Amarillo mobilizes to fill 1677 essential war jobs
Amarilloans answer the call for essential workers. The city aims to fill 1,677 essential positions to keep the war effort and avoid Class 1 status. Floyd Stone of the U S Employment Service says a job is available for anyone who applies as offices see crowds and employers such as Pantex seek workers.
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Amarillo
Man- Power Commission
Floyd Stone
U. S. Employment Service
Pantex
Mr. Stone
Pantex Ordnance Plant
War Man-Power Commission
F. A. Wells
One Injured When Car Overturns Near St Francis
A Bakersfield woman Lizzie Neufield seriously injured when the car she rode in overturned several times on Highway 66 near St Francis. Driver W H Cornelson lost control. two other passengers Ed Cornelson and Pete Neufield had minor injuries. The four were returning from a mother's funeral in Fairview, Oklahoma, when rescued by Boxwell Brothers ambulance.
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St. Francis
Lizzie Neufield
Bakersfield
Calif
W. H. Cornelson
Cornelson
Pete Neufield
Ed Cornelson
Censorship in Japan: A Japanese Reporter Describes Its Grip
By MAX HILL, former AP chief in Tokyo, outlines how censorship shapes war news in Japan. He recalls families harmed by war reports, prison experience after Pearl Harbor, and how Dome and government agencies filter and erase dispatches. He contrasts Japanese coercion with American press radio-government cooperation.
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Max Hill
Associated Press
Tokyo
New York
Kikuchi- San
China
Japan
Kikuchi-San
Sugamo
Pearl Harbor
Takehara
Java Sea
Dome
Army
Navy
Foreign Office
Central Post Office
America
Markets and Livestock Prices From Kansas City and Chicago
Market roundup lists Dow Jones levels with mixed futures and cash figures, plus livestock trade from Kansas City and Chicago. Hogs cattle calves and sheep show varied movement with openers higher and steadying trends, reflecting active demand and shifting weights.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U.P
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Fortress Gunner From Dalhart Shoots Down Nazi Plane
Allied dispatch from Algiers notes fortress crews returning from Bologna raid report smoke over Pisa and fires in Bologna oil dumps. Lt Harold H Harris from Dalhart and Sgt William Evans share credit for downing one enemy fighter. Staff Sgt Allen C Moore of Dalhart also credited with a victory. Brenner Pass description appears as historical note.
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Allied
Al-giers
Bologna
Pisa
Harold H
Harris
Kenton
Ohio
William Evans
Germantown
William
First Bombagator Class Graduates at Childress
The first class of bombagators in the AAF Central Flying Training Command will graduate tomorrow at Childress. Bombagator combines bombardier and navigator training as part of the war effort.
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Childress
Soldier and monkey Boudgie reunite after Tunisia front
Pvt Floyd Stewart of Willisea Iowa travels home with his nine month old North African monkey Boudgie. The pair met in a shell hole near Kasserine Pass during combat and stayed together through the Tunisian campaign. Stewart credits Boudgie with warning of air raids and testing water holes, helping save his life.
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Dallas
Floyd Stewart
North Africa
Stewart
Willisea
Iowa
Boudgie
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
Slain WAC Lieutenant Identified in Sioux Falls Area
Lt Naomi Kathleen Cheney a 25 year old WAC from Jasper Alabama was found killed in a wooded cul de sac near a residential street in Sioux Falls South Dakota. Officials said she died from a basal skull fracture likely from blows with a blunt instrument. None of her clothing was torn and no rape evidence. Her body was found by a 10 year old girl after she disappeared Monday night. The investigation continues with tests planned to explore a possible motive.
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Dale Johns
Sioux Falls
U.P
WAC
Naomi Kathleen Cheney
Jasper
Ala
Cheney
Amarillo To Survey Living Costs Next Week
Amarillo will conduct a cost of living survey probably next week. F A Buechel from the University of Texas arrived from Fort Worth to arrange the survey. Data sheets will reach parents of fourth and fifth graders. Buechel notes the form requires no reporter name and cites prior Amarillo surveys by him.
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Amarillo
F. A. Buechel
Bureau of Business Research
University of Texas
Fort Worth
Buechel
C. M. Rogers
Rex Baxter
Chamber of Commerce
Soldier Stewart Plans 30 day furlough and future assignment
The report notes Stewart has a 30 day furlough and hopes to take Boudgie r with him on his next assignment when he returns from service.
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Stewart
Boudgier
White-Haired Woman Rebuilds Home After Fire Shingling Bee
Mrs. A. L. Speetzen an elderly Topanga Canyon resident grabbed a hammer saw and nails and began rebuilding after a fire. Yesterday about 14 neighbors joined in a shingling bee to finish her new home.
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Los Angeles
A. L. Speetzen
Topanga Canyon
Chicagoans See Grass Skirt Picture of Mrs Roosevelt
The Chicago Tribune published a photo of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt wearing a grass skirt over her street clothes from a Pacific tour. The image, taken by the Air Transport Command and widely printed in Australia, was withheld from U.S. readers until now.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pacific
the Tribune
Air Transport Command
Australia
United States
Bert Childers Invites Neighbors to Harvest Beer Bucket
A popular farmer Bert Childers solves the man shortage by inviting neighbors for a drink during husking. He points to a bucket of beer in the field and tells them to work their way out to it, a notion that catches on regionally.
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Bert Childers
Bert
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NEW York Stock Exchange
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Phillips
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Seeee Tee
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Woolworth
Warner Bros
Western Union
Fortress
Dalhart
Brenner Pass
Alps
H. ¥. Robertson & CO
Oliver Bakle Bidg
Graham-Hoeme Plow CO
North Fil
Amarillo, Texas
McLain's
Carolina
Amarillo Printing CO
Mrs. Roosevelt
Joe Marsh
Brewing Industry Foundation
Council On Foods and Nutrition of
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American Meat Institute
Victory Garden
Uncle Sam
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