GOIN' PLACES NINE COLLEGIANS AND MORE MUSIC NOTES
A collection of notes on local music scenes Amarillo High School and Amarillo College sponsor Friday dances at the college gym Dark Eyes features George Wyatt on trombone praised as a credit to any name band. Decca releases a new patriotic album by Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians with other artists listed. Whiteman hailed as King of Jazz in a Variety review. Artie Shaw plans to expand to a symphonic jazz ensemble. The Andrews Sisters receive a draftist dentist’s wax impression request. Mary Edna Alford receives local telegrams for dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collegians
Amarillo High School
Amarillo College
Dark Eyes
George Wyatt
DECCA
Decca Distributing Corporation
Fred Waring
Alec Templeton
Lionel Hampton
Raymond Scott
Kenny Baker
Martha Raye
Leo Reisman
Artie Shaw
Andrews Sisters
How to Keep Dry
Washington article notes folk weather lore and modern meteorology collide in advice on rain signs. It cites proverbs about red suns, sky color, winds, the moon, and smells as indicators, then jokes that even official forecasters err sometimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windward
Leeward
Bethce
Daily Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A puzzle grid with horizontal and vertical word clues covering provinces documents beverages feasts symbols elements and place names. Readers fill answers for clues such as chromium symbol samarium symbol erbium symbol and others including rivers cities and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
McLemore Says Hollywood Falsehoods Stretch Truth
In a lively exchange with Bill Dickey the Yankee catcher denies Hollywood offers to act in Lou Gehrig's film and says he is the world’s worst actor. He recalls directing gaffes in a spring dugout interview and insists he will stay with baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hollywood
Cinema City
Tinsel Town
Bill Dickey
Lou Gehrig
Dickey
Arkansas
Flagstad
Stork
Nicholas Murray Butler
Yankees
Brooklyn
Joe Gordon
Hamlet
Red Ruffing
Bill
Lou
Sam Wood
Rgister
Wood
Chicago Cubs
Catalina Island
Jimmy Wilson
Chicago
Cooper
Wilson
Feller
Hero worship hurts generals and heroes in war stories
The piece argues hero bonanzas for generals like MacArthur and Dewey hurt public perception. It suggests overexposure and mistakes damage hero status, noting MacArthur in Australia and Dewey at Manila as examples of how hero buildup can backfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Pacific
Australia
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Dewey
Answers to War Quiz on Editorial Page
The text presents quiz answers detailing the Order of the Purple Heart criteria and notes on Mussert as a Dutch Nazi leader. It also mentions New Zealand’s two main islands with approximate lengths of 500 miles each, reflecting editorial content.
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Mussert
New Zealand
North Island
South Island
Around Town News and Advertisements Highlights
A busy round of social notes from Amarillo includes visits by Mr. and Mrs. Hudgins of Tucson and other relatives, several birth announcements at St Anthony's Hospital, weekend trips to Oklahoma City and Dallas, and city residents traveling for Easter. Also noted are hospital patients, new arrivals, and local staff changes with brief local reflections.
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Rank and File
Joe Hudgins
Tucson
Ariz
J C. McReynolds
North
Harrison Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Joe Aichtmayr
Route 3
St. Anthony’s Hospital
L. D. Gordon
Waco
W. O. Francisco
Port Arthur
Mayme Grace Burwell
Bill Latham
Fort Sill
Amarillo
G. W. Mills
Fairmont Street
Jess Latham
Pierce Street
Hal Gilbreth
Childress
H. EF. Streetman
Ridgemere Street
Burdette Anderson
Catherine Fry
Eulaine Zion
Geraldine Sims
Oklahoma City
Mayne, Jr
Earl Mayne
Jackson Street
Miami
Clark Mathers
Leroy Kirkendall
510 West Fourteenth Avenue
Benny Roy
David Ralph
R. H. McClellan
Etter
Kay Harris
Lucy B. Harris
Tampa
Joe Kinman
North Harrison Street
Vancille Brooker
Stinnett
J. H. Knowles
Tulsa
Pegery L. Russell
James Russell
North Houston Street
J. M. Dwight
Buchanan Street
Jackie Holcomb
Borger
Charles R. Kourt
A. B. Kourt
Pampa
Edna Caroline Holt
North Lipscomb Street
Gayle Norrid
H. H. Norrid
Arthur Street
R. O. Gallia
Wellington
West Fifteenth Avenue
Gallia
Lambie-Moss-Litle and
James Construction Company
Rosebud
N. M
J. R. Yell
R. P. Avery
Mississippi Street
Dennison
Avery
United States
The
Soil Conservation Service
R. E. Connelly
Connelly
Colorado Springs
Adams Street
R. W. Baker
Freese and Nichols Company
Texola
Okla
J. R. Hutto
Polk Street
Sterling R. McLemore
McLemore
West Texas News Agency
Palm Springs tourism and Hollywood allure amid war era
ERNIE PYLE describes Palm Springs as a haven of sun and modern tourist courts like the Desert Inn and Mirador, noting celebrity presence at the Racquet Club including Rita Hayworth, the town’s wartime storage for treasures, and Mother Coffman’s poetic hotel jingles.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Mother Coffman
Desert Inn
Hotel
el Mirador
Skunks Halt Movie Set As Beasts Stun Culver City Unit
A swarm of skunks interrupted production of The Moon and Sixpence at the RKO Pathe lot in Culver City. Crews fled the set while managers estimated 1600 dollars for removing odor and remediation charges. George Sanders quips the skunk invasion as professional jealousy toward the cast, noting Tahiti has no skunks.
