Eye opening Tokyo dispatch from abroad writer
Irving Wallace recalls Japan coverage noting Matsuoka’s off the record plan to address Americans by radio for policy revision. He reports rationing, drab dress rules, anti German sentiment, air raid drills failures, maps pulled from tourists, Geisha restrictions, and officials’ suspicion of maps and presses.
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Winchell
Irving Wallace
Japan
Esquire
Liberty
Allace
Matsuoka
United States
America
China
Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
Wang Ching-We
Nanking
Chunking
Wang
Deanna Durbin
New York
Japanese War Propaganda Notes and Censorship Darken Tokyo
A survey of wartime Japan reveals government drives to purge English words, censor foreign media, and hide true naval strength. It notes leaders’ backgrounds, censorship of Time and other magazines, and popular culture items like songs and newsreels.
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Army Clique
Japan
U. S
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
Tokyo
New
Tegg
Shanghai
Navy
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Seattle
Gary Cooper
Charles Boyer
Deanna Durbin
John Gunther
Asia
Konoye
Butch
Princeton
Tokio
China Front
California
Dawn Patrol
Walter Winchell
America
Kobe
Time
China
Uncle Sam
Hitler
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor
God
Charlie
Echoes of bitter fight resound in Texas Senate rules debate
The Texas Senate and House opened the 47th regular session with debate on rules changes tied to social security financing two years after a heated dispute. Senator Hill urged floor votes on revenue measures while Sen. Weinert noted minority reports could have allowed a floor ballot. A proposed five member grand jury standing committee to investigate state law violations was postponed for printing.
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Austin
Senate
Joe L. Hill
Henderson
House
R. A. Weinert
Seguin
Hill
Houghton Brownlee
Amarillo High Announces Mid Term Graduates
Amarillo High School lists 30 seniors who will complete scholastic work next week but not receive diplomas until spring commencement. Final exams for prospective graduates and underclassmen are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of next week.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
Postpone Action on Borger Road Deal
State highway plans for a Hutchinson County road from Phillips via Borger and Fritch to the Potter County line were delayed. Highway Engineer DeWitt Greer said the commission favored the proposal but postponed final action to work out details.
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Austin
Hutchinson County
Phillips
Borger
Fritch
Potter County
DeWitt Greer
Greer
Highway Commission
Hutchinson County Commissioners Court
42-Year-Old Woman Becomes 19th-Time Mother in Allentown
Mrs Edwin Trapp a 42 year old WPA worker's wife has her 19th child in Allentown Pa. Fourteen children are living eight are girls with the oldest child a 22 year old girl. She married at 17.
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Allentown
Edwin Trapp
WPA
Italy Devises New Explosive Amid Munitions Shortage
Rome reported that Italy has developed a 100 percent Italian explosive to replace TNT. The compound pentrite T4 is said to use formaldehyde lime and ammonia, materials readily available in Italy, and supplied to the munitions industry.
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Rome
Italy
Kansas State College to Offer Explosives Course for Defense
Kansas State College plans a defense oriented course in explosives within its engineering program. Dr. W L Faith, head of chemical engineering, says the course will place the college among a small number offering such specialized training. The report notes most American vanadium imports come from Peru and Rhodesia.
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Manhattan
Kas
U.P
Kansas
State College
W. L. Faith
Chemical Engineering
Peru
Rhodesia
Randall Paving To Be Started Soon
Randall County will begin paving two stretches near Amarillo and the Panhandle. Commissioner Calvin Casey cites 2.2 miles from Umbarger to Buffalo Lake and 22 miles on Western Avenue from the Potter County line to the Canyon highway as hard-surfaced and later topped for all weather travel.
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Randall County
Amarillo
Panhandle
Calvin Casey
Umbarger
Buffalo Lake
Potter County
Canyon Highway
Banquet Postponed Due to Speaker Absence in Amarillo
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce postpones its annual banquet because principal speaker Clinton Hester cannot attend. The event will likely shift to February with a testimonial dinner for Marvin Jones planned a week after. Dr. Jason Robberson says the move preserves focus on honoring the townsman.
