Amarillo College Opening Night Talent on Stage
Wanda Fowler and others directed "Dinah" on the bandstand while Betty Kraft won by applause and danced with violinist Charles Ginsberg. The program included Barbara Allen and a long list of performers and attendees, with Hatch Hatchett of Sigma Alpha Delta highlighted as student leader and West Point aspirant.
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Wanda Fowler
Betty Kraft
Irene Fowler
Marie Franks
Horacine Gibson
Dinah
Charles Ginsberg
Eddy Dunsmoor
Billy Andrews
Dick Ross
Jane Bray
Albert
David McKinney
Barbara Allen
Sue Murphy
Doll Smith
Jimmie Sewell
Sailor Newman Parker
Betty Caldwell
Oliver Middleton
Janie Edwards
Marshall Dorman
Dixie Hedgecake
Johnny Heket
Frank Henry
Yvonne Bennett
Dale Andrews
LaVerne Lowell
Jim Parks
Catherine and
Lera Bell
Earl Hatchett
Hatch
Amarillo College
Sigma Alpha Delta
Delta Kappa Chi
Frathernity and Beaver Club
West Point
Woody Herman
Bob Hope
NAT
Eastland
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Ann Claire Brannen
Texas
Harlan Willis
Mary Taylor Ball
Jeanette Drapela Brummett
Dorothy Morgan
Virginia Lauderne
Wilson Forister
Mike Boyd
Horace Watkins
Dorothy Coan
Fay Barton
Herbie Pestor
Elizabeth Land
Lloyd
Ford Johnny Storseth
Alva Lee Sullivan
Dunsmoore
Charles Bates
Joe Foster
Ray McManus
Lynn Roddy
Connie Roberts
Bill Stack
Plainview
Elmer Wisely
Billie Williford
Bob Flanders
Louis Yarborough
Archer Woodlief
Evelyn Wallace Wayford Holman
Chuck Johnson
Glenn Allen Newbold
Carolyn Ashcroft
Mary Traeger
Pat
Carmen Bourassa
Bonnie Collier
Rex Sanders
Fran Real
Frank van Noy
Johnnie Rene Lyons
Amarillo
Washington Off the Record on Reservations and Etiquette
A humorous Washington column notes guests in hotels and a defense bigwig's surprise stay. It recalls the perils of no reservations and a chorus of etiquette stories, including British manners and a clash over who carries purchases.
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Washington
Emily Post
Braddock Reign, Schmeling Beats Louis in 1936
Answers to Editorial Page questions note James J. Braddock as heavyweight champion in June 1936, Schmeling defeating Louis, Roosevelt ticket with Cox, Stanley Baldwin as British prime minister before Chamberlain, Frederick Ebert as Germany’s first president, Hindenburg succeeding him, and Claude A. Swanson as secretary of the navy before Edison and Knox in Roosevelt cabinets.
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James J. Braddock
Schmeling
Louis
Anklin D. Roosevelt
Cox
Stanley Baldwin
Chamberlain
Frederick Ebert
Germany
Hindenburg
Claude A. Swanson
Charles Edison
Frank Knox
Navy
Roosevelt
Airpower Speech Warns Against Aviation Sabotage
Major Al Williams argues truth is the sole antidote to political sabotage in airpower arming. He warns Congress lacks aviation knowledge and urges honest disclosure on aircraft, leases, and future troop gliders changing modern invasion tactics.
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United States
Army
Navy
Congress
Eagle
Admiral Dewey
Gridley
Chamberlain dies as Italy reshuffles Balkan command
A year ago Neville Chamberlain died yesterday according to a government release. Italy announced a change at the top of its army with General Ubaldo Soddu replacing Gen Visconti Prasca as commander in chief in Albania. Italy also claimed the capture of Gallabat in Sudan. Soviet Russia began mobilizing boys aged 14 to 17.
