Fire Alarm Troubles Spell Night of Fire Thoughtful Rescue
A resident recounts a garage fire caused by a gas leak and a hot water heater. Difficulty contacting the fire department via long distance prompts lessons in dialing “ought” and staying calm. Neighbor Bill Kenyon helps extinguish flames before firefighters arrive from the 16th Street station.
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Amarillo
Fire Department
Bill Kenyon
J. P. Watson
K. A. Lambright
B. A. McKee
16Th Street
Printers Union impact cited in Amarillo column
The Amarillo columnist extols the Typographical Union for lifting printer lifespans from 41 in 1900 to 64 by 1942, credits shorter hours and higher pay, and praises members as model citizens. A 1943 letter from George Ausbach notes record membership and rising golf activity at Amarillo Country Club amid wartime fitness appeals.
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Typographical Union
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
George Ausbach
Tack
U. N. Oliver
Amnarillo Country Club
Readers debate war prisoner food and home-front duties
A mixed reader column touches on wartime ethics and treatment of POWs under international law, noting the U S pledge to feed prisoners as our soldiers, and reflecting on how small slips could cause suffering. It moves through social quirks from shaves to domestic hours and fashion, ending with a brief note on women in public roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
United States
Germany
Amended Maternity Dress Rules Highlight 1930s Fashion
The article notes an amendment permitting maternity dresses to be cut with a six inch fuller sweep for misses size 16 and junior miss size 16. It weaves in a mosaic of historical anecdotes from aviation to European city names and wartime life, ending with a WPB cut that forces a Sunday section to cancel $300,000 in ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Simon Newcomb
America
Europe
Naples
Napoli
Cologne
Koln
Warsaw
Varsovie
Brussels
Buxelles
Lwow
Lemburg
Gravenhage
Hague
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Iceland
Hollywood
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Britain
London Telegraph
North Africa
WPB
Miia Tack Seeks Housekeeper and Local Help
Miia Tack seeks a housekeeper offering room and board with wages and references. A reader offers five Persian kittens free to good homes. A practical nurse position is advertised with call numbers and a permanent cook/housekeeper request. A lost white coin purse at downtown area with $15 reward and contact details.
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Amarillo
Tack
Lipscomb Street
Fannin St
Vila Fister
Child care request for mother at 101 North Harrison Street
A working mother seeks care for a child named in the request and asks to meet at the south back door of 101 North Harrison Street. The note specifies a preference for a baby up to four years old and asks for contact at that location.
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Tack
North Harrison Street
Found journal and dog near 1920 Buchanan Street
I found a small journal in a ten cent store area and ask owners to call 9784 after 6 PM to identify the merchandise. I also offer a female Scottie in need of a good home. she is a watchdog and friendly with children.
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Ten Cent
Tack
Scottie
Buchanan Street
Gas Explosion Hits Amarillo Service Quarters Fire
Firemen faced a busy night with three electrical disturbance alarms at 9 10 pm near Sixth Avenue Grant Street Taylor Street and Plains. A gas blast at the Gene Howe home 1711 Harrison Street followed at 1 20 am causing damage but no injuries as paint was hurled from the house and ignited.
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Amarillo
Sixth Avenue
Grant Street
Taylor Street
Plains
Gene Howe
Harrison Street
Airmen awarded for daring rescue and combat deeds in World War II
Two airmen earned the Soldier's Medal for heroism after rescuing the crew of a crashed B-24 and disarming bombs. First Lieut. Clover F. Achley from Ashburn, Georgia, and T. Sgt. Jee A. Andrews from Patton, California, were among several recipients awarded for extensive combat missions and bomber and fighter squadron actions across India, Burma, China, and the Andaman Islands.
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U. S
Tenth Air Force
India
Associated Press VP
Clover F. Achley
Ashburn
Jee A. Andrews
Patton
Calif
Indian
China
Burma
Thailand
Andaman Islands
Felix R. Bailey
Nacogdoches
Tex
Wynn D. Miller
San Antonio
John E. Fouts, Jr
Haskell
Rationing Board Opens In New County Offices
County commissioners have moved their quarters and courtroom to the Potter County rationing board offices. The rationing board will operate in the former commission room, now offering more space. Chansler Weymouth praised county officials for their cooperation in this relocation and effort.
