German dream of road to Baghdad aids Allies
Washington dispatch reports the United States will send a military mission to Iraq to study finishing the Berlin to Baghdad railway link as a route for war supplies to Russia. The operation would connect the Persian Gulf with the Turkish rail system, aiding Britain and Russia while advancing a British conceived Middle East transport network.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Berlin-to-Bagdad
Russia
Persian Gulf
Black Sea
Germany
Britain
Bagdad
Middle East
United States
Basra
Egypt
Iran
Ural Mountains
Turkey
Ballot Pot Simmering in Texas 1942 races
Austin dispatch notes three declared candidates for state offices in 1942. Coke Stevenson will seek the governorship, Ernest O Thompson plans re election as railroad commissioner after military service, and Jesse James announces for state treasurer. Other possible contenders include Lon Alsup, Gerald Mann, James Allred, Lyndon Johnson, Bascom Giles, and O P Lockhart as the field remains wide open. The piece also touches on election chatter and naval service plans amid ongoing campaign speculation.
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Austin
U.P
Coke R. Stevenson
W. Lee O'Daniel
U. S. Senate
Ernest O. Thompson
Camp Bowie
Jesse James
Cameron
Stevenson
Charley Lockhart
Lon E. Alsup
Carthage
Alsup
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Gerald C. Mann
Mann
U.S. Senate
Sen
O'Daniel
Washington
Texas
Senate
James V. Allred
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Allred
Johnson
Tyler
Bascom Giles
Congress
O. P. Lockhart
Texas Insurance Commission
Laura Wheeler Pattern Offers Many Gift Ideas
Laura Wheeler Pattern 2991 from Copa 1981 Needlecraft Service promises gift-ready linens with embroidery. Transfers include 38 motifs sized 11 8 by 2 to 11 4 by 7 4 inches with color schemes and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents and provide pattern number, name, and address to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept.
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Needlecraft Service, Inc
Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Apple Says Apple Keeps Dentist Away At Office
Houston reports at the American Dental Association meeting describe periophthal sodium as a powerful anesthetic that temporarily erases memory during dental work. Dr Olson reports 90 percent success in preventing pain, while diet advice favors apples to deter visits to the dentist.
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Houston
U.P
Berto A. Olson
American Dental Association
Olson
Holmes T. Knighton
Louisville
Berhard Gottlieb
Dallas
Boy Scouts Organize National Campaign to Gather Rags and Paper
The Office of Production Management administrator Leon Henderson promotes a nationwide drive by the Boy Scouts of America to collect rags and paper for defense needs. About 1.5 million Scouts will canvass Amarillo beginning the week of November 10, with materials sold to regular dealers and funds supporting troop activities.
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Boy Scouts
Leon .Henderson
Office of Production Management
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Defense
Amarillo
National Defense
Train Naval Fliers Now In 7 Months
CORPUS CHRISTI October 29 It used to take a year to train a navy flier but the training base here is turning them out in seven months. Every month 300 cadets get their wings. 1 800 young men here from all over the United States learn their lessons fast. Their rigorous routine is followed five and a half days a week. Cadet officers build military spirit and command ability similar to commissioned officers at the station.
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Corpus Christi
United States
Cub Pack 35 Awards Session At Alice Landergin School
Cub Pack 35 held a awards session at Alice Landergin School presenting advancement to 11 members. Cubmaster J. L. Parmelee leads the pack sponsored by the Alice Landergin PTA. Wolf rank went to Dick Vanderpool Charles Ray Armstrong Bobby Jones Richard Morris Jimmy Parmelee Earl Burk Potter Sherman Stockton. Bobcat rank awarded to Howard Bennett Bobby Beverley Richard Stockton and Marshal Emmer.
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Boy Scout
Alice Landergin School
J. L. Parmelee
Alice Landergin Parent-Teachers Association
Dick Vanderpool
Charles Ray Armstrong
Bobby Jones
Richard Morris
Jimmy Parmelee
Earl Burk Potter
Sherman Stockton
Howard Bennett
Bobby Beverley
Richard Stockton
Marshal Emmer
Washing Machine Production Cut Under OPM Order
The Office of Production Management ordered domestic washing machine and ironer makers to reduce production by 17.3 percent for five months ending December 31. Under Donald M. Nelson's priorities program, the industry’s average monthly quota drops to 164,410 units from August 1 to December 31, from about 200,000 averaged in the year ending June 30.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
OPM
Donald M. Nelson
Methodists Hit at Rum and Gambling in North Texas
Dallas report notes Methodist representatives at the North Texas Conference denounce gambling and liquor drinking from soda fountain matches to bingo in civic and church groups. Conference approves action to curb liquor sales in dry counties. John C. Murphree of Iowa Park reelected conference lay leader, aiming to fine farmers who do not till all land.
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Dallas
North Texas
John C. Murphree
Iowa Park
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Laura Wheeler
Denny Shute
Amarillo Country Club
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Jimmie Moore
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Ward's
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