Helium Plants Fall Short For Navy Blimp Program
Senate testimony revealed the Amarillo Texas helium plant and a second under construction cannot meet Navy blimp demands. Mines Bureau chief Dr. KR Savers said 11 million dollars was requested to build more plants. He noted demands require about 2 1 4 times the combined capacity of the two plants.
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Centenarian adviser says minding own business aids longevity
Rebecca Smith of Atlanta, aged 100, urges not being nosy to live longer. She credits hard work and not meddling with others, notes old-fashioned fun, radios and soap operas keep her entertained, and recalls Civil War memories of a roadside skirmish near her home.
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Rebecca Smith
Mrs. Smith
Rebecca
Army Takes Few Boys in Amarillo
Army and marine recruiting offices report only a small rise or steady stream of 18 and 19 year olds. Several boy applicants yet many rejected for vision color blindness and other defects. Parent consent issues slow enlistments. Hydrant caps stolen in Los Angeles as police seek thief.
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Marine Recruiting Office
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Rickenbacker Sees Allied Air Triumph and German Focus
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker reported from the European air front that the trend favors the Allies as the war enters a decisive air phase. He said the Allies must secure air superiority and cripple German aircraft production while acknowledging continued German efforts and potential losses before Germany is conquered. The veteran air ace praised American and British planes and noted British and American bombers’ impact on German capabilities. In San Diego a father of three Navy trainees, Earl W. Stevens, joined his sons in service, his second wartime stint. He is from Kremmling Colorado, 41 years old. The report also recalls the first invented typewriter in 1714.
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E. V. Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Germany
France
NAVY
San Diego
Cal
U.P
San Diego Naval Training Station
Earl W. Stevens
Kremmling
Colo
Hi Y Workers Visit Amarillo Area Leaders
Dallas Hi Y and Tri-Hi Y workers Grover Good and Carl Taylor arrived for brief conferences with Amarillo and Tri-Hi Y leaders. They will visit Canyon Plainview Lubbock and return for the weekend and plan further contacts with local units.
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Carl Taylor
Dallas
Amarillo
Harold Nichols
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Good
All Y. M. C. A. World
Southwest
Canyon
Plainview
Lubbock
Good
United States
Taylor
East Texas State College
Salvation Army Officers Return From Atlanta Meeting
Captain Ellen Lynn and Lieutenant James Harrison, local Salvation Army workers, are due back tonight from Atlanta where they attended a Salvation Army gathering led by General and Mrs. George L. Carpenter of London. Mrs. Lucy Moore War Crysergeant also attended part of the meeting but returned to Amarillo Sunday.
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Ellen Lynn
James Harrison
Salvation Army
Atlanta
George L. Carpenter
London
Lucy Moore
Medical Detachment To Pick a Queen At Amarillo Event
A queen for the Amarillo Field medical detachment will be chosen at a formal dance at the Amarillo Hotel Friday night in the Club Room with an orchestra. Meanwhile Midland AAF Bombardier School celebrates its ninth and largest graduating class today, awarding silver wings and second lieutenants’ commissions to 35 Texas cadets and others from Mobile Alabama. The Dunkers Club at USO Club hosts Sunday morning talks where NCOs and enlisted men discuss how they would run the war as supreme UN commanders.
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Texas
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Ala
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USO Club
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Soldiers to study music appreciation at USO unit
USO auditorium unit expands schedule with music appreciation from 4 to 6 Sunday. A photography club forms at 8 pm Saturday in the Municipal Auditorium crafts room with Don Hughes and Mrs Alan Clark aiding. Ballroom dancing begins at 7 pm Saturday in the USO Social Hall with first 50 registrants admitted.
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Gershwin
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Alec Templeton
Harold Nichols
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Alan Clark
John Maynard
Lane McAfee
B. O. Cornelius
Grady Wilson
Victory Command
W. W. Rusk
The
War Recreation Council
Martinique Crisis Talks Near Satisfactory Close
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles reported that negotiations to remove Axis activity from Martinique are nearing a satisfactory conclusion. The French Caribbean island remains at the center of U.S. efforts to curb Axis influence in the region.
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Washington
U.P
Sumner Welles
Martinique
Italian General Prodieri Killed in Action in Egypt
Rome dispatch reports General Alessandro Prodieri commander of the Brescia division was killed in action on the Egyptian front on October 13, as announced by the Italian high command through broadcasts dated October 15.
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Rome
Alessandro Prodieri
Brescia
Easy Chair with Ottoman Seeks Quick Buyer
Want ads announce a CASH market for unwanted furniture and appliances. Mrs. Thompson ordered a three day ad but cancelled on day one after selling an easy chair with ottoman. Readers are urged to list items and sell them via Globe News Want Ad. Dial 6262 for details.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Highlights
Markets report from Kansas City on October 15 notes hogs salable 2,500 with prices 14.40 to 14.60 for 190 lb and up, cattle salable 2,500 with mixed trends including fed steers steady to strong and cows up 15 cents, vealers unchanged, calves and stockers mixed amid overall activity.
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Kansas City
U.P
AMA
Texas
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Washington
Rent Control Bill Passed in Federal Action
The House approved a bill to empower the President to stabilize rents on residential and commercial properties including hotels and rooming houses. The measure, sent to the Senate, was supported by James F. Byrnes and backed by Rep. Henry B. Steagall, with prior executive branch authorization existing for defense areas.
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Roosevelt
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Brynes
Banking and Currency Committee
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
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Executive Branch
Japs Landing Doomed Landing Attempt Repulsed
Chungking reports a Japanese bid to land troops at Bias Bay near Hongkong on October 6 was repulsed after strong Chinese resistance. Chinese forces previously pushed near Tamshui last December, keeping a strong presence near the now-captive British colony.
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Bias Bay
Hongkong
Enem
Tamshui
Weather Report Indicates Warm Day Then Cooler Night
The bulletin notes a sharp temperature rise today followed by a cooler night. This morning's low reached 45 degrees and yesterday's high was 55. Rainfall at English Field was 1.33 inches with general precipitation over the plains.
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Bureau
English Field
Nazis Expect Allies To Attack Normandy
German broadcasts report British raids along the French coast last month, suggesting Britain plans a Soviet backed second front in Normandy. They note early September raids as preparation for a landing on Normandy’s coast. An attack targeted a German post on a rocky Casquets island west of Alderney.
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DNB
France
Normandy
Casquets Group
Alderney
Noxzema Skin Care Claims For Everyday Irritations
The advertisement lists five uses for Noxzema including shaving irritation relief with cold or waterless shaves, relief for tired burning feet after marching, soothing chafing from work clothes, cool relief for sun and wind burn, and healing chapped hands face and lips with its medicated formula.
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