Texas Workers Show Increase in Employment and Payrolls
Texas workers rose 23.3 percent and payrolls 44.3 percent over the past year according to the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. May payrolls rose 5.4 percent with stable employment. factory payrolls up 33.6 percent. Gains varied by city from San Antonio 14.5 percent to Fort Worth 99.1 percent, while Galveston fell 3.6 percent.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Galveston
Radar Shaped Victory in Historic Battles Revealed
Washington June 21 1943 radar emerged as a pivotal war tool born from US naval radio research. Scientists like Robert M Page and Albert Hoyt Taylor advanced radar secretly, later guiding ships and night fighters to decisive victories, with Admiral Bowen promoting production and visibility.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Guadalcanal
Britain
University of Wisconsin
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Navy
Naval Research Laboratory
Taylor
Naval Research
A. H. van Keuren
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Bureau of Ships
van Keuren
Harold G. Bowen
Bowen
Congress
Robert M. Page
Radar as England’s shield and Pacific clash in World War II
The piece recounts how American ships routed Japanese forces at Guadalcanal, while Britain’s radar network known as radio locator aided the air defense during the Nazi blitz. It credits radar with forewarning attacks, conserving resources, and enabling England to sustain defense until the German assault collapsed.
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Guadalcanal
England
Hitler
Europe
RAF
British Isles
Stratford Needs Harvest Help Urgent Appeal Issued
An S.O8. was issued by the Stratford Farm Labor Headquarters asking 100 harvest hands 25 combines and 50 trucks to save the wheat for feeding the men who will lick the taps. Workers combine owners and truckers are urged to telephone the Stratford Headquarters or report for work early tomorrow morning.
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Formance
Naval Research
Army
Navy
Stratford Farm Labor Headquarters
Stratford
Brothers Paths Almost Cross in Kansas City Night Encounter
Ensign Winslow Beckwith of West Newton Massachusetts wrote his mother during an overnight stop. Pvt Walker Beckwith, en route to a new assignment, stayed all night in the same city writing his mother. The brothers, apart for a year, did not meet. The note ends with a science aside that oxygen is Earth’s most common element.
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Kansas City
Ensign Winslow Beckwith
West Newton
Mass
Pvt
Walker Beckwith
Bacon on Hoof Wanders Into Pat's Garage
Shoats owned by an unidentified person wandered into Pat's Garage at 820 South Lamar Street. The garage manager urged the owner to claim the hogs with proper ID before the sale or disposal.
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Pat
Lamar Street
Department Store Credit Sales Show Decrease
Austin reports lower department store credit sales as managers note a cooling consumer demand and cautious spending trends. Industry data suggest tighter credit terms and slower growth in customer accounts.
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Austin
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