Government sells surplus balloons and other oddities
Washington reports sold barrage balloons at OPA ceiling prices after RFC moved 15 units. 20,000 bells and 365 aerial gliders also auctioned as part of wartime surplus. Marine and Commerce departments list varied items including spares and castor oil, with prices and purchase terms noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
OPA
RFC
Williamsburg
Maritime Commission
Navy
War surplus buys and old veterans term history noted
A jumbled roundup lists firms buying surplus items from various cities including ice boxes, mattresses, skis, jugs, and callons of hydraulic fluid. The piece ends with a brief note that the Grand Army of the Republic preferred memorial over decoration from 1882, reflecting on veterans observances and war history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
India
Mike Albert
Cincinnati
Alexander
Barnett
Grand Army of the Republic
United States
Local Pharmacy Ad Highlights Marie Earle Cosmetics
A vintage storefront notice lists Marie Earle Cosmetics and Herbert Drug at The Prescription Drug Store with phone number 2 3221 in Amarillo's Bidg area. The ad promotes prescription services and beauty products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peature Marie Earle Cosmetics
Herbert
Amarillo
Record Pace Plowing Victory and Second Wind Message
Dan Culpin finished plowing in record time while neighbor Bob Wirts, with over an acre left, rested on his porch with cider. Dan explains pushing through to a second wind and finishing strong. The tale carries a wartime moral about perseverance and using rest strategically to achieve victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Culpin
Bob Wirts
Bob
Dan
Memorial Day Origins by Region and Dates
The piece traces Memorial Day origins in the South with Dixie observing a prewar observance, contrasts North dating since 1868, and notes state variations including Confederate Memorial and Jefferson Davis days. It highlights local poppy sales on May 26 and lists holiday observances across states and territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South
South
Dixie
North
American Legion Auxiliary
United States
District of Columbia
Alaska
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Misssissippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Tennessee
Texas
Three Texas Radio Firms Seek Sale To Texas State Network
Three Texas radio companies seek FCC approval to transfer control of four stations to the Texas State Network Inc. Elliott Roosevelt and Ruth Eidson hold large stakes in two firms, with varying ownership. The deals cite prices of 101 451.26 for KFJZ Fort Worth and 26 784.26 for KABC San Antonio. Additional sales involve Frontier and other stock holders including S W Richardson and Charles F Roeser. Roosevelt and Eidson also own stock in the network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Texas State Network, Inc
Federal Communications Commission
Elliott Roosevelt
Ruth G. Roosevelt Eidson
Tarrant Broadcasting Company
Fort Worth
KFJZ
Richardson
Charles F. Roeser
Roosevelt
Mrs. Eidson
Iron missing woman identifies replacement at store
New Albany police arrest a man after Mrs. Ruby Davis retrieved her iron from a store replacement and described the man who brought it in. The quick action followed her report and the storekeeper's delivery of a single available unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Ind
Ruby Davis
Blup Star Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
Advertisement notes one application can calm itching from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with repeat use as needed until healing. Money back if first trial fails to satisfy. Try it today.
Parks Army Air Forces flyer completes 35 missions over Reich
First Lieutenant Parks son of Mr and Mrs Jack Parks of 903 Louisiana completed a 35 mission tour with the Eighth Air Force under General Doolittle. His crew named their Flying Fortress Tovarich and all nine men served through repeated raids on German Reich cities. One of the outstanding raids is noted in dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Parks
Jack Parks
Louisiana
Amarillo High School
Infantry
Fort Lindwood
College Training Division
Beloit
Wis
Air Cadet Training Center
Santa Ana
Cal
Hondo Air Base
Eighth Air Force
Doolittle
Tovarich
Reich
Mighty Blitz Over Berlin Noted With Casualty Toll
Reports from Germany later claimed 25 000 casualties from the February 3 1915 bombing. The bombardier earned a bronze star for the mission. Lieutenant Parks wears the Air Medal with five oak leaf clusters and his wings. He arrived in the States May 16 and reached Amarillo May 21 to surprise his parents. He will report to a California base after furlough. Another Parks son, Staff Sgt. Jack Parks, is in the States and recently visited his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Parks
States
Amarillo
California
Jack Parks
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Henry Wallace
Department of Commerce
Mauldin
Dagman Chemical Co
Bridgeport, Conn
A. D. Harris Co
Rock Island
Wallace and Co
Railway Supply and Manufacturing Co
Atlanta
Rich's Inc
Tex
Downden Engineering Co
Kirkland
Wash
Gimbel Brothers
New York
Weiss Motor Co
Baltimore
Fred Jones
Washington, D. C
S.P.C.A
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
The
Panhandle
Grace Moore
Metropolitan Opera
Arrid
New Dream
American Institute of Laundering
Fabrc
Cotswold
Wedgwood
Cotswold Country
England
Brown House
Polk
Jimmie Parks
Lydia E. Pinkham
Olydia E Pinkhamnis
Cupid
Ers
Buthker's
Taylor
Buthkew
Globe News
Beery
Prescription & Vitamin Shop
Saas
COE Lumber
J. B. Coe Lumber CO
Lincoln
Big City
Coca-Cola Company
Amarillo Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lincoln Street
daXs Global Uted
Coca-Cola
Coke
C-C Co
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