Hellzapoppin and Tobacco Road dominate Amarillo theater week
The Amarillo paper reports advance ticket sales for Hellzapoppin at Paramount March 16 with seats selling fast. Tobacc o Road opens March 15 with all-day showings and night repeats. drivers are urged to avoid horn use. local parties and theater events fill the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Theater
Tobacco Road
Lubbock
Municipal Auditorium
Dickie Dye
Elizabeth Rollins
Cretney Drug
Robert Donat
Vivien Leigh
Cleo G. Clayton, Jr
Benlyn Barkley
Royal Family
The
Little Theater
Ansel Shupak
Amarillo
Friends
Garland
Wilson
Mary Ann Ordway
Paramount
Fragmented OCR Summary Card
A damaged OCR fragment notes unclear names and actions with no verifiable details. It lacks a coherent event, place, or date, making precise identification difficult but preserves a few readable fragments.
Army Goes Easy By JackStinnett
Washington report describes a dinner event with servicemen from multiple branches. A skit features an Army sergeant attempting basic drill as trainees are periodically diverted to lectures or drama courses. The piece jokes about future trainee competence and notes chief uncertainties as graduation remains months away.
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Washington
Armed Forces
Army
Income tax tips and army training reform discussed
The article explains earned income credit limits and deductions for federal taxes, noting 10 percent of net income and a $14,000 cap, plus rules about real estate tax deductions and income reporting. It also describes army streamlining through the applicatory method of instruction, reduced frills, and faster training cycles at Camp Meade.
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Camp Meade
Maryland
Army
Greece
Thoughts on Fate and Possessions in Luke’s Judgment Verse
A devotional reflection cites Luke 12 20 warning that life is fleeting and warns that wealth cannot accompany the soul. The author links the idea to broader judgments of God and muses on the purpose of earthly treasure in light of divine sovereignty.
Birmingham fan keeps 6000 Joan Crawford photos safe
In wartime Birmingham Christine Passey has collected Joan Crawford pictures for ten years. Her growing archive fills 20 volumes with hundreds of photos and clippings. She fears bombing will destroy them and hopes for a Joan Crawford cable.
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Ernie Pyle
Birmingham
Eng
wWireless
Joan Crawford
M-G-M
Hollywood
England
Christine Passey
Pasileys
Christine
America
Chicago
William Robinson
Elmwood Ave
Evanston
London
Joan
Anderson
World on the Edge Quotes of Hope and Resolve
A compilation of remarks from William C. Bullitt Tommy Loughran Senator Warren R. Austin and Daniel Willard stressing vigilance against tyranny and the value of liberty while urging continued American resolve and perseverance during wartime. The quotes frame a vision of a future shaped by effort freedom and democratic governments.
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
Puzzle clues cover South American statesman to exist and beyond. Answers intersect for a full grid and cross references include terms such as devotion, distance, and device. The puzzle includes definitions for bed, beam, and cooling acts with wordplay across ten rows and fifteen columns.
Debunking Education Through Textbooks and Faith in Thought
Dorothy Thompson critiques a New York Times excerpt of Ralph Robey’s study on 600 school texts. She argues the works reveal free inquiry rather than anti Americanism, noting excessive book learning, shallow philosophy, and a drift toward nihilism among modern students.
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Robey
New York Times
Ralph Robey
National Association of Manufacturers
Feier
the Times
Harold Rugg
George Sokolsky
Rugg
Hitler’s new subs loom in war plans and U.S. debate
A Washington column analyzes Nazi plans for 110‑foot submarines with 15‑man crews and four torpedo tubes, claiming production could reach one per day and raise Britain sinking risk by spring. It notes Roosevelt’s stance on wiretapping and contrasts Willkie and Nye on aid to Britain.
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Washington
Hitler
Mussolini
der Puehrer
Britain
Germany
Roosevelt
FBI
Jackson
O. K
Congress
A. T. and
Wendell Willkie
Senator Nye
Willkie
Nye
Fat tissue acts as active organ possibly a ductless gland
Chicago scientists report fat as an active organ in the body rather than mere storage. Dr H Gideon Wells cites a case where abdominal skin grafted to a burned hand later accumulated fat like the abdomen, suggesting fat cells may influence body water and have a functional role.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
H. Gideon Wells, M. D
Wells
Answers to Crakers on Editorial Page 1
A quiz on topics like anthology graphology paleontology sociology and dartv yology appears on the page. Dr Neil Carothers of Lehigh University comments on an unstoppable impulse to recovery in the economy and Winthrop Rockefeller voices pride in volunteering for army service.
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Neil Carothers
Lehigh University
Winthrop Rockefeller
Join D. Jr
Fred Harvey and the Harvey House dining rule
A tale of Fred Harvey shaping the Harvey House dining service with courtesy and strict dress rules. A stubborn cowboy learns to wear a coat to dine, illustrating how refined service met rugged frontier culture. The story highlights hospitality, discipline, and a lasting railroad dining model.
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Santa Fe
West
Middle West
Tell
Fred Harvey
Harvey
Harvey House
Han
Defending America Through Song and Sentiment
A columnist argues that American morale and patriotism must be expressed through defense oriented songs rather than aggressive anthems. He recalls Civil War era tunes, praises Irving Berlin and Don Voorhees, and notes public domain songs unified a nation in crisis. He envisions a future where home grown, heartfelt music sustains national resolve.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Bulgaria
George H. Earle
Tipperary
George M. Cohan
Ocean
Irving Berlin
America
Don Voorhees
Mr. Voorhees
Voorhees
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Grant
Union
Ascap
Columia
Guardian Angels
Little Major
Lincoln
Nicodemus
Corporal Schnapps
Father Abraham
John Brown
Cooney
Gentle Annie
Nelly Bly
Jeff Davis
Abe Lincoln
Croker
Ireland
Kentucky
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Bill
Beta Sigma Phi
Ann Sheridan
Yale
Stur
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Lois Kight
Charles Woodburn
Bob Butler
Jack
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Raymond Thornton
Ruth Roberts
George Bates
Oxford
Robert Taylor
Las Juanas Club
Joyce Cole
Texas University Exes
Blair Cherry
Jane Dice
Bob Baker
Dixie Dice
Paul Allingham
Atchison Clube
Bill Askew
J. B. Dooley
Frankie Gist
J. W. Wheeler
Amarillo Country Club
Rufus Steele
Anita McDonald
Edith Rumbaugh
Huberta Underwood
Julia Loewenstern
Betty Teel
Frances Lee Kennedy
Kappa Delta Chi
Big Appice
Roy Divins
Texas University
Marion Kelly
Theta
Kappa’s
Hollywood Ballet
Sgma Alpha Delta
Amarillo College Engineering Fraternity
Claudette Cosher
Fred MacMurry
Para- Mount
Aza'ea Burnett
Hutchinson
Kaw
Margie McSwain
Jack Stinnett
God
Schiller
William C. Bullitt
France
Tommy Loughran
Warren R. Austin
Daniel Willard
Ernest Bevin
South American Statesman
Buenos
Association of Farmers
By Dorothy Thompson
Walter Millis
Woodrow Wilson
John Chamberlain
Machiavelli
de Toqueville
Bryce
de Tocqueville
Karl Marx
John Strachey
Marx
Mr. Strachey
Adam Smith
Beard
United States
Bertrand Russell
Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
British Isles
Science
Dale Carnegie
By Edwin C. Hill
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