Amarillo's bustling social pages mix film stars and society
A collage of society notes, dance events, marriages, club meetings, and theater listings in Amarillo. Highlights include Deanna Durbin on radio, Gin Crosby and Mary Martin at the Paramount, wedding announcements for Lonnie Hertner and Sara Moreland plus Kenneth Flamm, and plans for dances at Nat and Amarillo Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Durbin
Charlie McCarthy
Boone Baker
M. T. Johnson
Lonnie Hertner
S. FE. Parks
Panhellenic Council
Nat
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Paramount
Millor
Sara Moreland
Kenneth Flamm
Huddles Club
Arthur Hall
Pat O’brien
John Garfield
John Olver
John Munn
Phil Harris
Amarillo
Elaine Kelleam
Huddie Club
JCD
Buddy Leewald
Mary Ann Myers
Earle A. Shields
Marie Jenkins
Bud Mandell
Une Callahan
Martha Nell Stack
Jack Boyd
John Schwinger
Johnny
Carol Askew
Margaret Stone
Martha Williams
Pat Pipkin
Betty Teel
Jean Florey
Betty Jane O'Brien
Irma Jean Byrd
Josephine Kuykendall
Anne Claire Brannen
Bowery
Barker
Bouncer
Suzanne Dyer
Hershel Ramsey
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Joan Blondell
Sandie
Blair Cherry
Associated Press
Texas Rangers
Fred MacMurray
Jack Oakie
Jean Parker
Hillcrest Country Club
Potter Liquor
Betty Conwell
James Cochran
Evelyn Hayden
Virginia Bruner
Hope Adams
Berkley Dawson
Bachelors’ Club
Amarillo Country Club
R. C. Neely, Jr
J. C. Paul, Jr
M. B. Edquist
Jim Bynum
Charles Butterworth
Mission
Jack Winston
Rambling with Ernie Pyle at Libbey Glass Plant Toledo
Ernie Pyle describes trying glass blowing at Libbey in Toledo. He narrates the nerve and quick learning, the team roles of gafer servitor gatherer stick boy and carry in, and the craftsman’s caste system within the glass house.
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Ernie Pyle Toledo
Libbey's
Back Alley Door to War Emerges in Roosevelt Era Talk
Washington editor Peter Edson argues that U S supply ships moving to Iceland Africa the Near East and Vladivostok to aid Britain and Soviet Russia could trigger an undeclared war with Japan If Japanese forces seize sink or ignore the ships the United States Navy would respond against pirates without formal war or congressional approval This back alley route to war rests on naval policy and neutrality zone ambiguities and the risk that ships to Vladivostok cross Japanese waters
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
U. S
Iceland
Africa
Red Sea
British Near East Command
Pacific
Vladivostok
Soviet Russia
Seven Seas
Siberian
Japan
Jaffaire Vladivostok
Siberia
United States Navy
Red Army
Quotes on unions and world peace from public figures
William H. Davis warns a union against demanding a closed shop during emergencies. Rev. Dr. Walter W. Van Kirk laments America as the most preachy nation. Carlton Hayes argues the United States bears major responsibility for losing the peace and triggering war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Walter W. van Kirk
Federal Council of Churches
Nazi Germany
Carlton Hayes
Columbia
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
A comprehensive word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues covering God of war to swindle and measure. Solving yields a grid of intersecting terms including animal from China courageo
Gallup Poll Favors U S Aid to Free French Forces
The Gallup Institute reports broad American support for leasing war materials to General de Gaulle’s Free French, with arguments that they fight Nazism and symbolize France's true spirit. Opponents cite recognizing Vichy and the heavy U S commitments to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Free French
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaullist
Institute
France
Pierre Laval
Marcel Dent
United States
General de Gaoulle
Dakar
Britain
de Gaulle
Petain
Marshal
Vichy
Hitler
American Institute
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Roosevelt urged retooling of defense production and procurement
The Capital by Paul Mallon argues Roosevelt is dissatisfied with how defense production and OPM are run. It calls for more sub contracting and reorganized procurement to align army needs with British aid, notes heavy tank delays and the need for 26 ton medium tanks, and warns current schedules risk delaying critical bomber output and war effort.
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Paul Mallon Washington
Roosevelt
OPM
War Department
Defense
Balkan
Canada
London
Mr. Roosevelt
Citizens Send Ideas On City Traffic And Clean Up
A collection of letters to the Globe-News editor covers traffic bottlenecks in West Third Avenue Amarillo including parked cars and jaywalking by residents. Other writers propose a police matron for searches, a new annual baby show, sidewalk weeds, and a city clean-up week aimed at restrooms and overall sanitation.
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West Third Avenue
Third Avenue
Amarillo
B. D. Chanley
West Fifth Avenue
Etiquette Q and A on Showers and Family Reactions
A vintage etiquette piece answers common shower questions. It says invite-only additions are fine but repeat gifts are improper. a bride’s family can host a shower. the groom’s mother may host but should not show displeasure. parents should not publicize disapproval if a marriage occurs. if funds are tight use informal invitations or limit invitations as a practical solution.
Restoring Two Damaged Oil Paintings Brings Outsider Back
Adeline Macket recalls hiring a difficult but gifted restorer to finish two valuable oil paintings after the primary restorer fell ill. A temperamental colleague, newly wealthy, unexpectedly volunteers to take on the work, rekindling hope and prompting questions about collaboration and persistence.
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Adeline Raab Macket
Glendale Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Miss Macket
Tulip shortages and rural labor shifts in the Panhandle
Amarillo residents note a possible tulip shortage as Dutch imports decline and prices rise. Farmers face binder twine cuts, while many Panhandle schools reopen with scarce staff. Rural labor shifts push some men toward larger schools or cowhand work as sardine lunches fade to cheese and crackers.
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Libbey
Gene
Babes at War Texas RAF cadets train on American soil
At Terrell Texas 150 RAF cadets study wartime air technique on a 20 week program with 50 students per class. Instructors are American. Cadets from Britain and other nations express resolve and pride as they prepare for frontline service, while noting American support and unity in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Alf
Adolf Hitler
Royal Air Force
Texas
Dallas
Remem
Dunkerque
Britain
Frank Miller
London
Robert Young
Ceylon
Eland
America
Berlin
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Bill
Walker
Jim Farley
Amarillo Willkie
Sierra Sue
Capistrano
Heaven
U. 8. Veterans Hospital
Mother Nature
SOUTH
F.D.R. Croom
Bali-Bali
Peter Edson
William H. Davis
Defense Mediation Board
China
New England
Egypt
Ean King
THE
Gallup Poll
Darktown
Globe-News
Ellen McKisson
van Buren Street
State of
David Brown
Bonham Street
Dale Carnegie
Sherman
Holland
Amarill
Panhandle
National Defense Progress
United Press
Braniff
By Debs Myers
Ovel
National Committee
Hilary Page
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