Blues Endure as Jazz’s Oldest Form Says Woody Herman
Woody Herman argues the blues will outlast other dance music and endure as the heart of American jazz. He cites slow blues by Johnson, Ellington, Beiderbecke, and Armstrong, and notes blues’ emotional honesty as key to its permanence.
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Woody Herman
Lso
Mr. Herman
Sam
Woody
Herman
South
Pete Johnson
Duke Ellington
Bix Beiderbecke
Louis Armstrong
Sting
25 Years Ago Today in World War I Era News
The column recalls George Creel leading the information bureau and Byron Price as censor, with leaflets under Wilson's words, plus a 7 billion dollar Allied loan, battles at Arras and St Quentin, and raids across fronts. It notes Russia seeking a republic, Maude’s flank attack, mirage saves Turks, and global food shortages driving economizing and draft talk.
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Creel
George Creel
Byron Price
Price
Associated Press
George Creek
Woodrow Wilson
House of Representatives
Arras
St. Quentin
Russia
Miliukoff
Mesopotamia
Maude
Maud
Panhandle
England
New York City
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Kaiser Bill
War Quiz Answers on Editorial Page 1
Answers identify a parachutist in the U S Marines a claim that Menzies was Australia’s prime minister and that Murmansk is a Russian Arctic port in Europe. The page quotes Terence: One evil rises out of another.
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U. 3
Marines
Menzies
Australia
Murmansk
Russia
Europe
Terence
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES LIST
Pictured British comedienne and other across clues cover revolved dental surgeon and more with numerous abbreviations and science symbols. Down clues include turf roll Siamese coin cask for dried fruits italics exclamation of mild fright and varied historical references.
End the ultimate victory myth and man the home front
An American writer denounces the overuse of the phrase ultimate victory arguing it breeds complacency and hinders wartime effort. He urges awakening to danger and a shift from comfort to all-out, daily labor and sacrifice. He proposes a national lecture bureau to share first-hand war experiences to mobilize citizens.
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New York
Winston Churchill
British Empire
Britain
What Would You Do in Social Dilemmas
The questions explore private party etiquette from not wanting to attend to guest-host dynamics. Answers: avoid confessing discontent to others. do not criticize the host or their decor. do not gossip about the hostess. if unsure about an appearance, weigh presence versus propriety. with telecommunication charges, prefer paying if feasible and discreet, but the recommended action is to offer thanks and let it go.
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America
United States
Local Notes and Life in Amarillo Townlets
Amarillo society columns detail vacations, births, arrivals, military entries, and visitors. Entries include Mr and Mrs Blohm at 1707 Kentucky Street vacationing at Sweetwater, and birth announcements for Roy and E L Sinclair at Northwest Texas Hospital. Also notes on new job for Bill Money, local movers from Lubbock and Borger, and community events at Northwest Texas Hospital volunteering and operations.
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Blohm
Kentucky Street
Sweetwater
J. Francis Brown
Harrison Street
The
Osteopathic Association
Plainview
Lawrence Sankey
Polk Street
California
Avery Turner
Polk Treet
Roy Eason
San Jacinto Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
E. L. Sinclair
Sinclairs
Pierce Street
E. L. Spillman
West Third Avenue
Bill Money
Jackson Street
Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Billie Marie
Claude
Mr. Money
Santa Fe
Harvey Allen
Hughes Street
New Orleans
Stanley Blackburn
John Walter
Burkburnett
Ira Foster
Hereford
M. Culwell
Tyler Street
T. N. Arthur
West
Nineteenth Avenue
Gladewater
Agnes Smith
Canyon
Sue Sharp
Hayden Street
Dallas
E. G. January
del Monte
Calif
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Ima Wales
Rusk Street
Roberta Wales
West Texas State College
Carroll Adams
Wheeler
Frank Swift
Elden
Amarillo
Arkansas Ozarks
William Swift
Mississippi Street
Northwest Texas Hospital News
Goldie Freeman
Fannin Street
Leona Thompson
West Sixth Avenue
Claiborne B. Dodson, Jr
C B Dodson
Texhoma
Walter Lee Colwell
Betty Lou Colwell
What's Happened to the Snake Catcher and His Wife
Ernie Pyle recalls Rudy Hale the desert snake catcher and his wife who once caught 25 000 rattlesnakes in nine years but now live in a deserted home with a keep out sign. Pyle also shares personal notes on reading Steinbeck and travel worn pajamas. He recounts a Pegler visit and a hitch hiking tale including a $10 bet. A San Francisco reader suggests turning slot machines into defense stamp dispensers as war support.
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Tucson
Ariz
Rudy Hale
Arizona Desert
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler's
Peg
Pegler
San Francisco
Uncle Sam
Hoople
U S and Japan clash over seized American gasoline
United Press reports U S and Japan dispute over seizure of American owned gasoline from a British freighter Shanghai as German forces announce capture of Fort Capuzzo and Solum.
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United Press
U. S&s
Japan
Shanghai
Fort Capuzzo
Solum
Old Oaken Bucket memory stirs amid wartime notes
A wartime speech fragment from Francis M Forde evokes the Old Oaken Bucket as a symbol. He notes ongoing difficulties and cautions against assuming a quick turn of fortune, recalling a wooden bucket that leaks and wets feet, during Sunday reflections.
Hay Carrier Creator William Louden Earned Fame
A frail Iowa man William Louden who had dyspepsia invented a hay carrier to lift hay from wagon to barn roof and inside. Farmers laughed but by offering a trial, he proved its value, transforming barns nationwide and launching a major hardware firm run by his descendants. His persistence shows progress comes from faith in ideas despite doubt.
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Fairfield
Iowa
William Louden
William
America
Missouri
Remembering Bataan Sacrifice in Wartime Resolve
Dorothy Thompson lauds the Bataan defenders detailing their courage against overwhelming odds. The piece links their suffering to American renewal, invoking MacArthur and the Gettsburg legacy to urge homefront dedication and the unfinished work of freedom.
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General MacArthur
Gettsburg
Bataan
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College of Musical Knowledge
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Dorothy Dunn
George
WAR Quiz
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Quint
Luzon
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Marshall B. Shaw
Charles Galloup
W. T. Sheid
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Mr. Bearce
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Hiawatha
Kan
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Frank Clark
Wellington
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M. F. Taylor
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Freese and Nichols
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Pampa
Fifteenth Avenue
McKenzie Construction Company
Elmo Duke
Duke
C. i Moss
Borger
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WW. Duke
Oliver Hise
West Fourth Avenue
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W. A. Hise
Otis Tole
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Byron
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Hatch
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West Tenth Avenue
Oklahoma City
Mr. Miller
Victor Gaede
San Carlos Ariz
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J. L. Wilshire
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Torbett
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Blackburn Brothers Clothiers
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J. M. Love
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Little Rock
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University of Oklahoma
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R. T. Howles
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Ardmore
Okla
American Legion
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Burl Calloway
G. W. Lemons
East Ninth Avenue
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St. Anthony's Hospital
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Security Benefit Association
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Kansas
Minnie Lair
West Twelfth Avenue
Lair
Allan G. Clayton
Walter G. Clayton
Allan
Wolflin School
M. E. Brown
Forrest Street
Ernie Pyle
Phoenix
John Steinbeck
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Francis M Forde
Dale Carnegie
Dorothy Thompson
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