Mystery Face Identifies Son in Aggie Rice Rally Photo
Mrs. J. C. King spots a familiar face in a group photo of 10 Aggie students at a Rice Institute pep rally, unsure if the pictured cadet is her son R. B. King. A letter from him helped confirm the identity amid the crowd.
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J. C. King
Houston Street
Amarillo News
Aggie
Houston
Rice Institute
Rice
A & Mr
Mrs. King
Amarillo
R. B. King
Meter Shows Errors From Poor Vision
SOUTHBRIDGE MA UP reports a new instrument the eikonometer detects aniseikonia a vision defect causing unequal image sizes between eyes. The device measures relative ocular image size using special lenses an illuminated screen and polarized light to reveal each eye’s efficiency guiding correction and examinations previously done at major clinics.
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Southbridge
Mass
Dartmouth
New York
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Hanover
N. H
Military Airs For Recruiting Yield to Jive
OTTAWA departs from traditional military bands to attract young soldiers with hot music such as Sugar Foot Stomp. Capt Kinney, adjutant of the First Corps Troops Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, outlined the policy change. In Los Angeles, county officials report high postage costs for warrants to relief clients totaling 35,408,699.30 dollars across 1,040,025 warrants mailed over the past year.
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Ottawa
U.P
Bogey
Eric Kinney
First Corps
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Los Angeles
Joseph M. Lowery
Markets and Livestock Reports From New York and Kansas City
Markets show Dow Jones led by industrials firm at 1 P M before 20 stocks and 20 railroads listed. U S utilities slipped while overall sales reached 590 000. Kansas City livestock report details hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep pricing with multiple weight classes and clear weekend movement. notable ranges include fed steer yearlings around 12.50 and vealers 11.00 to 12.50, with cows and lambs varying by quality and weight.
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Dow-Jones
Merrill Lynch
Pierce Fenner & Beane
C.ceeaseen
Kansas City
Iimi
Thailand Frontier Violations Reported by Bangkok
New York November 21 The Bangkok press carried reports of frontier violations by planes and troops from Japanese controlled Indochina on the northeastern Thai border. French planes were seen reconnoitering near Thailand and London believes Japan may seek use of Thai airfields including Bangkok but no direct Thai government demand is evidenced.
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New York
Bangkok
Thailand
London
Japan
NBC
Cyclist Falls 40 Feet Lands on Old Mattress
In New Waterford a cyclist named Alex Poirier rode over a 40 foot embankment landing on a rocky shore and an old mattress. Spectators feared a fatal fall but Poirier suffered only a fractured wrist and was treated by physicians.
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New Waterford. N
Alex Poirier
Poirier
Pennies for Profanity Aid British Blitz Victims
Moncton New Brunswick Praised CN Rail crew donated 9.56 dollars from a profanity box to aid bomb victims in Britain after their train arrived. The penny collection grew from the crew’s vow to drop a penny for every swear word used.
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Moncton, N. B
A.P
Canadian National Railways
Britain
Shrine nobles invitees gather for multi event ceremony
The Shrine which ladies of the nobility will assemble at 10 oclock with a luncheon for the ladies at Amarillo Hotel from noon to 1. Nobles and novices depart Herring Hotel at 12:30 heading to Tri State Pair grounds for turkey dinner and livestock pavilion program at 2. A dance at Amarillo Hotel closes the ceremonial tomorrow night. Camel Herders plan an Amarillo reunion tonight at 6:30 in the Herring Hotel. W D Davis and F Pender lead the reunion with Khiva Temple officials predicting a top ceremonial in years.
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Amarillo Hotel
Herring Hotel
Tri- State
Amarillo
W. W. Davis
Floyd Pendergraft
Card
Sez
J. B
Jerry” Briscoe
Khiva Temple
Stolen Car Recovered Near North West First Avenue
A blue Chevrolet sedan reported stolen from 707 North Hayes Street last night was found this morning near Polk Street on North West First Avenue with a full tank of gasoline. Owner Co M Carstlebury said the car was undamaged and he was relieved by the gasoline fill despite the worry. W A Mathews, Castlebury's visitor, identified the abandoned car this morning.
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Northere Hayes Street
Polk Street
First Avenue
Co. M. Carstlebury
North Lincoln Street
W. A. Mathews
Castlebury
Castlebury’s
Hope Chests Popular As Draft Boosts Romance Goods
Chicago report notes the U.S. draft of militarily eligible men has boosted makers of hope chests. Manufacturers say the romance surge, sparked by conscription, strengthens a fading custom of storing keepsakes for the day servicemen return home, intensifying the traditional practice.
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Chicago
U.P
Johnny
Raisin Industry Traced to Chance Taken in 1887
Fresno California dispatch explains how a hot 1887 summer left muscat grapes dried on vines. One grower salvaged the ruined fruit and sold raisins as Peruvian Imports in San Francisco. The successful venture spurred a booming Central California industry with Fresno County producing more than Spain by 1892.
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Fresno
Cal
U.P
California
San Joaquin
San Francisco
Fresno County
Spain
Crowd Heads Home from Pampa Game Without Incident
Crowd travels from Amarillo to St Francis Panhandle White Deer and Pampa under highway patrol relays. Two officers cover each 300 mile leg with no reports of incidents or fender benders on the busy highway yesterday afternoon.
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Pampa
Amarillo
St. Francis
Panhandle
White Deer
Local Kitten Demands Duck Transport Pact
The Westerfields of 730 North Johnson Street keep two pets, a silver tongued cat and a duck named Chump. The cat rides the duck for rides and uses the duck to pick fleas, a scheme the owner calls unfair and urges the cat to provide transport if the duck will be carrying fleas.
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E. S. Westerfields
North
Johnson Street
Silver Tongue
Chump
Champ
Westerfield
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Spicer
Gordon
John Furbach
Rhealee Hat Shop
Paramount Theatre
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Meyer
Redding
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Blackburn Bros
Troy’ Laundry
Heath Furniture Co
Rudy Bauman
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