Amarillo College Players stage The Happy Journey tonight
Amarillo College will present Thornton Wilder’s The Happy Journey in the auditorium at 8 pm as part of district one act competition with Plainview. Donald Clark invites the public, admission free. Dr. Conrad Freed of West Texas State College will judge.
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Amarillo College
Thornton Wilder
Plainview
Hillsboro
Donald Clark
Amarillo College Players
Conrad Freed
West Texas State College
Army Testing Deepens as 200000 Recruits Enter
Washington observers note a new peace time draft surge with 200000 selectees since November and an expected 900000 by summer. Rigor mounting tests include serological exams chest X rays and advanced psychological assessments amid questions about health intelligence and diet effects.
Manners Quiz on Wedding Gift Etiquette
Answers overview etiquette rules for brides regarding gift acknowledgments and displays. Cards are discouraged. brides should thank each giver with a note. Exchange allowed with restrictions. avoid gifts from close family unless permitted. Display etiquette varies but cards may stay on gifts if desired. "With best wishes" on cards is acceptable.
Answers to Cracker Questions on Editorial Page
The editorial notes that destroyers exceed cruisers and battleships in speed with 36 knots vs 32 and 21 to 28 knots. It explains battleships are slower due to their armor and purpose to stand and fight. It lists naming conventions: battleships by states and cruisers by cities. It states the 35 000 ton battleship North Carolina will commission in early April and lists Fleet chiefs for Pacific Atlantic and Asiatic Fleets. A poem quote by Robert P Tristram Coffin is included.
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Pennsylvania
Texas
Chicago
Tuscaloosa
North Carolina
Pacific
U. S
H. E. el
Atlantic Fleet
Ad‘al E. J King
Asiatic Fleet
T. C Hart
Ebbw Vale Miner Henry Powell Faces War Timelife
In Ebbw Vale Wales a 71 year old miner named Henry Powell embodies the average family during wartime. Powell, recently back at timber denstruction in unused mine tunnels, lives with eight relatives in a brick row house and maintains a disciplined routine with two pints a day after work. Public rationing minimally disrupts their life as shelters exist but are unused, and Powell notes little change from peacetime, contrasting Britain’s war impact with American life.
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Erbew Vale
England
Monmouthshire
Wales
Rockies
Timberline
Britain
Ebbw Vale
Birmingham
Manchester
Henry Powell
Mr. Powell
Powell
London
Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues Challenge Minds
A newspaper puzzle listing numerous horizontal and vertical clues with wordplay. Solvers fill in entries for flyers, relatives, parts of the body, and mythic and geographic terms, among others, on a grid.
Mussolini and Hitler Face Ma zzini in Europe Speech Clash
A column cites Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler against the ideas of Giuseppe Mazzini. It argues Mazzini’s European unity vision under liberty and equality challenges fascist regimes and questions the Rome Berlin Axis. The piece recalls Mazzini’s Europeanist program and warns oppression leads to national death.
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Attila
Germany
Kingdom of Heaven
Earth
Mazzini
Britain
France
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Virginio Gayda
Maazzini
Rome-Berlin
Gardening for Happiness Roses and care tips for beginners
This article highlights that every garden should include roses and outlines seven recommended varieties from the All-American Rose Council. It covers planting time, soil depth, soil type, fertilization ratios, pruning rules, disease and pest control with Bordeaux mixture, and notes on bloom characteristics of each rose type.
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All-American Rose Council
Charlotte Armstrong
California
Capital News Summary on China aid and European fears
The article reports Laughlin Currie’s upcoming report on China’s $100 million aid draw and possible further advances, with Roosevelt and Jesse Jones negotiating quotes. It notes looming British crisis, Hitler’s invasion timing theories, and debates over lease lend bills, filibusters, and opposition strategy amid war tensions.
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Washington
China
Far East
Laughlin Currie
State Department
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Matsuoka
Hitler
Casanova’s Women by John Erskine reviewed
A playful rearrangement of Casanova’s life and exploits in eleven urbane short stories. Erskine blends wit with bold action, portraying Casanova’s wanderjahr as a carnival of mischief and memorable victims.
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Casanova
John Erskine
Stokes
Erskine
Helen of Troy
Venice
Matteo Giovanni Bragadin
Bragadin
When are you at your best age for work
Dr. Harvey C. Lehman of Ohio University explains timed peaks by field. Musicians often peak 36 to 39, poets 26 to 30, short story writers after 30, novelists 40 to 44, scientists and inventors earlier or later, with Edison peak at 35 and 104 patents that year. An average curve rises to 40 then plateaus to 54 before a gradual decline toward 70.
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Harvey C. Lehman
Department of Psychology
Ohio University
College of Arts and Sciences
Athens
Ohio
Thomas A. Edison
Edward L. Thorndike
Columbia University
Kipling’s Mowgli Echoes in Wolf Reared Child Claims
The piece links Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book figure Mowgli to real cases of children raised by wolves in India. It cites Colonel James L. Sleeman and Major-General Sir William Sleeman noting seventeen authenticated wolf upbringing cases, including a Chopra case from 1843 where a three year old boy, taunted by a wolf pack, showed later signs of speech but could not articulate clearly. The article posits Kipling may have drawn inspiration from these facts, suggesting humans may be closer to wild kin than thought.
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India
Mother Wolf
Mowgli
Rudyard Kipling
George Russell
Kipling
Muller
Forests of
James L. Sleeman
London Times
William Sleeman
Sir William
Chopra
Sleeman
Red Tape Cutters Help Salesmen Find Government Officials
In Washington the Service and Information office under Secretary Jesse Jones and Norman Baxter streamlines access to federal buyers. The Baxter led unit offers a complete roster of government officials to see, easing the previous hunt for appropriate contacts amid a booming procurement scene.
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Washington
Government City
Credit Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Norman Baxter
Service and Information Office
Department of Commerce
Commerce
National Defense
Baxter
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