Germany Also Pushes Scrap Metal Drive
An Associated Press dispatch from Dallas details German scrap metal drives seen by American internees at Bad Nauheim. Bells, statues and metal fences are hauled away for war needs, while volunteers and junk collectors continue curbside salvage with cries of bones and old metal.
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Germany
Ernest G. Fischer Dallas
America
Hitler
Bad Nauheim
Ministry of the Interior
Reich
Paris
Bismarck
Tron
Fuehrer
Berlin
Hamburg
BC Relieves Headache and Neuralgia Quickly
The BC formula offers quick acting ingredients for fast relief from headaches neuralgia muscular pains and functional periodic pains. Keep a 10c or 25c package handy for prompt relief when minor pains strike. Use only as directed and consult a physician if pains persist.
Pennsylvania Soldier Finds Old Records in Recreation Room
A Pennsylvania soldier browses the Amarillo Hotel Service Men's Civic Center phonograph pile and longs for newer records. Mrs. L K Patton seeks donations of fresh records while the Center notes the phonograph, donated by Mrs. R B Masterson, has a fine tone. Potatoes are noted as having been introduced to North America via Europe.
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Pennsylvania
Service Ace
Amarillo
L. K. Patton
Service Men's Civic Center
R. B. Masterson
South America
North America
Europe
Miss White
Victory Command
Plains Could Help Solve Rubber Needs
Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce cites figures showing 31 Panhandle counties could produce enough Ethyl alcohol from wheat and grain sorghum to yield about 221 thousand tons of synthetic rubber annually, meeting roughly 276 percent of national demand. The estimate uses 1942 crop data for wheat and sorghum and notes petroleum-derived rubber not included.
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Panhandle
Rex Baxter
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Baxter
The
Rubber Reserve Corporation
West Texas
Commissioners Vote To Attend Texas Convention
County Commissioners approved attendance at the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association fall conference in Big Spring on September 25 and 26. The county judge is included with court permission. Commissioner John Winters serves as association president and may be re elected after the convention.
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Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
Big Spring
John Winters
Victory Command
Herbert. Dodson
Dodson
James Rittenberry
John Farrell
Melvin Parmley
Jack Younger
Beaumont Stinnett
Father of Five Joins Navy After Losing 51 Pounds
Harry A Lason of Binghamton New York father of five children lost 51 pounds in three months through daily workouts and swimming rowing and running. He weighed 236 pounds at enlistment last March was told he must slim down and he did so earning acceptance as a second class machinist's mate while claiming new health and energy from the effort.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Harry A Lason
Navy
Lason
Cannibal Feast by South Seas Cannibals Reported to Army
An American sergeant sent to recruit native labor on a South Seas island found villagers dining on ten wives stolen from a rival chief. Capt. Teen notes cannibalism but says tribes agreed to aid the Americans after the feast. The report depicts rapid Allied labor recruitment amid a jungle conflict.
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United States Army
Hawaii
U.P
South Seas
Martin Teen
Teem
Army
Navy
Marines
OYTER TONIC Tablets Promised Energy Boost
An ad touts OSER TONIC Tablets claiming to provide iron calcium vitamin B1 and other essential factors to combat fatigue. The copy promotes trial sizes and energy benefits
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Cretney Drug
Texas Bond Drive Urged as State Fails to Meet Quotas
Bond administrator Frank Scofield urged Texas counties to double efforts to meet the war bond quota. Potter County has nearly reached its goal while others lag, with pledges urged to convert to bonds for counting in September.
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Texas
Frank Scofield
Potter County
Scofield
District Judges Attend Austin Convention
District Judges W. E. Gee and E. C. Nelson travel to Austin for a convention of district judges. A historical note recalls the start of Greek domestic architecture with the Dorian invasion.
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W. E. Gee
E. C. Nelson
Austin
Old Dinner Bells Link to Air Raid Warning System
In LeRoy New York farm towns old dinner bells will join the air raid emergency warning network. Coordinator Floyd F Johnston says extra bells will be placed at strategic points to receive telephoned orders for farm homes.
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Leroy
N. Y
U.P
Floyd F. Johnstons
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Hattie Lou White
L.N. Pittman
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Nature
Reed T
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Montgomery Wards
Mags
Tan
Pennsylvania Oil
Riversides
Cwnearly
Polk
Sy Saturn Wheeler
Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept
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New York
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