The American Way stage review and cast notes
A long Little Theater feature praises director Rowley for The American Way a 20 scene two act show to open tomorrow and Wednesday at the Municipal Auditorium. It notes 50 in cast handling 250 roles, authentic period costumes and props, onion ritual, and rowdy rehearsal energy while highlighting Dutch Mantell parallels and the show's charitable, community spirit with tickets at 35 and 50 cents.
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Rowg
Municipal Auditorium
Litle
Rowley
Terod
Rowry
Wayne Clifton
Robbie O'Keefe
Amarillo
Martin Gunther
Clifton
Mapleton
Ohio
Dutch Mantell
America
Squires
L. Adams
E. A. Johnston
Bobbie O'Keefe
United States
Cretney Drug
Mutations from Colchicine Trials in Amateur Botany
Dr. O. J. Figsti of the University of Oklahoma oversees amateur experiments using colchicine to induce plant mutations. About 100 hobbyists participated, with one in five achieving some change. Results vary by plant type and treatment. colchicine is highly poisonous and dangerous if ingested or absorbed, and caution is urged especially around children.
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O. J. Figsti
University of Oklahoma
Eigsti
Figsti
Botany Department
Back Home by Ernie Pyle at Dana Indiana April night
A Westbound flight brings Ernie Pyle to his mother in time to be at her side as she speaks a final whispered question Are you proud of me The moment reveals his lifelong fear of being too late and his aching reconciliation at the graveside and in memory.
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Ernie Pyle Dana
Ind
Ohio
Washington
Indiana
Indianapolis
Aunt Mary
Balkan
British Isles
Britain
America
Atlantic
Squadrons Continued From Page Ten
A bold but cursed fate chased a storied pilot through the squadron as he rose to lead and fight despite grievous ill fortune. The narrative traces his courage amid the ghastly chaos, portraying him as an ablest leader and fighter who confronted relentless bad luck.
Ancient Chinese fortification and puzzling word list
A dense trimmed puzzle page mixes a cryptic crossword style with clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. It includes ancient fortification references, various word clues, numbers, and a note about an economic figure of 4020000 pounds.
On the Record Excerpt Calls for Leadership and Action
Dorothy Thompson argues public indifference harms defense efforts and urges decisive, consistent leadership from Roosevelt and his cabinet. She warns that without clear actions and mobilization the nation cannot meet the European crisis, stressing truth, discipline, and total measures over vague intimations.
Capital boom mood clash with stock market reality
The piece notes a paradox in late economic times with earnings near boom levels while stock prices remain depressed. It cites International Paper and Power at $1250 per share versus $6.07 earnings, rising government price indexes, wage increases, a tax bill, and mixed production data amid global tension.
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Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate
Inec
International Paper and Power
New York Exchange
Leon Henderson
Quotations on Wickedness Faith and Mercy From Various Authors
A compact medley of religious and literary quotes from biblical verses and authors such as Beaumont and Fletcher Ovid Quintilian John George Eliot Cowper Psalms MacDonald and Shakespeare. The lines touch on wickedness eternity anger mercy praise and receipt of thanks.
Pepsi-Cola Walter Mack Job Awards for College Seniors
A college column explains the Pepsi-Cola Co Walter Mack Job Awards open to 21 year old seniors with college endorsement. Thirteen students receive one year paid training at 1300 dollars, with travel to New York, potential renewal, and preference to high achievers. Essays due May 31 with photo. winners notified by wire.
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Walter Mack
Walter 8. Mack Jr
Pepsi-Cola Co
Cole
Long Island City
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
la Guardia
Mack
Coleges
Power Shortage Fears Prompt Urgent Dam Expansions
Journalist Jack Stinnett reports the Federal Power Commission warns of potential electricity shortages within two years or sooner. Across the nation, key projects at Boulder Dam Bonneville Grand Coulee Parker and Shasta are being expanded to boost capacity, with Interior Secretary Harold Ickes insisting every watt is needed to avert blackouts.
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Jack Stinnett
Federal Power Commission
Power Commission
New York
Georgia
Albania
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Oregon
Nevada
Harold L. Ickes
Department of Interior
Boulder Dam
Ace
Bureau of Reclamation
Bonneville Dam
Interior
Grand Coulee
Parker Dam
Colorado River
Shasta
Ickes
Chuckles in Camp as odd Army names parade
A Missouri induction station stir arose when a St. Louis selectee gave his full name Constantine William Frederick Gerhart Percival Leo Francis Otto Von Schafer IV. Officers asked him to shorten it. he chose to be called Butch for service. In another item, Camp Barkley notes an Armadillo mascot named Armory for the 120th medical regiment. At Camp Blanding a father, Henry P Sawyer, 43, enlisted to support his son John now serves under him as private while his son is a corporal in the same unit.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
St. Louis
Missouri
Constantine William Frederick Gerhart
Percival Leo Francis Otto von Schafer IV
Butch
Percival
Leo
Francis
Otto
Camp Barkeley
Tex
120Th Medical Regiment
Camp Blanding
Fla
Henry P. Sawyer
John
Census Shows Turkeys Raised In U S Rise Since 1930s
The 1940 census reports about 28 million turkeys raised annually in the United States, up from under 17 million ten years earlier, yet production still falls short of giving every American family a turkey per year. It notes 155 legal executions in the year 1939 according to the Census.
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U. S
Thie
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Nellie True
Bill Stack
Pampa
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