Amarillo rat drive reports 4000 killed by bait campaign
City and federal agencies sponsor a rat eradication drive in Amarillo using 1184 bait balls in 173 business houses. Exterminators estimate three to five rats per bait, with annual property losses per rat of about 22 dollars. The program warns residents to protect pets from secondary poisoning and notes dog poisonings in residential areas. Elmer Davis cold-speed case in San Jose adds a separate speeding incident where he jokes about dealing with the OPA after selling his car.
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Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
O. V. Donnell
City Health Department
U.S. Wildlife Service
OPA
San Jose
Cal
U.P
Elmer Davis
Elmer
Justice of the Peace
Grandin Miller
Jimmie Fidler’s Hollywood Column Chips at Studio Control
Jimmie Fidler decries Universal banishment of columnists and mocks studio self praise while praising Durbin Foster and other stars. He argues for free opinion, notes ads lauding Abbott Costello, and ridicules Hollywood vanity with snippets from The Hollywood Parade and other satire about parties and celebrity culture.
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Hollywood
Universal Studio
Universal
Eden
Susanna Foster
Deanna Durbin
MGM
Jeanette MacDonald
Tiona Massey
Nelson Eddy
Allan Jones
Abbott and Costello
Olson
Johnson
Bob Hope
Red Skelton
Edgar Bergen
Laurel and Hardy
Harold Lloyd
Washington
America
Miss Durbin
Miss Foster
Italian Royal Family Is Safe After Escape From Rome
Anti-Fascist journalist Umberto Cecchi says King Vittorio Emanuele Crown Prince Umberto and family fled Rome on September 8 before the German occupation. Cecchi reports Rome’s fall saw Nazis seize ministries arrest anti-Fascists and loot shops during the advance.
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Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Rome
Umberto Cecchi
Cecchi
Pietro Caviglia
Emilio) de Bono
Part Time Office Work Seeker Seeks After-School Job
A student in business school seeks a part time office position after 3 30 PM. She has office experience and prefers office work over housework. Call 7335 after 5 30 PM.
Colored girl seeks work in Tennessee hotel jobs
Gracie Lee Page asks for any daytime work, washing dishes or cleaning, no night shifts, in Tennessee. Pauline Prickett requests return of a brown saddle-leather purse with a door key lost at a football game. contact 7666 or deliver to 102 Florida Street.
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Tack
Gracie Lee Page
Tennessee Hotel
Florida Street
Pauline Prickett
Help Wanted and Lost Items Notice in Tulia
A motherless home six miles from Tulia seeks an unincumbered woman for general housework. permanent position for the right person. Also a lost blue Bible and a Science and Health in a blue case were left on the Morningside Fillmore bus. finder to call 8003 for rewards and return. Contact Mrs Alva Dodson Tulia Texas or David Harmon at 3617 North East 10th Ave.
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Tulia
W. W
Boston
Texas
Morningside
Fillmore
David Harmon
North East
10Th Ave
Soldier's OD hat and theft of items reported at Nat
Saturday night September 18 a soldier’s O D hat and a lady’s billfold with two dollars were stolen from a girl’s purse at the Nat. The thief is urged to return the billfold contents including the company pass credit cards and pictures. Please return them to 1620 Van Buren St Charlene Feller.
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van Buren St
Charlene Feller
Lost white linen hand towel on West 10th Street area
A white linen hand embroidered guest towel is missing and may have been left on West 10th Street or on Polk between 4th and 3rd Avenues. If found, call 2-2636 or 2-3500 after 6 PM.
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West 10Th Street
Polk
Ifh
3Rd Ave
Family seeks nearby babysitter near Lincoln Street
A Mrs. Don Foster seeks a girl or woman living within walking distance of 1405 Lincoln Street to keep children. Call 8834.
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Lincoln Street
Don Foster
Housekeeper wanted for permanent position with family
Three adults seek a permanent housekeeper. Two rooms will be furnished to the individual, not a couple, with board and salary provided. Cali7124.
