Hidden Dangers and Oddities From Wartime Years
A collage of wartime rumors and curiosities covers fears of suppression by Russia and Germany, a view of tribal abandonments, rising widows in the U S, the longstanding use of zippers, a Chicago department store “Good Fairy” draw, AA A poll on driving annoyances, a brass band push for patriotism, and a Carnegie Rockefeller backed study on Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Scaaparelli
Chicago
University of Chicago
Leo Rosten
Carnegie and
Rockefeller Foundations
Local Marine Chamber Membership Drive Opens Strong
Bob Dow regional attorney stationed by the U S Department of Agriculture led the way as the first individual member in the marine Chamber of Commerce drive. He joined Ray Minner’s division and urged others to follow. Sproles Motor Freight Lines quickly secured the first business membership of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dow
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Marine Chamber of Commerce
Ray Minner
Sproles Motor Freight Lines
Weathered Advice Urges Quick Buying Amid Wheat Outlook
A column urges readers to act now as wheat crops hint at next spring and prices rise with the weather cycle. It warns of Washington price pressures, advises buyers to secure goods and consult bankers, and notes a flurry of worldly chatter from politics to social life, urging daily acts of consideration.
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E. V. Darling
Seeking Housework and Related Work Inquiries
A collage of requests from multiple readers seeking housework and related labor. Individuals describe experience in cleaning ironing painting and child care. Some specify no overnight work and others seek day by day or weekly placement.
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Tam
Willie Smith
van Buren
Tack
McDowell in Good Condition After Elevator Fall at WPA Warehouse
A. F. McDowell who fell about 20 feet into an elevator pit at the Works Progress Administration commodity warehouse on Grant Street yesterday morning is reported in fairly good condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. He lives on North Fillmore Street and suffered back injuries and bruises, with no critical status.
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A. F. McDowell
Works Progress Administration
Grant Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
McDowell
North Fillmore Street
Olive Tablets Promised Relief For Constipation
A vintage advertisement urges correcting living habits and increasing water and produce intake to prevent constipation. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy that aids bile flow and digestion, claiming 20 years of use and listing prices 11¢ 30¢ 60¢, available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
F. M. Edwards
AWOL 18-Year-Old Draws Draft Board Scrutiny
An 18-year-old, claiming to be Private Henry W. Davis of Fort Bragg, arrived at a draft board office hungry and AWOL. He had enlisted at Welch, West Virginia, prompting officials to alert his unit commander. A Borger volunteer, eager to join classmates, caused a chain of calls and police action to return him to Borger before proceeding.
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Draft Board
Borger Selective Service
Amarillo
Borger
Army
Borger Board
Amarillo Police
Final Plans For Annual Seal Sale
Mrs J L Scott executive secretary of Potter County Tuberculosis Association prepares for the annual Christmas seals sale. Proceeds aid local and national campaigns against tuberculosis. She notes the disease remains a leading killer among 15 to 45 year olds and urges supporters to contribute more seals. Regular patrons receive an allotment by return mail.
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Potter County Tuberculosis Association
J. L. Scott
Boy Scouts to Speak by Radio Broadcast Tomorrow Night
Boy Scouts of America and Great Britain will present a two way radio broadcast between New York and London tomorrow night at 6 15 o clock carried by NBC red network. Scouts and scouters urged to listen according to W J Hiatt Llano Estacado Council executive.
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Boy Scouts of
Winters to Confer with Texas County Officials Group
County Commissioner John Winters will travel to Austin at month end to meet with the executives of the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. Winters is a committee member and serves as president of the West Texas association.
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John Winters
Austin
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Winters
West Texas Association
Children Bring Toys to Paramount Matinee for Free Admission
Hundreds of Amarillo children will bring a toy to the Paramount Theater at 10 am to gain free admission to the Sandy Gets Her Man matinee. The event, sponsored by the downtown Kiwanis Club with the fire department and theater, collects toys for the Kiwanis Christmas party and repairs them for distribution. Toy-toting children also receive a free bus ride downtown.
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Kiwanis
Amarillo Traction Co
Amarillo Bus Co
Fred Patterson
The
Paramount
Capitol
Rialto
Strict Patrol on Lubbock Highway
Capt. Polk Ivy of the Texas Highway Patrol announced patrols would run tomorrow with all available men. On the Amarillo Lubbock route the Amarillo patrol will work to the district’s southern edge where the Lubbock district patrol will take over.
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Polk Ivy
Texas Highway Patrol
Panhandle
Amarillo-Lubbock
Amarillo
Lubbock
United States to Speed Aid to Britain With More Planes
Washington officials said Nov 20 that U S aid to Britain will be accelerated by releasing more aircraft already being produced for American defense needs.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Chinese Bride Brings News From Homeland
Chinese evacuees move toward home as Japanese troops pull back. Lee Yee, niece of Jim Wing, arrived to marry Joe S. Woon in Amarillo after a 10 year romance started in China. Woon co-owns the Canton Cafe.
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Amarillo
China
Lee Yee
Jim Wing
Joe S. Woon
Joe Woon
Joe
Canton
Carson County pair held on Randall County theft charges
Alfred Witt and Weldon Belcher of Carson County were held in the Potter County jail today on felony theft charges filed in Randall County. The men were charged with theft of parts stripped from tractors.
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Alfred Witt
Weldon Belcher
Carson County
Potter County
Randall County
Gibraltar anti aircraft batteries repelled planes over fortress
In Algeciras Spain on November 20 anti aircraft batteries at Gibraltar and ships fired for about 20 minutes as a small group of enemy planes circled over the fortification at noon. The planes departed without attacking or bombing the harbor.
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Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Fortress Rock
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