On The Side Funnies And Nonsense From A Worn-Out Page
A collage of humorous snippets on horse meat at Harvard Faculty Club dining for 70 cents, jokey debates about American domestic life, jokes about Scotsmen and hats, plus quirky notes on war dogs, restaurateur Adolph Flashner, Sinatra aide Jerry O Shea, and incubator babies.
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Willy On Jong
Harvard Facklty Club
Mass
Paris
Imosé
London
Adolph Flashner
Jerry O'Shea
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Miss O'Shea
United States Armay
J.ornesal Patton
Third Army
The Lost Weekend Bar Scene and Inner Turmoil
A man at a bar drains his drink in boredom while imagining his past and future with Wick, Helen, and Gloria. He notes his age in the mirror, contemplates a new story titled In a Glass, and plans to hurry home before Wick arrives as the scene ends with a note that the continuation comes tomorrow.
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Don
Wick
Helen
Gloria
Sam
Charles Reebedy
Afghan hound on ancient tablets and Egyptian dogs
Michael Stone the novelist claims Afghan hounds are ancient Egypt era dogs. The text notes an Egyptian tablet reference to a dog resembling a Dacish hupd and mentions air defense limits in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong
Egypt
Michael Stone
Army Dentists Relieved From Active Duty to Return to Practice
Washington report says several hundred dental officers will be relieved from active army duty and return to private practice soon. Since the war began, over a million dentures were supplied and many more received dental work to meet early wartime standards, now shifting to keep GI teeth up to standards.
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Washington
Westbrook Pegler on a Dewey campaign dock worker
The piece recounts Ty. K. Hyde, a Ship Clerks' Association member and probationer, whose union permit was canceled for statements about unions. Hyde faced charges of ununionlike conduct and compulsory campaign contributions amid wartime politics, with broader claims of political control and suppression of individual speech within unions.
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Cossright
King
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Dewey
Veautes Spndieate, Inc
Pacific
Ship Clerks! Association
Hyde
Ship Clerks’ Association
Longshoremen’s Union
G. I
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Earl Browder
Canada
Mr. Hyde
Furfis
Tom Diney
Ane Dollay
Ranse
Vail
Sidney Willman
Mr. Roosevelt
Jathie
Paul McNutt
Nanpower
JI Hyde
Hundaid
Hin
OLO
Yn Unioniike Fonduck
CIO
War Hero Grads Reach European Stations In WWII Notices
A long list of service members from San Antonio and area are noted for promotions, assignments, and awards in the European and England theaters. Highlights include Walter Hale receiving a good conduct medal, Arthur Montemayor on duty at a fighter station in England, and Luis DeLeon promoted to staff sergeant serving as waist gunner on Flying Fortress missions. Also listed are cadets and staff at air bases, WAC training completions at Fort Oglethorpe, and officers earning captaincies at San Angelo and Northwestern University.
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Camp Barkeley
Rene O C. Garza
Jose H. G. Garza
West Martin Street
Worsham 5
Roberson
North Drive
Steve Fischer
Lola Martinez Fischer
Zavalla Street
Robinsfield
Walter R. Hale
Addie Marie Hale
Grayson Street
Air Service Command
Arthur J. Montemayor
Nolan Street
England
Luis R. DeLeon
Luis DeLeon
San Fer
Nando Street
Seracant
Flying Fortress
Charles DeGaulle
Italy
WAC
Fort Ogleshorpe
Agnes Surdyk
Dack Swanson
Charles Swanson
East Mulbercy Javerne
Wilburn
Ryan
Bodhan E. Ryan
School Street
Pir Service Command
Salvador Salas
Joaquin Salas
Arbor Place
Ficley Station
L. Derry Spengler
Rade
J. H. Spengler
St. Mary's University
Harry A. Sims
Randolph Field
Bimsive
East Teosewood Avenue
L. Peck
San Antonio
Naval Reserve
Northwestern University
Chicago
Paul A. Flowers
Elm View Place
Thomas M. Featherstone
Taylor Street
William R. Gelse
San Angelo Army Air Field
San Angelo
West Ball
Strest
Contac
Richard T. Harrison
Nan Eva Harrison
Bristol Avenue
Yuma
Aziz
Army Air Aeid
Jesus M. Samano
Joseph D. Simano
Hawthorne Street
Libraries Set Longer Hours in San Antonio Area
San Antonio public libraries will open longer hours under a new policy starting Tuesday. Branchs include San Perro 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Monday, Frospock Hill 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon Tue Thu Fri, Woodlawn Lake 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat, Roosevelt 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wed, Alagan Courts 1 to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat, George Washington Carver 1 to 6 p.m. Tue Wed Sat, Wheatley and Lincoln 4:08 p.m. Mon Tue Thu Fri. Bookmobile will serve Fine, Nolan, Vittoria Courts and Higby offices centers.
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Uranches
San Antonio Public Library
San Perro
Frospock Hill
Woodlawn Lake
Roosevelt
Alagan Courts
George Washington Carver
Death Vulture Racketeers Warned In San Antonio
San Antonio officials warn servicemen and families of a scam dubbed death vulture racketeers. A bureau chief cites a con where callers posing as kin press relatives of deceased servicemen to extract money for fake life insurance policies. Evidence involves a mother told her dead son held a non existent policy and a fake insurer ready to pay only after a payment.
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San Antonio
T. J.turrier
Better Business
Bureau of
Turner
Toca
Instraice
MI Plans
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BP. V
Turling
King Fearnes Syndicate
Shakespeare
Gorbo
Bing Grasby
Fifth Avenue
United States
Darabhy Donnelly
Germany
United States Army
ALMOS
Hong
Kong
Cox
Army Plats
Westbrook Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Ty. K. Hyde
Nelayk
Cms
Cargors
Mra
Eleanor Roosevelt
THE
Style Shop OF the South
O. K. Mayo
Crtleg Nous
Weekdass
A.m
Alamo, Plaza
S.A
Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd. Shipbuilding Division
Orange, Texas
Sea Company
United States Employment Service
Nueva Street
Texas
Metzger
Jit
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