Too Fast or Big Party at Town in France Prompts Parade
Captain Vincent M. Lockhart of the Adjutant General's Office recalls a plan for a Too Fast or Big Party parade in a French town, halted as 36th Division liberated more towns. He notes frontline progress, rear echelon garri troopers, and American ties with France while praising French appreciation and the Texas flag.
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Texas
36Th Division
36Th
Vincent M. Lockrt
Genral
Lockhart
Globe
Salerno
Mau ¥Tin
Unwanted Ship Normandy Declared a White Elephant
Washington reports the once grand French luxury liner Normandie is deemed a white elephant as no buyer or agency will take it. The Navy paused conversion plans, the Maritime Commission shows no interest, citing high costs and long preparation to ready the ship for sea duty.
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Washington
Normandie
Navy
Maritime Commission
Commission
Hitler Breaks Silence Praises German Youths
German radio quoted Hitler praising German youths for their fanatical will to sacrifice in danger. The broadcast by DNB was his first public remark since the July 20 attempt on his life. It followed a report claiming 0 percent of Potsdam Hitler Youth volunteered for service.
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London
DNB
Reich
Axmann
Potsdam
Lost and Found Items and Personal Notices in Globe News
A set of three keys in a leather case bearing Harvey Southworth Amarillo was turned in. A pair of child’s glasses found near the Baptist Church was turned in. A red and black coin purse lost at Kress or Anthony’s Store offers a reward. Mrs Paul Nunn reports a black part Cocker Spaniel named Duke missing since Tuesday Sept 26 with a reward offered. A black female Cocker Spaniel is to be given away at 1017 West Eleventh Avenue. A brown white bird dog with a leg cast is found. owner may call or visit. Scrap lumber available at 810 North Grant Street. Desires a congenial middle aged or older woman for correspondence. contact San Jacinto Post Office Amarillo or La Plaza Hotel Borger. A 16 year old son’s billfold lost with Social Security card and about $39.
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Globe News
Harvey Southworth
Amarillo
Baptist Church
Kress
Anthony
Paul Nunn
Adom
Jackson Street
Without the Lives of Those Heroic Dead
A reader in Bridgeport Oklahoma writes to mourn a dog named Odes and to share a sonnet by Amarillo native Bill DeSautell from the South Pacific. The letter reflects on sacrifice and the question of what life would be without heroic dead.
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van Buren
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Harrison Street
Bill DeSautell
Bill
South Pacific
Margo Desautell
Bridgeport
OPA Grocer Price Cases Heard by Federal Court Judge
Eight cases involving out of town grocers not aligning prices with OPA schedules were heard yesterday before Judge James C. Wilson. An agreed judgment for a permanent injunction appeared in most cases. Jurors scheduled to report were excused until Monday as this week’s docket had been resolved.
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Office of Price Administration
James C. Wilson
Federal
Death Follows Telegram To Soldier's Mother
In Philadelphia on October 10, Mrs. Anna May Clampfer, 65, learned from six sons and a War Department telegram that her son Pvt. Robert Clampfer had been killed in France. The news overwhelmed her. the physician confirmed her collapse as her grief began.
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Anna May Clampier
War Department
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Robert Clampfer
France
Walter Clampfer
Clampfer
Walter
Bobby
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Mom
Seventy Thousand Mechanics to Strike War Plants Thursday
Cleveland action by Mechanics Educational Society of America will pull 70,000 members from 67 war plants in Cleveland Toledo and Detroit on Thursday per secretary Mathew Smith.
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Cleveland
U.P
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Toledo
Detroit
Mathew Smith
Independent Union
Re sumption of Scotch Whisky Production Planned
Harry L. Laurie, vice president of the national association of alcoholic beverages importers, said at the association's annual meeting that scotch whisky production in Great Britain will resume in the near future.
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More Scotch
New York
Great Britain
Harry L. Laurie
National Association of Alcoholic Beverages Importers
Association
Lost bill fold found in Amarillo seeks owner
A bill fold found in Amarillo contains several bills and papers marked with the name Inez Hoosier. A card was sent to the address in the fold but no reply has been received. The finder, Mrs. W. L. Sherwood of Panhandle, offers to return the bill fold and money to identify the rightful owner.
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Amarillo
Inez Hoosier
W. L. Sherwood
Panhandle
Stevenson Avoids Texas University Scrapping Rift
Governor Coke R Stevenson said he would not meddle in the dispute between University of Texas President Homer P Rainey and regents. He offered to help if asked and noted Rainey had not requested his involvement.
Rough Going Ahead for World Peace Program
Government plans to join a world organization backed by force face a national debate as Roosevelt and Hull seek to avoid allowing any single issue to derail the enterprise. Officials aim to defer the question of Congress approval for each world action sending American men, guns, ships, and planes to counter aggressors.
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Washington
United States
World Organization
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
Chilly weather lingers with cool and cloudy spell
Weather forecast predicts cooler conditions for tonight and tomorrow with cloudy skies. Temperatures were 52 at noon, two degrees above last night's low, as dampness makes it feel colder and a continued cool spell is expected through Wednesday.
