FDR backs seniority rule for war job returns
President Roosevelt endorsed employers who transfer workers to munitions with the promise they will reclaim their old jobs with intact seniority at war's end. He urged protections for civilians in war work and noted that returning servicemen gain job seniority rights. A separate item from Waco reports police orders to patrol areas and chase away teen crowds to curb delinquency and disease. Another note mentions a record strawberry crop in Missouri’s Ozarks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Waco
Texan Decorated By Gen Chennault In China Action
Two pilots and 24 officers in the China Air Task Force were decorated by Brig Gen Claire L Chennault with silver stars for gallantry in attacks on Japanese positions along the Burma Road Hankow and at Nanchang. Lt Jeffrey Wellborn of Hughes Springs Texas earned praise for solo strafing and bombing missions destroying buildings and starting fires while disabling enemy transports and barracks near Chenanso and Lungling.
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China
Claire L. Chennault
Hankow
Burma
Nanchang
Jeffrey Wellborn
Hughes Springs
Tex
Salween River
Chenanso
Lungling
Yule Spirit Fills City Amid Holiday Preparations
Christmas holidays set for December 18 to January 4 as students and families prepare. C M Rogers outlines school recess while homes fill with decorations and shopping activity. Prices rise for tree trimmings and turkeys, and budgets tighten ahead of gift buying and bank statements.
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C. M. Rogers
Santa
Old Tom
Anne Adams Pattern 4981 Promises a Pretty Work Dress
Anne Adams pattern 4981 offers a waist flattering dress with smart side insets and contrast collar and cuffs. Available for misses and women sizes 14 through 42, size 16 requires 31-4 yards plus 5-8 yard contrast. send sixteen cents with name address and style number to The Amarillo Globe pattern department.
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Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Sheridan to Divorce Brent
Ann Sheridan plans to file for divorce from actor George Brent in Mexico City, announced by her studio. The couple wed January 5 in Palm Beach and have been separated since September 29, a public note said.
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Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
Mexico City
George Brent
Miss Sheridan
Brent
Palm Beach
Fla
Move To Unfetter Prisoners Across Fronts
Switzerland announced proposals to unshackle war prisoners held by Britain and Germany shortly after Prime Minister Churchill indicated a forthcoming statement to the House of Commons. The Lac Du Flambeau Indian reservation comprises 126 lakes inside a 160 square mile region.
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London
Switzerland
Britain
Germany
Churchill
House of Commons
Lac du Flambeau
Children Ask Santa for Weapons and Toys in War Era
New York dispatch reports that wartime influence reaches children as thousands of letters to Santa Claus request items from machine guns to battleships. A boy asks for a tommy gun and a baby brother, while another seeks roller skates toys and a gasoline station.
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New York
Santa Claus
North Pole
Bonding Thiokol to Tire Surface Without Adhesive
Thiokol can be bonded to the tire surface by heat and pressure, becoming an integral part of the tire without the use of an adhesive.
Red Cross Chapter House To Close For Holidays
The Red Cross Chapter House at 125 West Tenth Avenue will close December 18 for Christmas. Surgical dressing sewing and knitting chairwomen voted to close and reopen January 4. Volunteers are asked to stock up on knitting or sewing for the holidays.
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Red Cross
West Tenth Avenue
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Ozarks
Missouri
Gen. Chennault
Abilene
Mary R. Yeaton
Taylor County
Owen Thomas
Berlin
Tomokabzu Hori
Tommy
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Hitler
Sheridan
Ita
Royal Navy
U. S. Army
Casablanca
Tommy Gun
Red Cross Chapter
Essley
Toyl and
White
Polk
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life [Insurance CO
Amarillo
Oia
Feday
Sscs
Ron White
Zowie
White's
Polk ST
Madras
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