Most Magnificent Texas Sights and Notable Facts
A reflection on Texas landmarks including the State Capitol viewed from the Plaza Hotel balcony and the river of light through trees. Also notes on loan sharks with 38 offices in 23 counties and out-of-state ownership, a Confederate fund redemption scam, and mentions Rollin Waters and Edward Jenner.
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Texas
State Capitol
Plaza Hotel
Niagara
Fred Isely
Rollin Waters
Reese-Wilmond
Harlingen
Don't Worry Ma Graham Keeps Letters From The Front
SERGT JIMMY GRAHAM writes home from the front while recalling Burtonville memories. He bonds with fellow soldiers over letters and a favorite kitchen scene, hoping his mother will fear less as he stays safe. He plans to mail six letters spaced about four days apart to reassure Ma.
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Jimmy Graham
Post Exchange
Jim
Burtonville
Ebenezer
Kate Smith
Graham
AMGOT Administers Sicilian Towns Quickly After Invasion
Allied Military Government of Occupied Territory units among AMGOT and AEF swiftly restore city services in Sicilian towns after combat, with Poletti and other officers guiding reliefs. Water and electric services restored. food rationing continues temporarily. fascist officials dismissed. proclamations posted in Italian and English.
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AEF
Sicily
Seventh Army
Charles Poletti
New York
New York, Who Is On the Staff of the Newly Created Amgot
Poletti
AMGOT
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Frank J. McSherry
Grand Junction
Colo
Allied High Command
Former Skipper Aged 76 Returns to Sea
ROCHESTER NY Charles Olberg 76 of Rochester passed his physical and will go to sea again. Norwegian born seaman who sailed 40 years before joining a war plant as a hydraulic press operator will be sworn in as a merchant marine captain in New York City. He served in World War I and said I may be a little rusty but won’t be for long. My country needs me.
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Rochester
N. Y
Charles Olberg
Olberg
New York City
Osberg
She Defies Curfew Law And Gets Away With It
Spokane report shows Motorcycle Officer Elmo Springer remembering the city's curfew law as two girls are found on the street late at night. One girl challenges him with a quip about never being a juvenile, and he rides away without incident.
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Spokane
Wash
Elmo Springer
Springer
Vacation Town Bids to Reinstate Ban on Hungry Visitors
Deputations of women shoppers urged the mayor and executive food officer at the South End town hall to reimpose the ban on visitors. Residents complain they are being deprived of unrationed foods. The South End once ranked among the nation’s top prewar holiday resorts.
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London
South End
U S Servicemen at Remote Outposts Worldwide
American servicemen man radio stations build landing fields and railroads guard supply lines and load ships on distant posts across continents. Ascension Island in the South Atlantic is one hard outpost with limited shoes and rugged terrain while other routes from the Persian Gulf to the Russian frontier are run entirely by Americans with Red Cross cabooses and mail calls arriving in snow at 2 am.
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Office of War Information
Air Transport Command
Equatorial Africa
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Equator
St. Helena
Ascension
Persian Gulf
Red Cross
Army
Navy
London
Greenland
South Pacific
Cracks at the Crowd by Claude Callan
A column contemplates marital expectations and envy as a wife compares her life to others downtown. It argues that seeing homes across town would show many women work hard and cope with similar limits, revealing common struggles within marriage and social pressures.
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Claude Callan
Child’s Trouble Follows Through Generations
Nora recalls her son’s frequent mischief and the lasting impact on family life. She reflects on sleepless nights when she dreams of being young and single, highlighting a mother’s enduring worries and the ache of changing roles.
Texas cattle shipments big in 1943 totals
Texas livestock shipments to other states and Fort Worth stockyards in the first 11 months of 1943 reached 97 911 cars, up from 93 199 in 1942. November totals were 10 193 cars, down from 10 270. cattle 6 365 cars, calves 1 754, hogs 1 201, sheep 873.
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Austin
Texas
Fort Worth
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
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Boyce House
Mercedes
Edward Jenner
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO
U. S
Dolly
Henry
Nora
Dad
Hippocrates
Richardson
William Arnot
Drug Service
R. P. Childress
Patrio
Len
Fortress Europe
Community Public Service Company
Ray
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