Victory name winner chosen for 511 Polk Street theater
Jack D. Duke submitted the winning name Victory for the new theater at 511 Polk Street. several runners up include Mrs. J. W. Caplan with The Plains and Steve Scott with Western. Winners receive passes and all name submitters get mailed tickets after December 15. Theater pricing for children under 12 changes to nine cents plus defense tax. Community dances and a Little Theater premiere of Flight to the West noted with ticket details and cast.
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Ne Winnah
Jack D. Duke
Polk Street
Jim
Ben Golding
Harry Greer
J. W. Caplan
the Plains
Steve Scott
Gen
Victory
Sandie
Alamo
Midway
Ritz
Rio
Ideal
Plains
Austin
Texas
Star
Rex
Texas, Rex and
Little Theater
Paul Ellis
Paul
Amarillo
California
Oma Link Rowley
Cretney Drug
Municipal Auditorium
Costume Designers Embrace Cotton Amid Silk Shortage
Hollywood modiste Edith Head of Paramount predicts American women will gain style from inexpensive cotton as silk imports from Japan remain scarce. She notes stars in Hold Back the Dawn and Reap the Wild Wind wear cotton or rayon substitutes, with legends like Barbara Stanwyck and Lana Turner shown in cotton or calico outfits. If war persists, studios may stow old costumes for silk.
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Charles R. Moore
Hollywood
U.P
Edith Head
Paramount
Miss Head
Olivia DeHavilland
Barbara Stanwyck
Lana Turner
Miss Heac
Answers to Crackers on Editorial Page
Editorial Q and A covers five points on hunting law and wildlife. It notes birds fly in V formations two shell limits for ducks with repeating shotguns and no limit on other game, the moose as North America's largest game animal, a $1 duck stamp required with state license, and archery gaining popularity with bow and arrow success.
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U. S
North America
U-boat Wolf Packs Strike Convoys at Night
A North Atlantic convoy bound for Gibraltar endures a two night threat from U-boat wolf packs. The battle leaves several ships sunk or damaged, with destroyers corvettes and Catalina aircraft engaged and the Lisbon-bound survivors ferried to safety. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd cites Roosevelt’s resolve to carry American democracy forward.
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Portugal
Gibraltar
Roosevelt
Richard E. Byrd
Today s Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A challenging word puzzle with numbered across and down clues including late U S presidents, musical terms, geography notes, and architectural types. The grid hides names, places, and terms across a wide range of categories.
Peace by the peoples not by Hitler or his puppets
Dorothy Thompson argues that no lasting peace can be negotiated with Hitler or his quislings. Only a European federation formed with the consent of free peoples and restored constitutional governments can yield true peace. The columnist warns that any pact with Nazi rulers would provoke global backlash and undermine democracy.
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Dorothy Thompson
John Cudahy
Belgium
Association of All Nations
Churchill
Europe
Sweden
Switzerland
Denmark
Hungary
Portugal
Turkey
Franco
Spain
Hitler
Holland
Norway
Jugo- Slavia
Greece
Rumania
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
London
Cudahy
Norman Thomas
Wilhelmina
Hague
Eduard Benes
Hradcany Palace
Jan Masaryk
Germany
Roosevelt
France
Czechoslovakia
Hacha
Quisling
New Order
S. S
Pilsen
Mr. Cudahy
Airpower and the coming wars in air and sea
Major A S Williams argues aviation advances outpace criticism and urges rapid long range research. He predicts future inter continental warfare will hinge on bombers with global reach and urges faster development of extra long range aircraft to defend and project airpower.
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Navy
Army
Martin
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Manners Quiz on Teaching Children School Conduct
Five questions test parents on child courtesy toward teachers and school. Answers emphasize respect for elders, parental responsibility in early manners, and home training for handling classroom tasks and library rules. Best solution for meet refusal is to treat invitations seriously.
Quips and Quotes on Love War and Newsroom Life
A collage of witty excerpts on unrequited love film stars critics and gossip plus reflections on divorce baseball and wartime policy. It cites Byron Dumas Clark Gable Lana Turner and Cr...
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Dumas the Elder
Byron
Abe Lyman
de Maupassant
Airway observer jobs offered by Weather Bureau
The United States Weather Bureau details home based airway observer positions paying from 250 dollars to 3 a day or 25 cents per observation for on call stations. About 125 observatory stations on airways and 400 off airway stations provide hourly or every few hour reports via teletype or telegraph. Applicants apply in writing to the nearest of 13 airway supervising centers, undergo training and a written test, and may receive a Certificate of Authority to Take Airway Observations.
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United States Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
F. W. Reichelderfer
United States
la Guardia Field
New York
Atlanta
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
Til
Kansas City
New Orleans National Airport
Washington
D. Cc
Billings
Montana
Fort Worth
Texas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Calif
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John Doe
Capitol
Star Theater
Gary Cooper
The
Stanley Blackburn
BY Paul Manning
North Atlantic
Africa
Land's End
Lars
Catalina Flying Boats
Biscay
Catalina
Lisbon
Griz Nez
Paul Amxanin
Tandon
U.S
Argentina
Vermont
Royal Mounted Police
Jugoslavia
Williams
Niagara Gorge
Christ
Robert Browning
By E. V. Darling
Francis Davison
Milwaukee
Gary Cooperish
Detroit
Spencer Tracy
Manhattan
Wally van
John Bunny
Flora Finch
Wally
Florida
Pee Wee" Reese
Brooklyn
Pee Wee
Art “Adonis” Shafer
Giants
John Costa
Clark Gable
Karl von Clausewitz
Clausewitz
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
O. O. McIntyre
Bruno Lessing
Tad Dorgan
Dozeman Bulger
Arthur Brisbane
Charlie Dryden
Sam Crane
Michigan
van Wagoner
Russia
Communism
R. J. Kerner
University of California
Dale Carnegie
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