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Winter
Weather Bureau
Texas Lumberman Dies in Mexico
Trinity observer reports Paul T. Sanderson a leading Texas lumber figure and president of the Southern Pine Association died in Mexico City after seeking medical treatment for a long illness. He was brother in law to Texas Sen. Tom Cornwell.
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U.K
Paul T. Sanderson
Texas
Tom Cornwally
Mexico City
Sanderson
Southern Pine Association
12000 Wounded Returned Home From North Atlantic Flights
Col G Bulla of the Air Transport Command reports that 12000 wounded servicemen have been flown back across the North Atlantic since July 6. The figures come from the North Atlantic Division as of today.
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North Atlantic
D-Day
Col. G. Bulla
Air Transport Command
Four power talks seen paving long era of peace
The Spanish press highlighted Dumbarton Oaks conference decisions and the morning Yu newspaper suggested that if the four power talks succeed the world may enter a long era of peace and prosperity.
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Madrid
Markets and livestock prices from Chicago and Kansas City
Markets report Merrill Lynch led Dow Jones figures as of 1 PM. Chicago hogs, cattle, and sheep shows steady to firm ranges with good and choice weights dominating. Kansas City livestock trade notes steady bids for hogs and mixed price levels across cattle, calves, and stockers with several loads of good yearling and veal similar to prior quotes.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
WFA
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U.P
Wendell Willkie Funeral at New York Church
Distinguished Americans gathered for the funeral of Wendell L. Willkie 52 former utilities executive and 1940 Republican presidential nominee. Funeral services were led by Rev. Dr. John Sutherland Bonnell at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Public Utilities
John Sutherland Bonnell
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Campaign Reports At Community Chest Board Meeting
The Community Chest board will hear campaign reports tomorrow at noon in the Capitol Hotel. The meeting was called today by C. W. Furr.
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Community Chest Board
Community Chest Campaign
Capitol Hotel
C. W. Furr
USO Carnival Promises Strong Man GI Beauties In Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field hosts a USO event featuring a strong man act by Cpl Morris Greenstein and a GI beauty contest as part of a carnival in Auditorium USA. The gala runs 8 to midnight with rodeo promenade, a dance, and multiple contests. Side note honors Mrs John Czingill whose funeral services were held at Blackburn Shaw Memorial Chapel.
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Morris Greenstein
USO
Amarillo
Red Cross Motor Corps
John Czingill
Czingill
Blackburn- Shaw Memorial Chapel
Llano Cemetery
Czingili
Red Cross
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Cpl
Texas Regulars Rally as GOP Shift Expected in Texas
Fort Worth hosts a Texas Regulars rally at Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium where leaders predict a Republican swing to the Regulars within two weeks as Texas voters on November 7 face a ballot featuring 23 presidential electors for both the Regulars and pro Roosevelt Democrats.
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Texas
Will Rogers Memorial
Dewey
Roosevelt
Berlin sees peace plan failure at Dumbarton Oaks
Berlin radios report the Dumbarton Oaks conference plan for a new League of Nations is seen as a total failure. Officials in Wilhelmstrasse doubt any chance of realization for political and military reasons.
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Berlin
Associated Press
League of Nations
Average cotton bale weight in United States
The average weight of a bale of cotton in the United States is about 500 pounds.
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The
United States
Condition Improves for Mrs Mel Armstrong at Hospital
Mrs Mel Armstrong has been ill at Northwest Texas hospital for three weeks and may go home this week. Mr Armstrong serves as manager of the county farm.
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Mel Armstrong
Northwest Texas
Armstrong
Tromone for Men Only Restores Vitality, Says Ad
Advertisement promises Tremone vitamins and hormones to combat fatigue in middle aged men. Claims it can restore zest and added years, with directions on the label. Available at Cretney's stores in Amarillo Pampa Borger Clovis Tucumcari and druggists nationwide.
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Cretney’s
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Clovis
Tucumcari
Firemen Announce Annual Dance Date and Venue
Firemen today announced the time and place of their annual benefit dance to support the pension fund. The Nat and Rainbow Gardens are reserved for Friday night November 3, with tickets on sale beginning Thursday. Committee members include R. B. Manning Roy Hill and H Y H Phairs.
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Rainbow Gardens
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County Approves Road Asphalt Purchase at Regular Meeting
County commissioners authorized asphalt purchases to patch county roads. Other routine business included accepting the September tax report by Frank Hoyt and approving bills. Attendees were County Judge E. O. Northcutt and Commissioners George Killian Morris Browning, plus a deputy from the clerk's office.
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Frank Hoyt
E. O. Northcutt
George Killian
Morris Browning
Beeman Promoted to Staff Sergeant and Air Medal Recipient
Jack Beeman son of Mr and Mrs R L Beeman 2102 Fillmore Street has been promoted to staff sergeant and awarded the Air Medal for action with the 15th Air Force He is a gunner on a Liberator and participated in the invasion of Southern France on missions across multiple theaters
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Jack Beeman
R. L. Beeman
Fillmore Street
15Th Air Force
Sergeant Beeman
France
Potter County Court Opens October Term With 40 Docketed Cases
The two month October term began today with county judge E O Northcutt presiding. The docket lists 40 cases for the session.
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Potter County
E. O. Northcutt
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