Benny Goodman to Headline Amarillo Concert and Dance
Benny Goodman and his band will visit Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo on Monday night October 28 for a concert and later dance. Helen Ward Gene Kruppa and Toots Mondello will be featured vocalists with the ensemble renowned for the Dixieland Band hit and the swing era sound.
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Music Corporation of America
NBC
Amarillo
Benny Goodman
Helen Ward
Municipal Auditorium
Benny
Goodman
Billy Rose Music Hall
Marstro Goodman
Gene Kruppa
Toots’ Mondello
Scout University Opens Monday at Central Presbyterian Church
Girl Scout University classes led by Margareth Chesmore begin Monday at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM for two weeks. The training school targets leaders, troop committees, council members, prospective leaders, and friends interested in Scouting, with sessions scheduled Monday through Friday in both afternoon and evening blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout University
Margareth Chesmore
Central Presbyterian Church
Scout University
Girl Scouts Activate Milk Fund Drive in Amarillo
Girl Scouts placed pint milk bottles in stores restaurants and banks across Amarillo to raise funds for a milk program aiding undernourished schoolchildren. The Milk Fund has been sponsored by the Girl Scout organization since 1932 with Kiwanis Club as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Girl Scout Organization
Kiwanis Club
Doctor Tells How She Lost Seventeen Pounds
Mrs. Robert Hickey of Roseville California credits her doctor with prescribing Kruschen Salts. She says she lost 17 pounds in six weeks and felt better and more energetic. The doctor advised reducing fatty meats butter cream and sugary foods and taking Kruschen daily before breakfast with lemon juice.
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Robert Hickey
Roseville
Calif
Hickey
Five Sisters Reunite in Melbourne Describing Large Family Ties
Five sisters aged 80 and younger held a rare reunion in Melbourne after ten years. They claim to have 500 descendants among their families, including 12 children and 62 grandchildren for the oldest, Mrs Burke, who is 80. Milk bottle distribution duties are coordinated by Mrs Edwin Ochsner and Mrs Martin Snyder with help from Girl Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Ochsner
Martin D. Snyder
Melbourne
Color Abundant Broadway Dreamer Alex Yokel in Three Men on a Horse
Police reporter turned Broadway producer Alex Yokel built a long colorful career highlighted by producing Three Men on a Horse. He secured rights, cast leading actors, persuaded George Abbott to direct, then staged a Washington try-out and rented the Playhouse for a bold New York run.
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Alex Yokel
John Cecil Holm
George Abbott
Paramount Theater
Fair Theater
Playhouse
New York
Harris Theater
Chicago
Mr. Yokel
Broadway
Abbott
Mr. Holm
Washington
Yokel
William A. Brady
Yoke
Boy 12 Hangs Self After Hunger Drives Family to Knife
Eugene Trushel, 12, in Mansfield Ohio, reportedly overheard parents discussing killing his pet rabbit for food. He hanged himself as hunger pressed the family, whose food had run out. the coroner ruled death by own action. The rabbit survived. Community residents brought food to the home.
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Boy
John Trushel
Willard
Eugene
J.D. Bradish
September Tax Collector report approved for Potter County
Monthly report of collector approved shows total collections of 4368.48 for September. Tax collections amount to 1962.88 with remaining 2405.60 from license fees including 1124.18 from passenger cars. Of the total, 1805.74 goes to the county treasury and 1888.49 to the state.
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Jewell Davidson
Potter County
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Flore
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