Upside Down View of World War II Battles in Syria
Dewitt MacKenzie writes from vacation with Fred Vanderschmidt about a surreal war in 1941 Syria where French and British forces clash amid shifting allegiances. German and British tanks advance across desert fronts while Vichy France fights to defend lost empire against a powerful German occupation, stirring French resolve and peril.
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Holland
Fayptian Desert
Salum
Syria
Cambrai
Arras
Germany
Britain
France
Vichy
Th Songueror
Muskogee Scouts to Visit Amarillo Tonight
A group of Boy Scouts from Muskogee Oklahoma will stop in Amarillo and bivouac at the Tri-State Fair grounds. Scout Executive Will J. Hiatt said they are en route to the Philturn Rocky Mountain Camp near Tres Ritos New Mexico, with Warren F. Brungfield in charge.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Amarillo
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Will J. Hiatt
Rocky Mountain
Tres Ritos
N. M
Warren F. Brungfield
Boy Scouts
Florence Youngs Injury Reported Stable After Accident
Mrs Florence Young supervisor of the boys dormitory at Texas Tech College was knocked down by a truck yesterday morning at Fourth Avenue and Polk Street. Attendants at St Anthony's Hospital report she is getting along all right.
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Florence Young
Texas Tech College
Fourth Avenue
Polk Street
St. Anthony's Hospital
Colonel Simpson to Speak at Panhandle Buyers Meeting
Col. E. A Simpson will be principal speaker at an organization meeting of purchasing agents in the Panhandle. The 7 o clock gathering at the Capitol Hotel is expected to draw buyers from Sunray Borger and other Panhandle points to form the Rivers and Material Men's Association of the Texas Panhandle.
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Col. E. A Simpson
Panhand
Capitol Hotel
Sunray, Borger
Panhandle
The
Rivers and Material Men's Association of the
Texas Panhandle
Tech Faculty To Be Picnic Guests At Amarillo
Officials and faculty of Texas Technological College Lub bok will attend the Amarillo Tech Association picnic at Buffalo Lake Saturday night. Clifford B. Jones president Del Morgan head coach Lloyd Croslin Tech Alumni Association president Pete Pederson past president Ralph Brock Taibbock County Attorney Doyle Settle attend with members and guests register at 4 PM for water sports before barbecue supper Dancing will conclude the entertainment.
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Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Amarillo
Texas Tech Association
Buffalo Lake
Clifford B. Jones
del Morgan
Lloyd Croslin
Tech Alumni Association
Pete Pederson
Ralph Brock
Taibbock
Doyle Settle
Churches To Exchange Visits In Amarillo And Canyon
The North Amarillo Church of Christ and the Canyon church plan an exchange of visits tonight and tomorrow night. O M Reynolds and Amarillo members visit Canyon tonight with a talk on Soul Winning. Tomorrow Virgil W Jackson and Canyon members visit Amarillo with a talk on Teachers and Teaching. Public invited.
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North Amarillo
Volt Victim Unchanged After Neon Sign Incident
Ray Myers remained in similar condition at St. Anthony's Hospital after being knocked from a seven foot live wire at the Bill Atterback Service Station on 750 North Fillmore Street. The wire energized a large neon sign at the station.
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Ray Myers
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bill Atterback
North Fillmore Street
Myers
Radio Schedule Highlights Airing Classics And News
Thursday’s NBC lineup features Kay Kyser’s College of Musical Knowledge and Fred Waring programs, plus News by Air and sports segments. Afternoon blocks include The Gilded Light, Backstage Wife, Stella Dallas, Portia Faces Life, and diverse farm and road reports with The Texas Tournament Rangers.
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NBC
Kay Kyser
College of Musical Knowledge
Sports Review
Fred Waring
Pleasuretime
Bill Benson
Air
John Josey
Lou Breese
Sky
Farm News
Farm Round Up
The
Trading Post
Clark Dennis
Morris Spicer
del Courtney
Orchestra
Pepper Young
David Harum
Sam
National Farm and Home Hour
Lang-Woorth Galtiehos
News
Winstop Dusvit
Governar
Ma Perkins
Lee O'Daniel
Vie and Sade
Backstage Wife
Stella Dallas
Lorenzo Jones
Young Widder Brown
Portia Faces
NBC News
Bert Hirsch
Twig
Charlotte
Harry Breuer
L&c
Texas Tournament Rangers
News By Air
Radio Schedule Fragments Show Diverse 1940s Programs
Readable portions describe a packed broadcast slate with orchestras, variety shows, news, sports, and dance music. Mentions include Dixie Revelers, Amarillo Jamboree, Art Mooney Orchestra, Uncle Ned and His Texas Wranglers, and Fulton Lewis Jr MBS.
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Meindies
John Agnew
Club of
John Metcalf
Choir Loft
Edith Adams
MBS
Helen Holden
Amarillo
Shuffter Parker
Bobby Day
Morgan Mbs
Wings on the Watch and Serial Skits on air
Radio program listing for Wednesday June 18 features Jack Armstrong and Captain Midnight serials with The Three Suns and The Three Ramens performing musical segments and Edwin C Hills commentary. The Chicago Troubadours join a lineup of nbe blue and red tagged segments.
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Jack Armstrong
van Dyne
Orch
Ews
Nbe
cbs-Dixie
Hollywood
Paul Sullivan
Cbs
Chicago
Melody Weavers
Lowry Kohler
Paul Douglas
Abe
Lowell Thomas
Mbs
Midwest
F. Warina
Radio Schedule Card Mixed With News and Music Programs
A dense listing of radio programs and personalities across stations and genres. Includes news, music orchestras, comedy acts, dramas, and variety shows featuring The Three Suns, Easy Aces, Amos and Andy, The Lone Ranger, Eddie Cantor, and more with times and station codes.
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Fred Vanderschmidt
Gilbeys Gin
Hong Kong
New York
Gilbey
United States
England
Australia
Canada
National Distillers Products Corp
N.Y
Colonel Simpson
KGNC
Europe
Eable
RADIO
Globe-News
San Sif
KFDA
Ain
Spores
Bread Man
Lone Ranger
MBS News
TSN
John Steele
London
FOX Drug Stores
Ft.worth
Hotel Texas
Tex
Henry Love
Arings
Dixie Revelere
Jan Garber
Sian
Chicagoans Orchestra
Morgan
Sammy
Kaye
Red
Nbe-Blue
Mister Meek
Mbs-Enat
Balter Wen
Kwk
Wire-Wire
Tony Martin
Red Quix Kids
Joe Kelly
Edward G Robinson
Dhs
Mystery Hall
Nbe-Red
Manhattan
Nbe-Bilue
Jean Hersholt
Christian Dis
Boake Carter
Mbs-Ent
Mbs-West
Elmer Davis
Cbs 700
Eddie Cantor
Nbe-Bbe
Fred Allen
Gabriel Heatter
Nibs
Red News
Ted Steele
Phoenix
Monon Oo
Dial
Abe-Red Authors’ Playhouse
Glenn Miller
Dbbs
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Danger
West
Juan Arviva
Dbs
Harold Stokes
World News Broadcasting
Dance Music
Nice
Imine Edwin
Hill
Amos
Andy
Lanny Ross
Sunny Gure
Buthker
Ruthkorn
West 9Th Ave
Boe Ier
American Gas Association
Amarillo Gas Company
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