Beckman and Gerety Thrill Shows Headed to Amarillo
Beckman and Gerety Shows bring a record Midway engagement from Oklahoma City to Amarillo with 20 attractions including Zorima Gardens Midget Village and London Glass House. The troupe travels 109 wagons to Tri-State Fairgrounds for a nine ride lineup featuring the bullet ridden automobile and Spitfire, with over 700 performers and eight diesel lights creating a Paris style midway spectacle.
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Beckman
Gerety
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Tri-State Fairgrounds
Raves Ov! Vmotlow
Beckman and Gerety
Panhandle
Vogel
London Glass House
Canada
Finland
Norway
Harry Douglas
Tri- State Fair
Mexico City
Cuba
Shumways Hell
F.B.I
Kansas
Midway
Fred Beckmann
B. §. Gerety
Beckmann & Gerety
Santa Fe
Ickes Urges California Oil Plan for War Needs
Secretary Ickes, petroleum coordinator, called California oil and gas producers to draft and implement by October 1 a definite plan for maximum economic recovery. The program aims to assure adequate petro leum supplies for the army and navy on the West Coast, airplane plants, factories, and the broader defense-driven economy. He wrote to the Pacific coast production committee outlining necessary conservation measures.
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Ickes
California
Army
Navy
Washington
Secretary of Interior
Oil Industry Production Committee
Pacific Coast
Sooner Cowboy Makes the Grade
Denver September report on Private Claud C. Aston a 24 year old literate Oklahoma cowboy who graduated as a United States Army medical technician with a top score of 90 in a class of 235. Despite reading difficulties he received oral instruction and an oral final exam after Col McCaw urged continued learning. Aston left for duty with the 217th General Hospital Fort Riley Kansas joining fellow graduates. Newfoundland’s increased newsprint exports to the United States noted.
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Denver
Claud C. Aston
United States Army
Aston
Sayre
Okla
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Col. W. W. McCaw
Oklahoma
Texas
217Th General Hospital
Fort Riley
Kan
Boy rescues self from 30 foot well in Wichita
Five year old Donnie Maixner fell into a 30 foot well with six feet of water. He pulled himself from the water by gripping rock the wall, rested, removed his shoes, and began a slow climb up the rock lined pit. He called to his mother for help at the last feet.
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Wichita
Kas
Donnie Maixner
Lawrence Maixner
Donnie
Real Estate Deal Fails After Doors Stolen In Md
In Sharptown Maryland a real estate agent showed a vacant house owned by Curtis Long to a prospective tenant but the deal collapsed. All four doors including the front were stolen leaving the property unsecured and unsellable for the moment.
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Sharptown
Curtis Long
Italy suffers heavy losses as British warships strike
British naval bulletins show September as Italy’s darkest month at sea since Cap Matapan with 29 ships sunk and 30 damaged. Submarines and bombers raided Italian crossings, sinking about 200,000 tons and damaging many vessels. Losses hit Axis hopes for North Africa as RAF targeted Benghazi Bardia and Tripoli repeatedly.
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Larry Allen
Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
Cap Matapan
Mediterranean
North Africa
Mediterranean Fleet
RAF
Bardia
Tripoli
Girls Enter Service Of Country In Mechanic Learner Posts
In San Antonio on September 27 the Civil Service Commission appeals to women aged 16 to 25 to apply for mechanic learner jobs at the federal building. Selected applicants start at $50 monthly for six months, then may be assigned to Duncan Field and other bureaus. Proficiency can reach $140 monthly after exams, with no prior experience required.
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San Antonio
Sam
Dan J. Quill
Federal Building Office
Civil Service Commission
San Antonio Air Depot
Duncan Field
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Hollywood Monkey Circus
Baghdad
Tatu
West Texas
Helene Curtis
Frank
West 7Th Ave
Pollock, Mer
Globe-News
H. V. Robertson & CO
Accountants & Auditors
Oliver-Eakle Bidg
Amaritio
Philco
UPER
Wagner Appliance Co
Polk
THE
Mathes Coo
Newfoundland
United States
Department
Meadache
Sciatic Pains
Thornton & Minor Clinic
McGee St
Kansas City
Melody
Red Collins
Blackstone Coffee Shop
W. 10Th Ave
Beck Bros
Thrift
Gunnhinerman
Cash
Carry
Tyler
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