Piastro to perform at Amarillo College Thursday night
Josef Piastro, famed violinist once jailed for saluting the czar in uniform, will give a concert at Amarillo College on Thursday. He will play the Princess Stradivarius and his Sonata in C Sharp Minor. Sponsored by the Amarillo College choir under Folsom D. Jackson. Admission 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults.
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Josef Piastro
Czar Nicholas
Russia
Amarillo College
Amarillo
Piastro
Czar
Nicholas
Amarillo College Choir
Folsom D. Jackson
Met Opera Opens For the People with Diamond Horseshoe
New York December 3 The Metropolitan Opera opened to the public while New York society attended as usual. A $1,000,000 fund buyout changed ownership of parterre boxes once owned by stockholders of the Met Opera and Real Estate Co. Giuseppe Verdi The Masked Ball opened with Ettore Panizza conducting. Receipts reached $18,000 with general admission at $2 to $10, hundreds were turned away after 400 standees.
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New York
U.P
Metropolitan Opera
Opera House
Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Co
Giuseppe Verdi
Ettore Panizza
Army
Navy
Met
Christmas Gifts To Europe Few
New York December reports that wartime mail suspensions limit parcel post gifts to Europe to a few areas. Only Great Britain Ireland France Switzerland Portugal Spain Gibraltar the Azores Iceland and the Faroe Islands remain eligible for US parcel post shipments. Regular foreign mail continues.
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New York
Europe
America
United States
Albert Goldman
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Spain
Gibraltar
Azores
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Amarillo Philharmonic Opens Season With Barron
Conductor Robert Louis Barron bows in Amarillo directing the 1940-41 Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra in a popular opening concert at 8 15 p m at the Municipal Auditorium. Soloist Barre Hill a Chicago Civic Opera singer will join a program including Dvoraks New World Symphony and Rombergs Blossom Time. Memberships for the season range from 1 to 10 dollars with various reserved and patron options. headquarters are at the chamber of commerce in the Amarillo Hotel.
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Robert Louis Barron
Amarillo
the Panhandle
Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra
Dvorak
New World’ Symphony
Romberg
Barre Hill
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Ziegfeld
Follies
Municipal Auditor
Ium
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Hotel
Dies Appeals To the Public Dies Appeals To the Public
Washington December 3 Democrat of Texas chairman Dies urged the people of America to back a continuation of the Un American Activities Committee. He cited at least five acts of sabotage on an experimental plane at a major plant and urged Congress to extend the investigation for another year. He declined to name the plant or provide further details, saying corrective action might be needed.
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Washington
Dies
Democrat
Texas
House Committee
UnAmerican
People of America
Texan
Congress
Petain Emerges as Strong Man of France
Claude Foltz reports from Bern that Marshal Petain plans to base his government at Versailles and expand control over all France from Paris to Vichy. Observers note he may sideline Laval, keep Weygand strong in North Africa, and seek a settlement with Axis powers after ending Britain’s war. Petain, 84, projects prestige at home and aims to maintain U.S. ties while steering through occupation.
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Charles S. Foltz
Bern
Switzerland
Petain
Versailles
France
Trianon Palace
Vichy
Pet
Pierre Laval
Royal France
Laval
Berlin
Lorraine
Marshal
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
North Africa
Italian
Libya
Britain
Papa Petain
Tom A Curtis in Serious Condition at Northwest Texas Hospital
The condition of Tom A Curtis, 906 Sunset Terrace, is listed as very poor after an attack of pneumonia. Attendants report he remains in critical health at Northwest Texas Hospital.
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Tom A. Curtis
Sunset Terrace
Northwest Texas Hospital
Colonel Richards Talks to Panhandle Officers
Lieut. Col. C. S. Richards of Fort Worth spoke to over 50 reserve officers from Amarillo and nearby Panhandle cities at a stag dinner in the Amarillo Hotel. He outlined recent army policies for reserve officers and answered questions for nearly two hours. Accompanying him was Captain E. F. B. Comer. The pair are touring all Fort Worth area counties and plan to return to Amarillo Wednesday morning.
