National Jaycee Prez to Arrive on Thursday
Amarillo hosts the national Jaycee president Paul D Bagwell on Thursday night Nov 4 during his state tour. Local Jaycee leaders announce a Bosses Night dinner to hear his address on Americanism and national matters. He travels with Melvin Evans and Jim Brown.
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Paul D. Bagwell
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Woodburn
Waco
Shamrock
Jaycee
Bagwell
Texas
Melvin Evans
State Jaycee
Jim Brown
John Ben Sheppard
Gladewater
Mexico
Canada
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Mich
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Michigan State College
Speech Association of America
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Akron
Ohio
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Herring Hotel
Gold Smuggling Operations Rise in Mexico
Mexico faces rising gold smuggling as authorities nab smugglers, mainly air travelers, taking gold to the United States, Cuba, Spain, and Portugal. Rates and taxes drive profits while gold reserves decline amid heavy buying by speculators.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Cuba
Spain
Portugal
Italy expands film output and imports after war
Rome reports show Italian studios produced 57 feature films last year, 10 more than 1946, and 182 short subjects, up from 74. Distribution activity rose about 80 percent, with feature-film imports up 100 and 793 licenses issued, two thirds of imports from the United States followed by France England and Russia. A Warsaw note mentions Americans of Polish descent may help relatives through dollar certificates exchange for preselected goods and items.
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Deen
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Talian Studios
America
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England
Russia
Arsaw
United States
Poland
Safety Council Urges Don’ts for Fall Home Cleaning
The National Safety Council urges Chicago residents to avoid hazards during fall cleaning. Do not block doorways with rolled rugs, leave nails or tacks on floors, overburden yourself, stand on furniture to reach curtains, or accumulate greasy rags. Keep inflammable fluids away from open flames. The council notes one third of city accidents in early 1948 happened at home.
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Hicago
Na~tional Safety Council
Chicago
Young Radio Fan No Time Waster
North Carolina boy Philip Nelson, age 12, earned his first amateur radio license in a summer of polio quarantines. His father Wayne operates the WEGO station in Concord and runs the W4AA license. Philip studied code and radio theory, built a low power transmitter, and passed the FCC test in Norfolk Virginia, becoming the youngest operator the inspector had seen.
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Phil Nelson
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Nelson
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Norfolk
Federal Commission
Phil
Copra Staging Big Comeback in Philippines Industry
Manila reports the Philippine Refining Co has completed iron dollar cocoanut bidding to restore industry and ease world fats shortage. General manager F L Worcester says the plant may be the best crushing facility. The firm aims to regain about half its prewar export trade, once shipping 90,000 tons of oil yearly, with storage for 15,000 tons of copra.
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Manila
Philippine Refining Co
F. L. Worcester
United States
War babies crowd schools in Illinois rise in enrollment
Illinois faces growing schooling demands as grade enrollment reaches an estimated 1,194,000 for the current year, up 33,000 from 1947 and 60,000 from 1946. Officials expect increases to persist eight to ten years, based on wartime birth records. Superintendent Vernon L. Nickell warns of district by district strain.
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Illinois
Vernon L. Nickell
Plan Ski Patrol In New Zealand
Ski patrols in New Zealand are planned as lifts and tows expand. The Federated Mountain Clubs cite rising snow lift use increasing access to steeper slopes and greater crowding on restricted runs. Patrols would be trained in first aid and prevention to curb accidents at Mount Edgemont Coronet Peak and other resorts.
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Optatea
United States
Canada
New Zealand
Ski Council
Federated Mountain Clubs
Mount Edgemont
Coronet Peak
Washington writes editor in London letters honoring George Washington
A letter in the Daily Telegraph by G Washington claims to be the oldest living male Washington in England. He cites a southwest London address and endorses engraving Washington's name anew beneath his Trafalgar Square statue due to strong US ties.
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G. Washington
London
Daily Telegraph
Washington
England
George Washington
Trafalgar Square
United States
Suntan fashion, brands, and blood factors in London
London doctors advise abandoning suntan fashion as a symbol of youth. Dr James Wyatt notes fashion brands may rely on complexion. He warns wrong blood transfusion risks and discusses Rh factor in professional journal remarks.
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Paris
London
James Wyatt
Wyatt
Practitioner
British Medical Journal
False Teeth Comfort Claims In Zululand Divorce Note
In Zululand a divorce can be obtained for $1.25. A product called PASTEETH is advertised to improve denture comfort by keeping plates firmer with no sour taste. The ad claims fast relief, no tummy upset, and reduces denture odor with FASTEETH available at drug stores.
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Zululand
Fashion Notes From Tubboat Page In 1008 Aesthetic
The fragment describes cream or ivory tones, white coats and toppers, and a mannequin rule about showing white. It mentions Rachel from long ago and a powder color range. Blondes prefer rose satin rose mousse and greige silk with pale lip shades cyclamen and pale coral.
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Rachel
Quart of Medicine For One Dollar Excerpt
An advertisement touts Mertox as a tonic that eases rheumatic pains and kidney issues, improves appetite, and promotes rest without narcotics or calomel. It claims quick relief from dizziness and fatigue and says the formula builds blood. The copy invites readers to buy a package from any Texas druggist and mix with water.
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Texas
Dog Whipper Appointed at Parish Church
The Chisler Parish Church has appointed a dog whipper to chase stray dogs from the church during services. The official duty is to keep the sacred space free of interruptions caused by wandering canines.
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Chisler
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