Transfer of Air Corps Units Across Texas and Nearby States
The War Department orders 76 air corps units moved from six Texas fields to permanent bases in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. Transfers include Goodfellow Field to Sherman Denison and Randolph Field to Enid Waco and Lake Charles with multiple school squadrons air base groups and material squadrons reassigned. Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks for Lubbock and Ellington Midland also listed with numerous squadrons redistributed.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
Air Corps
Texas Air Fields
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Goodfellow Field
Tex
Sherman-Denison
85Th Air Base
Randolph Field
Enid
Okla
60Th Air Base Group
Randolph
Waco
59Th Air Base Group
Kelly Field
Lake Charles
81St Air Base Group
Harlingen
78Th Air Base Roup
Victoria
Mission
84Th Air Base Group
Ellington Field
Midland
82Nd Air Base Group
Brooks Field
Lubbock
83Rd Air Base Group
84Th Air Base
Feed Loans Available for Panhandle Sorghum Harvest
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office in Dallas offers feed loans to Panhandle Plains farmers. Loans up to $2 per ton on sorghum feed approved by county wheat loan inspector, one year at 4 percent interest. Checks issued promptly. field supervisors and county agents provide details.
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Panhandle Plains
Dallas
Panhandle
Grouth
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Office
Unclear excerpt hints at travel and early auto stats
The fragment notes O'Daniel staying several days and expecting his daughter Molly to join him, while a separate line states that 14 800 passenger automobiles were registered in the United States in 1901. No further context or dates are provided.
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O'Daniel
Molly
United States
Cat Jonah to Two Navies in Warship Toll
GIBRALTAR November 18 Oscar a Nazi raised black cat rescued from sinking ships has survived three wartime postings. He first sailed on the German battleship Bismarck, then the British destroyer Cossack which was later sunk, and finally aboard the Ark Royal before that ship disappeared. The cat was revived from a drifting tank and remains safe after his third shipwreck.
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Gibraltar
Oscar
Bismarck
Ark Royal
Admiralty
Discharged Soldier Receives Coffee After Discharge
Brownwood reports a private from the 41st Infantry at Camp Bowie, Johnny Fowler, was discharged with 15 cents transportation, 10 cents for bus fare, and also received a cup of coffee. The note contrasts with other veterans who only get travel money.
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Brownwood
Johnny Fowler
Fowler
41St Infantry
Camp Bowie
Norwegian to Die by Court Martial for Fleeing to England
An Oslo notice states another Norwegian has been condemned to death by field court martial for attempting to flee to England. The papers recall six Norwegians executed after similar attempts to reach England last month.
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Oslo
England
Can't Keep Grandma in Her Chair Revival Health Tip
A vintage health ad explains nagging backache may stem from tired kidneys and promotes Doan's Pills. It touts kidney function as blood detox, notes daily urine output of about 3 pints, and lists symptoms like backache, headaches, swelling, and dizziness. The ad urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's Pills, claimed effective for over 40 years.
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Nature
Dean
Doan
Wheat Insurance Changes Asked at Denver Conference
Wheat farmers from 38 states opened a four day Federal Crop Insurance Corporation conference in Denver. The session debated long range contracts to replace annual agreements with input from Ray B Nimmo Colorado A A A committeeman who gave the opening address. R M Evans national A A A administrator will present England food needs after a six week tour of the British Isles.
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Denver
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Ray B. Nimmo
Colorado
Nimmo
England
R. M. Evans
British Isles
Messiah Chorus Progress Ahead for Amarillo Debut
Emil F. Myers announced regular rehearsals for the Amarillo Civic Chorus preparing to present The Messiah on Sunday afternoon December 14. Tonight's session at 8 o clock will be held in the Amarillo College of Music auditorium. Over 100 singers are in rehearsals with choruses formed in Panhandle towns and a total cast exceeding 300 expected for the performance. all singers are invited.
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Emil F. Myers
Amarillo
Colonel Kennedy to Visit Reserve Officers Units
Colonel Arthur C. Kennedy district executive of the Reserve Officers Corps will hold a series of meetings with Amarillo Borger Canyon Plainview and South Plains reserve officers. The final sessions occur Friday at Texas Tech in Lubbock with South Plains officers.
