Wake Island hero's wife hears POW broadcast from Captain Mason Kahn
Mrs. Mason Kahn of Galveston and an expectant mother listened in San Francisco as two American prisoners of war aboard Radio Tokyo sent a brief message declaring Captain Mason Kahn alive and well. She recalled seeing Pearl Harbor attacked from Honolulu where she lived high above the city.
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Galveston
Radio
Tokyo
Wake Island
San Francisco
Mason Kahn
Mrs. Kahn
Mason
Honolulu
Wake
Pearl Harbor
Amarillo Mountains buried 2000 feet beneath plains evidence
In an article by Raymond Holbrook the so called Amarillo Mountains are described as 7000 foot peaks now buried 2000 feet beneath the Texas Panhandle plains. Geology notes recount ages from 250 million years ago to early Cretaceous with the region once a great inland sea and later erosion exposing fossilized peaks.
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Raymond Holbrook
Amarillo
Amarillo Mountains
West Texas
Thirty-Fourth Street
Woodbine
Texas
Panhandle
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Andes
Alps
Strike Threat Is Wiped Out
Detroit workers avert a city employees strike after war department intervention. Union members postponed action 1320 to 218 while renegotiations linger over a proposed 15 percent wage increase. Police guard work sites as fear of transportation disruption fades.
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Detroit
War Department
City Employees Union
AFL
Robert F. Patterson
CIO
Frank D. Eaman
Edward J. Feffries
Yank in the R. A. F. held over at Star Theater
Popular film starring Betty Grable and Tyrone Power extended at the Star Theater due to demand. The feature includes authentic English Channel fighting scenes and a highlight on Dunkirk evacuation.
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Yank
Star Theater
The
Star
Betty Grable
Tyrone Power
English Channel
Dunkirk
Amarillo Joyful Ball Joins National Paralyisis Fund Drive
On January 30 Amarillo residents join a nationwide Roosevelt birthday event to fund Infantile Paralysis relief. Tickets at $1.00 grant access to dances at the Nat Dance Palace Mayfair Nite Club Rainbow Gardens and the Aviatrix Club. Half stays local for Crippled Children’s Council care and rehabilitation, half supports the National Foundation’s research and aid.
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National Foundation For
United States of America
Roosevelt
Nat Dance Palace
Mayfair Nite Club
Rainbow Gardens
Aviatrix Club
Amarillo
Crippled Children’s Council
National Foundation
Intruder Slips From Store After Night Watchman Confrontation
Portland police report a prowler with a gun demanded an exit from a local shop. Night watchman Adrian K. Gilman guided the intruder out. nothing appeared missing after a store check.
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Portland
Ore
Night
Adrian K. Gilman
Gilman
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