Texas Region One Music Festival set for Amarillo judging panel
D O Wiley director of the Texas Tech Band will judge stringed solos lower brass solos and small reed ensembles and sight reading at the Texas Region One Music Festival in Amarillo bringing about 2500 Panhandle musicians including 325 soloists and 45 bands and orchestras.
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D. O. Wiley
Texas Tech
Southwest
Wiley
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Butler Field
Earl D. Irons
North Texas Agricultural College
Oakley Pittman
Classen High School
Oklahoma City
Archie N. Jones
University of Texas
Milburn E. Casey
Phillips University
M. Bagwell
Sam Houston Junior High
Oscar Wise
No More Oil Drums To Become Garbage Cans
Austin reports a shift in waste practice as grease and oil drums are no longer converted into garbage cans. Dealers now require a $4 deposit on each drum to ensure return.
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Austin
Hitler Birthday Observed at Headquarters With Officials
Adolf Hitler marked his 53rd birthday at his Berlin headquarters with a more elaborate luncheon guest list including Goering Raeder Milch and Halder. A Swedish reporter noted a globe gift missing the Americas, said to be an ancient relic dating to about 1350.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Goering
Admiral Raeder
Erhard Milch
Franz Halder
Tidningen
Hitler
America
Blazes Persist on Normandie Off Hudson River
Fire officials warn hazards aboard the capsized liner Normandie now Lafayette are so high that blazes erupt nearly daily. A small blaze from hull sections flared again as workers using blow torches tried to right the vessel, with flames reaching insulation and causing three explosions. Fire crews and salvage crews monitor and extinguish fires as sparks and molten metal fly during ongoing salvage operations.
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New York
Patrick J. Walsh
Normandie
United States
Lafayette
City
Hudson River
Walsh
AFL Warns War Workers Face Economic Disaster
The American Federation of Labor claims war workers face economic disaster due to weak price ceilings and rationing by the Office of Price Administration. President William Green cites a 12 percent rise in living costs over the past year, with higher increases in many war production centers and single industry towns.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Office of Price Administration
William Green
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Junior High Pupils Visit High School Orientation Days
Students from Central Junior High proceed to Horace Mann and Sam Houston Junior High on Orientation Days at the Senior High School. Older student mentors accompany them through classes to ease transition into high school life.
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Central Junior High
Big Brothers and Sisters
Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Amarillo teacher runs for Potter County school superintendent
Mrs Annie Baker of Amarillo announced her candidacy for Potter County superintendent. She has 15 years in Amarillo schools and rural teaching seven years, with a West Texas State College degree and ongoing master’s work. She previously served as county superintendent in Lewis County Tennessee.
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Annie Baker
Amarillo
Potter County
Texas
Baker
Lewis County
Tennessee
West Texas State
Canoe Couple Paddles 11000 Miles From Rio Grande
Los Angeles couple Ray Woods and wife began in July 1940 with $11 and two weeks of groceries. They voyaged to the Gulf coast aboard a canoe and small craft, recounting rivers, foraging for food, and logging 17 notebooks with photos. They plan to end in New York next fall after wintering in the Florida Keys and Everglades.
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Fort Myers
Fila
U.P
Ray Woods
Los Angeles
Rio Grande
New York
Gulf Coast
Woods
Florida Keys
Ten Thousand Islands
Everglades
Shark River County
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Constipation relief suggested with Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to ease stomach upset bloating gas and discomfort. Claims to wake lazy bowels and soothe the stomach, with kid friendly taste and directions on label or physician advice.
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Dr. Caldwell
Texas Living Costs Rise 12 Percent in Year
San Antonio April 20 A U P report from State Labor Commissioner John D Reed says Texas living costs have increased 12 percent in a year with food prices leading the rise. He warns inflation is already underway and urges federal action to stabilize costs before considering wage ceilings.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.P
Texas
John D. Reed
Catholic Conference On Industrial Problems
Reed
Pattern 248 for filet crochet and stitchery edging
A pattern offer describes a filet crochet edging and a transfer chart of four 5 by 13 inch motifs plus eight smaller motifs. It includes crochet directions, materials, stitch illustrations, and mailing details to Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. for ten cents plus one cent postage. Submit pattern number, name, and address.
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Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Billy's custody case after deadly family altercation
A coroner's jury found the Krugjohanns killed with murderous intent and recommended Billy be held. Billy, a young boy, was placed in county jail after being found with a telephone receiver and living with the Krugjohanns who planned to adopt him. His father William Sr and three brothers had earlier sent him to them following his mother's death.
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Westfall
Billy
Krugjohann
August Krugjohann
Allen
William
Walter
John
Sibley
Krugjohann's
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