New Purse Dodges Cleveland Bride in Flight
Bystanders intervene as a man chased a purse snatcher claiming the woman is his wife. Mrs Maud Markoules, a restaurant waitress, says she does not know the man who fled with the purse. A tire incident in Natick, Massachusetts, involves a 300 pound tire from a truck crashing through a window, destroying furniture and bouncing back.
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Cleveland
U.P
Maud Markoules
Natick
Mass. U.P
Esther Hoyt
Wounds Fatal To Compton In World War II Service
Pfc Howard C. Compton of Mobeetie was wounded in the Biak Island invasion on June 28 and died at Henderson Field California on Oct 18 at age 25 after three years in service. His body will arrive in Pampa with funeral plans to be announced. Survivors include his mother Mrs Daisy Compton of Mobeetie a sister Mrs Dick Stanley of Amarillo and two brothers Porter in Burma and Morris of Mobeetie.
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Howard C. Compton
Mobeetie
Biak Island
Pacific
Henderson Field
Calif
United States
Pampa
Daisy Compton
Dick Stanley
Pierce Street
Amarillo
Porter Compton
Burma
Morris Compton
Holy Stone: Sailors Use Soft Sandstone to Scrub Decks
The term Holy stone refers to a soft sandstone block sailors relied on to scour and clean wooden decks, providing a durable abrasive for maintenance at sea.
British May Copy U.S. Public Schools
Kenneth Lindsay a British member of parliament and former parliamentary secretary for education says the American system of free public education could serve as a model for England under a new charter of education. After a talk with Indiana University president Herman Wells, Lindsay cites shared educational challenges and a noncompetitive, cooperative outlook between the two nations.
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Bloomington
Ind
U.P
Kenneth Lindsay
British Board of Education
England
Lindsay
Herman 8B. Wells
Indiana University
U. S
United States
Great Britain
International Office of Education
Soap In Plentiful Supply Despite Army Navy Demands
New York report shows civilians maintain cleanliness despite heavy military needs. Army purchases exceed 500 million pounds in 18 months with major allocations to laundry and toilet use. Navy lend lease Red Cross also receive large amounts. Red Cross shipped 175 million cakes of toilet soap to prisoners since Pearl Harbor. Industry demands for synthetic rubber and steel drive large soap use for processes.
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New York
GI Joe
Roscoe C. Edlund
Army
Navy
Lend-Lease
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
Puritans Set Fires For Clearing Land In History
The article notes Puritans used deliberate fire as a land clearing method, describing it as a common practice for clearing forests in historic times and resulting in extensive forest destruction.
Leaf Spray Embroidered Apron Pattern 4768 Sale
A festive apron from one yard of fabric with leaf spray embroidery patterns 4768. Sizes small to large with ruffles and transfer, priced 20 cents plus 15 cents for the pattern book. Send coins to The Amarillo Globe Pattern Dept New York.
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Amarillo Globe
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Poll Tax Receipts and 1945 Voting Eligibility Rules
Potter County voters must file for 1945 poll tax receipts or exemptions to vote in 1945. Tax assessor Frank Hoyt explains eligibility rules, transfer procedures, and deadlines, noting receipts dated 1944 cover the Nov. 7, 1945 election and transfers within the county are allowed with proper documents.
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Potter County
Frank Hoyt
Hoyt
Potter
Globe-News Want Ada Get Results
A fragment mentions an Ada appeal urging results from a public or organizational effort with dates starting October 1 and ending January 31 and a note about eligibility for those aged 60 before January 1, 1944. The text also oddly references kangaroos and feeding posture in a separate remark.
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Globe-News
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Bible School
West Amarillo
Leroy McReynolds
Clifton Janak
Margaret Harris Henry
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Coats
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