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Amarillo
Chicago
Jason Robberson
Chamber of Commerce
Hester
Amarillo High School 28-Piece Band Formed Under R O T C
Oscar Wise announces the new 28 member marching band from the 115 piece Amarillo High School Band. The unit will be drilled by the ROTC and appear at all ROTC formations with Burl Bean as cadet officer in command.
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Amarillo
Oscar Wise
Burl Bean
Randall County Divides Road Money Among Four Precincts
The commissioners court allocated available road funds across four precincts. The Western Avenue paving will connect San Jacinto and the Country Club to the Canyon highway, creating a direct route. An average of four earthquakes is reported daily in Japan.
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San Jacinto
Country Club
Randall Commissioners Court
Japan
Four More Officers To Infantry School
CAMP BOWIE Jan 15 Four junior officers of the Thirty sixth Division were ordered to the infantry school at Fort Benning Ga They are Second Lieutenants Ross Young 141 Infantry San Antonio Julius Mueller 142nd Infantry Amarillo Frank A Nelson 143rd Infantry Hillsboro and Joe K Emerson 143rd Infantry Itasca They will attend the officers communication course opening January 22 and running to April 18.
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Camp Bowie
Fort Benning
Ross Young
141 Infantry
San Antonio
Julius Mueller
142Nd
Amarillo
Frank A. Nelson
Hillsboro
Joe K. Emerson
Itasca
Chevrolet Dealers Meet in Capitol Hotel Education Session
Chevrolet dealers and salesmen from the Panhandle Plains region attend an education meeting at the Capitol Hotel. About 60 Chevrolet men participate under the oversight of H. V. McCann of the Chevrolet Motors Division.
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Chevrolet
Panhandle Plains
Capitol Hotel
H. V. McCann
Chevrolet Motors Division
Aluminum for Trains Must Be Curtailed
Government officials reported temporary tight spots in the supply of high strength aluminum sheets and tubes. They estimated the nation's total aluminum supply this month to be 5,000,000 pounds greater than combined military and civil requirements. To permit unimpeded construction of warplanes under the defense program, use of high strength aluminum in streamlined trains and buses must be curtailed until the tight spots are eliminated.
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Washington
Sharp Advance In Hog Prices
Hog prices rose 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight in Chicago marking the sharpest move since 1939 as demand from consuming interests grows with defense buying and army purchases. The top hit $9, the highest in over a year.
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Chicago
Edward G. Robinson To Receive Legion Honor
Hollywood major Edward G. Robinson will be honored by the American Legion for outstanding Americanism through his Big Town broadcast. The ceremony at CBS Studios will be attended by more than 200 Legion members. The item notes James Smithson and cinema history context from the era.
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Hollywood
U.P
Edward G. Robinson
The
American Legion
Legion
Robinson
CBS
Lost scarf and job request from dependable young man
A brown large square woolen scarf with multi color print and fringed edges is missing between the Rose Bowl Tea Room and White & Kirk's possibly in White & Kirk. Call 20928 to claim a reward. Also a notice from a sincere dependable young man seeking honest work due to a wreck injury. he offers mechanical or technical skills and bicycle or sewing machine repair.
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Rose Bowl Tea Room
White & Kirk
Charles FP. Underwood
Tack
Troop Committee Meeting Thursday in Amarillo
A Girl Scout troop committee meeting will convene Thursday at 1:30 PM in the Polk Street Methodist Church parlor. Mrs. P. L. Reppert will preside with Mrs. T. W. Gilstrap leading the discussion on how the troop committee can help. Miss Ida Mae McClure will speak on how committees supplement the council work.
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Amarillo
Polk Street Methodist Church
P. L. Reppert
T. W. Gilstrap
Hillsborough County Leads U S in Winter Strawberry Production
Hillsborough County officials claim they produce more winter strawberries than any other county in the United States. Local growers report strong yields and growing demand for the fruit, with farms expanding to meet seasonal markets.
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Tampa
Fila
U.P
Hillsborough County
United States
Own a Corner of the Land of the Free in the Panhandle
The Globe-News advertises Class 63 want ads offering land for sale in the Panhandle. It urges readers to invest and own a piece of the land, touting low prices and urging calls to the Want Ad Headquarters.
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Globe-News
Panhandle
Best Land
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