Providence Amateur Nights Remembered in 1944 Memoir
A fragmented reminiscence from October 12, 1944 recounts a circuit of amateur nights around Providence Rhode Island. The narrator describes living in a room for three weeks until exhaustion and returning home.
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Providence
R. I
Amarillo Hotel Welcomes Homer Roper New Member
The Amarillo hotel scene includes Homer Roper, formerly with the Lubbock Jaycees, introduced as a new member. A weekly program by Pantex Ordnance Plant’s public relations office features Lee presenting an instructive picture on German guns and road movement. General Gillespie notes a gun crew near a tower nine miles away hit seven of 11 rounds. Jenner discovers vaccination.
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Amarillo Hotel
Homer Roper
Lubbock Jaycees
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Lee Ass
Gillespie
Divorce Judge Hears Spanking Incident In Chicago
In Chicago on October 12 George J. Marie fifty admitted to spanking his wife Isabell Peggy and then asked her to kick him back. She testified she gave him six kicks. Judge William J. Lindsay heard the case in divorce court yesterday and Marie expressed remorse.
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Chicago
U.P
George J. Marie
Isabell Peggy
William J. Lindsay
State Jaycees Confer in Borger and Pampa Howdy
Borger Pampa and other points will host state officials of the organization for a conference. Hollis DeGrassi announced Clint Dunagan of Midland and other state leaders would attend along with A A Hyde and Fay Shackleford. Registration starts 1 PM Saturday at the Herring Hotel. A breakfast business session is set for Sunday at 10 AM.
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Herring Hotel
Jaycees
U S Treasury Reimburses Couple After Ashes Return $89.90
Londos and wife saved $90 for a vacation but burned the worn wallet with the money. They sent the ashes to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau who sent back $89.90 after deducting 20 cents as a service charge. The incident notes the currency policy on destroyed money.
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Kankakee
Ill
U.P
Londos Taylor
Londos
Washington
United States
Alcatraz
Taylor
Morgenthau
New Howitzer Popular With Gun Crews
Watervliet Arsenal commander Brig. Gen. A G Gillespie reports strong enthusiasm for the Army eight inch howitzer and eight inch gun. The 14 ton howitzer fires five 200 pound projectiles per minute to a 10 mile range while the 23 ton gun fires 256 pounds of explosive to 20 miles and is nicknamed the Black Panther. The howitzer is praised for high mobility over rough terrain.
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Watervliet
N. Y
U.A
A. G. Gillespie
Watervliet Arsenal
U. S
Gillespie
My One Dream Instant Beauty Patch Claims Proof
An advert touts My One Dream as instantly beautifying skin and revealing brightness and clarity. It promises to remove dry flakes with a noticeable patch of improved texture and glow.
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Lady Esther
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