End of the United States Spruce Production Corp
An editorial laments the U S Spruce Production Corp ending after 28 years of subsidized activity. It notes the wartime origin in 1918 to supply wood for airplanes, later diversions into timber lands, railroads and mills, and decades of congressional funding. The 79th Congress liquidated it, needing $2860 to finish.
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United States Spruce Production Corp
Spruce Company
Pacific Northwest
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
USSPC
Corporation
79Th Congress
Prosperity Despite Economists Predictions in 1947
George Sokolsky argues that business confidence remains strong amid expert warnings of inflation and recession. He notes falling prices, delayed deliveries, and rising production, urging buyers to trust market judgment over index figures and to remain optimistic about 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Rose
King Fea. Syn. Inc
Henry Wallace
Firebrand Review Sparks at Amarillo Theater Dialogue
Billy Rose recounts a personal evening attending The Firebrand in Amarillo in 1945 with wife Eleanor, noting Lotte Lenya and Kurt Weill on stage and the witty banter about casting. The piece centers on performance ego, the theater scene, and domestic contrasts with a backstage anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Paris
Globe-News Publishing Co
Fillmore
Gene Howe
Kurt
Izzard
Eleanor and I
Ray Parr
Globe
PRM Seaten
Duchess
Eleanor
Kurt Weill
Lotte
Esther Williams
Mid-Term Graduates Banquet Held At Capitol Hotel
Amarillo High School mid term graduates attend an 7 o'clock banquet at the Capitol Hotel. Jimmy Hale serves as toast master and introduces Jack Blackwell and John L. Lockinghill for after dinner speech and class prophecy. Two spring graduates are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo High School
Capitol Hotel
Jimmy Hale
Jack Blackwell
John L. Lockinghill
Jack
John L
Polk Street Professor on True Love and Patience
A narrator recalls childhood notions of a destined marriage and compares dating to a rabbit pie recipe. He advises teens to pause after initial infatuation and test whether the glow of affection endures, warning that fading flames signal not destined union. A playful closer reinforces enduring passion.
Crossword Puzzle Anaxwer To Previous Puzzle
Crossword puzzle clues list with horizontal and vertical entries showing names hints places and abbreviations. Readable fragments suggest theme entries and crossings but no complete solution provided here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaxwer
No Guarantee of Peace Without Shared War Power
Dr Hamilton Holt, president of Rollins College, argues that lasting peace requires limits on sovereign rights to decide war and peace, asserting no nation can guarantee peace while holding sole authority over such decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haminlton Hott
Rollins College
United Nations HQ Should Reflect Humanity Not Wealth
In a reflection on the proposed New York UN headquarters Warren R. Austin warns against prioritizing stone and steel over human welfare. He cites Rockefeller land donations and global edifices while urging that justice, feed, warmth, and jobs for all come before grandiose architecture.
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Warren R. Austin
State Department
United States
United Nations
New York
Rockefellers
League of Nations
Geneva
Peace Palace
the Hague
Mr. Austin
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Kurt Weill and His Broadway Path of Songs
The piece profiles Kurt Weill, noting his music for Lady in the Dark One Touch of Venus and Street Scene and his status as a leading European composer before achieving Broadway fame. It hints at his enduring fame through September Song and his early operatic successes in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Rose
Kurt Weill
East River
Kurt
Berlin
Kurt Weill’s Casting for His American Shows
The passage notes Lotte Lenya repeatedly starring in Kurt Weill’s works, including The Firebrand of Florence and Lady in the Dark. It contrasts Lenya’s poised, wistful style with roles for Irene Bordoni, Vivian Segal, and Mary Martin, and hints at tensions in their marriage during the era of Brownshirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotte Lenya
Lotte
Ida Lupino
Kurt
Florence
Cellini
Irene Bordoni
Vivian Segal
Banquet Readers and Music Headline City Event
Pat Russell and Frances Allman will give readings at the event. Music provided by Three Honeys and a Bee. Dancing will follow the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Pat Russell
Frances Allman
Deadline Tomorrow For Police Test Applications
Tomorrow is the deadline for accepting applications to take the city police civil service examination. Clifford Davis, city personnel director, said the exams to select qualified applicants for appointment as policemen will be held at 1 o'clock next Friday afternoon in Amarillo Center, 2101 Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Police Civil Service
Clifford Davis
Amarillo Center
Harrison
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George Sokolsky
Billy
Mr. Weill
LaGuardia Field
Reno
Asa
Southern Brokerage Co. Home Owned—Home Operated
Vati
Polk Street
Fee Me Todas Oo
McClain
U. S. Army
US Army
Wapiti
Nevada City
Seth's Son
National Guard
Man
Susan
Gallium
Captain Canyon
I Charles
Canyon Horizons Unlimited
Angel
MR. Mullins
Mou
Mecon
Whant's
DR. Preys
Toby
Anp
Brupge
Kerry
Erich Brandeis
Jayne
Bucene Harris
SEA Foods
Saratoga Cafe
Polk ST
Leqaz OO
Ben
Prince
Own
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