Union bill sparks fight over labor racketeering claim in Texas
Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith accused union labor lobbyists of backing a bill to regulate labor unions and fight racketeering. The House state affairs committee reported the measure favorably 17-2, drawing union opposition who warned of a move toward dictatorship. Meanwhile Archbishop Spellman received safe conduct from Italy to Vatican City for talks with Pope Pius XII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John Lee Smith
Durwood Manford
House State Affairs Committee
Smith
Texas
Madrid
Francis J Spellman
New York
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Two Little Girls Seek Guardians Near Borger Texas
Classified notice from Borger Texas asking for a couple to house and care for two school age girls whose mother has been dead about a year and a half. The writer Charles W. Morrow expects possible army call and lists Box 631 Borger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Morrow
Borger
Texas
Purse Found on Parking Lot At CT Girls School
A purse was found on the parking lot and will be returned to its owner upon proper identification. Georges Clemenceau, known as the Tiger of France and WWI premier, once taught French at a Connecticut girls’ school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Clemenceau
Tiger of
France
Connecticut
Hollywood Talker Reveals Actors lives Off Screen
Jimmie Fidler profiles Vince Barnett a longtime aviator who ran a private radio flying school for 42000 enrollees aided by General Arnold. The piece notes similar misalignments between screen personas and real lives of stars like Ann Sheridan Louis Wolheim Wallace Beery and William Powell. It also recalls anecdotes about directors polo players and a heartless extras story at RKO and USO notes from A C Lyles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Vince
Barnett
Uncle Sam
Arnold
U. S. Air Corps
Ann Sheridan
Louis Wolheim
Wallace
Beery
Donald Meek
Caspar Milquetoast
Dreds of Pictures
Ann Corio
ZaSu Pitts
William Powell
Cecil B. de Mille
Spencer Tracy
MGM
Constance Bennett
Wallace Beery
High Sierras
Cocoanut Grove
Ramon Novarro
Theyll Fight Like Brothers Theyll Fight Like Brothers
Joseph Cornazzo a boot black aged 67 says two of his sons serve in the American Army and his eldest Mario is in the Italian army. He notes he told both to seek Mario in Italy for a confrontation. A Berlin Reuters broadcast claimed the US troopship John Ericsson, over 20 000 tons, was torpedoed off the Moroccan coast with no Allied confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Cornazzo
Mario
Italy
London
Berlin
Reuters
United States
John Ericsson
Berlin Reports Nanking Fire
A Berlin DNB broadcast said a large fire in Nanking, capital of the Japanese puppet regime in China, destroyed 186 buildings. It blamed carelessness and gave no further details on the cause or nature of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
DNB
Berlin
Nanking
China
House Rejects Bill To Cut FCC Funds
The House voted 162 to 87 to reject a motion to remove the FCC appropriation from the independent offices supply bill after an appeal by Speaker Sam Rayburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
FCC
Washington
U.A
House Today
Federal Communications Commission
Independent Offices
Sam Rayburn
WAVES and SPARS Arrive in Gotham Training Base
Contingents of WAVES and SPARS begin arriving in New York to train at the new naval base housed in the former Hunter College in the Bronx. Admiral Sir Studholme Browning, a World War I hero and convoy commodore, is reported missing with no details given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Naval Base
Hunter College
Bronx
London
Sir Studholme Browning
Jutland
Justice Murphy Resumes West Coast Trip After Brief Illness
Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy ends a brief stay in Dallas after near collapse treatment and resumes travel to the West Coast today. The move follows a period of rest as he continues his court duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frank Murphy
United States Supreme Court
West Coast
How To Hot FALSE TEETH
Do your false teeth annoy and embarrass by slipping or wobbling when you eat or talk. Sprinkle FASTEETH on your plates to hold teeth firmly and comfortably. Alkaline powder leaves no gummy taste or sour smell and reduces denture odor. Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
Submarine Base Pounded Again by RAF Raiders
London reports RAF bombers hit the Lorient submarine base on the French coast in a concentrated raid last night with only two bombers lost. Fighter command ranged over northwest Germany to disrupt communications as the St Nazaire base was also pounded by American Liberators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
Lorient
French
Air Ministry
Fighter Command
Germany
RAF
St. Nazaire
Allies Press Submarine War as Allies Strike Across Britain
The Allies intensified efforts to curb submarine threats while German raids hit South Wales coast causing casualties. German aircraft also struck other British points with light damage, and British fighters destroyed or damaged freight trains and infrastructure across the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Wales
Air and Home Security
Britain
Lady Marines Decline Nicknames In Wartime Slang Debate
Washington dispatch notes U S Marine Corps Women Reserve seeking the name Marines without nicknames. Barber shop chatter ridicules WAAC WAVES SPARS and MCWR initials, while readers debate fitting titles and public perception amid wartime slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Washington
Ruth Cheney Streeter
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Marines
Oscar
Mars—Marine Auxiliary
Marine Corp
MCWR
Markets and grain prices brief from Chicago and Kansas City
Milling and livestock report covers grain quotes for Wheat Corn and Soybeans with open high low and close figures. Kansas City and Chicago markets describe hog and cattle trade with price ranges and receipts for Feb 16 17. It notes slow hog sales and steady to firm cattle values amid limited demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Livestock
Border Conference basketball openers in Albuquerque slate
West Texas State College faces Arizona State Teachers College of Flagstaff at 5 PM in the Border Conference tournament opener in Albuquerque. Texas Mines meets Hardin-Simmons at 6:30 PM, Texas Tech plays Arizona State Teachers of Tempe at 8 PM, and New Mexico University meets Arizona University in the final game of tonight's program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