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United Press
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Ubaldo Soddu
Sebastiano Visconti Prasca
Albania
Italy
Gallabat
Sudan
Soviet
Russia
Puzzler Glossary Clues and Answers Across and Down
A dense list of crossword style clues with many entries across and down including seats, colors, verbs, names, and terms. It presents numbered clues like 1 2 3 across and 1 2 3 down, mixing definitions such as chair seat, skin, eat, run, and various proper nouns.
Canada’s Wage Ceiling and Wartime Controls
Canadian policy marks a bold shift as Ottawa enacts direct wage controls November 17, a wartime oddity among democracies. The piece examines inflation fears, scarcity, and political gridlock as Congress debates price and wage measures without decisive action, amid pressure from employers, farmers, and unions.
Thoughts on God's Omnipotence and Wisdom
An oracular reflection drawing on Du Bartas and Job 35 5 praising God’s might and providence, noting His strength, wisdom, justice, knowledge, and love as active in the world. The passage emphasizes God’s sovereign authority and benevolent governance.
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du Bartas
Job
Britain Canada wage control debate in wartime economics
The article compares wartime wage and price policies in Britain Canada and the United States. It notes Britain uses indirect controls through rationing and taxes while Canada plans price and wage limits with bonuses, and the United States resists wage controls while inflation rises. Labor opposition shapes policy amid war needs and economic strain.
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Great Britain
Roosevelt
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Canada
Mackenzie King
The Capital by Paul Mallon on Navy Sub Warfare
The piece discusses Allied and German submarine warfare near Greenland and Iceland, noting night convoy tactics, potential subs sunk, and the limits of US destroyers. It reviews Russia’s wartime industrial losses, potential Allied aid needs, and the improbability of rapid Russian endurance beyond next summer. It also covers labor issues, closed shops, and the Roosevelt administration’s stance on union security in the coal and steel sectors.
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Greer
Kearny
Reuben James
Greenland
Iceland
Britain
Russia
Strategicus
Army and Navy Journal
Ukraine
Leningrad
Moscow
United States
Hitler
Urals
John Lewis
Big Steel
Myron Taylor
Lewis
John
Mr. Roosevelt
Madam Perkins
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Act
National Defense Mediation Board
Labor
War Labor Policy Board
Social Etiquette Quiz From a Hotel Register
A reader question set asks if guests should keep voices and radios low, whether lights should stay on when away, and how an unmarried woman should sign a hotel register. Answers: Yes, No, No, Miss Mary Jones. A legal note follows about supporting an international order under law, quoted Justice Douglas.
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Mary Jones
Justice Douglas
U. & Supreme Court
How a shoe cobbler learned salesmanship in St Louis
A St Louis shoe repairman retells learning from Dale Carnegie how agreeing with a customer first and then presenting the other side can win him business. He recalls persuading Mr Skorsky to repair shoes by validating the initial concern and then reframing the value, avoiding direct confrontation.
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St. Louis
Valentin Geishmer
Pulaski Street
Geisheimer
Cleveland
Mr. Skorsky
The Auto Tax Battle and Treasury’s Dilemma
Treasury faces a $5 per vehicle use tax amid debates over enforcement and collection. The plan relies on state lists and plate purchases, but legal hurdles, state cooperation, and court costs loom large as millions of motorists await payment.
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Treasury Department
Internal Revenue
Treasury
Secret Service
United States
Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
Laval and collaboration in Torres volume reviewed
Henry Torres profiles Laval in Laval Oxford noting double dealing and ambition behind the 1940s Bordeaux crisis and Vichy. Martin Flavin’s Corporal Cat is praised for its dramatic premise and authentic aviation detail.
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Henry Torres
Pierre Laval
Laval
Oxford
Europe
Torres
Paris
Bordeaux
Africa
Vichy
Martin Flavin
Corporal Cat
Harpers
Germany
Flavin
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Massachusetts Avenue
Miss Hudgins
Major AL Williams
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