Ambling Bits and Acts From Amarillo Nabes and Nightlife
Manager Fred Patterson of the Paramount defends his bowling prowess in Amarillo theater circles. The note also lists homecoming dances, local concerts starring Glen Gray, various society events, marriages, engagements, and upcoming film showings at the Paramount, all reflecting a bustling Texan town page.
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Fred Patterson
The
Paramount
Bill
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
Fred
Texas A
Mers
Glen Gray
Casa Loma Orchestra
Back Home in Inglewood and Muted War Talk Mix
A casual column recounts buying a croquet set in Inglewood and play sessions that leave the narrator sore. It weaves in urban scenes from Pershing Square in Los Angeles and a cheeky war remark from a street observer about wartime anxieties.
Ideas for sleep, knitting, and unions in Amarillo
A reader suggests replacing pajamas with nighties to improve sleep and jokes about abandoning sleep aids. Another urges Amarillo women to knit six inch squares for England’s soldiers. A third criticizes Secretary Perkins and peace talks with Hitler. A final letter advocates drastic union measures, including isolation for noncooperative leaders during wartime.
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Amarillo
England
Patsy Restine
Polk Street
Readers entertain workers in Spanish cigar factories
In brief, workers in Spanish cigar factories are entertained by readers who sit on high perches and read aloud, tell stories, and sing to pass the day.
Stamps Chile Honors Founder of Modern Capital
A commemorative stamp marks the 400th anniversary of Santiago Chile founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1541. Valdivia, Pizarro’s lieutenant, established Santiago and other towns like La Serena and Concepcion before uprisings and his death in war with Caupolican. The Soldier’s Handbook note echoes the value of readiness and learning one’s role.
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Chile
Santiago
Pedro de Valdivia
la Serena
Concepcion
Valdivia
Caupolican
Eldest daughter of the English king puzzle hints
A historical crossword style clue set features Queen Victoria era phrasing with numerous short definitions and cross references. It nods to royal offspring and titles, including terms for dynastic heirs, titles, and related objects, in a puzzle convention from an old newspaper page.
No Hostile Intentions Room Says Hitler Plans Global Order
Dorothy Thompson reports a sensational claim attributed to Hitler via John Cudahy that Hitler has no hostile intentions toward the United States. The piece imagines Hitler detailing covert influence operations in America, collaboration with Stalin, and a plan to align trade and politics, ending with a mock interview titled No hostile intentions.
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Dorothy Thompson
John Cudahy
Belgium
Hitler
United States
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Denmark
France
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Holland
Norway
Britain
Alps
Cudahy
Mussolini
Mr. Cudahy
National Socialist Party
Germany
Stalin
America
Allis-Chalmers
Weltanschauung
White House
India
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Mr. Cudahy Schmidt
Social Etiquette Quiz Answers From an Era
Answers cover napkin placement leave it on the table beside the plate. mint jelly eaten with the fork. yes place under the syrup pitcher. flat silver should be handled by the handles. a waitress should not appear to notice conversations at table. Also seating choice if being driven, ask the driver where to sit rather than jumping front.
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War Department
Willkie Likely To Head Modern Civil Service College
The Capital column notes a Oklahoma congressman pushes for a government service college tied to a Maryland preparatory school. It suggests Wendell Willkie could chair the board while dismissing other high profile presidential hopefuls and claim reassurances about rector choices at Columbia and Stanford. Submarine and tank developments are discussed alongside looming war contracts and railroad freight car bottlenecks.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Wendell Willkie
Civil Service College
Maryland
Winlskies
Kiss Cost in Hollywood Fueled by Love Scenes
Hollywood director Henry King says romance costs more than riots in film. He notes $235,000 allotted for love scenes on A Yank in the R A F, with $9,000,000 spent on romance across his 27 years of directing. He contrasts this with mechanical big-scale spectacles and a Dunkirk evacuation budget of $100,000.
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Charles R. Moore
Hollywood
U.P
20Th Century- Fox
Darryl F. Zanuck
King
Tyrone Power
Betty Grable
Miss Grable
John Sutton
Dunkirk
Remarkable comeback of Snow Hill’s wheelbound heroine
In Snow Hill Maryland 85 year old Mrs Julia A Parnell became an emblem of resilience after a fall left her in a wheelchair. She turned to needlework and won top prizes at Philadelphia 1940 and Salisbury shows, then received the town’s Citizenship Award in March 1941 with $50. Her story urges perseverance and joy despite catastrophe.
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Snow Hill
Maryland
Julia A. Parnell
Philadelphia
Salisbury
Purnell
Airpower and the Bismarck Myth of Sinking Battleships
Major A S Williams argues air power revealed the Bismarck’s location and fate through Catalina surveillance. He warns defense readers that long range flying boats can scour ocean vast areas in hours, trailing ships to report positions and disabling steering gear, challenging belief that bombs alone sink battleships.
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Air Ministry
Catalina
The Vet's Place Austin Urges Vet Deferments
General J Watt Page state selective service director urges deferments for veterinary students and doctors to protect the food supply. He cites an 80 percent burden on livestock care and calls for veterinary reserve corps recruitment. Also notes UAW CIO stance on Ford labor election.
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Austin
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
Office of Production Management
Washington
Page
War Department
Veterinary Reserve Corps
OPM
United States
Uaw-Cio
Ford Company
R. J. Thomas
UAW
Forri
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IL Duce
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Dr. O. Hooker
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Joan Crawford
Fredric March
Ellen Joyce Caraway
Fred Dodson
Galveston
O'Leta Benton
Lewis Smith
Eddie Gibbons
Missouri University
Arturo Godoy
Joe Louis
Mary Elizabeth Hunsley
Nu Kappa Stema
Carrie Barnes
Betty Florey
Sam Winters
Ralph Guldahl
Amarillo Country Club
Carlton Scales
Jon Hall
Princes Langford
Art Jarrett
Eleanor Holm
John Morgan
Fiji Islands
Dud Wright
Lane Truesdale
Roger Pryor
Palo Duro Canyon
Bessie Lee Gowdy
Kenneth D. Simmerman
Pomona
Cal
Ruth Stone
Jane Harty
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Aileen Ballew
Cecil Dyke
Nat Pictures
H. A. Dyer
Harry Badger
Wayne DeGrass
Pinhead Batson
Thela Chi
Iris Peters
No Kappa Sigma's
Bonita Rills
Gerry Dodd
Love
Landon
Knox Wingop
U.S
Hong Kong
Walter Winchell
Damon Blake
Ft. Warren
Elks Club
Billie Bob Jones
Lubbock
University of Texas
Mildred Kirk
Pat Brandenburg
Billy Morgan
Mary Storm
Texas University
Paula Parcells
Edward Pugh, Jr
Chicago
Loring Reed
Paul Lovett
Merle Barrows
Wilson Humberland
Jackson
John Peterson
Smith Construction Company
Sammie Draper
Baptist Student Union Convention
Ridgecroft
N. C
Corky
Cornelius
North Carolina
Julia Ellen Lambie
James Rittenberry
Melba Pipkin
Carole Lombard
Fred MacMurray
Ernie Pyle
Inglewood
Cavanaugh
Los Angeles
Pershing Square
Chamber of Commerce
Andy
Panama
Japan
California
John Tolan
Mrs Roosevelt
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Greeneville
Tenn
Foral Frost Hubbs
Globe-News
Wayne V. Pierce
Harrison Street
SUR Ideas
Frances Perkins
C. R. Compton
West Twentyninth Avenue
Billy Jordan
Ong Street
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North Africa
Africa
New England
Russia
Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dakar
Rio de Oro
Dale Carnegie
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