Weathering early winter and oil field woes in Amarillo
The Texas forecast warns of an early winter with a looming white Christmas countered by cold to warm swings tonight and tomorrow. Oil well Tack No Three near town remains bogged in granite, likely a flop. Local notes touch on war work, girl protection concerns, and an upcoming free Field & Stream motion picture event at the Amarillo Hotel hosted by the Panhandle Sportsman's Club.
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Wichita Falls
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Field & Stream
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Amarillo Hotel
Eltinge Warner
Panhandle Sportsman's Club
All News Bits From A Busy Tuesday Evening
A lively note invites all sportsmen and their wives to a 8 o’clock gathering in Amarillo Hotel’s big room. The column surveys Washington gossip, film news, color psychology, royalty of spring births, a canary’s taste for swing, and varied curiosities from celebrities to a Dennis, Mass crow.
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Manzanar Riot Leaves One Dead Nine Wounded
At the Manzanar relocation center near Meritt, a riot among the Japanese residents led to one fatality and nine injuries. Soldiers fired on the crowd after police were overwhelmed as authorities moved to place the camp under martial law amid pro Axis celebration tensions.
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Calif
Manzanar Relocation Center
Ralph P. Merritt
Merritt
Pearl Harbor
Tack and Personal Ads in Amarillo Open Microclassified
A batch of reader notices include two requests for work by young girls age 13 seeking day jobs in housekeeping or child care. They provide contact details at 1703 North Washington and phone 20752. Also included is a personal inquiry for a steady, respectable man aged 38 to 45, with stable means and no drinking or gambling. Other items report a lost blue plaid coat on Sanborn School grounds and a lost purple coin purse with a diamond ring, downtown, offering rewards and contact references at 712 Houston St or 6186.
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Larry Johns
Walter Winchell
San Francisco
Tack
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Magnolia King Margutte Robin
Sanborn
Houston St
Billy Ray McKee
Glasses found near Dr Maloney’s office
Staney Sapp reports finding bifocal gold-rimmed glasses in a blue case from Dr Maloney’s office. Owner can claim them by contacting 400 North Lincoln Street, CaIl 9930.
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Tack
Jimmie Fidler reviews Hollywood radio strategy
Hollywood chatter notes Columbia capitalizes on Janet Blair radio fame with 28 November dates on Kate Smith Bill Stern Bing Crosby and Lux Theater airings reaching large audiences. Fidler derides studio gatekeeping while praising radio exposure as a path to stardom and profits.
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Columbia
Janet Blair
Kate Smith
Bill Stern
Bing Crosby
Lux Theater
Globe
Navy Seeks Applicants and Schedules Navy Shipments
All men who applied for U.S. Navy enlistment before December 5 should contact Chief Harry Longabach, recruiter in charge. The local station will ship 21 for general service this week and 40 for the Seabees, with age limits under 18 or over 38. Ten were sent to Oklahoma City today. 40 Seabees to depart December 10 and 11.
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United States Navy
Harry Longabach
Longabach
Oklahoma City
Giant New Jersey Battleship Launched at Philadelphia Yard
The 52 000 ton battleship New Jersey slid into the Delaware River at 1 14 P M amid celebrations as Mrs Caroline Edison smashed a bottle on the prow The ship carries nine 16 inch guns and is the heaviest warship yet built In other launches the carrier Bunker Hill the destroyer Sigsbee and the Bath Yard Thatcher were also launched with ceremonies across the nation marking a day of rapid naval buildup.
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New Jersey
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Navy
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Lexington
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
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Piedmont
Miami
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Belleau Wood
Delaware
New York
Camden
Independence
Princeton
Bath
Bath Tron Works
Boston
O Daniel Gets Kidded During GOP Meeting
At the Republican National Committee session in St. Louis a letter to Senator W Lee O Daniel caused a joke moment as attendees searched the platform for the Texas Democrat, revealing a prank after Sam uel Pettengil of Indiana spoke.
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ST. Louis
Samuel Pettengil
Indiana
Republican National Committee
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
O'Daniel
Step Up Coal Mining Moves to Six Day Week
Washington reports bituminous coal mining will shift to a six day workweek around year start. Prices to rise 20 to 23 cents per ton as producers say the plan is agreed with government agencies. War Labor Board holds that time and a half for the sixth day does not count as a wage increase. current schedule is seven hours per day, five days per week.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Japanese Forces Bottled in Buna Area as Mopping Up Continues
Allied forces trapped the Japanese in three narrow pockets around Buna in New Guinea with Americans advancing between Buna and Buna Mission. Weather hindered air operations, while the Japanese reportedly swarmed over Barbed wire stockades on beaches. Popondetta lies 10 miles southwest of Buna as MacArthur targets Rabaul and advances in the Buna campaign.
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Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Buna Mission
Douglas MacArthur
Popondetta
Rabaul
New Britain
6 641 Japanese Die in Solomons
Washington dispatch reports 6 641 Japanese killed on Guadalcanal in Solomons by U S soldiers and Marines, with thousands more destroyed by sea action, artillery fire and air bombings.
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Washington
United States
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Health Risks From Irregular Wartime Hours
The piece warns that irregular work hours and wartime stress strain workers and weaken disease resistance. It cites manpower losses, wage reductions, and production slowdowns due to preventable illness, urging maintenance of health to curb human misery.
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