WAACs From Plains Find Iowa Is Cold
Marjorie Maxwell of the Texas Rangerettes reports from Fort Des Moines Iowa that despite 12 below zero the Panhandle WAACs are warm and quartered in the Savery Hotel. She promises future features on platoon members and progress in training as a second WAAC platoon Palo Duro is planned with about 40 applicants and hopes to pass 50.
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Axis Diplomats Leave Chile After Break in Relations
In Santiago 31 Axis diplomats including German Japanese and Italian officials prepared to depart for Argentina as Chile severed ties. President Rios framed the move as advancing universal values and urged calm while promising punishment for anti policy media and protection for those seeking hospitality and lawfulness. A later Missouri item reports a false fire alarm household scare near Independence.
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Navy WAVES Bluebonnet unit forms in Panhandle enlistments
Local Amarillo recruiting drives culminate as Wave recruits from Portales Dumas and Amarillo take aptitude tests and oath. Three sworn in this morning. total allied to 60 plus, with plans Feb 12 swearing and Feb 15 departure aboard the Bluebonnet Special for basic training. Navy Open House at the Herring Hotel features dinner and dances with officials and guests from multiple states.
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Mildred Hines Niemeyer
Betty Bridges
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Dumas
New Orleans
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Lawrence Hagg
Sears Roebuck Donates Britannica to Chicago University
Sears Roebuck and Company presented the 175 year old Encyclopedia Britannica to the University of Chicago. The gift includes Britannica Inc and subsidiaries in England Canada and other regions. The presentation occurred in Chicago with the encyclopedia now under the university’s ownership.
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Sears Roebuck and Company
Chicago
Sears-Roebuck
University of Chicago
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc
England
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