Girl Cartoonist-Writer Seeks Break In Woman's Sports Pages
Los Angeles based Jeane Hofmann, a 21 year old student and the country’s only girl sports writer-cartoonist, pursues steady work in sports journalism. She contributes weekly cartoons and stories to the Hollywood Citizen-News and aims to land a permanent sports desk job, citing hockey as her current top sport and baseball as a long-time favorite.
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Willowy
Jeane Hofmann
Miss Horn
Hollywood Citizen-News
Jean
Hollywood
Citizen-News
San Francisco
Jeane
Chicago
Santa Alina Island
Gabby Hartnett
Dizzy Dean
Jeanne
Miss Hofmann
Angeles
Savannah
G M A C Wins Maverick Bowling Championship on Total Pins
In a Tuesday rolloff at Louies Alleys the G M A C defeated Oriental Cleaners 2458 to 2413 to claim the Maverick Bowling League title. The column had misstated the event earlier.
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Oriental Cleaners
G. M.A.C
Maverick Bowling League
Louie’s Alleys
Cleaners
Girls Scouts Will Gets Awards Friday
Courts of Awards will be held at 8 o clock Friday night at the Central Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. More than three hundred awards for honor and badges will be presented in the first 1940 awards court. A short skit by Troops 5 and 16 will conclude the program with Mrs. W B Gunm presiding.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Amarillo
W. 8B. Gunm
Far! Mayne
W. W. Gibson
Charles Woodburn
Roy Cullum
Texas Spinner Sends Towels to Notables
Weatherford Texas G A Holland a spinner and weaver has mailed hand woven towels to wives of leading figures including Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Mrs John Nance Garner Mrs Morris Sheppard and Mrs Fritz Lanham He grows and processes cotton to make towels and other articles and has demonstrated his home spinning device in nearby towns.
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Weatherford
Texas
G. A. Holland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Morris Sheppard
Fritz Lanham
Fort Worth
Holland
Softball doubleheader set despite rain risk at Amarillo Jaycees
Two games are slated for tonight in the Amarillo Jaycee Softball League though cancellations loom. A&W Root Beer vs Magnolia Petroleum opens at 8 15 with Dalby Motor Freight vs Roberts-Oolver in the nightcap. Last night's slate was washed out and will be moved to a later date.
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A&w Root Beer
Magnolia Petroleum
Dalby Motor Freight
Roberts Oolver
Yellow Cab
Soil Conservation Service
Phillips 66
Texaco
W. L. Pet
Dalby Mtr. Freight
Maenolia
Counter-Attack's Only Hope In Belgian Front
The Allied position in Belgium remains grave as German pressure slows slightly amid ongoing fighting. French counter-offensives in the Cambrai sector target the German spearhead near the Scheldt while Allied forces in Belgium try to break the siege and reach their trapped comrades.
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Belgium
German Drives Reach Scheldt Coast in Belgium
Allied forces face grave risk as Germans break through along the Scheldt River near Prussels and push toward the coast. British and Belgian defenders hold a line amid a grinding, costly battle with the offensive slowed to regroup and refit supplies for armored units.
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Belgium
London
Scheldt
Prussels
Guardsmen to Train Three Weeks in Amarillo Camp
The Texas National Guard plans a three week training camp for about 3000 men and 17 officers from Amarillo units. Exercises include a week at Camp Bullis followed by two weeks in Sabine River area near Jasper Texas. Local payroll and materials total around 75000 dollars yearly and two armories costing 100000 dollars each are contemplated. Cooperation from Amarillo firms is essential for the three week extended training and vacations may be required for soldiers. The program is framed as patriotic and potentially yields future security benefits.
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Amarillo
Camp Bullis
Jasper
Texas
Sabine River
National Guard
United States
Ama
Rillo
Italy doubles demands amid war aims and allied stance
Rome reports Italy has doubled war demands including French Tunisia and Malta, seeking control of Suez and Somaliland and potential Gibraltar and Spanish fort involvement. Parallel Paris notes a volunteer legion of foreign women led by Mme Hitzbleck-Planner forms to aid France without uniforms.
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U.P
Germany
French
Tunisia
Italy
Suez Canal
Britain
France
Somaliland
Djibouti
Malta
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Spain
Paris
Mme. Hitzbleck-Planner
Allied Generalissimo Wevygand Set for Major Counterattack
Reports indicate Allied Generalissimo Wevygand plans a powerful counterattack as Cambrai sector fighting intensifies. German forces strike hard, bombing Allied communications to the Cambrai area while aerial raids target channel ports to hinder reinforcements and rescue efforts in Belgium.
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Wevygand
Cambrai
Belgium
Price Students To Be Honored At Evening Banquet
College students active in extra curricular activities will be honored at the annual activity banquet tonight at 6 30 in the college dining room. The Price PTA sponsors the event with committee members R A Brown C L DeZonta Fred Probst G F Nussbaum and Dorsey Smith. Awards will go to athletic squads the Price Band and Glee Club. A large group of friends are expected as guests.
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Price Parent-Teacher Association
R. A. Brown
C. L. DeZonta
F Red Probst
G. F. Nussbaum
Dorsey Smith
Price Band
Glee Club
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