Damon Runyon on Broadway and the black market threat
The piece highlights Damon Runyon as a sharp Broadway observer and critic of the black market in wartime America. It notes his IN S dispatches on bootleggers and profiteers, urging a national rally of Americans to curb black marketeers who drain scarce goods and betray the war effort. It stresses that those who accept or tolerate black marketeers are akin to them.
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Runyon
New York
Mindy
Harry
Gotham
Midtown
Shirley Temple
Miss Marker
Mr. Runyon
Damon Runyon
Broadway
Lubbock
Peta
Keokuk
Paris
Cleopatra
America
Albert Leman
Luzon
Burma
Orient
Manchuria
Roosevelt
Congress
France
McClure
Rubinstein Appearance Funded by War Bonds in El Paso
The El Paso Symphony sponsored Artur Rubinstein with tickets tied to War bond purchases totaling 542000. Rubinstein contributed a $1000 War bond after hearing of the bonds raised, praising El Pasoans for supporting the privilege to hear him.
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el Paso Symphony Orchestra
Artur Rubinstein
Border City
Omitted Pledge Text Found in Rockhold Texas Page
A fragment appears to show a pledge line for the flag of the United States of America paraphrased as a pledge to the Republic for it standing one nation indivisible with justice for all. The source includes a date January 13, 1946.
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The
United of America
Crowl Plays 54 Consecutive Football Games For Rutgers
Bernard Crowl of Rutgers appeared in 54 straight football games, playing all 60 minutes in each, a record of endurance and reliability across two seasons.
Mrs Marion Bevin England Fortunes as the "Ugliest Woman"
The article profiles Mrs Marion Bevin of England who earned a living by being billed as the ugliest woman in the world, detailing how she toured and drew crowds while embracing the notoriety and controversy surrounding the title.
Breach of Promise Intrigues in Rural Derby Drama
Len Beckley and Walt Hilyard discuss the idea of a husband suing his wife for breach of promise as the couple navigates changes in marriage. The dialogue explores whether a contract should bind implied as well as sworn vows while Sue and Tom share a quiet wartime domestic scene.
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Len
Sue Beckley
Walt Hilyard
Staton
Walt
Margaret Hilyard
East
Tom Beckley
Jennifer Hilyard
Sue
Tom
Reveille
Jennifer
Margaret
William Dunbar
Bill
Corporation
Dunbar
Gazelle
Auction of Tommy Manville home items draws curious crowds
Report says hundreds, mainly women, packed the sale bidding absurd prices for ordinary items like two garbage cans at 30 dollars and a vintage television receiver at 66 dollars. The episode prompted an OPA price ceiling intervention amid questions about democracy and class in American society.
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Tommy Manville
OPA
Tommy
FYO Program Highlights and Radio Lineup on Jan 13
Saturday schedule from the Avalanche-Journal Gratco 1340 on Your Dial features Morning Musical Reveille and United Press News. Programs include Smilin’ En McConnell Western Melodies Headline News Breakfast Club and various musical varietes.
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FYO
The
Avalanche-Journal Gratco
Reveille United Press News
Breakfast Club
Unimacy
Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention Cancelled Considered
E S Holliday president of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers association said he would urge the state association board to cancel the June 7 9 Fort Worth convention in line with a War Mobilization Director Byrnes message. The directors meet February 10 to decide.
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Galveston
E. S. Holliday
Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
State Association
Fort Worth
Byrnes
Buy A War Bond TODAY
A column by Erich Brandeis questions American vanity and fads urging readers to support the war effort by buying war bonds. He argues Americans should embrace originality and local charm rather than imitate Paris or foreign fashions.
Secrecy in Roosevelt Era Prompts Congress Reform Push
Washington columns say secrecy over military and diplomatic actions under FDR may drive major reform in congressional procedure. Rep Estes Kefauver leads a push for ministerial responsibility with hearings, but White House opposition blocks action while off the record talks shield critical facts from Congress and the public.
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Washington
Ay Rey Tucker
Roosevelt
Joe” Cannon
Congress
House
Senate
Stalin
Churchill
Chiang Kaishek
England
Senator Couzens
Michigan
Aearts
Treasury
Tucker
Harding
Coolidge
Rep
Estes Kefauver
White House
Capitol Hill
House Rules Committee
Pennsylvania Avenue
Belgium
Luxembourg
FDR
Stimson
Marshall
War Department
Farmer Brown Apples售价与工价对比
片段显示人物提及农民巴朗的苹果按每蒲式耳定价，与在商店跑腿工作所得的实际现金收入相比存在差距。表达出劳动价值与市场价格之间的对比感慨，反映乡村经济与日常劳动的对比情绪。
Cavalry Still Rides In Modern War Despite New Tools
AP feature recalls the 81st Reconnaissance Battalion in North Africa and cavalry roots from Mesopotamia to Bataan. Lt. Waybud, first OCS graduate to win the Medal of Honor, praises cavalry as reconnaissance’s basic arm and a dog harassing a grizzly bear. The 129th squadron keeps horses ready for terrain where tanks fail, illustrating enduring mule and horse roles alongside air and ground teams.
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Larry Hall
Ort Riley
Kas
North Africa
Messina
Rome
St. Lo
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Attu
Admiralities
Bataan
Custer
Sheridan
Cavalry
Army
David C. Waybud
Piedmen
Calif
Waybur
Fort Riley
OCS
William M. Grimes
Cavalry School
Missouri
129Th Cavalry
Grimes
Daniel E. Still
Merrill
Burma
Missing in Action Pilot Winter From Lubbock
Lt M E Winter a Navy dive bomber pilot in the Philippines is missing in action on his second overseas assignment from September in the Pacific He played football in high school in this area attended Texas Tech then married Genevieve Decker last June and lived with her family in Childress He had earlier served in Europe before a Pacific theater tour and was home on leave in September
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Marion Ernest Winter
Navy
Philippines
Pacific
Winter
Texas Tech
Genevieve Decker
Childress
Norman LaGrand
South Gate
Calif
Lubbock
G. W. Tate
Pacific Theater
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