27 Nov 1941
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
1
In Reykjavik on November 27 AP reports U S troops in Iceland enjoyed Thanksgiving with abundant turkeys and other fixings. Delays last week postponed feasts after a freighter carrying turkeys and pie ingredients failed to arrive on time.
Retired boxing champion James Tunney reports higher civilian morale and stronger physical fitness in the last war era. He cites automobile use, modern entertainment, and escalators as reducing everyday activity, notes apathy in the West, lethargy in the Rockies, but finds deep South morale and navy morale at 100 percent.
Hollywood hears Bazooka Bob Burns threaten rail justice as Paramount sues for breach of contract over refusing to star in Joan of Arkansas. Burns says the script mocks Arkansas people and vows to let Arkansans decide the project’s fate, while recalling a prior controversial film.
John Houston of Higbee Missouri received a War Department telegram confirming his son Chester Houston aged 20 was killed by accidental gunshot wounds while on army duty in Fort Richards Alaska. The body will be sent to Higbee for burial. The death follows two prior family fatalities from unrelated accidents. Three brothers survive.
Franklin N. Chase found a copy of the Somersworth Free Press printing the inaugural address delivered 48 years ago when he became the city’s first mayor. The speech was blocked from the city record by a hostile council and refused by the newspaper at the time.
The weather bureau reports fair and mild conditions will persist tonight and tomorrow with potential continuation. National forecast mirrors Missouri trends with high temperatures around 60 to 65 degrees, matching yesterday’s highs across the state.
Camp Funston Kansas November 27 AP report describes postal officers troubled by a letter addressed to Bill a married man from St Louis stationed with the second cavalry division Alma is named in a Topeka bus terminal reference the letter prompts officers to identify Bill and the sender as a possible personal matter during the wartime posting.
Washington anticipates a bumper holiday season with total retail trade near 6 billion dollars, about 1 billion more than last year. Analysts cite ample inventories and strong purchasing power from the defense boom, with merchandise mostly prewar. toys trend military, while domestic glass firms fill ornament gaps and North American trees remain dominant.
The continuation lists numerous individuals including Graves Emery W. Lovinger Bert Alger Arlie E. Baker James A. Barkley Earl J. Warnes Virgil L. Barnes Lewis L. Brown Dorothy Lee Bybee Jack H. Bybee Selma Opal Norine Callihan Roy Christman Arthur V. Custer William R. Fetters Coy Gillum Pleasant B. Gray James Hendricks Grethel Hills Ocle S. Hills Chloe Jacobs Everett W. Lambert William L. Landgon Raymond M. Ledford George McBee Tatlow W. McCollum George P. Martin Harold D. Martin Herman A. Martin Rex R Martin Walter L. Meyer Cleatice Moddrell Ernest Moddrell Elmer Renzo Moffitt Dale R. Nickerson Alva L. Quint Otto V. Peterson John H. Rickard Hoy J. Simmons and his wife Mrs Edith Simmons Kenneth W. Stewart Pauline R. Storts Emitt L. Watson Glen Westfall Clara E. Wright Cora J. Wright.
Upward of 165000 tons of material are used in building the hard surfaced runways for one heavy bomber field.
After the flu passes, a lingering cough may turn into chronic bronchitis if neglected. Creomulsion claims to go to the source of the trouble, loosen phlegm, soothe inflamed bronchial membranes, and aid healing. Buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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