Texas press claims 70 mile strip of land along Sabine River
Texas Land Commissioner Bascom Giles asserts a 150 foot wide strip within the Louisiana boundary, based on 1838 treaty maps and an 1848 Congressional act. He notes possible entitlement to a one mile wide strip totaling 44 800 acres, and reports a field survey finds the Sabine River area wide due to swamp and bayou coverage.
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Austin
U.P
Texas Land Commr
Bascom Giles
Louisiana
Giles
Texas
U. S
Tom Connally
W. Jee O'Daniel
Republic of Texas
United States
Congress
Union
Joaquin
Tex
Logansport
Rodessu
Bethany
Waskom
Caddo
Sam Houston Jones
Sabine River
Texas Republic
Gulf
Connally
O'Daniel
Jones
Savine
Oklahoma
Texas Land Commissioner
Defense bill approval boosts Army ordnance and posts funding
A House appropriations subcommittee backed a defense supply bill near eight billion dollars. Over three quarters supports army needs in ordnance, aircraft, construction at military posts, and related items. The proposal highlights urgency of defense funding amid postwar security needs.
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Washington
House
Army
Army Guard Enlistment Rules Preserve Unit Integrity
Gen. J. Watt Page announced policies for enlistments and re enlistments in national guard units to maintain peacetime strength. Dual status enlistments will apply for active federal service and state guard duties with a 12 month active service minimum.
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Austin
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
National Guard
United States
General Page
Sta Us
Time Magazine Reprimanded By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt accused Time Magazine of printing a disgusting lie about Chile's late President Pedro Aguirre Cerda and said the article aided Axis propagandists in South America. He said the U S government apologized to Chile for the piece and noted widespread disgust.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Time Magazine
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Chile
South America
United States
Time
Henry R. Luce
Luce
Claude Bowers
Aguirre Cerda
el Imparcial
Mollie M Keith Dies at 78 in Claude Texas
Mrs Mollie M Keith widow of M M Keith Armstrong County rancher died at her Claude home early today aged 78 She had lived in Claude and Armstrong County over 40 years She was a Methodist and is survived by five sons Jap John Marion Keith of Ben son Ariz Martin Keith Borger Leo Keith Moriarty N M three daughters Mrs N R Irby Moriarty N M Mrs Walter Kessie Shamrock and Mrs Sam Smith Claude one brother Johnson Pence and other relatives.
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Mollie M. Keith
M. M. Keith
Armstrong County
Claude
Methodist Church
John
Marion Keith
Benson
Ariz
Martin Keith
Borger
Leo Keith
Moriarty
N. M
N. R. Irby Moriarty
Walter Kessie
Shamrock
Sam Smith
Johnson Pence
Companions and labor sought in local notices
A series of personal help requests seeks a refined woman companion aged 40 to 50, two high school graduates seeking any work, a young colored girl for day work or child care after 9 A.M., a colored couple for private home work including cooking or driving, a married man with farm dairy and cremer y experience seeking work, and an Amarillo worker listing day or night shifts. A lost black handbag reported in a courthouse ladies room with valuables and driver license papers.
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J. D. Roop
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Garwood
Jackson
Court House
Watch as American craft and precision in daily life
The piece extols watches as symbols of American achievement in manufacturing. It contrasts precision methods with craftsmanship, noting higher costs but the modern goods bring comfort and daily convenience through streamlined production. It emphasizes innovation in timekeeping as a national achievement.
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Yesteryear
Research Advances Shown By Dr Thomas At Amarillo College
Dr Phillips Thomas traveling research engineer of Westinghouse Electric will describe working models and motion pictures at Amarillo College Auditorium. Demonstrations include midget whirlwinds from a gun like device and large rings of smoke to cleanse air, floating lights for safe harbor lanes, red tinted blue light effects, radio static elimination with a powerline insulator coating, and a robotic fire hunter with electric eye. An electromagnetic tester will aid bearing and piston quality. The Amarillo College science department sponsors the lecture with a note on footwear production highs in Canada and tire defects contributing to accidents.
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Phillips Thomas
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Amarillo College
Thomas
The
Two Ambitions Merged He’s Soldier in Alaska
Audubon New Jersey story follows Harry W String 24 who aimed to see Alaska and serve as a soldier. He quits job, learns Alaska enlistment via West Coast route, sells his car for travel, buys a used auto, then enlists in Spokane and reaches Anchorage in khaki within two days. Also notes Illinois milch cow count.
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Audubon
N. J
Harry W. String
Alaska
Camden
West Coast
Spokane
Anchorage
Cavalry Horses Eat Measured Diet in Army Study
At Fort Riley Kansas cavalry horses were found to need about 28 000 calories daily. The center's survey shows a horse requires nine times a soldier’s caloric energy, with one ninth less feed by proportion. Horses here consume 13 pounds hay 11 pounds oats 4 pounds alfalfa and 8 ounces bran daily.
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Fort Riley
Kans
U.P
Cavalry Replacement Center
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