Spurs in Dress Uniforms and Maintenance Costs Stir Debate
A 1924 Amarillo column questions military and railroad spending amid wartime deficits. It notes the ICC allows deferred upkeep while the Treasury taxes reserves as profits, urges readers to review signals, and jokes about spur wear for mechanized units given metal and manpower shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
The
Treasury
Association of American Railroads
Not Wicked by Paul Mallon Washington
A letter discusses postwar policy and self interest in international affairs. The author argues nations act from necessity, urges strong self protection, and critiques labor unions and foreign powers while urging frank, fact-based persuasion to counter imperialism and propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Russia
China
Australia
India
Shylock
Beims
Horse Prairie Encounter Between Tubac Jones and Augustine Chacon
In the morning light at Horse Prairie Tubac Jones spots Augustine Chacon approaching from town. Jones narrowly arms himself, recalling past threats from Stampede foreman and Blackwater style riders, while Chacon grins and taunts, twirling a corn husk cigar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horse Prairie
Sam Holeman
Tubac Jones
Potter
Jones
Tabac
Ike Shallet
Jinx Mueller
Tophet
McGillis
Pascarin
Judas Priest
Augustine Chacon
Chacon
Amigo
Great Chacon
Drones theft and bitter taunts in a desert encounter
Clem Colt portrays a tense exchange over stolen drones and a wad of money. Chacon shrugs off the accusation, claiming only the rich steal to feed the poor, while Tubac hurls scorn and compares him to a notorious thief from legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chacon
Tubac
Rurales
Augustine Chacon
Jake
Geography History and Moscow Talk
Water Lipmann argues that Britain Russia and the United States hold the key to a lasting European settlement at Moscow. He warns only a three power accord can prevent a further world war and urges coordinated policy among the three nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippmann
Britain
Russia
United States
Europe
China
Asia
Atlantic
Germany
Japan
America
Messrs
Eden
Molotov
Hull
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Moscow
Great Britain
Klondike Kate Rothrock Seeks Quiet After Fame
Ernie Pyle recalls Klondike Kate Rothrock a real Dawson legend who danced in 1900 and later lived in Bend Oregon. She staked a man to his big break, faced betrayal, and waited 30 years for reconciliation with Johnny Matson, who finally found her on a Yukon trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Alaska
Yukon
Lou
Dawson
Kate
North
Eldorado
White Horse Rapids
Klondike
Kate Rothrock
United States
Oregon
Bend
Johnny Matson
Johnny
the Crick
Crick
Albert Moss
Mr. Moss
New Zealand Kiwis Tout Pacific Victory at Vella Lavella
Brig. L Potter reports Kiwi forces killed about 300 Japanese and forced 200 more into the sea during a rapid, 11 day operation to secure Vella Lavella and surrounding shores. The action included a pincers maneuver, coastal landings, and a naval engagement corroborated by a U S Navy release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
United Press
Francis L. McCarthy
Vella Lavella Island
Solomong
McCarthy
Brig
L Potter
Auckland
Kiwas
Potter
H. E. Barrowclough
Dovell Cove
Umono Island
Marquana Bay
U. S. Navy
Vella Lavella
Quotations From War Leaders and Observers
A collage of postwar views quotes from Senator Walter F. George Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr and President Edmund E Day among others on education censorship morale resilience and military science. It reflects mixed sentiments about reconstruction and the lasting impact of war on society and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
TODAY S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A crossword style list appears with horizontal and vertical clues including famous nurse, languages, rivers, body parts, and various abbreviations. The grid references items like Samarium symbol and medical abbreviations, demanding word fills across two directions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Postoffice
Amarillo
Texas
Sra
Amerilla Daily News
Globe News Publishing Co
Ore
Gene Howpf
Jonn McCarty
Wesley Izzard
Telephone
Air Department
SRE
Paul Mallon
Washington
Jim
Clem Colt
Italy
London
Kremlin
Balkans
United Press Radio Wire
Look Magazine
Sperry
Walter F. George
Georgia
Reich
Edmund E. Day
Cornell University
Col
Christian F. Schilt
Byne
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