Weather notes and war era local updates from Amarillo
Moisture from a Gulf storm could push the moisture belt toward the Panhandle. Prep for a tough game at Butler Field as Atta boy Sandies vie for another state title. FBI inquiries about Wes Y Izzard surface amid war reporting plans. Personal notes cover dog theft near Borger, hospital purchases, and light vignettes from Amarillo society.
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Panhandle
Atta
Sandies
Butler Field
Childress
College Receives Rare 1621 Arithmetic at UNH
The University of New Hampshire received a rare edition of Diophanta’s Arithmetic from Dean Herman L. Slobin. Written in Latin and Greek, the 1621 work is one of the few in the United States and reflects early bookmaking. Diophantus authored the earliest known algebra text.
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Durham
N. H
U.P
Diophanta
United States
University of New Hampshire
Herman L. Slobin
California woman shortage and wartime letters mix
A collage of wartime anecdotes cites a lawyer tester missing 19 percent on 150 names, discourse on loyal Japanese teach ers in combat, daisy wearers meanings, and California male scarcity notes. It covers readers’ letters, social quirks, and public opinion on war era life.
MEN DANCERS 'RATIONED' IN LONDON HOLIDAY TOWNS
Dance partners are rationed in English holiday towns due to a shortage of men. With ten girls per man, the men remain busy under a strict unwritten rule to give every girl in their group or nearby a dance in turn.
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London
England
14 Descendants Serve in Army and Navy from Williamsett
Mrs. Emily Blain, 93, keeps track of wartime events as 14 descendants, eight grandsons and six great grandsons, serve in the Army and Navy, with 12 in the Army and two in the Navy.
Purse Lost on Saturday September 11 at Parker Street
Mrs Tom Sanders seeks the return of a black purse lost Saturday September 11 containing ration books and papers. Please return to 320 Parker Street.
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Parker Street
Tom Sanders
U.S. Leads in Wax Effort In World War II Debate
Senators clash over lend lease and manpower claims as Col. Lewis Sanders argues the United States supports Allies without boosting its own manpower drain. Wheeler and Downey cite US forces and production, claiming America contributes more than Britain Canada or others.
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Cordell Hull
America
London
Hollywood
United States
Gabriel Heatter
New York
Washington
Great Britain
Canada
Lewis Sanders
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Sanders
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Sen
Sheridan Downey
California
Wheeler
Downey
British Isles
Committee
Robert Reynolds
North Carolina
Britain
Let's Get At'Em Cry Yanks Salerno Victory Boosts Allied Resolve
Allied reports describe the Salerno Gulf assault as a harsh clash where American and British forces broke a Nazi counterattack. Air and sea support proved decisive as 2,000 sorties and 1,200 tons of bombs helped push the Germans back near the beaches. Nearby, at Kinner Motors in Glendale women workers rear silkworms to aid silk supplies for wartime use.
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Robert Vermillion
North Africa
Salerno Gulf
Europe
Fifth Army
Salerno
Stalingrad
Mark W. Clark
Gallipoli
Tunisia
Glendale
Cal
U.P
Kinner Motors
Gary Cooper shown as steady star in Hollywood tales
Hollywood anecdotes praise Gary Cooper for restraint and home ties guiding his career. A friend recalls his Montana roots shaping choices over publicity stunts. The column weaves in memories of Laughton Lanchester de Toth Bogart and Gail Patrick ideas.
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Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Gary
Barbara Worth
Paramount
Cooper
Montana
Clock Thief and Theft Guilty Plea Shake City Hall
Mike Strueber a Globe News carrier reports a porch alarm clock theft by a black man who threw the smashed clock across the street. Ennis Ferguson a negro pleads guilty in incorporation court to theft under $5 and is released to authorities.
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Mike Strueber
Jackson Street
Globe News
Ennis Ferguson
Incorporation Court
First Ski Tow Erected At Woodstock Inn In 1923
The White Cupboard Inn in Woodstock Vermont set up the nation’s first ski tow in 1923 using an old Buick car motor. The ad from Vi Globe-News highlights the historic stunt as a guest attraction.
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Woodstock
U.P
White Cupboard
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Stem
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Hallie Hawk
Amarillo Field
Mrs. Hawk
Mark Perry
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Elks Club
Walter Blackburn
Elmer Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Germany
Winchell
High Plains
Darling
Brooks
Amarillo
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Fillmore Street
Willard T. Harmon
Far Pacific
Sailor Boy
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Adak
Alaska
Galen Gough
Los Angeles
Richard Baxter
Patti Rosa
WAAC
WAC
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Wacs
Dust Bowl
Ozarks
Army
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Marines
Bernarr Macfadden
New Yorker
James Larry Jones
Cpl
J. T. Jones
Lubbock
Sid Jones
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Me Tack
U.S
Wien
Bo’sun A. Thomson
Leith
Scotland
Jimmie Fidler
Charles Laughton
Elsa Lanchester
Charlie
Mrs. Laughton
RKO
Tony Moreno
Daisy Canfield Danziger
Barbara Lamarr
Tijuana
Spencer Tracy
Bette Davis
Philadelphia
Joan Bennett
California Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Andre de Toth
Marek Libkov
Poland
Libkov
Jedrezejow
Hodmezovasarhely
Esztergom
Uncle Sam
Humphrey Bogart
South Pacific
Bogart
Gail Patrick
Pearl Harbor
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Berghof
W. PB
Jenkins
Kelly Tire Service
J. J. Freid
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Woolworth’s
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Sixth Avenue
Fred Waring
News of the World
H. V. Kaltenborn
Tommy Riggs
Betty Lou
Richard Harkness
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