Farm Security Group District Meet at Plaza Hotel
A two day Farm Security administration district session opened at the Plaza hotel with William Brodnax Jr. as morning chair and Claude M. Gattis guiding the afternoon. speeches covered re classification of borrowers, war time loan policy, production planning, food conservation, and cooperative and medical programs.
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Farm Security Administration
Plaza Hotel
Wiliam Brodnax Jr
Claude M. Gattis
Bodnax
HR. K. Finch
Gattis
Ted Watson
B. R Smith
Brodnax
C. T. Watson
A. J. Hill
Dale Campbell
Frank Boulwell
Quill Signs 50 Letters on Braniff Airmail Flight
Pestmaster Dan Quill autographed about 50 letters carried on Braniff Airways first San Antonio to Laredo air route. The mail departed San Antonio at 9:50 a.m. and returned at 3:25 p.m. Advertising mentions livestock classified ads.
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Dan Quill
Braniff Airways
San Antonio
Laredo
Pimples Vanish Overnight Advertised Remedy
An old advertisement touts Kiesrex as a medicated liquid that dries pimples by morning. It claims rapid, dramatic results when Kleerex is applied, with praised user experiences and a money back guarantee if one application fails. Sold and recommended by Sommers Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleetex
Stamps and sow wagers across states spark war bond drive
Governors from Nebraska to Washington barter unusual prizes in a public bet on war bond sales. Griswold bets a hog against Iowa, butter against Nebraska, and other states pledge turkeys, potatoes, or calves as incentives to boost acceptance of war bonds. An OPA spokesperson notes standard rules apply, with possible exemptions for such exchanges.
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Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Washington
OPA
Jay i
Griswold
Edward J. Thye
Min- Neretr
Homer M. Adkins
Arkansas
Colorado
John Vivian
Buffalo
Denver
Idaho
C. A. Rettelfsen
Michigan
Harry Kelly
Topeka
Kan
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
New Zealand Proposes Next FDR Parley Here
New Zealand defense minister F Jones urged Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt that Churchill and Roosevelt hold their next meeting in New Zealand. Mrs Roosevelt replied such a conference here would unsettle Japan and Germany. She also exchanged a rose rub with Maori guide Rangi, a gesture of high esteem.
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Auckland
New Zealand
F. Jones
Eleanor Roosevelt
Churchill
Roosevelt
Tojo
Rangi
Windsor and
Gloucester
Belgians Release Captives of Nazis
The Belga news agency reported Belgian patriots halted a train carrying 1500 Jews from Malines to Poland, fought German guards, and freed some captives. Nazi guards opened fire, killing 20 and wounding 40, while several hundred escaped.
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London
Belagian
Malines
Belgium
Poland
Five Army Prisoners Escape at Fort Sill
Military authorities searched for five army prisoners who overpowered a guard and escaped from the post guardhouse at Fort Sill Oklahoma yesterday. All escapees were described as casuals arrested in Oklahoma City for AWOL. The guard was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
INS
Oklahoma City
War Prisoners Smokes Stolen Sparks Federal Probe
New York dispatch reports 10000 packages of Red Cross war prisoners cigarettes stolen from a center. One man, William H. Webb, a 43 year old clerk, held 250 packs at arrest. Authorities said a federal grand jury probe is underway into the theft.
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New York
INS
Isrand Jury
Red Cross War Prisoners
William H. “Webb
Sho
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Laredo Air Mail
Sommers Drug Stores
U. S
Nisley Beasihifal
Alamo Plaza
Winthrop
Army
Navy
Winthrop Military
Alamo
Morocco
Joske's of
Texas
Welcom Men's Shop
Joske's of Texas
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