchmaker and refree as Charles E. Wilson, new head of aircraft production, is named vice chairman of the War Production Board. Production of all other munitions to be managed by the armed services under Wilson’s delegated authority.
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Washington
Armed Services
Roosevelt
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson
Lops Locks To Nip the Nips
Service men in uniform get free haircuts at Tony Chericole's barbershop as a patriotic effort. He explains he can barely make a living and cannot buy bonds, so the act is his way to help win the war. Canada reports 8,430,800 cattle and calves on farms.
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Philadelphia
Tony Chericole
Tony
Canada
Driver Found Ready For Nice Time
Miami police picked up a winter tourist for a dimout headlight violation and found in the car three gasoline ration books an extra sheet of A-3 tickets an extra sheet of eight loose coupons a 53 gallon drum half filled with gasoline and three extra unmounted tires. The driver will be arraigned before United States Commissioner Roger E Davis on charges of violating the second War Powers Act and ration order T 1.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Roger E. Davis
Jewelry Heist Nabs Loot From Zales in Amarillo
Police recovered diamond rings lockets and watches valued between 2000 and 3000 after a window smashing at Zale Jewelry Co in Amarillo. Joseph Gurak held the loot found by guard Fred Trees near Polk and Taylor Fifth streets. Two eye witnesses confirm the theft. manager Ben Lipshy noted displays were targeted nightly but missed last night.
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Amarillo
Zale Jewelry Co., Inc
Polk Street
Joseph Gurak
Fred Trees
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Gurak
New Jersey
Taylor Street
Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Ben Lipshy
Zale’s
Victory Command to Dance at Downtown U. S. O. Tonight
Victory Command, a service men's group, is set to perform a dance event from 8 to 10 30 tonight in the Downtown USO. The program aims to entertain servicemen and provide morale support.
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Victory Command
The
Mayor urges Pantex to reach full capacity by Pearl Harbor anniversary
Mayor Joe A Jenkins relayed H J Hartley of Certain Feed Products Corp urging more workers for the Pantex Ordnance Plant. He said officials were promised sufficient labor for war needs and called for hundreds more hires to reach capacity by December 7, Pearl Harbor anniversary.
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Joe A. Jenkins
H. J. Hartley
Certain Feed Products Corporation
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Hartley
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Pantex
O'Daniel Attacks Bureaucrats at Agriculture Convention
Senator O'Daniel of Texas denounces bureaucrats, claiming government control over agriculture and calling the department of bureaus a dictatorship. He spoke to the National Association of State Commissioners Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture. The piece notes Chotts in French North Africa as seasonal shallow desert lakes.
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Washington
O’daniel
Texas
National Association of State Commissioners, Secretaries
French North Africa
G M Chaney Found Dead in Amarillo Room
G M Chaney 43, an employee of the Pantex Ordnance Plant, was found dead in his Amarillo room with his throat cut from ear to ear. The coroner ruled death a suicide. Fellow workers noted his despondency after a brief visit with family at Earth. Body at Blackburn-Shaw chapel.
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Garland M. Chaney
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Amarillo
R. H. Watkins
Chaney
J. D. Cazzell
Earth
Fillmore Street
Blackburn-Shaw Chapel
Cox Funeral Rises May Be Thursday
Funeral services for Sewell Cox who was killed in a California navy yard are tentatively set for Thursday afternoon in Canyon with burial in Henderson. The body will arrive in Canyon Thursday morning. Arrangements await the widow and nine month old son Sewell Douglas. Cox lately coached football at McLean after resigning to work in a Napa navy yard. He was a Canyon High School and Abilene Christian College graduate and varsity football player.
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Sewell Cox
California Navy Yard
Canyon
Henderson
Sewell Douglas
Cox
McLean
Navy Yard
Napa
Cal
Canyon High School
Abilene Christian College
Claude Football Coach Graduates to New Role
The text notes a former Claude football coach after graduation and mentions Griggs Thompson Funeral Home to handle arrangements. It also claims apple peels contain six times more vitamin C than the pulp near the core.
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Claude
Griggs-Thompson Funeral Home
Tornado kill five in Lincoln County Ga
A tornado struck Lincoln County Georgia late yesterday killing five people and injuring at least twenty, with several homes leveled. Emergency crews aided residents as the storm's damage spread across the area.
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Lincolnton
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