West Texas State College
Arizona State Teachers College of Flagstaff
Texas Mines and Hardin-Simmons
Texas Tech
Arizona State Teachers of
Market Report: Cattle Sheep Prices And Industry Notes
Beef cattle trend steady to higher with active demand and mixed quality. Bulls and stock cattle strengthen, slaughter lambs steady to higher with strong feeding lambs at top end, while grain and fat lambs show firm demand. industrial fund listings show liquidating price at $1.6184 and offering $1.77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Industrial
Hamrick Approved for Board Post but Ruled Ineligible
The Texas Senate in executive session approved Governor Stevenson’s nominations of Sidney Latham for Secretary of State and H. G. Hamrick for the state industrial accident board. Attorney General Mann ruled Hamrick ineligible because the employee member must be a current employee of business or industry, a court test of the appointment was anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamrick
Austin
Senate
Coke Stevenson
Sidney Latham
Longview
H. G. Hamrick
Amarillo
State Industrial Accident Board
Gerald C. Mann
Mann
Potter County
Nelson Urged To Quit WPB
Washington February 17 Chairman Donald M Nelson of the War Production Board faced calls to retire from friends and foes. He planned a brief vacation to rest and to allow Charles E Wilson to run WPB. Some urged his resignation with Wilson as successor while others backed Bernard M Baruch for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
Wilson
General Electric Company
White House
Bernard M. Baruch
James Forrestal
The
Navy
Ehberstadt
Surprise Blow at Japan Is Hinted
The Pacific war council met with President Roosevelt to discuss when and where UN offensives against Japan will occur. New Zealand Minister Walter Nash said Japan “might be hit in a way they had never dreamed of.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Pacific War Council
Roosevelt
United Nations
Japan
White House
New Zealand
Walter Nash
Casablanca
Chungking
France Plans Wider Fleet Presence in United States
Vice-Admiral Raymond Fenard head of the French naval mission said in Philadelphia that the battleship Richelieu now in the U S will be joined by all the other ships of the French fleet but he did not specify when.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Raymond Fenard
United States
Richelieu
Army fears draft plan could force accepting undesirables
A senior army officer warned that statewide draft quotas with deferment priorities for dependents could force induction of illiterates and other “undesirables” now limitedly accepted. The committee postponed action until tomorrow as it weighs Representative Kilday's measure amid War Department objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kilday
Texas
Independent Offices
May
Kentucky
War Department
Plane Accident at Amarillo Field Causes Minor Damage
Rumors of a crack-up at Amarillo Army Field proved exaggerated as a dual motor plane suffered a broken axle while taxiing. Cadets John H. Hall and John R. Gustafson from the Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School at Pampa were aboard. no injuries reported. They flew in from Pampa Field under Captain W. H. Grierson during a flight with other planes this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Army Field
John H. Hall
John R. Gustafson
Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School of
Pampa
Pampa Field
Cap. W. H. Grierson
Welfare Agencies Aid After Fire
The American Red Cross Salvation Army and the Social Welfare Association aid Mrs Audrey Morgan after her eight month old daughter died from a fire. Salvation Army members gave 26 dollars among themselves. Red Cross handles case due to the father in military service. Agencies said no public contributions needed as family needs are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
The
Salvation Army
Social Welfare Association
Community Chest
Audrey Morgan
Red Cross
Pretty but Windy Weather Report Cites Bureau
The weather bulletin notes windy conditions with a cool morning low of 26 degrees and a moderate drop in temperature expected tonight. No storm activity or significant changes are indicated by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Three laxative tips and brand history
A vintage Q and A advises not to use laxatives frequently, use only when needed, and choose a gentle, effective option. It highlights Black-Draught as a widely trusted laxative across the Southwest, sold in a yellow box with 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
A Glamor Touch To Graying Hair
An ad highlights Barbo hair tinting sold through druggists. It promises a professional look at home using Bay rum glycerine and Barbo Compound mixed with water to color gray or faded hair, claiming a uniform natural glow that won’t wash out or affect permanents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tack
Harrison St
Clarence Gullie
Madison St
Pantex
Jones
C. F. Pamplin
Florida St
Paramount Theater
Woman's Exchange
Polk St
Sallie K. Lively
St. Francis
Panhandle
M. E. Roberts, JR
Panhandle, Texas
Wilbur Jackson
Ith & Jackson Sts
Ruth Ann Weatherbee
W. R. Merchant
North Jackson Street
Elmer Weatherbee
Childress
Jimmie Fidler
Laird Cregar
Jetta Gondal
Joan Davis
Mamma
Ann Miller
Arthur Lake
Sonia Henie
Tropics
Ned Sparks
Paramount
Dana Drake
Harry St. Alwyn
RKO
St. Alwyn
St. Alywn
A. C. Lyles
USO
Buddy
U.S
Gotham
Murphy
Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Kansas City
D. A
NEW York Stock Exchange
Alleghany Lud Steel
Allis Chalmers
Eee
Am Zinc & Lead Eeteee
Armour & Co, At& SF
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Locomotiv Aa
Bendix Aviation Aeeer
Bethlehem Steel Ee
Borden Iit Veer
Curtiss Wright
General Electric
Gen Foods Teeneese
Gen Motors
Greyhound
Houston
Int Harvester
Kennecott Copperman
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Nash Kelvirator
Sseetese TM
National Biscuit
National Dairy Products
St. Rae Oti
Rin Pacha
Dr.hugh
Sas Optometrist
Ripa AA Ave
Buffaloes
Arizona State
H. C. Pestor
Income Tax Service
Surety
Tae
F. H. A. Loans
Plate Glass and Allied Lines
General White
Department
the Bureau
Vel Pewnan
LOCAL
Bationwids Novine
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Mts Et
Sigmund Romberg
Marie Nash
Grace Panvini
Gene Marvey
USO Municipal Auditorium
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!