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C. S. Richards
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Amarillo
Aer
Richards
EF. B. Comer
Maj
Clifford Robinett
Inf.Res
Rule
Panhandle DeMolays Invite Panhandle DeMolays To Amarillo
DeMolays of the Panhandle plan a mammoth initiation at Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo next Thursday December 12 to revive DeMolay work in the area. Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine now sponsors the local chapter with Gus Keith as adviser urging blue lodges and Master Masons to sponsor youths aged 15 to 21.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine
Gus Keith
Stranded by River Shift Leaves Iowa Tract West of Missouri
When the Missouri River altered its course years ago a portion of Iowa ended up on the river's west bank beside Omaha Nebraska.
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Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Brown addresses Northwest Texas underwriters luncheon
E G Brown vice president and actuary of Southwestern Life Insurance Company Dallas spoke at the Capitol Hotel during the Northwest Texas Association of Life Underwriters monthly luncheon. He serves on Buckner Orphans Home Dallas board and Baylor University trustees. former Dallas Kiwanis president. About 30 Amarillo Panhandle underwriters attended. F B Abe Martin presided.
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F E. G. Brown
Southwestern Lite Insurance Company
Dallas
Northwest Texas Association of Lite Underwriters
Capitol Hotel
Brown
Buckner Orphans Home of
Baylor University
Dallas Kiwanis Club
Amarillo
Panhandle
F. B
Abe) Martin
Daniel A Logan Services Held In Kansas Cities
Funeral services for Daniel Andrew Logan 55 brother of Ross Logan of Amarillo were held today in Topeka and Manhattan Kansas. Logan an employee of the Rock Island for 35 years and head of the auditing department at time of death died Saturday in Chicago. Surviving relatives include the widow a son a daughter the mother six other brothers and two sisters.
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Daniel Andrew Logan
Ross Logan
Amarillo
Topeka
Manhattan
Kans
Logan
Rock Island
Chicago
Dry Land Yacht Club Seeks Lake Cincinnati Dam
The Dry Land Yacht Club of Falmouth Kentucky asks the federal government to construct a dam on Lake Cincinnati costing about six million dollars so members can have a yacht lake for their use.
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DRY Yacht Club
Lake
Cincinnati
U.P
Dry Land Yacht Club
Falmouth
Global Thunderstorms Count Surges Worldwide
Global meteorology notes roughly 16 million thunderstorms occur annually across all regions. Experts emphasize variability by season and geography, with tropical zones showing higher frequency. Researchers call for improved lightning detection and climate impact studies.
Axis May Ask Jugoslavia To Feed Italians in Albania
Budapest dispatch reports diplomatic circles expect Axis powers to seek Yugoslavia aid to supply food for 350,000 Italian troops in Albania this winter. Talks in Belgrade and Berlin hint at shipping arrangements via Yugoslavia and Bulgaria if British ships disrupt Italian supply lines. Turkey reportedly rejected Papen’s overtures to break with Britain.
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Axis
Jugoslavia
Albania
Budapest
Hungary
U.P
Germany
Italy
Bulgaria
Jugoslav
Berlin
Balkans
Europe
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Great Britain
Ismet Inonu
Papen
Britain
Century-old carved cross found placed in San Antonio shrine
A century-old cross with minute designs, three dies, and pliers was placed in a shrine in San Antonio. Discovered recently in Laredo, Texas, it is believed to have been carved by Mexican Indians.
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San Antonio
Laredo
Tex
Chrysler service men meet at Herring Hotel for 1941 models
Chrysler service men from the Panhandle area will meet tonight tomorrow and Thursday at the Herring Hotel for a service school on the 1941 products. J B Winters regional service manager Dallas will lead the sessions assisted by several regional officials.
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Chrysler
Panhandle Area
Herring Hotel
J. B. Winters
Dallas
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