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Arthur C. Kennedy
Reserve Officers Corps
Amarillo
Panhandle
Borger
Kennedy
Canyon
Plainview
Hilton Hotel
Texas Tech
Lubbock
South Plains
Grace Dishon Publishes Poems in Pageant of Poetry
Mrs Grace Williams Dishon of 423 West Tenth Avenue is listed as author of two poems in the 1941 Pageant of Poetry anthology. Titles are Soldiers of America and Reminiscence. The Pacific Press Publishers of Los Angeles release the volume. Motor vehicle owners pay nearly two billion dollars in special levies on their auto equipment and operation each year.
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Grace Williams Dishon
West
Tenth Avenue
Pattern 1014 Crocheted Pineapple Design Dinner Cloth
Learn to crochet a beautiful dinner cloth or heirloom spread from pineapple design strips. Pattern 1014 includes strip directions, stitch illustrations, material list, and a photo. Send ten cents to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. New York for pattern 1014 with name and address.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Wage Increases Lift Wool Industry Purchasing Power
Boston reports from the National Association of Wool Manufacturers show living costs rose six percent in the year while industry earnings grew 26 percent, yielding a 20 percent rise in purchasing power. August wage gains boosted weekly earnings about eight percent, with 195,000 workers averaging 27 dollars and 10 cents for a 40 hour week in September. The sector used 375 million scoured pounds of apparel wool in the first nine months, surpassing any full year since 1918-1940.
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Boston
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Elizabeth Thomson to Lecture at Municipal Auditorium
The Elizabeth McArthur Thomson lecture will be held Friday at 8 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium and open to the public. Thomson, C. B. S. of St. Louis, is a member of the Board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston, and will discuss Christian Science and its healing power.
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Elizabeth McArthur Thomson
Municipal Auditorium
St. Louis
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Jap Soldiers Attack German Consul's Wife in Saigon
Berlin protests to Tokyo after reports from Saigon claim Japanese soldiers stopped Madame Ernst Neumann alone in her car, searched her, and robbed her of an undisclosed amount of money. Madame Neumann is the wife of the German consul at Saigon.
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Shanghai
Berlin
Tokyo
Ernst Neumann
Saigon
Madame Neumann
New Soviet Supply Route Opens via Baluchistan and Iran
A new regular supply route from India to Russia via Baluchistan and Eastern Iran was opened, linking Nokkundi to Meshed. Indian firms will aid port facilities, and rolling stock and staff travel from Britain, Australia, and Hong Kong to boost traffic across Iran from Bandar Shahpur to Bandar Shaon Caspian. Linda Darnell’s father to transfer from Dallas to Beverly Hills on December 1, after long postal service since 1910.
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New Delhi
India
Russia
Baluchistan
Iran
Nokkundi
Britain
Australia
Hongkong
Bandar Shahpur
Gulf of Persia
Bandar Sha
Caspian
Dallas
U.P
Linda Darnell
California
Post Office Department
Beverly Hills
Darnell
Woman dies in Galveston hotel fire
Galveston reports a fatal hotel blaze at the New Center Hotel where 35 year old Mrs Virginia Pukos was burned to death following a gas explosion. Damage is estimated in the thousands. It follows another deadly fire the previous day that claimed 75 year old Mrs Dora Cumings whose clothing caught fire from a wood stove.
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Galveston
Virginia Pukos
New Center Hotel
Dora Cumings
Knockout Powder Case Targeting Two Women Warns Dallas
Police seek two pretty congenial girls who like to have a beer with strange men after three of their hosts were found unconscious and robbed since Saturday. The report states knockout powder is dumped in beer.
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Dallas
U.P
Plate Sores Questioned by Corner Ad
Gum discomfort ad offers LETO'S remedy with money-back guarantee if the first bottle fails to satisfy. Corner store CRETNEY'S at Polk and Sixth promotes the product in a compact sales blurb.
O'Daniel Sees Passage Of His Strike Bill
Senator W. Lee O'Daniel arrived in Houston to address the Texas State Manufacturers Association and spoke in an interview about recent developments he said would ensure the bill's passage. He commented on the strike bill and its likely approval amid ongoing labor disputes.
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O'Daniel
Houston
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas State Manufacturers Association
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