Red Skelton Reunites With Capt. Mooney Wings
Dallas man W C Mooney meets Red Skelton at Houston airport as the comedian recalls pinning Wings on Capt. Robt Mooney during WWII. Skelton kept the Wings since the airman's victorville ceremony and returns them now. Capt Mooney died in the Ploesti raid earning the Distinguished Service Cross.
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Houston
W. C. Mooney
Dallas
Red Skelton
Skelton
Mooney
Robt. Mooney
Young Mooney
Victorville
Calif
Red
Ploesti
Romania
Amber Amarillo classifieds letter page seeks friends and pets
A collection of personal ads and notices from Amarillo readers seeks correspondents for a wife or husband, lost contacts, jobs, and pets. Entries include Mrs. FE N Nelson seeking a 45 to 48 year old man, a wallet recovery for Marcus ag Lovett, a search for Sam Whitaker, three puppies for giveaway, and job requests for housekeeping in San Jacinto. Also found a purse on Hayden Street.
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FE. N. Nelson
General Delivery
Amarillo
Texas
North Polk Street
Marcus Ag Lovett
Sam Whitaker
Alabama Street
San Jacinto Heights
South
Cleveland Street
P. O
San Jacinto Post Office
Rail wage fights traced from miners to rail workers
The piece recalls the 1940s wage struggles for miners and railroad workers, noting quick government action after threats of nationwide strikes, the 15 percent cap formula, overtime pay shifts, and questions about why prestrike settlements were not reached sooner amid political pressure and anonymous Washington sources.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Governor Won't Move Ahead With Special Session
Governor Coke Stevenson says a two thirds legislative call cannot constitutionally accomplish soldier voting goals and has not changed his mind. He notes 100 representatives favor session or constitutional route, 22 senators support. He plans to speak in San Antonio at a joint women’s clubs and manufacturers’ meeting while the public notices include a lost item at Globe News.
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Austin
U.P
Coke R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Dallas
San Antonio
Women's Clubs
Manufacturers’ Association
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Walter West
Bellview Street
Tack
Buddy Wright
Elenora Mitchell
Edwin Mitchell
Pauline Darnell
Johnson Street
Globe-News
Risenberg
Arthur Street
Terry Kay Kirby Box
Hereford
Hayden
By James Marlow
George Zielke
William Green
American Federation of Labor
George C. Marshall
Green
J. m. Fyden
of Optometry
W. 7Th St
Third
Polk
New Orleans
The
Globe News
J. W. Worley
8Th Avenue
Bear Cabin
Par East
American Tropics
Eran Eee Globe-News
Squibb’s
Pork
Tucumcari, N. M
Campho Phenique
Carter
Squibb
Squibb's
Jergen
LUX
Rinso
SWAN
Lifebudy
LUX Soap
Webster's
Giant Illustrated Dictionary
Lly
Allenry
Johnson-Johnson
Lanteen Brown
Stillman’s Powder
Baby Last
Cretney's
Famous Cosmetics RE Cosmetic Headquarters
Dorothy Perkins
Lucien LeLong
Sirocco
Goodnight
Ingram
Lynett Cologne
Sorie
Woodbury
Anetolia
Boyer
Krank
West Point
Stagg
Yardley’s
Kermel
Phillips Milk
Petrosagar
Ibezon
Petrosyllium
Meath
Red Arrow
Parke-Davis Natola
Stams
Lederle
Van
Vane
Bromoseltzer
Hoyt's Compound
Pinkham's Compound
Tate Lax
Hayles MO
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