Gossip and war rumors swirl across the plains
The writer rails at wartime gossip spreading nationwide. He notes unsourced claims about Bataan losses, questions U S plane losses at Manila, defends MacArthur and Roosevelt, and mocks border-column chatter. He also recalls odd letters from a soldier, Midwest comparisons, and hints at travel plans with Eltinge Warner into Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Bataan
United States
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
War Time Snippets From Around The World And Home
A dispatch notes World War II era jests and political bustle from Moscow Oslo and Amsterdam including Stalin's toast and Goebbels tirade while Poland marks a Black Christmas. A Dutch concert scene with Seyss-Inquart provokes silence and quips about fascist rule. Also humor on hair growth and a remark on military uniforms highlighting class gaps and wartime society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchell
Stalin
Moscow
Red Army
Communist Party
Russia
Norway
Lande
Lunde
Quisling
England
Fuehrer
London
Amsterdam
Johanna Maria Vincent
Seyss-Inquart
Miss Vincent
Vincent
Hitler
Goering
Poland
Warsaw
Lodz
Goebbels
Columm
Roosevelt
Dumkopf
Random Thoughts From The War Era And Cultural Notes
A scattered column blends wartime policy musings with social observations and trivia. It touches on government spending for uniforms, keeping industry and transport thriving during war, newspaper careers, egg prices in England, and boxing manager talk. It covers hatless men, taxi invention, cocktail origins, mud jockeys, and film star education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
O. Henry
New York
Sinclair Lewis
San Francisco
Esham
England
Jimmy Johnston
Jimmy
Nick Wall
Brooks
James Stewart
Bing Crosby
Gary Cooper
Spencer Tracy
Rober Taylor
Pineapple Doilies Pattern 2885 for Needlecraft
Beginner friendly pineapple doilies that wow. experienced crocheters can use patterns for gifts. Pattern 2885 provides directions, illustrations, stitches, and materials. Send eleven cents in coins to Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York. Include PATTERN NUMBER name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Walter Pidgeon rises to fame defying Hollywood age bias
Hollywood drama notes Walter Pidgeon, aged mid forties, becomes America’s latest box office favorite after several early setbacks. The piece argues good parts in strong pictures trump youth glamour, and cites industry critics and fans alike. Also includes trivia on George Montgomery and Colu mbia film crews on location at Vancouver Island and a near miss incident with Elizabeth Fraser and John Farrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pidgeon
Hollywood
Walter Pidgeon
America
Europe
Columbia
Vancouver Island
Elizabeth Fraser
John Farrow
Sam Houston Band Parents To Meet Tonight
The Sam Houston Band Parents Association will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Sam Houston Junior High School auditorium. The band will perform several selections as a special feature of the meeting. All members are urged to attend, says president D V Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Houston Band Parents Association
Sam Houston Junior High School
D. V. Baker
Scout Leaders Meet Tonight in Potter County Court House
Boy Scout leaders of the Llano Estacado Council convene at 8 pm in the district courtroom. Deputy regional Scout executive Manor Huffman will speak on the new training program emergency corps and Air Scout initiative for older boys. Organizers Will J. Hiatt Jerry Ratcliff Sam George Irvin Peffley and W. H. Fowler arranged the meeting urging attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano Estacado
Potter County
Manor Huffman
Mr. Huffman
Will J. Hiatt
Jerry Ratcliff
Sam George
Irvin Peffley
W. H. Fowler
Powell Condition Is Only Fair After Auto Crash
H. O. Powell of Fort Worth remained only fair today at Northwest Texas Hospital after Saturday night’s accident near English Field. Two others sustained minor injuries. officials cited poor visibility as the probable cause of the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Powell
Fort Worth
English Field
Northwest Texas Hospital
McKenzie Officials Honored at Party Dinner
W P Midkiff office manager and A C Walhauer chief auditor of McKenzie Construction were honored at a dinner dance by the auditing department in the Herring Hotel. More than 100 attended including area engineers led by W T Snebold proj auditor. Lieut M Smith of the Ordnance Department, a former McKenzie engineer, was among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Midkiff
A. C. Walhauer
McKenzie Construction Company
Herring Hotel
W. T. Snebold
Lieut. M. Smith
Ordnance Department
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United Press
Australia
Bill
Kansas City
Ozarks
States
Ozark
Arkansas
Eltinge Warner
Field & Stream
St. Paul
Canadas
Brooks District
Warner
Canada
News-Globe
Darling
Allenhurst
N. J
U. S. Army
Charles B. Thornton, Jr
C. B. Thornton
Washington, D. C
Tex Thornton
Tex
Globe
Hele
Tack
Montgomery Ward
Jimmie Fidler
George Montgomery
Charlie McCarthy
John Carradine
Nelson Eddy
Monty Woolley
Desi Arnaz
Phil Terry
Walt Disney
Miss Praser
Fan
Betty Grable
George Raft
Carole Landis
Andy Devine
Andy
Jean
Franchot
Wallace
Gracie Allen
Worcester
Massachusetts
Elissa Landi
Uniontown
John Barrymore
Diana
Tommy Manville
Ruby Foo
Wynn Boze
Jack Haley
Inbel
Jerry Lorigan
HROAT
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Jerry
Sam Houston Band
McKenzie
Bozeman
Blackburn
Printing & Letter Service
Bombardier
R. J. Reynolds Tobarco Company
Winston-Salem, North
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