Panhandle Texan urged to enlist in new flying unit
A dispatch extols Panhandle teens to join the Texas Plainsmen, a 60-flyer flying unit forming in the Panhandle with all cadets trained and based together. It notes wartime purpose and urges readiness for action as readers hear of national morale and military plans.
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New York
Panhandle
Texas Plainsmen
Winchell
Washington
Newsaper Row
R. R. McCormick
Chicago
Midway
U. S
Frank Knox
Jean Gapin
Marlene Dietrich
St. Regis
False Teeth Rock Slide Or Slip Ad Pasteeti Plates
Fragmentary ad text promotes FASTEETH denture products with claims of odor control and fresh breath. It mentions drug stores as a sourcing point and uses fragmented phrases about teeth care and denture cleanliness.
Texas Texan Fanaticism in a World War II Parody
A humorous wartime dialogue imagines Emperor Hirohito and Hon Sun reacting to American Texas power. They fear Texan soldiers, including figures named Nimitz and Hobby, and debate strategies as the Sun switches allegiance to Texas. The piece ends with a satirical vow to back the Texan cause.
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Hirohito
Texas
Wireless
Admiral Chester William Nimitz
Hon
Chet
Dorie Miller
Hobby
Defense Workers Shift Theater Hours In Detroit
A leading downtown Detroit movie theater runs shows from 1 to 5:30 AM to accommodate late shifts of defense workers in the area. The article notes a shift in cultural routines as wartime production expands.
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Detroit
United States
Horace Greeley
Orson Welles
George Bernard Shaw
Bob Hope
Abbott & Costello
Hollywood
Philharmonic Reorganization Seeks Directors for 1942–43
Rex Baxter announces Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association will reorganize for 1942–43. Letters invite over 10 directors to join the new board and a meeting is set for Wednesday July 15 at 8:00 PM at Mrs. R. W. Adams home 2214 Hayden Street. Vice presidents named include T. W Bill Gilstrap Wes Izzard Mrs B V Blackwell and others.
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Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestral Association
Rex Baxter
Philharmonic Orchestral Association
R. W. Adams
Hayden Street
The
Association
T. W
Bill” Gilstrap
Wes Izzard
B. V. Blackwell
I. D. Cole
George Vineyard
John Ballard
Wes Izzard Reviews News af 9 Tonight
The Amarillo National Bank program Wes Izzard Reviews the News will air on KGNC tonight at 9 PM instead of 8 30 PM. Cinema owners in Mexico protest high taxes hurting attendance.
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Wes Izzard
Amarillo National Bank
KGNC
Mexico
Inflation fears and stock gains spark price control debate
Inflation controls face skepticism as Wall Street records its busiest trading two days, lifting shares by $2 to $4 plus. Leaders cite Roosevelt's price program and Henderson price caps, while events push toward firmer measures, including wage panel findings and higher canned goods prices. Money in circulation jumps $300 million in June amid war spending, reaching a new per capita high.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Wall
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Loan
Wall Street
War Labor Board
Office of Price Administration
Senate
Chicago
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Huge Water Pipes Laid Between Amarillo and Army School
Two private crews under Federal Works Agency contract lay large water pipe underground from the air force school storage plant toward Second Avenue and Harrison Street. About 18,358 feet of the 51,000 foot line is already buried while another contractor builds storage tanks and pumping facilities at the school to expand the city water supply.
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Amarillo
Army Technical School
Air Force School
Ridgemere Boulevard
Federal Works Agency
Second Avenue
Harrison Street
Extra Sugar Authorized for Potters County Residents
Grady Wilson, head of sugar rationing in Potter County, announces state approval for two extra pounds of sugar per person between July 10 and August 22. Grocers and consumers may sell and buy the extra sugar using Stamp No. 7, in addition to the amounts from Stamps No. 5 and 6.
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Grady Wilson
Potter County
State Board
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