Probe Ouster of Drafters
House Military Affairs to investigate Selective Service removal of a Haverhill draft board that spared fathers while single men were exempt. May accuses Hershey of undercutting the law and seeks probes into records access by army officers and possible political pressure. Capper backs review but questions wartime need to draft fathers.
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Washington
U.P
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
House Military Affairs Committee
Selective Service
Haverhill
Mass
May
Lewis B. Hershey
Francis B. Keesling
Hershey
Navy
Italy
One Way To Cure Corns
Rosalia Washington news item recounts postmaster H C Roberts amputating his left toe last year for corn relief. A new corn appeared on his other small toe prompting medical consultation. he now has eight toes in total.
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Rosalia
Wash
H. C. Roberts
Elbert
Nazis Attack Spitzbergen Reports Reach London
German naval units and Marines reportedly attacked Spitzbergen on Wednesday. Prisoners were taken, munition and fuel depots destroyed, and radio and meteorological facilities wrecked. Berlin claimed heavy Allied casualties and a major base on the Arctic island. British sources could not confirm.
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London
Berlin
Arctic
Spitsbergen
Associated Press
Greenland
North Pole
Italy
Bury Fire Victims In 100-Foot Grave
In Houston a 100 foot common grave at South Park cemetery holds 36 unidentified and unclaimed Gulf Hotel fire victims. The mass funeral drew several hundred mourners as clerics from three sects led prayers. Red Cross funded the casketed bodies, adorned with gray cedar vines and flowers.
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Houston
South Park
Gulf Hotel
Red Cross
Talking Class First Chases Stage Fright at Amarillo College
KGNC newscaster Don Clark will teach a night public speaking and current events course at Amarillo College this semester. The objective is personality development through informal sessions and group leadership. Registration runs Monday 7 to 9 pm. tuition is 10 dollars with no matriculation fee.
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Don Clark
KGNC
Amarillo College
Clark
Engineers Seek More Volunteers for Army Corps
The U S Army Corps of Engineers calls for thousands of volunteers as Allied fronts expand. Enlistment ages 18 to 50 welcome those with construction experience. Learn details at the Area Office in the Masonic Building at Fifth and Fillmore Streets.
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Army Engineering Corps
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Masonic Building
Fifth
Fillmore Streets
Nation's Gardens Yield Millions of Tons of Food
Secretary Wickard praised the 1943 Victory program during a Chicago broadcast at Soldier Field. He said about 20 million gardens across city and country will cover four million acres and produce eight million tons of food for the home front.
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Chicago
Claude R. Wickard
Soldier Field
Wickard
Amarillo intra squad grid contest tonight under lights
The 1943 Amarillo Golden Sandie special debuts with an A vs B intra squad game at Butler Field set for 8:30 p m. Coach Howard Lynch confirms a full but not scrimmage level, with three lettermen out and a starting A backfield likely led by Irwin and Lynch.
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Amarillo
Jack Pevehouse
Joe Frank Robberson
Clifford Timberlake
Billy Keith Irwin
Billy Lynch
Richard Mixon
George Hill
Boyd Reynolds
Rudy Bauman
Ben Hearne
Marshall Gettys
George Thornton
Guy Owens
John Bob Watts
Oliver Wright
Beauford Hill
Maurice Essary
Billy Joe Russell
James Tomberlin
Nolan Marr
Charles Houston
Dale Collins
Jack McGee
Amarillo Golden Sandies Intra-squad Clash At Butler Field
The Amarillo Golden Sandies A and B squads clash in the annual intra-squad game at Butler Field tonight. Kickoff at 8:30 with a 50-man roster and single wing plays. Tickets on sale, reserve seats $1.96 for seven home games. next weekend they face the Childress Bobcats.
Vols Win Second Playoff Contest
Nashville scored a 4-3 victory over New Orleans in the Southern Association championship playoff, with Walter Signer earning the win on the mound and at the plate. He drove in two runs with a fourth inning single as the Vols moved to a 2-0 series lead, game three set for tomorrow night with Jake Mooty to start for the Vols and Bill Rogers for the Pelicans.
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Nashville
New Orleans
Walter Signer
Vols
Jake Mooty
The
Bill Rogers
Pelicans
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Bradley Dewey
William Jeffers
J. Douglas Smyth
Public Accountant
Kuban
Winnie
Lucile Petry
Winston Churchill
Mary Churchill
Spitzbergen
Sunny Brook
Old Sunny Brook
LE Sage Company
Texas
Globe News
U. S. Navy
Ernest Alexander
Eastor
Mclain's Garage
Caroling
Butler Field
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Dr. R. P. Parcells
Northwestern
Lmpire
Corky Cornellius
Duke
Brian Hooks
Baylor
Sonny McGinley
Howard Kenyon
J. W. Middleton
Sandie
Childress Bobcats
Twee LE
St-Rt Condy
Lg-Rg Wee
Nolan Murr
Charlie Houston
Rg-Lg
Soos
Aarti Howard Kenyon
Mayo Dental Laboratory
First National Bank
Dobbs Or Stetson
Our
Stetson
Belford
the Dobbs "Gamebird
Dobbs Gamebird
Blackburn ‘Bros
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