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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
11
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes the Philippine sea battle as a near catastrophe for Japan. Allied forces, with Australian participation, deal a crippling blow to first line Japanese ships, signaling a potential end to Nippon’s sea power and urgent Allied mobilization in the Orient.
Eighth Army reports clearing the Savio River line of Germans in the eastern Po Valley. Allied forces reach five miles from Forli along the Bologna highway after rapid advances from Cesena and Be vano bridges. Canadian units reach four miles northwest of Cesena as Fifth Army presses toward Bologna.
A new federal Emergency Court of Appeals led by Judge Albert B. Maris travels across the country to decide OPA price ceiling and rent cases. With colleagues Calvert Magruder and Bolitha Laws, the panel says it brings justice to people who cannot reach Washington, noting 6,000,000 regulations affect 130 million Americans. The court cannot overturn regulations unless they conflict with law or are arbitrary. In Pittsburgh Massachusetts, Oscar Downing is fined $5 for three red lights he says reflect patriotic gasoline saving.
William Peters saved money for a landscape expert to remove a huge willow in his front yard in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The tree fell on its own the day before the contractor was due to arrive.
Susie Wise surveys Halloween origins from Druidic belief in Samhain to All Saints Day, noting Christian adaptation and later Protestant influence turning Oct 31 into festive pranks. She highlights common Halloween elements like ghosts bonfires costumes and practical jokes.
Members of the U S Highway 87 Association in Texas plan a meeting tomorrow at the Herring Hotel at 2 o clock to discuss further plans for extending the route from Alaska to South America. J H Green of Big Spring is vice president and called the gathering. A B Davis of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce helps manage the association.
The Townsend Club will meet Sunday at 2 oclock on the fourth floor of the courthouse. The elevator will be running, it is announced.
Mrs James H Cooper and daughter Carolina return home to 2905 Harrison Street after visiting her brother Carol Parks and family in Hutchinson Kansas En route they visited sister in law Mrs May Oliver and her niece Mrs Zack Wheat in Wichita
A cleaning tip instructs applying glycerine to fabric stained with rouge or lipstick, then laundering with soap and water to lift and remove the stain. The method emphasizes gentleness and proper washing to restore the fabric.
An advertisement touts Barcel Concentate a home remedy for slimming using grapefruit juice and 4 ounces of Barcel concentrate to make four pints, taken two tablespoons twice daily. It claims quick, painless weight loss with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to show results.
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