Goin Places With Rufus Steele Visits Amarillo
Rufus Steele back in Amarillo for a couple days after illness visits bridge clubs and talks Culbertson four club convention. He stays at Capitol Hotel and plans to return to Denver soon while recalling party notes and local venues and people around SMU game weekend posts.
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W. F
Rufus) Steele
Amarillo
Panhandle
Rufus
Capitol Hotel
Denver
SMU
Dallas
Texas
White Plaza
Motor Inn
Fraternity
Sorority Row
Reuben James Sinking and Atlantic Convoy Duty
The world today reviews the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James and the hard task of convoy protection from Newfoundland to Iceland. It notes extreme winter seas, periscope cues, and the need for robust naval air and surface escorts against German subs.
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Frederick Palmer Washington
Reuben James
Newfoundland
Greenland
Iceland
Aleutian Islands
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
York
Newfoundland-Iceland-Greenland
Naval Air Service
Editorial Q and A on November observances
Answers list key November dates including All Hallows Eve on Nov 1 and Armistice Day Nov 11. Noting births of Winston Churchill and Ignace Rewiński on Nov 10 and Nov 6 respectively, Thanksgiving dates Nov 20 and 27, and Congress meeting in Washington on Nov 17, 1800.
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U. S
Free Nations
Winston Churchill
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
Airpower overruns seapower in modern war claims
Major Al Williams argues air power defeats naval might, citing German and British navies and the Bismarck incident. He asserts seapower cannot withstand air bombs, while damaged ships hinder battle lines and bases must be protected to survive. He calls for public scrutiny of seapower spending and strategy.
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Williams
Germany
Europe
Russia
Stalin
Bismarck
Mr. Roosevelt
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A compact list of crossword clues covering horizontal and vertical entries with numbers and partial phrases. The grid references supply various word meanings including common words, abbreviations, and Latin terms.
Public Opinion Shifts on Neutrality Act in Late Oct
George Gallup reports a sharp rise in support for changing the Neutrality Act during Oct 22 to Nov 1. A 9 point gain backs arming merchant ships and a 7 point gain favors letting American ships enter the war zone. Regional and party differences are noted, with Republicans moving toward change.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Institute
Congress
Roosevelt
Ideas for Easier Letter Mailing and Local Cheer
Betsy Gammill proposes a curbside mail chute at the post office to allow motorists to mail letters without scraping fenders, with rain protection and a non intrusive curb limit. The note cites Fort Worth success and is signed Betsy Gammill, 822 Sunset Terrace. Mrs Cobb suggests a college photo page in Amarillo Globe-News to highlight local students. Curtis Richardson criticizes government overreach. W B West calls for neighbor club and better tax notices. Mrs Vanderpool urges simplified tax billing and a single office.
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Fort Worth
Betsy Gammill
Sunset Terrace
Britain victory and Aegean corridor amid war plans
A year ago Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared Britain had won a historic victory over Germany and would fight on through 1944. He said Greek bases would enable unlimited counter blows against Italy. A convoy was shelled by a German raider as Axis powers courted Bulgaria for a corridor to the Aegean.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Germany
Italy
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Office of farts and figures sparks wartime propaganda debate
The piece critiques a new government propaganda unit tied to Archibald MacLeish and Donovan, alleging it will centralize control over official news and favor publicity over substance. It discusses rival figures, policy messaging, and the wartime navy's publicity approach, noting tensions with Hull and Roosevelt.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Cal
Billy Donovan
Office of Information
LaGuardia
New York
Archibald Macléish
Donovan
Roosevelt
Nelson Rockefeller
Latin America
Rockefeller
Naval Hospital
Hitler
Political Institute
Library of Congress
Macleish
Col
Hull
Voices on war, policy, and duty from leaders and thinkers
A collection of quoted lines from Owen D. Young Count Carlo Sforza Senator George Norris Lewis W. Douglas and Robert Erskine as they comment on public works dictatorship price control and the Allied struggle. The remarks frame a mood of urgency duty and resistance in a tumultuous era.
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Europe
Carlo Sforza
George W. Norris
Nebraska
From Whittling to Naval Model Maker A Boy's Dream
A boy who was scolded for whittling ships grows into a renowned model maker. Fred Avery, dismissed as wasting time, pursues miniature ships, gains recognition from hobbyists and Col. H H Rogers, works on old and new models, and ends up at the United States Naval Academy as a celebrated model maker.
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Fred Avery
Fred
Col. H. H. Rogers
Col. Rogers
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Washington Redskins Bonanza Found in Capital Fans
Washington packs Griffith Stadium and travels to major cities to watch the Redskins, averaging over 30,000 per game. Officials like Jesse Jones and Carter Glass send cheers, while diverse locals from 17 home states fill season-ticket rolls and fan clubs, proving the capital is pro football’s big prize.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Footeball
Redskins
Boston
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
Carter Glass
Sammy Baugh
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Gerald P. Nye
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Redskin
Baugh
Ed Justice
George P. Marshall
Marshall
D. C
United States
Texas
Dick Todd
Jones
The Hills Beyond by Thomas Wolfe Posthumous Volume
Posthumous Wolfe collection titled The Hills Beyond gathers short stories essays and ten chapters from an unfinished novel. The pieces date mainly 1935 to 1938 with Gentlemen of the Press from 1930 31 and the title tale draws on Webber Joyner ancestral lives. An editor’s postscript adds value to the volume.
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Thomas Wolfe
Harpeer
Edward C. Aswell
Wolfe
Webber-Joyner Clan
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