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Ernest Foster
United Press
Hollywood
U.P
RKO Pathe
Culver City
Loew-Lewin Company
Somerset Maugham
United Artists
George Sanders
Tahiti
Greece abandons Thrace as Britain cuts Hungary ties
United Press reports a year ago that Greece abandoned Thrace while Britain severed diplomatic relations with Hungary. British and Yugoslav air forces bomb Hungary. Italian forces abandon Zara as German planes strike Northern Ireland. The verse from Matthew 6 15 appears in the text.
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United Press
Thrace
Britain
Hungary
Zara
Northern
Ireland
Remarkable Long Island Girl Defies Paralysis to Win State Skating Title
Jean B. White of Woodhaven New York overcame infantile paralysis beginning at age nine to graduate from high school with honors and rise to become the state champion in Women's Senior Skating. Through home tutoring roller skating lessons and persistence she learned to skate at Mineola and later trained under Earl Van Horn, earning the New York State title and preparing for the national championship this year.
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85Th Avenue
Woodhaven
Long Island
New York
Jean B. White
Jean
Mineola
Earl van Horn
New York State
Jean White
Dorothy Thompson on Washington Busywork and Clutter
Dorothy Thompson criticizes the Washington war effort clutter and bureaucratic bloat. She contrasts factory efficiency with the jungle of agencies, arguing for decisive authority and streamlined staff to finish tasks and reduce indecision.
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Phil Baker
Paul Whiteman
Heart of
Texas
Mary Edna Alford
Lucrece Hudgins
Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
New England
Province
Morocco
Sachs Capital
Angers
Sardinia
Holland
Royal Highlanders
Skelton
Imieiri
WAR Quiz
James N. Allred
Air Corps Technical School
Sheppard Field
R. M. Allred
Tyler Street
Dora Redman
Charles Wilson
C. O. Hess
B. M. Puckett
Charlie Hoover
Phyllis Rae Herrington
George Roots
Frank Spring
Friona
Myrtice Wright
Lamesa
Thelma
Margaret Wright
East Fifteenth Avenue
Jean Stovall
van Buren Street
Edna Wilkins
St. Mary's Hospital
Lubbock
Eileen Cochran
San Antonio
H. P. Cochran
Forest Street
Miss Cochran
Fort Sam Houston
Aatt
Ethel Easley
Washington, D. C
Frank Garner
Robert Benchley
Benchley
West Tenth Avenue
F. C. Mothershead
Jack
West
Fifteenth Avenue
Vernon
Mary Gilbert
Cecil Powell
Denver
Roger Williams
Richard Williams
Beryl Chesney
Brownfield
Pantex Certainteed Company
Barnum
E. B. Meyer
Bowie Street
Menorah Hospital
Kansas City
Frederick Delzell
Ruth Delzell
Potter County
Ann Lee
J. W. Lee
Geretrude Lawrence
Wendene Wilson
Robert Wilson
Dorothy Broaddus
E. C. Nelson, Jr
Fountain Terrace
W. R. Russell
Ross Martin
Fairfield Street
el Paso
Sharon
Carolyn
Weiner
Ernie Pyle
Mirador
America
Dorothy Lamour
Marlene Dietrich
Janette Grant
Charles Farrell
Janet Gaynor
Rita Hayworth
Sammy
Dale Carnegie
Dorothy Thompson
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