Navy to Recruit Women for Shore Duty in Navy Reserve
The navy moves to form a women's reserve corps to train 10 000 to 12 000 women for shore tasks and free sailors for sea duty. WNRC will serve within the U S continental limits with pay parity, age 20 to 50, and require a high school diploma for enlistment or a college degree for commissions. Uniforms and integration rules differ from WAAC, with training at a women’s college planned for officer candidates.
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Congress
WNAC
Navy
WAAC
Army
Continental
United States
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WAACS
Fort Des Moines
Dealers Furnish Bicycle Forms in Los Angeles
Bicycle rationing became effective July 9 but dealers reported no cash register activity as forms were scarce. Administrator Paul B. D Orr lacked printed purchase forms and yesterday received 2 000 forms from dealers. Rationed sales start today amid reports of native robber gangs terrorizing parts of South Africa.
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Los Angeles
Paul B. D’orr
Radio Schedule Highlights KGNC Daily and Saturday Lineup
KGNC posts a dense radio grid listing daytime and nighttime power, multiple NBC features, and numerous hosts such as Fraser Hunt Ramona and the Tune Twisters Three Suns Coke Stevenson Harold Beck Pat Crowley and more. The schedule spans weekdays and Saturday morning and afternoon blocks with news programs sports reviews and special NATO era features.
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KGNC
Kees Waring
Fraser Hunt
NBC
Ramona
The
Three Suns
Hitler
Beauford Jester, LLC
W. M. Adams
Harold Beck
Coke Stevenson
Ae O'Daniel
Hal Collins
Buddy Franklin Orch
Freddie Martin Orch
the Trading Post
Riley Strickland
Charles Baum
Orchestra
Hank Lawson
Radio political ad airtime across Texas risk in 1930s
An 8 minute political broadcast schedule is listed with multiple Texas stations including KPRC Houston WOAT San Antonio WBAP Fort Worth WFAA Dallas KRGV Weslaco KPAC Port Arthur and KOMC Texarkana. The spot is paid for by Dr. Frank King and friends of Harold Beck.
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KPRC
Houston
WOAT
San Antonio
WBAP
Ft. Walsh
WFAA
Dallas
Girls Awarded Medals For Camp Achievements
For Amarillo area girls at Camp Waldemar near Kerrville the final term week featured swimming riding dancing archery riflery tennis badminton and more. All-star medals honors went to first year girls including Virginia Alexander Mary Lynn Bell Mary Ann Dudley and Jo Ann Rosson. Second year silver medals to Cecilia Guseman Marilyn Hobart Mary Frances Litle and Helen Ann Pittman. Third year gold medals to Teel Sullenberger Kay Thomson. Fourth year diamond award went to Carol Thomson with special awards in western horseback riding tennis golf and fencing honorable mention to Mary Ann Dudley.
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Amarillo
Camp Waldemar
Kerrville
Waldemar
Virginia Alexander
Paul Alexander
Mary Lynn Bell
Scott Bell
Mary Ann Dudley
Cecil Guseman
Hereford
Marilyn Hobart
Fred Hobart
Canadian
Mary Frances Litle
Wm. F. Litle
Helen Ann Pittman
J. A. Pittman
Teel Sullenberger
S. M
Radio Repairmen Exams Announced for Signal Corps Trainees
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations for Junior Radio Repairmen Trainees for the Signal Corps and for Ordnance Material Inspectors. Australia unveils a new Family Endowment plan expected to cost 52 million dollars this year.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Signal Corps
Ordnance Material
Australia
War Production Board to centralize civilian industry
Washington July 24. Nine industrial sectors will be first under WPB centralization to maximize war output. Typewriters bicycles agricultural equipment hot air furnaces boilers cutlery dairy machines enamel kitchen utensils and hollow and flatware. Plan curtails weak plants while keeping some civilians running where labor or power is scarce.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Senators Close Hot Campaigns In Texas Race As Allred Attacks
In Australia Allied airmen received a silver star and purple heart for May to June heroism. Master Set. Burnard W. Fesmire of Portales New Mexico helped his bomber crew shoot down several planes and detour to safety. Lieutenant Eddie W. Hayman of Huntsville Texas received a purple heart for injuries in a raid June 30. In Texas a tight U.S. Senate primary nears with W Lee O Daniel Dan Moody and James V Allred campaigning across cities. Allred accuses isolationism and labor racketeering, Moody touts favorable feedback, and O Daniel defends his wartime stance amid the political clash.
