Power Company Likely To Buy Denison Dam Output
Talks between Texas Power & Light and the Southwestern Power Administration aim to allocate most Denison Dam electricity. A spring or summer start is expected for the 35,000 kilowatt unit with about 80 percent slated for war plants and some power to Oklahoma, likely limited by capacity.
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Washington
Power Division
Texas Power & Light Company
Denison Dam
Red River
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwestern Power Administration
Douglas Wright
Tulsa
Okla
SPA
Dallas
Interior Department
Arthur Goldschmidt
Denison
Sam Rayburn
Dem
Willkie Book Royalty Fund Grows to 250000
A trust for royalties and motion picture rights from Wendell Willkie’s One World now totals about 250000 dollars. The funds will be distributed to war relief societies and public institutions including the American Red Cross United China British and Russian War relief. Gardner Cowles Jr. of Des Moines was named trustee.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
One World
Simon & Schuster
American Red Cross
United China
Gardner Cowles Jr
Des Moines
Willkie
One Reason Maybe He Lived to Be 100
Meriden Connecticut Safety Commission salutes Herman E Hubbard on turning 100 and having driven 300000 miles in 37 years without an accident. Justice Arthur F Ells notes it has been worthwhile to be a safe operator.
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Meriden, Conn
Connecticut Safety Commission
Herman E. Hubbard
Arthur F. Ells
State Supreme Court
Ration Tokens to GROCERS Nationwide Distribution
Gilbar Hedrick warns not to rush using ration tokens as banks prepare to distribute red and blue tokens to food dealers. About 1.15 billion tokens shipped from Cincinnati will become legal currency Sunday Feb 27 with token value ten points. No replacement plan exists for lost tokens.
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Dallas
Gilbar Hedrick
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hedrick
Cracks At The Crowd And Cousins In Need
A collection of moral reflections on relatives and money loss. Henry laments poverty after wealth, while kin once gave freely now demand payment. Passages critique marriage choice, persuasion, charity motives, and a launch ceremony with a champagne bottle honor.
Ancient Wheat Grains Found in European Tombs
Archaeologists report uncovering wheat grains in European tombs dating about 6,000 years. The discovery boosts understanding of early farming and trade in the region.
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Europe
We Could All Live In Peace If None Feared Harm
The essay argues fear drives hatred and prejudice. Humans judge others by potential threat, like animals assessing danger. Tolerance comes from seeing others as non threatening and accepting them as equals.
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Amity
Medical ward quip hints at busy morning checks
A nurse notes the new patient looks very good, while the matron jokes that his face should not be washed again after four nurses have already cleaned it this morning.
Brother's Marine identity inspires first graders
Seattle tale shows six year old Larry McKay receiving hero status after he tells classmates praying for peace that his brother Wally McKay is a Marine. The story contrasts civilian prayers with military service.
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Seattle
Wash
Wally McKay
United States Marine Corps
Larry
McKay
Marines
Moonshine Soldier Freed by Offer From Memphis Ad
Ripley Tennessee sheriff Oscar Griggs announced the release of a jailed farmer fined $55 for liquor law violations after a Memphis newspaper advertisement offered to pay the fine. Griggs said the man was a good farmer needed for labor during a shortage and a Mississippi planter provided the proposition for the prisoner's release.
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Ripley, Tenn
Obion County
Memphis
Oscar Griggs
Monkey Lookout Taps Aboard Indian Anti Aircraft Crew
Private Don C. Carlos of Wisconsin keeps a trained monkey named Taps as a 24 hour lookout for an American anti aircraft gun crew in India. From a 20 foot perch Taps ears distinguish planes by engine sound and reacts only to Japanese aircraft, signaling the crew while retreating to his ammunition box air raid shelter until given the all clear.
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Taps
Don C. Carlos Butternut
Wisconsin
India
Carl
Browne Sampsell
Average Army recruit described by Philadelphia depot data
The average recruit stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 114 pounds with a 33 inch chest and 311 inch waist. He wears a 940 shoe and a size 7 hat. In his first year the Army spends about 226.30 on food, 190.23 on clothing, 57.42 on equipment, and 27.11 on bar.
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Philadelphia
Quartermaster Corps
Army Barracks Equipment and Baby Banter
A catalog of rack and individual equipment costs lists items from 31 cent pillow cases to 22.07 blankets and 15.50 wool coats. A GI's food costs are 62 cents daily while clothing and gear span 5 cents to 7.16 and 22.07, prompting a domestic exchange as a wife asks if the baby is all right and the husband jokes about his complexion.
Want Ads Notice Promotes Classified Inserts
Advertising copy outlines rates 2 cents per word for first insertion and 1 cent per word for subsequent insertions with a 25 cent minimum, cash terms. Encourages readers to place want ads in The Sun to sell or buy items.
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Tom Barbee
the Sun
Sun
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