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Potter County Rationing Board
Ernest Northcutt
Rationing Board
Chansler Weymouth
Mr. Weymouth
Adaptability keeps Joan Crawford at star peak in Hollywood
In a Brown Derby overheard chat JIMMY FIDLER notes Joan Crawford’s 18 years at MGM and six year Warner Brothers deal. He credits adaptability and grounded persona for her enduring fame across jazz age to today. Judy Garland, Binnie Barnes, and others recalled in brief items.
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Hollywood
Joan Crawford
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Warner Brothers
Joan
Miss Crawford
All America
Judy Garland
Wilbert Giving
Wisconsin
Judy
Grand Rapids
Givings
Frances Gunn
Singer DeLuxe
Binnie Barnes
John Gilbert
Alexander Kirkland
Paramount
Carole Lombard
Sound waves may disperse smoke and fog says scientist
Prof Karl Sollner of the University of Minnesota told the American Chemical Society that sound wave technique could disperse smoke in industrial cities and fog on land and sea. Fluorescent lighting reflectors of pressed wood are being installed in war plants, saving metal and providing 8 percent more illumination for workers.
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Pittsburgh
University of Minnesota
American Chemical Society
Karl Sollner
FASTEETH Turns Your Dentures Firm and Comfortable
Do your false teeth annoy and embarrass by slipping dropping or wobbling when you eat laugh or talk Just sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your plates This alkaline non acid powder holds false teeth more firmly and more comfortably No gummy gooey pasty taste or feeling Does not sour Checks plate odor denture breath Get FASTEETH today at any drug store.
Goats Cause Court Case Over Odor and Space
In Chicago on September 10, Mrs. Mary Ellis faced court over her goats that sleep in her apartment and roam into neighbors' rooms. Neighbors complain they sleep on doorsteps eat gardens and chew a Christmas tree while a judge notes no city power to remove them.
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Chicago
Mary Ellis
Soldiers urged to hide Masonic symbols before overseas duty
Camp Stoneham Cal veterans to remove rings pins and cards revealing Masonic Order membership before leaving for overseas service to avoid possible mistreatment if captured by Hitler forces.
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Camp Stoneham
Cal
U.P
Hitler
Masonic Order
Eviction Rule Targets Star Boarders in San Diego
In San Diego the OPA rent control office rules that a star boarder who fails to pay rent may be evicted. A star boarder is defined as a boarder who joins a boarding house, blends into the family, and is generous in all ways except rent payment.
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San Diego
Gal
OPA Rent Control Office
Underpasses Halt B 17 Move Near Amarillo
A B 17 bomber being moved by wrecker along the Dalhart highway to Amarillo faced an underpass without room to detour. At the first underpass a detour was possible but the next offered no option, forcing dismantling of the aircraft.
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Dalhart Highway
Amarillo
Blaskowitz Rumored to Command Nazis in Italy Front
London dispatch reports General Johannes Blaskowitz, famed as a top German commander, believed to lead the Nazi land forces facing Allied troops in Italy. He had aided Poland’s rapid conquest before reportedly falling out with Hitler over the Russian campaign and policy. A separate item notes Mexico proposes federalization of all schools to standardize methods, while another reports an arrest of Canadian Gordon Taylor McKay for alleged draft evasion by Mexico’s defense ministry.
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London
Johannes Blaskowitz
Germany
Italy
Blaskowitz
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Mexico City
Octavio Vejar Zazquez
Republic
Gordon Taylor McKay
Ministry of Defense
Outlook for School Start Date and Contact Request
A reader asks when school starts and how many days remain. Violet Fay Rider seeks female correspondence around age fifty and provides a contact in Amarillo General Delivery. A note about a slate-gray dipper bird describes water resistance. Globe News Want Ads are cited as a results source.
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Tulia
R. E. Prichard
Canyon
E. L. Knight
Typographical
Globe News
Durling
Harry Thurston Peck
Baltimore
Joe Louis
Child Guidance Bureau
Detroit
Joe
Switzerland
Mary Franzeni
Scarsdale
N. Y
Rhett Butler
Paris
Scarlett O'Hara
Paul Revere
Miia Tack
Kittens
Harrison St
Hayden Street
Tam
Simdeuc
Jimmie Fidler
al Rogell
Utah
Oklahoma
Rogell
Leo
Ray McCarey
Ray
Hiyah
RKO
SwooNatra
Stark Boarder
Ata SS
Howard McDonald
Pierce
Holy
Violet Fay Rider
J. H. Harld
V. Globe News
Boxwell
Perryton
Spearman
Lord Calvert
Knox Western
High Plains
Peis
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