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Australia
U.P
Burnard W. Fesmire
Portales
N. M
Eddie W. Hayman
Huntsville
Tex
Hayman
Kendall Airdrome
Hastings
W. Lee O'Daniel
Schulenberg
Gonzales
Victoria
Dan Moody
la Grange
Brenham
Woolridge Park
Austin
James V. Alred
Fort Worth
Houston
Allred
O'Daniel
Wheeler
Nye
America
First Dirt Moved For Denison Dam
Dirt dropped in Red River marking the first step in building the Denison dam. Preparation includes stockpiles on the Oklahoma bank and planned river dumping from both sides. The 86th Engineer Battalion removed the bridge as crews advance toward closure. A separate note mentions Lycoming Engine’s $7.3 million plant in Ohio producing a new liquid cooled engine for the U.S. Navy nearing 2000 horsepower.
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Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
86Th Engineer Battalion
Ohio
Lycoming
The
Aviation Corporation
U. S. Navy
Navy
Behind Beef Shortage Report Notes Lighter Cattle Weights
Chicago dispatch reports a nationwide beef shortage question amid pork tightness. Observers point to lighter cattle entering markets, with heavier cattle not scaling as expected and beef purchases by the AMA minimal. Trade figures show weekly weights for choice prime and common cattle lower than prior years, aligning markets nationwide.
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Chicago
Armed Forces
Agricultural Marketing Administration
AMA
Admits Faking Story Of Killing To Get Ride
Hackensack N J July 24 Prosecutor John J Breslin Jr said James A Boyd 59 admitted faking a tale of killing R Norman Redwood business agent of a sandhog union at Teaneck in 1937 to obtain a free ride East So far as I am concerned Boyds case is closed declared Breslin after a phone talk with Detective Lieutenant Theodore Morgan of the Teaneck police Morgan questioned Boyd in San Francisco yesterday.
Civil Service Opens Posts at Pantex Plant
Inspectors of powder and explosives for the Pantex Ordnance Plant seek trained experienced personnel. Apply via Robert S. Leigh or Rudolph Batte, Civil Service representatives, Room 811, Oliver-Eakle Building for blanks and more information.
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Pantex Ordnance Plant
Robert S. Leigh
Rudolph Batte
Civil Service
Oliver-Eakle
Political Ad Notice Tied to Beauford Jester Support
Radio spots broadcast over WOAT San Antonio WBAP Fort Worth KPRC Houston WFAA Dallas KGNC Amarillo KRIS Corpus Christi KRGV Weslaco paid for by A. F. Mitchell and other Beauford Jester allies.
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Ft. Worth
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Houston
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Dallas
KGNC
Amarillo
KRIS
Corpus Christi
KRGV
Weslaco
A. F. Mitchell
Beauford
Ropes Tie Eight Calves for $600 at Cheyenne Rodeo
Cowboy Royce Sewalt of Brownsmith Texas roped eight calves in three minutes 9.1 seconds at Cheyenne frontier days rodeo, tying and wrestling them after swapping mounts. The event underscored a lively local rodeo finish as headlines highlighted Texas competitors and frontier sports culture.
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Cheyenne, Myc
Royce Sewalt
Brownsmith
Texas
Sewalt
Curtail RAF Training Here
Washington July 24 United States student pilots will take over many facilities used to train British Royal Air Force Cadets. Curtailment stems from rapid Army Air Forces growth and expanded British training at home. RAF students graduate from U S Army air force schools will be replaced by American cadets. Limited RAF training continues at five civil contract schools Terrell Texas Miami Oklahoma Mesa Arizona Lewiston Florida Ponca City Oklahoma. The two army taken sites are Lancaster California and Sweetwater Texas. So Many laborers of Salvador are leaving to work in the Canal Zone.
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United States
Royal Air Force
Army Air Forces
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Army
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Tex
Miami
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