Arrivals on Both Coasts Sailors Return Home Across Oceans
Some 5,645 servicemen are due home today on four ships docking at New York and San Francisco. The Wilson Victory from Leghorn and Elgin Victory from Le Havre sail into New York, while the President Hayes and Bollinger from Pearl Harbor arrive at San Francisco.
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New York
San Francisco
Wilson Victory
Leghorn
Elgin Victory
le Havre
President Hayes
Pearl Harbor
Bollinger
Small jackrabbit breaks norms on fence posts and gardens
Margaret Wynn Colden reports a unusual jackrabbit in Colden New York that leapt between fence posts driving them into the ground and wires. The farmer Leonard Kubicki recalls the animal ate 30 to 40 acres of vegetables nightly to build health, noting it was small compared with Wyoming Arkansas and Texas rabbits.
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Colden
N. Y
Leonard Kubicki
Wyoming
Arkansas
Texas
Jack Rabbits
New York State
Kubicki
Make This Home Recipe To Take Off Ugly Fat
A home fat loss plan promises rapid slimming with Barcentrate and grapefruit juice. Buy four ounces of Barcentrate, mix with juice in a pint bottle, and take two doses daily. Return the bottle for a money back guarantee as fat supposedly vanishes from neck to ankles.
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Cretney Drug Stores
Rabbit Jack Bombs Town in Unexpected Flight
Local hunters Kubicki and his brother claim a giant rabbit used 16 foot planks as wings to attack their town. The creature crashed after a dramatic mid air maneuver, smashing buildings and the new fire hall before dying. Kubicki notes the rabbit is five years dead and offers to ship samples for stew to Wyoming and Texas.
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Empire State
Kubicki
Jack
Wyoming
Texas
Morris Offers Free Help in Combatting Coddling Moth
Morris of 1511 Hillcrest promotes a home method to kill coddling moths on apples pears and peaches. He will instruct interested homeowners free of charge using bark scraping burlap sacks and careful tree pruning to reduce infestations. He notes July is peak moth activity and drought worsens tree stress in the Panhandle.
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Morris
Hillcrest
Mr. Morris
Panhandle
Accent on Color for Fall Clothes
June Webster of Montgomery Ward reports color will dominate fall woolen dresses with Ming green tile red and Winter white. Skirts grow longer by about an inch. Silhouettes change with continued demand for home and business suits. Page Stalcup also attended the clinic.
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June Webster
Fashion Department
Montgomery Ward & Co
Oklahoma City
Hotel Skirvin
Miss Webster
Rock Island's Net Income Drops in 1946 Five Months
Rock Island reports net operating income after taxes for Jan 1 to May 31 1946 fell to 5 272 880 from 11 636 071 a drop of more than half. Railway operating expenses stayed near 50.1 million in 1946 versus 50.36 million in 1945 year to date. Total railway operating revenue declined from 82 142 774 to 62 909 033. Net revenue from railroad operation fell from 31 780 426 to 12 800 568.
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Rock Island
La Airosa Annuals Ready Next Monday
The long awaited high school annuals will be ready next Monday. Copies of La Airosa promised for May 10 were delayed due to strikes and shortages. Distribution begins Monday at 9 o'clock at the high school. Further details to come later this week.
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la Airosa
Comptroller Calls Statement of National Banks Condition
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday June 29. The notice sets reporting requirements for banks nationwide.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Return to Kansas After Visit to Diver Family
Mr and Mrs John Fengal returned to Willow Spring Kansas after visiting Dr and Mrs George W Diver at 2509 South Taylor.
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Kansas
John Fengal
Willow Spring
Kan
George W. Diver
South Taylor
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U. S. Navy
M. E. Pierce
David Carl Edwards
W. A. Edwards
Georgia
James Lewis Gatten
G. Gi. Gatten
Arthur
Gat
U.S
United States Rubber Company
Amarillo Garage & Storage Co
Polk ST
Tyler ST
America
Eureka Springs
Li Ae
Monarch
Fennkaarthes
Lee Pea
S&h
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Parker
Jewelers
Polk Street
Kryptok
SEE
Optical CO
Elliscarp
C.T. Shropshire
McCartt's
Schneider
McGrath
South Pacific
del Monte
Tomato Juice
Texas Valey
Lipton
Taylor
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