Captain John Nervous at Front Lines in Flanders
War dispatch recounts Captain John, a famed veteran, battling fear before zero hour in Ypres district trenches. APM arrests him for cowardice, then corrects the mistake as ribbons on his tunic prove his valor. Church confessional secrecy explained by Catholic authorities in aftermath note.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Second Army
Cassel
Flanders
Sea of Flanders
Ypres Salient
Europe
Tommy Atkins
John
Captain John
APM
la Belle Sauvage
Cassel Village
Thomas G. McCarthy
Bureau of Information
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Washington
Holy See
Weather bettor Cal Waggoner bets rain on May 10
Decatur Illinois May 9 89 year old Cal Waggoner made his 45th annual rain bet offering to any sucker that it would rain on Wednesday. He has 35 correct guesses in previous years. The weather bureau gives a cautious 50-50 chance of rain this year.
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Decatur
Ill
Cal Waggoner
Waggoner
Weather Bureau
No Need to Wear a Truss for Rupture Ad
Globe-News want ads promote the Rice Plan of Reducible Rupture Control offered by W. S. Rice Inc. Readers are urged to send a post card with name and address to receive a free, modernized rupture protection plan. The ad claims secure, dependable, comfortable protection that eliminates bulky trusses and harsh pressure.
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W. S. Rice, Inc
Adams
N.Y
Poor Coffee Boosts Tea in Nationwide Switch
Washington columnist Frederick C. Othman laments rising tea popularity as coffee prices climb and consumption drops 17 percent from 1949 levels. He notes tea imports from India, Ceylon, and Japan flood the market, while coffee roasters warn about weak brews and wary tea merchants celebrate shifting tastes.
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Frederick C.othman
Washington
Beanery
Great Britain
Cleopatra
Guy M. Gillette
Democrat
Iowa
Brazil
Dong
Devil
China
India
Ceylon
Japan
Tea Institute of New York
Enforcement Unit of Safety Council Forms
The Enforcement Division of the Amarillo Safety Council was convened by Chairman W L Sloan for 8 tonight in the municipal auditorium. The division aims to aid police and county officers in enforcing laws, with E F Leachman as first vice chairman Mrs M E Jordan as second vice chairman and Mrs Walter Nussbaum as secretary. Directors include J W Stephens Russell C Davidson Ernest Naylor Lowell H Stapf and Sam Johnson.
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Amarillo Safety Council
W. L. Sloan
Commission
Municipal Auditorium
Safety Council
Sloan
E. F. Leachman
M. E. Jordan
Walter Nussbaum
J. W. Stephens
Russell C. Davidson
Ernest Naylor
Lowell H. Stapf
Sam Johnson
The
ALLBRAN Advertisement Claims Harsh Laxatives Gone
Unsold letters praise Kellogg's ALLBRAN as a dietary bulk aid and laxative alternative. Mrs. H. B. Taylor of Coraopolis Pennsylvania shares satisfaction after using ALLBRAN daily. Ad urges one ounce daily with water and money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days.
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Arly
H. B. Taylor
Ridge Avenue
Coraopolis
Hello
Battle Creek
Mich
YMCA Drive Reports Record Membership Funds Raised
Volunteer workers in the YMCA membership drive reported 17,355.94 in total contributions at last night’s meeting at YMCA offices 514% Taylor. The group logged 31 new members and 1,330.92 in added gifts, with 20 volunteers reporting. Leading division is Cc under Herman Ford with 108 members and 3,873 raised. other divisions follow A Jim Collins 141 members 3,620.50 Y Harold Ochsner 188 members 3,283.42 M Buck Long 69 members 2,912.02. High point individual Bob Parr added one new member for 100, while Bob Crudgington topped board members with 291.92. Another report meeting will be held.
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YMCA
Taylor
Herman Ford
Jim Collins
Harold Ochsner
Buck Long
Bob Parr
Bob Crudgington
Islanders cling to war myth on Ana Island
Japanese soldiers on Ana Island far north of Saipan refuse to acknowledge Japan’s defeat, five years after the war ended. The occupation government’s repatriation board urged relatives to write to the soldiers and inform them of the facts.
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Japan
Anathan Island
Saipan
Soviet tobacco industry outputs rise in 1947 and 1948 plan
A letter from tobacco workers claims Soviet cigarette production reached 74.3 billion in 1947, up 46 percent from 1946. It states 1948 output aimed at 90 billion, a further 21 percent increase, as reported in major newspapers.
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Moscow
Tobacco Workers of
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