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Tack
McNarney Says Nazis Abandoned Victory Hope
Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, deputy chief of staff, stated that German high command gave up on victory months ago and shifted to defending to avoid defeat. He cited a drastic bomber production cut to focus on fighters as the first clear sign Germany had abandoned the offensive and sought only a possible stalemate.
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Washington
Joseph T. McNarney
McNarney
Germany
Knife makers hurt finger while crafting service knives
Deputy U. S. Marshal Bill Lampe injured his left index finger while cutting a knife for service men. He and Wilson Ballew were installing brass knuckles on the handles though not made of brass. The accident involved sawing or filing about a eighth inch of finger and nail.
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U. S
Bill Lampe
Mr. Lampe
Wilson Batlew
Lampe
Mr. Ballew
Chinese Nationals charge Communists with disobedience
Chungking dispatch reports the Peoples Political Council accusing the Chinese Communists of a disobedient attitude and subversive activities as strained relations with President Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist Party flare openly.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist Party
China
Peoples’ Political Council
Nazi Planes Raid British Base in the Dodecanese
Berlin radio reported heavy German fighters and bombers raiding Lero Island in the Dodecanese. The Nazis claimed to sink a 5,000 ton transport, damage a 9,000 ton freighter, set three small vessels ablaze, and burn oil dumps, with casualties among troops aboard.
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London
Berlin
Lero Island
Dodecanese
Mediterranean
Tugwell Presses Puerto Rico Aid Policy Debate
Rexford G. Tugwell told Congress the United States must choose between providing economic aid to Puerto Rico or risking suppressing an angry, wronged population. The Puerto Rican governor called for a definite reconstruction policy, arguing it would be cheaper to aid than to keep peace with an idle, starving people.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Congress
Puerto Rico
Caribbean
British Torpedo Boats Attack Nazi Convoy
Berlin radio reported sharp crash in the English Channel off Fecamp early today as British motor torpedo boats attacked a German convoy. The broadcast said several British craft were damaged with no stated German losses.
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London
Berlin
Fecamp
Federal Court Opens Trial Docket for Oct 25
The federal district court opened this morning with a heavy criminal docket. Judge James C. Wilson nears a decision in the Pantex land cases due Oct 4. Trials set for Oct 25 include three men in the Persian princess gem theft and three in the Borger post office robbery. the Secret Service filed forgery charges against three African American individuals for forging and passing a U S treasury check.
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Federal District Court
James C. Wilson
Ge Pantex Land
Secret Service
U. S. Treasury
Advertising As Major Home Front Weapon
The commerce department says advertising is a constructive wartime tool and a major weapon of the home front. It notes that American firms should keep advertising schedules and that businesses have aligned messages to aid the government’s war efforts.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Bus Passengers Hurt In Train Collision
A Houston Electric Company bus collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train at a crossing in Houston. About twenty or so passengers were injured as the bus was struck mid body carried down the tracks and thrown aside. Early reports suggested no one in critical condition.
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Houston
Houston Electric Company
Missouri Pacific
Canyon 47th District Court Convenes with Judge Bishop
The 47th District Court sat in Canyon this morning with Judge Henry Bishop presiding and District Attorney Jim Lumpkin assisting the grand jury. The court will remain in session three weeks and then relocate to Claude for three weeks.
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Canyon
Henry Bishop
Jim Lumpkin
Claude
Center Considers Swing Shift Classes at Amarillo Center
Amarillo West Texas State College weighs swing shift courses for adults at the center. If enough field employees request evening offerings, a swing shift will be arranged. Tonight marks the first official meeting for Monday classes at 7 pm with painting drawing and other courses led by Director Boger and several instructors.
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Amarillo
West Texas State College
Amarillo Field
R. G. Boger
Boger
R. P. Jarrett
H. M. Cook
Kirk Knott
L. F. Sheffy
Agnes Charlton
New WAC Recruiting Drive Aims 70,000 Volunteers
Dallas dispatch reports the Women's Army Corps begins a 10 day push to enlist one WAC for every battle casualty since the war began. The national goal targets 70,000 volunteers in 70 days across the United States.
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Dallas
Women's Army Corps
United States
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