Marching Contest Shapes UT Music Day Highlights
N Jones heads the University of Texas Music Department as baton twirlers assess their chances before an afternoon competition. The most colorful events are the marching contests at Butler Field tomorrow and Saturday night with bands in military form. A small admission is charged for the marching contest while all other events are free and open to the public.
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N. Jones
University of Texas
Butler Field
London
Rennes
St. Nazaire
Calais
Paris
Ernest Schaumburg
Occupied Territory
Normandy
Germany
Berlin
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Lements
48 Planes Damaged In Albuquerque Hangar
A gale west of Albuquerque yesterday and a freak whirlwind damaged 48 training planes at Cutter-Carr Flying Service Field. Two employees were slightly injured in the incident. Carrollton funeral services were held for Thomas Wood Tucker a 75 year old famed sweet potato grower nicknamed Tater Tucker.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Cutter-Carr Flying Service
Carrollton
Thomas Wood
Tucker
Tater Tucker
Air battles trace grim day as Japanese planes flee
Reporter notes the clash over the China theater with ten Japanese fighters shot down while Olson and Donovan post their first victories. Hodges and crew claim air success amid a tense scene as Japanese Zero raids on April 10 threaten the field but result in no Allied aircraft losses on the ground.
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Moulmein
Chiengmai
Dan Keller
Pittsbugh
Robert A. Smith
Oneonta
N. Y
War Rackets Springing Up in Wartime
Gordon Morrison of Amarillo’s Better Business Bureau reports a surge of wartime rackets exploiting defense fears. He lists schemes from fake fire extinguishers and sand-filled devices to bogus charities and pretexts for birth certificates, urging cautious investigation before spending money.
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Gordon Morrison
Amarillo
Better Business Bureau
Morrison
Holdouts and frontline moves in Pacific and Burma fronts
Reports from Tokyo and Allied sources trace Vichy actions in the Indian Ocean theater. In the Philippines 500 to 600 American Filipino troops resist on Mount Baloy while Panay and Timor holdouts continue, and Japanese advances on Bataan yield large prisoner counts. Stilwell’s Chinese forces retreat in Burma as Loikawa faces heavy siege and Yenangyaung is retaken nearby.
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Philippines
Tokyo
Mount
Baloy
Panay Island
Timor Island
Dutch East Indies
Mt. Baloy
Bataan
Jonathan Wainwright
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Pyinmana
Mandalay
Loikawa
Yenangyaung
Glasses Found Near First National Bank
A reader reports horn rimmed bi focal glasses found in front of the First National Bank. Owner may claim by calling the Globe-News switchboard.
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First National Bank
Globe-News
Promotion for O Hare Advance Sought by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged the Senate to approve Lieutenant Commander Edward H. O Hare's promotion within the navy list. O Hare shot down five Japanese bombers and damaged a sixth in Pacific actions, earlier receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor. The move moves him ahead of peers as later promotions are considered.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Edward H. O'Hare
Navy
O'Hare
Pacific
How Not To Become Popular in the Army
Guelph Ontario April 23 a Western Canada farmer trainee group could not quit rising at 5 AM. The bugle now sounds reveille at 6 AM instead of 6 30 in the Canadian active army basic training center near here. Lieut M F Gladman the center adjutant said instructors welcomed trainees eager to train. Other troops offered no official comment.
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Guelph
Ont
Western Canada
Here
M. F. Gladman
Baylor University Alters Schedule for War Work
Baylor University announces a wartime schedule change placing summer study within a fourth quarter of the year. The session runs from June 2 to August 21, as part of war measures.
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Baylor University
Waco
Amarillo Chamber Hopes for Fund Drive Success
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce May launch a voluntary membership campaign with a target of 40 000 dollars split between a defense fund and regular activities for senior and junior groups. Pledges total 28 726 dollars, 11 274 dollars short, with several sponsors listed including G D Georgantonis Herr mann and Sam K Broyles among others.
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Amarillo
R. B. Jones
Allen Shoe Store
G. D. Georgantonis
A. E. Herrmann
R. P Ford
Bennett Rites Set Friday for Amarillo Man
Leslie L. Bennett 59 of Amarillo died recently. Rites will be held at Griges chapel at 10 Friday, with Rev. Lloyd Jones and Rev. FE B Fincher presiding. Palo Duro Lodge to perform Masonic rites at Llano Cemetery. Survivors include widow, two adopted daughters, three brothers and a sister.
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Leslie L. Bennett
Amarillo
Griges Chapel
Lloyd Jones
Buchanan Street
Mann Rules Bond Issue Gets No State Aid
Jefferson County bond issue of 750000 used for Dryden Ferry bridge is not eligible for state county and district road bond indebtedness fund. Attorney General Gerald C. Mann ruled today after the state agency submitted the question.
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Austin
Tex
Jefferson County
Dryden Ferry
Gerald C. Mann
Senator John Lee Smith Files for Lieutenant Governor
State Sen ator John Lee Smith of Throck morton filed formal notice of candidacy for lieutenant governor with FEB Germany of Dallas, the state Democratic chairman, as the summer primaries approach.
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John Lee Smith
Austin
Throckmorton
Feb Germany
Dallas
Yank Pilots Fight Japanese Air Threat Over Burma Runway
In Burma theater a Texan pilot pursued a zero fighter to its crash, then survived damage from a second attacker as oil sprayed his cockpit. A reconnaissance-bomber and a Japanese fighter formation loomed mid afternoon while Allied pilots from Olson, Little, Overend, Donovan, Smith, Wold, Groh and Hodges contested the skies.
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Burma
Arvid Olson
Chicago
Bob Little
Seattle
Sinogo
Ed Overend
Coronado
Calif
Johnny Donovan
Montgomery
Ala
R. T. Smith
Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Fritz Wold
Shawano
Wis
Cliff Groh
Fred Hodges
Memphis
Tenn
Japs Should Take Lesson From Reed and Hernstedt at Moulmein
Olson praises Bill Reed and Ken Hernstedt for marksmanship at Moulmein, calling the current reported effort the worst marksmanship they have heard. The remark frames their skill as a corrective comparison to Japanese shooters, highlighting the local athletes' prowess.
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Olson
Bill Reed
Ken Hernstedt
Moulmein
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