Goin Places Jon Weeks Dance At The Nat
Anson Weeks led a fine band with Margie Little and others drawing a small crowd at the Nat. Henry King is booked for May 18, announced by W A Maddox. Marie Windsor, Utah born, rose from store clerk to Jack Benny writer and movie star prospect after sending gags to Benny. Her BYU education and Marysvale roots noted.
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Jon Weeks
NAT Anson Weeks
Margie Little
W. A. Maddox
Henry King
Dean Corley
Bettie Ward
Bill
Ida Lou Holmes
Gordon Creamery
Phil Phillips
Jack Benny
Utah
Marie Windsor
Marysvale
Pic
George Washington
Miss Windsor
Benny
Jerry Wald
Brigham Young University
Anna M. Long
Joseph Bertelsen
British income limits and tax structure in wartime Britain
Wartime Britain imposes a 97 percent effective tax rate on high earners with no cap on net income, though the precise top salaries are not published. A gross of about 1.2 million dollars yields a net 30 thousand after taxes, with only 2 percent added per extra dollar earned. The system lets some windfalls like stock gains and race winnings escape tax, while standard deductions and high surtax rates apply above 6 thousand dollars of income. Indirect taxes on essentials also apply, including auto, fuel, theater seats, and luxury goods.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
England
United States
Proverbs 8 34 Blessings for those who heed wisdom
A short biblical line from Proverbs 8 34 extols the blessed state of those who listen to wisdom and stay vigilant at life’s gateways. The verse emphasizes daily attention and ready receptivity to prudent counsel.
Armored units fueled by American car culture
Henry McLemore recalls Fort Knox and Fort Benning, praising U S armored forces and crediting civilian driving culture with producing trained tank crews. He notes the quick adaptability of American youth, from high schoolers to farm boys, in mastering the mechanics of motors and machine tools, and hints at a ride in a new aqua cheetah combat craft.
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Henry McLemore
New York
Fort Knox
First Amored
Fort Benning
Second Armored
Benning
McLemore
Kipling
Daniel
Germany
America
U. S
al Guiberson
Dallas
Texas
Guiberson
NAVY
Gene Groom
E. V. Groom
West Fifteenth Avenue
Naval Reserve Aviation
Grand Prairie
Farm Security Administration
L. C. Kurtz
South Fillmore Street
Naval Construction Corps
Southwestern Tower Tanks Service
Kurtz
Texas Tech
West Texas State College
Canyon
Panhandle
War Secrecy and Duty Urged by Officials in Wartime
William L. Batt of the War Production Board warns against complacency and urges readiness to counter enemies as the nation mobilizes. Joseph B. Eastman, Defense Transportation Director, cautions that careless behavior harms the war effort even more than enemy bombers.
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William L. Batt
War Production Board
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Around Town notes new arrivals and births in Amarillo
A crowded Amarillo elevator encounter ends with a bold call main floor Amarillo Texas home of the mother men. Local births include sons and daughters to Blythe Summers Lemons McCarty Jones Colston and others at Northwest Texas Hospital. New movers arrive from Lubbock Akron Fort Worth and more with several engineers and commercial staff.
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Amarillo
Texas
Elmo M. Blythe
Dumas
Northwest Texas Hospital
J. E. Summers
North West Sixth Avenue
Robert Lemons
Panhandle
Jay L. McCarty
North Alabama Street
J. A. Colston
West Sixth Avenue
R. L. Jones
North Arthur Street
C. L. Clement
West
Sixteenth Avenue
Lubbock
Clement
Nunn Electric Company
H. G. Paul
Akron
Ohio
Palo Duro Apartments
Paul
Pantex Ordnance Company
Fort Worth
Henry Reed
Nineteenth Avenue
Reed
Austin Company
C. C. Davis
Mr. Davis
George Graham
McLean
J. F. Dietrich
Plainview
Jackson Street
Dietrich
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
M. C. Schulze
Clarendon
Hughes Street
Schulze
Bell and Braden Contractors
L. E. West
Fillmore Street
Waynoka
Oklo
Santa Fe
A. W. Anderson
Texarkana
Ong Street
Anderson
Freese and
Nichols
M. G. Wogan
Houston
West Fifteenth Avenue
Acme Fast Freight
Oklahoma City
Amy Riley
el Paso
W. B. Thompson
Polk Street
Riley
Nora Allen
Hayden Street
J. J. Richards
Donald Weisenman
San Antonio
J. M. Webb
West Tenth Avenue
Mr. Weilenman
A. Weilenman
Irene Hughes
Reid
Weilenman
Kress
Air Tight on the Western Front in 1942
Lipppmann warns that Allied air mastery is essential for a western front in Europe. He argues diplomacy, not only fighting, shapes the war as Axis cohesion weakens and Italy could reassess ties with Nazi Germany to pursue independence and a Mediterranean role.
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Walter Lippmann
Western Front
Hitler
Marshal Petain
Laval
Marshall
London
Royal Air Force
Europe
Lippmann
Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Berlin
United Nations
Mussolini
Albania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Holy See
Germany
Alps
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Russia
America
World Reshapes in Early 1940s Across Nations
A year ago reports note Japan and France Indo China trade pact, Stalin replacing Molotov as Soviet Premier, Roosevelt forming a wartime cabinet to accelerate bomber output, Greece admitting heavy naval losses, Haile Selassie returning to Addis Ababa, and Italy declaring control of six Aegean islands.
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United Press
Indo-China
Stalin
Molotov
Roosevelt
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Italy
Aegean
Speaking of Horse Drawn Hearses and Fly Nets
The speaker recalls old horse drawn hearses and the fly nets, describing leather nets cutting the long shoe strings and woven nets slipping off. They note the nets rose up to the ears with tussles and remark on their appearance.
War Quiz Answers on Editorial Page
Answers listed on the editorial page mention insignia worn by a master diver. The corral reef structure is attributed to coral polyps. A third item claims Afgruns are Mohammevans.
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Great Barrier Reef
Persistence Pays Off Insurance Pitch to Yehudi Menuhin
Dale Carnegie recounts Perez Huff securing life insurance for young violinist Yehudi Menuhin through relentless persistence. Huff contacts Evans & Salter, writes four letters, networks via a doctor, and finally meets Menuhin who appreciates perseverance. The tale endorses steadfastness in sales.
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Dale Carnegie
Perez F. Huff
West Sixth Street
Los Angeles
California
New York
Yehudi Menuhin
Los Arales
Yehudi
Father Menuhin
Mr. Huff
Mr. Menuhin
Menuhin
Europe
Huff
No Farm Union opposition from farmers to Lewis drive
George Gallup reports farmers show limited support for John L. Lewis plan to organize dairy farmers into a CIO branch. Only 52 percent of farmers favor labor unions overall, with dairy farmers among least satisfied with production costs. Gallup notes farmers generally oppose unions compared with businessmen.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton, N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Dirt Farmers of America
Labor
Lewis
Institute
The
United States
Betasaeveer
Segaseveeteseseeesase
Eee Eenaae
James Lee Deren runs Anglers Roost in New York City
Profile of James Lee Deren 29 who heads Anglers Roost a tiny Midtown tackle shop and college. He teaches angling and runs the shop, crafting flies and two patterns Fifty Degrees and Devons Fox. He promotes angling as a family activity and overcomes material shortages, keeping customers returning.
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James Lee Deren
New York City
College
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Station
Deren
Jersey
Izaak Walton
Devon
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