Golfers Berg and Dettweiler in Amarillo exhibition
Interview with Patty Berg and Helen Dettweiler at Amarillo Country Club reveals Berg’s football interest and Dettweiler’s record collection and Crosby favorites. The piece notes their Wilson Sporting Goods ties, family roots, and plans for local club events and pledges, plus campus social notices and a game recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McDonald
Spital Hotel
Patty Berg
Helen Dettweiler
Amarillo Country Club
Friend McDonald
Miss Dettweiler
Bing Cros
Dinah Shore
Jimmy Dorsey
Helen
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Wilson
Woods
Crosby
Spalding
Bobby Jones
Miss Berg
Minnesota University
Golden Gophers
Texas Aggies
Syen
Guy Pabardo
Henry McLemore
Patty
Kurusu Uses American Talk in Washington Meeting Comedy
Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu arrives in Washington and mocks language barriers with mock English and slang. The skit depicts Hull Welles and interpreters in a playful clash over oil, China and Russia.
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Hull
Sumner
Welles
Kurusu
Willkie
Labor Feud Between Lewis and Hillman Darkens Defense Program
The CIO convention spotlights a long simmering clash between John L. Lewis and Sidney Hillman that has affected U S defense policy. Hillman aides push 48 hour copper worker weeks while Lewis allies push 40 hour limits, fueling distrust as each side accuses the other of political maneuvering and anti Roosevelt loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mallon
Washington
CIO
John L. Lewis
Sidney Hillman
Roosevelt
Hillman
Eli Oliver
Montana
Oliver
Reid Robinson
Lewis
Robinson
John Owens
Defense Mediation Board
Emil Rieve
Herbert Harris
Defense Council
White House
Willkie
Knudsen
Mr. Lewis
Detroit
United Automaobile Workers
A. D. Lewis
Currier
AFL
Greeks Outflank Italians Across Albania War Front
A year ago United Press reported Greek forces outflanking and outfighting Italians in all Albanian sectors while King Boris of Bulgaria met Soviet envoys and Gen. Charles de Gaulle briefed Churchill on West African hostilities.
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United Press
Albania
Boris
Bulgaria
Charles de Gaulle
Churchill
Answers to Cracker Editorial Page Questions
Answers cover combinatorics and cipher counts, a 18 pound Natal to Dakar shipment cost, weekly oil well outputs, and a Senate critique of the neutrality act as appeasement toward Hitler voiced by Senator Theodore Green of Rhode Island.
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Natal
Dakar
Hitler
Theodore Green
Rhode Island
Puzzler Horizontal and Vertical Clues Challenge Readers
A mixed list of crossword clues covers names, abbreviations, and common terms. Across entries include U S Army man and youngest VA chief, ocean abbreviations, chemical symbols, animal and plant terms, and regional names. Down clues request engines, fruits, fabrics, and actions, ending with pronouns and verbs.
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Far East
Europe Unite With Diversity Against Hitler
Dorothy Thompson argues that Europe must seek unity with diversity, led by a Franco-British-American alliance, to defeat Hitler. She names Wagner Nietzsche Beethoven and Napoleon as European not German or French figures, urges American-backed continental federation style unity, and promotes collaboration across the British Empire and United States to secure peace.
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Europe
Richard Wagner
Friedrich Welhelm Nietzsche
Hitler
Neitzsche
Mussolini
Nietzsche
Stefan George
Nietssche
Germany
Britain
United States
British Empire
Commonwealth
British Isles
United States of Europe
Switzerland
Goethe
Byron
Wagner
Nietzche
Stendhal
Mazzini
Heine
Rolland
Napoleon
Bethoven
Asia
Airpower versus airpowerless nations analyzed by Major Williams
Major Williams argues the U S must build an unparalleled air force and maintain steady airpower movement to deter aggression. He warns against relying on fortifications and blockades and recalls a World War I rookies tale to stress training and discipline in formation flying.
