Pendleton GI Captures Rare Butterfly Collection
Cpl. Laurence McDonald, son of Pendleton residents, recovered a rare $5,000 butterfly collection from the South Pacific. The 16 trays contain 150 varieties, shipped home to his parents. He notes GI collectors and museums prize such specimens, with some selling for as high as 75 dollars.
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Pendleton, Ore
U.P
Laurence McDonald
B. A. McDonald
Pendleton
Little Church
New York City
South Pacific
New Guinea
Chase
Cpl. McDonald
Seven Civic Clubs Plan Amarillo's 1945 Programs
Amarillo civic clubs set new 1945 service programs with seven men directing tasks. Ross Larsen becomes Amarillo Business Club president at 7 pm at the Amarillo Country Club, succeeding Johnnie Ekelund. Jim Hudson to be installed as Kiwanis president next Monday, following C. M. Rogers. Hudson owns Amarillo Garage and Storage. J. W. McKee heads North Amarillo Kiwanis after recent installation. Ed Snook leads the Optimists. Pinky Vineyard directs Rotary. H. Grady Wilson presides over the Lions. Chester Park heads the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Park, Wilson and Vineyard installed last June.
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Amarillo
Ross Larsen
Elizabeth Nixson
Amarito Business Club
Amarillo Country Club
Johnnie Ekelund
Kiwanis Club
Jim Hudson
C. M. Rogers
Ed Snook
Optimists Club
Pinky Vineyard
Borden's
H. Grady Wilson
Weekend Guests Bring Family Ties to Duncan and Hutchinson
Sgt and Mrs Charles Carithers of Duncan Iowa and Mr and Mrs Earl Carithers of Hutchinson Kansas were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Earl Degenhardt at 312 Prospect.
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Charles Carithers
Duncan, Ia
Earl Carithers
Hutchinson
Kan
Earl Degenhardt
Prospect
Drink Your Way To Better Health
A health tip promotes drinking water after meals and taking Cystex tablets with water. The ad claims Cystex clears excess acids, improves sleep, boosts energy, and may rejuvenate appearance. Money-back guarantee offers a 35 cent price through druggists.
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Nature
Wage Ruling Is Mystery
Oil refinery workers in the Pan handle Oklahoma and northern Louisiana may be set under the cluster method. NWLB director Carroll Daugherty says the cluster method is a different approach to wage scales. outcomes may align with existing brackets or differ, prompting review by regional and national boards.
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Panhandle
Oklahoma
Louisiana
National War Labor Board
Carroll R. Daugherty
NWLB
Regional War Production Board
Dallas
U. S. Department of Labor
Daugherty
Brewers Yeast Reclaimed for Drugs and Dairy Use
In Chicago, yeast from beer production once wasted is now reclaimed for use in medicines for troops and as fat-building food for cattle. William M. O'Shea of the Small Brewers committee notes over 50 million pounds are annually reclaimed and supplied to pharmaceutical interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
William M. O’shea
Small Brewers Committee
Criminologist Links Crime Guilt to Inner Urge for Punishment
New York report cites Dr. David Abrahamsen of Columbia University arguing criminals betray guilt due to unresolved unconscious wishes for punishment. He says these impulses drive post crime acts and the tendency to revisit crime scenes, challenging ideas of perfect crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia University Press
David Abrahamsen
Columbia University
Abrahamsen
Northern Ireland GIs Fly to Britain by Air
Holidaying soldiers from Northern Ireland can now fly to London in about three and a half hours for 52 dollars round trip. The first civilian overland airline in Britain since the war began is operating using four engine De Havilland planes with stops at Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
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London
U.P
Northern Ireland
Britain
Liverpool
Isle of Man
WPB Approval Is Necessary For War Build Projects
The War Production Board requires approval for construction costs over $200 even if materials are on hand. WPB district manager C A Stoldt notes illegal build attempts have occurred in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Applicants should seek WPB and Production Urgency Committee consent, with commercial and war-related work routed to WPB in Oklahoma City and residential work to FHA offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
C. A. Stoldt
WPB
Oklahoma City
Federal Housing Administration
Heine Quotes on Ideas and Newspapers as Fortresses
Short quotation stresses defense of ideas and the press as a fortress in challenging times.
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Heine
Peacock feather color sequences described in page three
A vivid description outlines yellows gold tangerine and velvet green with white and rose bands along with golden browns blacks tans and whites. Some swatches display the gleaming multiple shades seen in peacock feathers.
Siblings Reunited After 2,200 Mile Flight
Wac Sgt Miriam Siperstein of Providence nearly fainted when her brother Flight Officer Irving H. Siperstein visited. He flew 2,200 miles round trip in a borrowed fighter plane from the East Indies to New Guinea to surprise her.
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Dence
New Guinea
Irving H. Siperstein
East Indies
Hemisphere water stabilizes climate with opposite seasonal extremes
The southern hemisphere would face larger temperature swings if not for its extensive water areas moderating climate. Unlike the north, it has the sun furthest away in winter and closest in summer, boosting seasonal balance.
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Wanis
J. W. McKee
The
Southwestern Public Service Company
Roger Harris
Ross H. Larsen
Benson & Benson
Doctors OF Optometry
Oliver Eakle
6Th & Polk
First National Bank of
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
DIXIE
Grady Nutt
Capitol Tailor Shop
Capitol Hotel
Providence, R. I
Wac
Miriam Siperstein
Provi
Our
Sunny Brook Lesage CO
Texas
Sears Easy
Hatshin
Polo
Chison
Playshoes
Coats
Chil- Pinafores
Sears
Isears, Roebuck and CO. Peene
Bode Mitchel
Amarillo, Texas
10Th
Polk
Fur Coat Sale
Rious
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