03 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1941
Page
1
A historic note outlines a plan for a U S air base on an Arctic island. Strategic advantages are discussed amid uncertain details and scrambled phrases from the era. The text references Allied and German observers and potential deployment considerations in a northern region.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention oil production figures and regional mentions including WBA, Oklahoma, Alabama, and New York. Data is garbled with unclear numerals and phrases. The readable bits point to production levels and regional notes without a clear narrative or date.
A fragmented review notes how the film Lady Be Good blends romance and drama with nature imagery. Star Eleanor Powell commands attention as the story unfolds on stage and screen, while supporting performances and production details hint at the era's musical cinema style.
Midland voters yesterday backed bonds to finance an airport improvement. The referendum passed with a decisive lead, supporting the local aviation project amid municipal efforts to boost air travel and commerce.
CAMBRIDGE MASS December 3 Harmon P Elliott 54 year old president of the Elliott Addressing Machine Company announced he would turn 51 percent of the companys common stock to employees who have served ten years or more The move comes with Elliott still running the business with two trustees watching over it The transfer concerns about 169 of 370 workers and follows a $280000 employee trust fund established in 1937 plus $36000 in gifts already paid through the fund He also handed out $8000 in checks and noted his plan to set another family trust after his death noting I cant take that stock with me when I die He said he is married with two grown children and the idea is his personal retirement plan for employees.
The Army base north of Mission near the McAllen Mission Edinburg area will be named Moore Field after Second Lieutenant Frank Murchison Moore of Houston born July 4 1894 killed in action in France. The single engine school will sit on 127 acres donated by local businessmen and is expected to be finished around mid January.
At Colgate University Hamilton New York juniors follow a semester long program in public administration in Washington. They spend sept 18 to jan 25 in the capital visiting agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission Civil Service Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission. They observe Congress from the galleries and meet lawmakers to discuss defense policy and lobbying.
Relief pamphlet promises information diagrams charts and X Ray pictures detailing mild corrective treatments for stomach and gastro intestinal troubles. It invites readers from all sections of the United States and Canada to request the book by writing to the McCreary Clinic at 1% of Bims Blvd Excelsior Springs.
In Washington the students have a chance to meet Members of Congress cabinet officers and Supreme Court justices at an annual social event hosted by Mrs. Roosevelt. This year’s attendees include Robert Belts Buffalo N Y Robert A Walker Hamilton N Y William J Barber Cleveland Heights C Noel Rubinson Brooklyn N Y William J Smith Westfield R J Joseph de Bragan Richmonds Mills N Y Edward B Jones Utica N Y Robert McCallum Nutley N J Theodore Wahl Goshen N Y and Pauw Thompson Belleville N J.
A brief, festive alert notes urgency for Christmas shopping. It mentions a rapid moving creature with a horned grin and suggests a push to buy gifts now. The tone mirrors a local-paper sales prompt with quirky imagery.
A highly garbled report mentions Gideon today and a Baile sy a of Bateation with a board notifying teachers about Bible ert Hevitead. It references early this year and living in danger, with a quoted Lady FHati fox about British arches and actions by the Ui 8.
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