Soldier in Jazz Fight Featured by Nazi Stab at War Dance
Pvt. Alton Massey of Texas won a March 1942 jitterbug contest at a Chicago servicemen’s center. Life Magazine showcased him dancing with a Chicago lass. A German magazine mocked the dance as war morale, while nearby trench danger forced a two-man dash to shelter as shells neared. Earl Lovelace and Staff Sgt. Joe L. Verock escaped into the trench first.
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Alton Massey
Texas
United States
Massey
Servicemen's Center
Chicago
Life Magazine
Germany
Earl Lovelace
Cuyahoga Falls
Joe L. Verock
Lakeside
Meat Industry Probe Opens in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Texas Rangers and deputies launched a sweeping investigation into the meat business in the Lower Rio Grande Valley after 17 charges were filed against 11 meat handlers for violations of Texas cattle laws. The probe follows a 12 day inquiry into the theft of 100 head of cattle from a Cameron County ranch. Two companies were charged, with officials stating no proven link to cattle rustling.
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Harlingen
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Rangers
Sheriff's Deputies
Texas
Cameron County
1913 Bureau Memo on Grease Cups for U S Reclamation Car
A 1913 memorandum from the U S Bureau of Reclamation details maintenance of the single project automobile between Grand Junction Colorado and a nearby irrigation site. It warns overheating damaged grease cups, advises cooling with radiator water, removing mats to tighten the grease cup, and using a lean gas mixture on steep climbs with a specific carburetor adjustment tip.
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U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Junction
Colo
Rapid Creek
Elect 35 Students to Honor Society
Thirty five students of Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School were elected to the National Junior Honor Society for meeting high standards in scholarship service and leadership. Sponsor Mrs H R Smith announced new members including Mary Elizabeth Briscoe Betty Burkhalter Virginia Ann Carter Gloria Cooper Doris Jane Eckart Mary Elder Louise Irwin Nina Jones Hurshelene Journey Barbara Lee Barbara McCullough Wanda McMurtry Charlotte Mitai pell Melba Morris Rita Mulkey Shirley Neely Virginia Rogers Anne Rushmer Betty Singleton Beverly Smith Patricia Starks Martha Sue Thompson Dorothy Vogel Sam Atterbury Gilbert Beistle Jay Carver George Cunningham Jimmy Farrell Joe Bob Gardner Charles Benson Howard Jack Rodgers Leo D Romero Harry Andelson Robert Smith and George Bob Vick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
H. R. Smith
Mary Elizabeth Briscoe
Betty Burkhalter
Virginia Ann Carter
Gloria Cooper
Doris Jane Eckart
Mary Elder
Louise Irwin
Nina Jones
Universe Evolution by Atomic Force Theme Sermon
Lesson-Sermon for December 17 in Churches of Christ, Scientist centers on creation through divine Mind. Golden Text declares in the beginning was the Word, and all things were made by it. Bible citations in Psalms and John, plus a quote from Science and Health, frame creation as a Mind governed process.
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Churches of Christ
Scientist
God
Mary Baker Eddy
Longhorns Edge South Plains For Win On Wooten Shot
With seconds left, Longhorn guard Wooten scored the winning basket as Texas beat South Plains Army Air Field 51 to 50. Guy Buccola led Texas with 16 points and Wooten added 13.
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South Plains
Austin
Longhorn
Wooten
Texas University
South Plains Army Air Field
Guy Buccola
Longhorns
Cinderella Man Leads in Richmond Open Second Round
Jimmy Walkup Jr of San Antonio tops the field in the Richmond Open second round with a 35-33-68 on a windy hilltop course. He holds a two stroke edge over Sam Snead Mike Turnesa Ky Laffoon and Charles Congdon who all carded 70.
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Richmond
Calif
Jimmy Walkup, Jr
San Antonio
Walkup
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Raps British Air Policy Raps British Air Policy
T. B. Wilson of Transcontinental and Western Air denounced Britain's aviation policy as cartelization. He warned US carriers face restrictions if Britain enforces quota or plane-for-plane terms, risking hindering global air transportation. Wilson urged free competition to serve the public good.
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Kansas City
U.P
Great Britain
T. B. Wilson
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Wilson
United States Department of State
TWA
U. S
New York Harbor
Liverpool
Squirrels End Up Knocked Down In Chester Hunt
In Chester Illinois two telephone company workers solved a shortage of ammo by a staged chase. One man climbed a tree to reach the squirrel while the other waited below and struck the animal with a large stick.
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Chester, Ill
U.P
Chester Telephone Company
Grange Seeks Higher Prices For Farm Products
The Texas State Grange urged higher prices and a support price to prevent farm plant collapse after the war. Parity prices should consider labor costs and inputs, with resolutions calling for more soil conservation funds rural electrification cotton export support farm road improvements farm worker social security adjusted rates and veteran care.
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Austin
U.P
Texas State Grange
Grange
Weather Is A Matter Of Opinion In Dallas
A Dallas man who mocked Amarillo weather during a snowstorm ends up impressed by the season after a chance encounter with Dixie Dice, a Dancing teacher, in a taxi and later on a bus. He reveals plans to send his wife and child home to Dallas, then changes his mind.
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Dixie
Easy Prey Without Dog at Bank Heist in Watertown
George Ross left Lassie our Great Dane at home and was robbed of 4552 dollars at a Watertown, Massachusetts bank for the first time in two years. Lassie was not with him during the incident and no injuries are reported.
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Watertown
Mass
George Ross
Lassie
War Dances Of Americans Annoy Nazis in Germany
In Germany, 2nd Infantry Division soldiers guard a cellar night post as a German raid scare moves past. A wandering pig inside the abandoned house reveals the tension and odd relief of Doughboys sleeping under guard amid wartime danger.
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Hal Boyle
Germany
Pfc
Herbert J. Crowley
Garden City
Kan
Crowley
San Antonio Captain Eats 27 Helpings After Trench Rescue
Capt. Giles Gabarron, 220 pounds and five foot ten, from San Antonio, Texas, survived a trench rush. He squeezed through Verock, then Lovelace became wedged requiring three soldiers to free him. He later said he was not hungry yet ate three helpings and finished with 27 plates.
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Lovelace
Verock
Giles Gabarron
San Antonio
Tex
El Salvador enforces universal voting for men over eighteen
In El Salvador a law requires all men aged 18 and older to vote in every election. The mandate aims to boost participation and legitimacy of electoral outcomes across national, regional, and local contests.
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el Salvador
Combat Returnees Seek Housing in Amarillo
World War II veterans have sought housing aid in Amarillo at about 18 per day, with 15 days from Nov 29 to Dec 13 showing this level of requests. The United Service Organizations Travelers Aid Service notes these combat returnees asked for houses, apartments or rooms.
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Amarillo
United Service Organizations
Travelers Aid Service
Shortage Leaves Many Unassisted by Travelers Aid
Travelers Aid reports 341 placements from Nov 29 to Dec 13 leaving 385 individuals without aid. 185 of the unassisted are with children.
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Bulova
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Zale
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