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AS Williams
Germany
Italy
Confession and Change Help Man Save Career in Philippines
Ignacio Raval describes how admitting he was wrong transformed his job fate. After a tense confrontation with supervisor Ramon Kaimo in 1938, Raval admitted his mistakes, apologized, and later earned a promotion as head teacher in a new district. He credits honesty and self‑reflection with dramatic career advancement.
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Beecause
Ignacio R. Raval
Placer
Surigas
Philippine Islands
Ramon Kaimo
Raval
Mr. Raval
Telephone Etiquette Quiz From Manners Column
A reader asks about proper conduct on calls. Answers: 1 No prefix such as Miss. 2 No talk time should be brief in business calls. 3 Not unless necessary to reach the person. 4 The caller should end first unless charges are reversed. 5 Do not say Who is this, introduce yourself with name and company.
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Kurusu
Mr. Hull
Kurusus
Welles
Russia
Sumner
Europe
Hitler
Anderson
Anderson and Company
Jim Anderson
Brig Gen John Marston Profile Heads Iceland Mission
Brigadier General John Marston of Somerset County Pennsylvania is highlighted for a lifetime of Marine deployments from Vera Cruz to Haiti Nicaragua and North China. Promoted in 1940 he led Marine forces in Iceland and earlier served as chief of staff in the Pacific. His descendants link to a long Marine family lineage and two daughters married to Marine captains.
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United States
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Nicaragua
U. S
Quantico
Washington
Col. Marston
Peiping
China
Marston
San Francisco
Department of the Pacific
Iceland
Marine Coprs
John Marston
Ward Marston
Marines
Massachusetts Foot Infantry
Massachusetts Colonial Artillery
Elizabeth Barrell Worthington
Annapolis
Marine Corps
Elizabeth
Johns. Letcher
Mary
Manly L. Curry
Inside Latin America by John Gunther reviewed
Gunther’s study surveys 20 Latin American nations focusing on governance and personalities. He classifies democracies and dictatorships, notes axis influence and U S relations, and argues for improving ties amid rising media driven cultural exchange.
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John Gunther
Latin America
Harpers
Rio Grande
Gunther
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Mexico
Panama
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Bolivia
Paraguay
Brazil
Honduras
el Salvador
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Haiti
Salvador
Nicaragua
United States
Census Highlights 1949 Marriage Boom and Industrial Output
The 1949 census records 1.5 million marriages, the highest on record. It notes a $150 million annual U.S. market for office and store machines, including nearly a million typewriters and tens of thousands of adding and bookkeeping devices. It also reports 600 million pounds of pet food valued at $36 million produced by prepared feed and meat packing sectors.
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United States
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Kappa Delta Ch's
Amarillo
Zeta Omegas
Jack Connell
Bradley Bynum
Richard Anderson
Cotillion Club
Bob Bradley
Tri-K
Panhellenic Council
Louie's Alley
Alpha Kappas
Mu Chis
Louis Yarborough
Huddle
Bonnie Wanser
Lois Harter
Gwendolyn Ely
Panhandle Club of Texas University
University of Texas
Martha Williams
Anne Claire Brannen
Mae Jo Winn
Betty Taylor
Virginia Thornton
Jean Hallmark
Sigma Iota Chi Sorority
Jack Dyke
Tri-K's
Alpha Deltas
Dorothy McClendon
Jan Garber
Airlines
Fritz Heilborn
Black Mask
R. P. Parcells
Howard Lynch
Paul Berthelot
Bruce Miner
Allene Byrd
Phil Scarborough
Maxine Higgins
Yale
Sandie Mothers Club
Catherine DeFries
Droops
Adelman
Paramount Theater
The
Sandies
Lubbock
Ross DeFries
Fillmore Patreet
More McLemore
Saburo Kurusu
Japan
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
Groton
Pard
J. Hull
U. S. Army
Douglas A
Sicily
Pigeon
Dorothy Thompson
Times
Great Britain
Wickard
England
France
No Man's Land
Dale Carnegie
Kaimo
Enid
Raimna
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