Tommy Dorsey Celebrates Youth Backing His Swing
Frankly nostalgic piece by Tommy Dorsey praising teenagers as the backbone of democracy and his band’s success. He recalls New York reception atop Hotel Astor, Times Square fan throngs, and plans to visit Seton Hall graduates before heading to Hollywood for a degree.
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New York
Collegians
California
Farmers’ Sons
Idaho
Lovely Belles
Georgia
Hot-lips
Biggy
Buddy Rich
Frank Sinatra
Josephine Stafford
Paramount Theater
Hotel Astor
Times Square
Sunday Park
Hollywood
Seton Hall
South Orange
N. J
Tommy Dorsey
D. S
Joe College
Betty Coed
Farm science wartime magic by Jack Stinnett
Washington writer Jack Stinnett salutes Agriculture Department scientists facing wartime shortages. He notes potential uses of cotton, forestry products, and dehydrated foods for defense, with new insecticides, sandbag materials, and substitutes for leather and cork. He warns of censorship and highlights the department’s role in war production and postwar plans.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Russians Press Nazi Retreat On Multiple Fronts
A year ago United Press reports indicate Nazis were pushed back in campaigns toward Leningrad Moscow and the Ukraine as German command claims continued fighting on the eastern front. Wendell L. Willkie urges American bases in Northern Ireland while Churchill says Britain will aid the U S in Iceland defense. Chinese ambassador Wellington Koo emphasizes freedom and postwar world-building.
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Leningrad
Moscow
Ukraine
German High Command
Wendell L. Willkie
Northern Ireland
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
U. S
Iceland
Vue
China
V. K. Wellington Koo
Pictured late actor crossword clues
Crossword puzzle clues list with horizontal and vertical entries spelling a nameless tribute. Includes terms from common words to specific hints like Babylonian deity and Office of Civilian Defense abbreviation.
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Office of Civilian Defense
Big Minds by Henry McLemore
Henry McLemore mocks postwar planning by high officials and urges including ordinary citizens. He lists small, humorous reforms for the World To Be such as banning double features, better seat etiquette, improved sandwich variety, and curbing bargain sales, advocating a delegate from the common people to the peace table.
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A. H
Hitler
Mr. Welles
Wallace
Usher
Social etiquette quiz and town gossip from Amarillo
A compact quiz on informal dining and reception manners followed by a broad roundup of local notes. Items include travel plans, arrivals and departures, courtly chatter, hometown notices, births and names, and staff movements around Amarillo with many names and addresses.
Freedom and duty in wartime leadership by Churchill
Lipppmann analyzes the Britain wartime debate and the strain on Churchill and Roosevelt. He argues for concentrated leadership, civilian restraint during battles, and public understanding of leaders' burdens as the war intensifies across Egypt Russia Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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Walter Lippmann
Churchill
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Auchinsens
Auchinsens's Task Is To Fight General Rommel
Mr. Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
General Auchinleck
Rommel
United Nations
Congress
Egypt
Russia
Atlantic
Pacific
Wasted War Effort in Alaska Railroad Debate
Colonel Frederick Palmer argues against building the Alaska railroad as a military misallocation. He questions its usefulness for offensive actions against Japan and for defending an invasion, urging focus on proven fronts and coastal defenses. He condemns excessive civilian desk jobs and warns against peacetime planning that delays essential war efforts.
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North American
Alliance Washington
Aleutian Islands
Tokyo
Bering Sea
Aleutians
Japan
Pacific
mid-Pacific
Alaska
America
British Columbia
Douglas MacArthur
Seaboard
Pike's Peak
Axia
F. B
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Army
Navy
Be Friendly By Dale Carnegie Summary
A Fort Wayne professor, Richard Mayfield, learns a moody student’s pain behind a sour front. By approaching with genuine interest and kindness he helps her open up, improve grades, and plan a hopeful future with another student from a broken home. The story argues for seeking reasons behind snubs and choosing empathetic engagement.
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Dale Carnegie
Richard Mayfield
International College of Commerce
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Carnegie
Professor Mayfield
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Jack Stinnett
Fisher
United Press
EO Atg
Soeb Baez Lee
Lolf
Ria
Yale
Ibn
BIG
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Maj
George S. Berry
International
Printing Pressmen’s Union
Tillie Blackburn
Blackburn Brothers
Montreal
Canada
Miss Blackburn
Dallas
Bob Perlick
Dale Smiths
Hayden Street
Tres Ritos
N.M
J. G. Dickinson
Texhoma Gas Company
Chicago
E. D. West
Florida Street
Pearl Volberding
Gary
Houston
J. E. Proper
Belleview Street
Sweetwater Lake
Joe Long
S. M. B. Clark
Polk Street
Oklahoma City
B. M. Roberts
Dick Tweed
Charles Green
Creede, Colo
Bob McDonald
Taylor Caldwell
Rose Bowl Tea Room
FE. C. Britain Elliott Sanford
C. A. Cadwallader
W. J. O Dwyer
Amarillo
Texarkana
O'Dwyer
Associated Mechanical Contractors
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Sayre
Okla
H. T. Barnard
Barnard
Certain-teed
Cc. K. Cox
Lubbock
Pantex Ordance
Joseph Cannon Whittington
Officers Training School
Fort Knox
Armored Division
Whittington
W. Whittington
Sunset Terrace
Kansas City
Si. Anthony's Hospital News
Frank M. Pharris
M. L. Arnett
Pierce Street
Thelma Hardin
Clarendon
Ethel Hicks
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Gaston
Panhandle
H. G. Linin
Dalhart
Earl Cox
North Jackson Street
J. P. Ryan
Levelland
J. E. Dickson
L. R. Cox
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the Peacock Beauty
Lone Star
Fisk Building
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Miss Allen
KGNC
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Almagordo
N. M
R. I. Allen
White Sands
Lloyd Betson
North American Airplane Company
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Calif
Claude Betson
Ong Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
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Christine Wethington
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Farmington
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van Buren Street
Mary Strasburger
Sandra Sells
George Sells
Jackson Street
Wichita
Kans
George Menninger
Lipscomb Street
Northwest Texas Hospital
George Edward
Aper
Jane Mobiey
Ringling School of Art
Sarasota
Fla
Jane
F.T. Brown
North Roberts Street
Geraldine Elaine
Jerry Don
D. R. Albright
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Albright
Buchanan Street
L. Hart
North Florida Street
Lelan Renette
Marsha Ann
A. D. Evans
West Seventeenth Avenue
O. C. Free
North Taylor Street
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F. W. Hagaman
Conway
Fred Whittington
H. C. Harvey
English Airport
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Carolyn Joan
F. H. Wallace
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Hattie Mae Wood
West Texas Mortgage and Loan Association
Bertha Lee Wood
Pinkney Packing Company
George Gershwin
JL. D. Rice
San Antonio
Madison Street
Lieut. Rice
J. H. Durham
Lippmann
England
Eggot
John Wardlaw Milne
Auchinleck
Frederick Palmer
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