Tony's Citizenship Denied After History Test
Federal Judge Paul Jones questioned Tony a 35 year immigrant seeking naturalization. Tony confused leaders and figures from Washington and Ohio and could not identify Franklin D. Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln. His citizenship request was denied. The article also notes 1916 17 San Francisco Presidio housed a concentration camp for enemy aliens.
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Cleveland, Ohio
U.P
Paul Jones
Tony
Washington
George Washington
Jones
Christopher Columbus
San Francisco Presidio
Four-Motored Army Bomber Crashes Near Lebanon Oklahoma
A large four motor army bomber crashed and burned two miles southwest of Lebanon Oklahoma. An ambulance driver said the wreckage burned fiercely hindering rescue and eight or nine crew may have been trapped. Perrin Field crews arrived to take over the scene later.
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Madiii
Okla
Lebanon
Red River
Walter Blakemore
Blakemore
Perrin Field
Mendaco: New Asthma Remedy Boast Claimed Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Mendaco a physician developed remedy for recurring bronchial asthma attacks. It claims the drug circulates fast to the lungs liquefying mucus and easing breathing. Available in drug stores for 60 cents with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory.
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Mendaco
Mavericks Lead Amarillo Scrappers to City Championship
Mavericks, the Amarillo youth group directed by Ralph Dykeman, gathered 616000 pounds of scrap metal and 67250 pounds of rubber for the war effort since September. With a cutting torch acquired, the club can process old autos as the War Production Board plans an automobile body drive. They hold 120000 pounds on hand and previously collected 476000 pounds of paper. Roy Greenhill oversees city salvage efforts, earning an WPB efficiency pennant for record scrap totals.
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Mavericks
Amarillo
Ralph Dykeman
Dykeman
War Production Board
Roy Greenhill
Navy
WPB
WAACS Platoon Moves Fast In Panhandle Recruiting Drive
Sgt. T K Morris reports eight Panhandle women enlisted to start the WAACS campaign. Recruits listed include Margaret Tomberlin Pampa Bonnie Meece Turkey Collie Cooper Borger Vida Shuffler Amarillo Letha Thompson Amarillo Leta Dodson Sunray Kathleen Sparks Dumas. Gertrude Parker Amarillo joins as first local African American WAAC enlistee. Lieut Rose Smothers arrives to lead five day drive with more recruits expected.
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Panhandle Waacs
T. K. Morris
Amarillo
Kathleen Sparks
Dumas
Gertrude Parker
WAACS
Sgt
Morris
Rose Smothers
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Lubbock
Panhandle
Naval Officers Work Over Time At Amarillo Hiring Drive
Naval Officer Procurement officers in Amarillo extended interviews past 10 PM at the Herring Hotel recruiting for Navy commissions. Fifty four men applied. five completed exams and were qualified. They seek engineers, construction, aviation, radio, ordnance and food service experience aged 20 to 50 with two years of college or equivalent experience. They plan to stay through Saturday, inviting qualified applicants to return for further testing. Teakwood found in southern Asia cave temples is estimated at least 2,000 years old.
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Herring
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Navy
Harry Frederickson
Amarillo
Asia
Full Symphony Set For Amarillo Philharmonic 1943
The Amarillo Philharmonic opens 1943 with Hyden Clock Symphony and Grieg piano concerto by Percy Grainger at Municipal Auditorium January 26 under conductor Robert Louis Barron. The concert also features Charpentier Spanish Rhapsody and Arne The Masque of Comus. Grainger draws large crowds and broad appeal nationally.
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Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Hyden
Percy Grainger
Grieg
USO Hall
Robert Louis Barron
Thomas Arne
Grainger
Carnegie Hall
Madison
Wis
Scientists and Studies Of Snoring
Wisconsin doctors publish a bulletin detailing snoring emanations from the soft palate and uvula by resonance tone and frequency. Researchers note open mouths and relaxed jaw muscles as common causes with risks from tumors adenoids and sinus issues. Smoking is cited as a contributor and the bulletin claims to finalize current knowledge on the subject.
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Modison
Wis
U.P
Wisconsin Medical Society
Admiral Halsey Sees Allied Victory Ahead in Pacific
Auckland New Zealand January 7 Admiral William F Halsey Jr declares Allied victory possible this year if more weight is added in the Pacific He says the handwriting is on the wall and the Japs will be driven back in all directions He notes the Allies are in a better position than a year ago and Japan will retreat.
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Auckland
N. Z
William F. Halsey, Jr
Pacific
Halsey
United States
South Pacific
Japan
German Air Losses In Africa Readied For Report
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said German losses in aerial combat in North Africa have been almost double American losses. He also noted strong Allied air activity against enemy shipping with several cargo ships sunk or damaged and harbor installations badly crippled.
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Washington
North Africa
Henry L. Stimson
Another Change in German Generals in Tunisia
Berlin dispatches report General Walter Nehring was superseded by Col. Gen. Von Arnim as commander in chief of Axis forces in Tunisia. Svenska Dagbladet notes Von Arnim as a Hitler favored panzer commander and offers no analysis of the impact. Uruguay ships wool to the United States more than doubling from the prior year.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Berlin
Walter Nehring
von Arnim
Tunisia
Svenska Dagbladet
Hitler
Uruguay
United States
Texas Company Official Will Speak Here
Captain A A Nichoson veteran of World War I and assistant to the vice president of The Texas Company will be the principal speaker at Amarillo Kiwanis Club annual banquet and installation meeting in the Crystal Ball room Herring Hotel Monday. He will discuss America's Secret Weapon and Texaco's war effort including synthetic rubber aviation gasoline and oil transport.
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A. A. Nichoson
Texas Company
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
America
Nichoson
G. C. McSwain
Amarillo
Wat
Texaco
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Scrappers
Food Vale
Ane Cood
Flou Arenal R
Johnson
PEAS
HIND
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Ralston
Spuds
West 7Th Ave
Avan
Admiral Halsey
Africa
Esra
ACL
Rere
Punerak
Amarillo—Dumas
San Jacinto
A. A, Nichoson
Nature
Dean
Doan
Anderson
R. F. Freeman
Busi
Ness
Anderson Mattress Co
Anderson Matt
B. F. Anderson
U.S. War Savings Bonds
Southwestern Public Service Company
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