Weathering a brutal April with frost and storms
A weather diary notes a 26 degree freeze wiping out peaches plums and likely cherries, with wild plums on a farm also destroyed. The writer predicts continued rough weather with wind, sandstorms, and more frosts ahead, blaming April’s volatility on a calm March and forecasting a harsh May. The piece weaves in real estate booster chatter, local personalities, and community concerns about Roosevelt’s fourth term.
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J. Ray
C. B. Rittenberry
Hollywood Whirl Includes Martha Raye Rest Plan and Campu
Hollywood news notes Martha Raye ordered to rest to combat tropical fever. Reports Lana Turner and Veronica Lake headlines with film plans and tours. Orson Welles to portray Houdini in Selznick project. Alexis Smith poised for a banner year with six Warner Brothers releases. Charlie Starrett takes singing lessons. Tito Gulzar aims for Latin cinema. War censorship, Bing Crosby radio show, and Chaplin deportation chatter appear in the column.
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Hollywood
Martha Raye
Lana Turner
Artie Shaw
Stephen
Crane
Anna Lee
Donald Crisp
Veronica Lake
Uncle Sam
War Department
Orson Welles
David O. Selznick
Life of Houdini
RKO
Welles
Alexis Smith
Warner Brothers Pictures
Ella Logan
Charles Starrett
Tito Gulzar
Mexico City
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Dave Shelly
Watz
Eleanor Powell
Eddie Cantor
France
Jimmy Stewart
Urge Full Attendance At Legion Meet Tonight
Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are urged to attend tonight's meeting at 1800 Harrison Street at 8 o'clock to discuss plans for the 18th District convention in Borger Saturday and Sunday. Col. E. A. Simpson urges members to reserve Borger hotels now as many delegates are expected. Jackson leads tonight's entertainment program with promised events.
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Legionnaires
Legion Home
Harrison Street
Borger
Folsom Dpd
Jackson
Col. E. A. Simpson
Hanson
Glenwood Circus Slated At 8 15 Tomorrow Night
Glenwood school auditorium hosts the Glenwood Circus at 8 15 tomorrow night directed by Mrs. Bess Perkins third grade teacher. About thirty third grade children perform with animals clowns and acts. Burglars looted a till at 305 West Fourth Avenue taking 30 in small change and a gold watch from a second hand store. Commercial forests cover eight percent of North Carolina. A muskrat yields about one and a half pounds of edible meat.
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Glenwood Circus
McKinley School
Bess Perkins
Glenwood School
West Fourth Avenue
North Carolina
Virginia Lonsdale Pictured in Life Magazine Feature
Former Amarillo woman Mrs. Virginia Lonsdale appears in Life Magazine's Life Goes to a Party feature with two photos, one solo and one dancing with her boss. The piece notes she was a queen candidate for the Douglas Aircraft Plant in Santa Monica, California, chosen by coworkers to seek the company sweetheart title. Her husband is an M P in Italy.
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Amarillo
Virginia Lonsdale
Life Magazine
Life
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Monica
Cal
Land Plans For a Sober Armistice
Father O'Brien cites a nationwide Armistice Day idea from Amarillo leaders and the Jesuits published in America Catholic Review. The plan urges church services and a civic program, plus a three day liquor sale blackout to honor returning soldiers and celebrate victory with gratitude to God.
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Amarillo
Father O'Brien
St. Anthony's Hospital
American Legion
Rotary Club
America
New York
The
Girl Scout Worker Session Held at Panhandle Meeting
About two hundred Girl Scout workers attend a Panhandle Area meeting at the Herring Hotel. Miss Ida Mae McClure directs reports showing Scouting now reaches 25 Panhandle communities. Local hosts include Mrs H Sim Kelly and Mrs A R Watson with a leaders meeting led by Miss Alice Mulkey. An afternoon camping conference was led by Edith Sinnett while Wes Izzard spoke at 2. A luncheon at noon and a tea at 3 30 at the YWCA accompanied the event. AIR ALERT IN CHUNGKING
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Panhandle
Herring Hotel
Ida Mae McClure
R. A. Burnett
Amarillo
H. Sim Kelly
A. R. Watson
Plainview
Alice Mu
Four Top Fighter Aces Are Grounded
United Press reports four leading American fliers are grounded, leaving gaps in the tally of top aces. Capt Don Gentile of Piqua Ohio, Maj Richard Bong of Poplar Wisconsin, Maj Joe Foss of Sioux Falls South Dakota, and Capt Bob Johnson of Lawton Oklahoma are affected. Details note combat vs ground losses and rest orders, with other European contenders named.
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Gentile
Piqua
Richard I. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Southwest Pacific
Joe Foss
Sioux Falls
Bob Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Johnson
Bong
Foss
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Francis Gabreskie
Oil City
Glen Duncan
Houston
Tex
David Schilling
Detroit
Texas Aggie Exes Meet Friday Night
Texas A and M alumni plan a Friday 7 pm gathering at the Capitol Hotel continuing a 40 year tradition. The Muster at San Jacinto April 21 honors Aggie heroes with speakers Carl W. Miller Armand Dochl and Mayor Joe Jenkins among notables. Wives invited to join global muster observances.
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Texas A. & M
Capitol Hotel
Master of Texas Aggies
San Jacinto
Philippines
Carl W. Miller
Armand Dochl
Joe Jenkins
Aggie
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