Dancing A Lost Art Says Dancing A Lost Art
Harman W. Nichols reports on trombonist Pee Wee Hunt who argues that ballroom dancing is fading as music becomes ear oriented. Hunt cites limited dance floor space at night spots and notes his plan to revive Dixieland by recording revivals and old tunes. He recalls his Ohio banjo beginnings and California success with 12th Street Rag.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
U.P
Pee Wee” Hunt
Pee Wee
Hunt
Ohio
California
Dear Mrs Post on Courtesy and Etiquette Questions
A reader complains that friends ask personal questions about weddings and finances. Emily Post replies on when to pour coffee from a saucer, flowers at weddings for a flower allergy, polite responses after dancing, and a canine thief stealing a newspaper prompting a police call.
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Mrs. Post
Bell Syndicate
Mrs J W Young Rites Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Young 79 will be held tomorrow at 10 in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with Rev E Lee Stanford and Rev George E Turrentine officiating. Pallbearers include Jeff Pierce Connie Mead H G Frichard George Protsman Louis Brasher Robert J Schwartz. Burial at Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Young wife of J W Young died yesterday at home 1321 East Ninth after 31 years in Amarillo. Survivors, besides her husband, are listed.
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Fannie Young
Blackburn - Shaw Memorial Chapel
E. Lee Stanford
Dimmitt Methodist Church
George E. Turrentine
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
Jeff Pierce
Connie Mead
H. G. Frichard
George Protsman
Louis Brasher
Robert J. Schwartz
Young Family Notables in Amarillo and Abilene
The record lists two daughters Mrs. K. Stinley and Miss Virginia Young, both of Amarillo, a son J. W. Young Jr. of Amarillo, a sister Mrs. Belle Sumrall of Abilene, and four grandchildren.
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Stinley
Virginia Young
Amarillo
J. W. Young, Jr
Belle Sumrall
Abilene
Dr George Bear Rites Pending
Dr George E. Bear 63 of 409 North Deadl Borger died Sunday at his home. A University of Kansas graduate he served 14 years as superintendent of schools at Minneapolis Kansas before moving to Borger in 1938. He was a chiropractor. Surviving are wife Eunice Bear and three daughters Mrs Curtis Johnson of Fort Worth and two others.
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Borger
George E. Bear
North
Bear
University of Kansas
Minneapolis
Kan
Eunice Bear
Curtis Johnson
Girls Wearing Hip Falsies Spark Hourglass Trend
Hollywood dance director Charles O Curran says a new fashion is padding hips and thighs to create fuller figures. He notes women previously hid curves with padding and suggests the trend marks a pendulum swing back to rounder shapes with models like Dinah Shore cited as ideal.
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Hollywood
Charles O’curran
O’curran
Chariies
Paramount
Aaron Slick
Dinah Shore
Woman in Full Bloom Described in Poised Portrait
A clipped description notes a woman in full bloom, portrayed with poised confidence and striking presence. The line highlights her vitality and visible vitality, capturing a vivid moment of public gaze and expression.
Reporter Braved Rowboat Races to Beat News Desks
In pre radio New York, a reporter paddled out in a rowboat to intercept ships and secure the first delivery of news, illustrating fierce competition among papers and the risks taken to scoop rivals.
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New York
Radio One
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Emily Post
New England Courant
James Franklin
Hell-Fire Club
Dr. Scholl
J. W. Young
George Bear
Virginia MacPherson
Heath's
Smith Cleaners
Billie Smith
Ing
State Farm Mutual
Fred Cornelius Insurance Agency
West 36Th
UR En UU
Pamela Eee
Prene
Aed
Space Maker
General Electric Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut
General Electric
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