Symphony Ends Season With April 22 Amarillo Concert
The Amarillo Philharmonic Orchestra concludes its season Tuesday April 22 with soloist Robert Louis Barron who also serves as conductor and music director for the association. A concert in Pampa follows on April 21. Barron, a noted violinist and educator, joins the Amarillo College music faculty and has a long career including St Louis and Portland symphonies.
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Amarillo Philharmonic
Robert Louis Barron
Barron
Pampa
St. Louis
Portland, Ore
Pacific Coast
Amarillo
Mills College
Oakland
Amarillo College
Chicago
Oregon
Portland Symphony
Knudsen Outlines Wartime Production Advances
OPM Co-Director William B. Knudsen reports progress across defense sectors. Orders placed for equipment for 1.2 million men, tanks and planes for 800,000 more, aircraft output rising, machine guns near schedule, 26-ton tanks to start mid year, powder plants online, aluminum output up to 40 million pounds monthly, housing and base facilities improving, and over 3,400 ships planned with rapid deliveries and ongoing conversions.
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New York
OPM
William 8. Knudsen
ARMY
NAVY
Army Day Parade Displays U S Military Might Across Cities
Rumbling tanks bombers and foot soldiers showcased the army's national defense preparations as crowds gathered in dozens of cities for a full dress review. In Washington thousands lined Constitution Avenue to watch Secretary Stimson General Marshall and Admiral Stark observe the procession.
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Washington
Constitution Avenue
Stimson
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Roosevelt
Republic
Dooley Honored By Texas Exes
AUSTIN April 5 Dr A M McAfee Port Arthur chemist today was elected president of the University of Texas Ex-Students Association He succeeds H C Pipkin of Amarillo Other officers elected include L H Cullum Wichita Falls William W Hawkins El Paso Dennis Macken Austin and John A McCurdy Austin Re-elected committeemen are J M Pollard El Paso Paul H Brown Harlingen and Dr McAfee Tomorrow class and organization reunion breakfasts conclude homecoming.
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J. M. Pollard
el Paso
Paul H. Brown
Harlingen
Dr. McAfee
J. B. Dooley
Amarillo
University Dads and Mothers Association
Senate tax bill chaos as panel nears report in Austin
A Senate subcommittee is set to draft a new revenue bill as debate over the $25.5 million tax measure continues. The session also advances education and departmental appropriation bills. The House approved a compulsory arbitration law to curb strikes, and Governor O'Daniel signed it, making strike interference a felony.
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Senate
W. Lee O'Daniel
House
Senate Affairs Committee
Uncle Sam Must Dig In For Italian Freighter Charges
Capt. Charles Crotty said Uncle Sam will have to pay wharfage charges for the Italian freighter Margiola after the government seized the ship last weekend. The ship's agents said they could not be responsible for further charges, with monthly costs at $300.
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Houston
U.P
Charles Crotty
Sam
Port Commission
Barber Price Bill Declared Unconstitutional in Texas Opinion
Attorney General Gerald C. Mann ruled a Texas Senate bill to fix barber service minimums unconstitutional. The opinion was issued at the request of Senator L. J. Sulak of La Grange, public health committee chair, after deliberation in April.
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Gerald C. Mann
Texas
Mann
L. J. Sulak
la Grange
Senate
300 Expected for Legion Convention
More than 300 men and women are expected in Amarillo for the American Legion district convention held April 19 20. The district headed by Jimmie Johnson of Canadian covers the same counties as the congressional district. Delegates and alternates to the national convention will be decided at the meeting.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Legion
Jimmie Johnson
Glenn and Ekelund Head to Chicago for Fall Merchandise
N. O. Glenn and John Ekelund of Blackburn Brothers departed Saturday night for Chicago by plane to select new fall merchandise. Hart Schaffner & Marx show principal dealers their lines. Glenn, Blackburn VP and general manager, expects to return to Amarillo late this week. Ekelund heads the men’s clothing department.
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N. O. Glenn
John Ekelund
Blackburn Brothers
Chicago
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Glenn
Amarillo
Mr. Ekelund
Cross Country Flight Training Returns to Basic Army Course
Cross country training flights and formation flying once dropped at Randolph Field in 1939 are back in the basic Army air training curriculum. Basic course students will perform six hours of formation flying and at least three cross country trips.
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Army Fliers
San Antonio
Randolph Field
Old Folks Club Plans Courthouse Meeting Today
FP. W. Zimmerman, president of a local Townsend Club, said Panhandle old folks would meet at the county courthouse at 3 o clock this afternoon to organize a group to press for free medical service and burial expense. A band concert tied to the event has been canceled.
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FP. W. Zimmerman
Townsend Club
McBurnett Funeral Rites Set for Monday at Sacred Heart
Funeral services for Sam M. Mc Burnett 68 will be held at 9 a m Monday in Sacred Heart Cathedral. He died Friday night in an Amarillo hospital. Survived by two Gainesville resident sons. He lived at 306 South Johnson Street. An unrelated note states the average state governor is about 51 with a yearly salary of 8050.
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Sam M. McBurnett
Sacred Heart Cathedral
McBurnett
South Johnson Street
Amarillo
Gainesville
Nero Aids Digestion? Pal Aims Refund Over Pain Relief
A Hoard of letters claim Nero’s stomach ulcer pains were eased by a mystery remedy sold for 25 cents. The ad suggests the product offers “top relief” or money back and urges readers to buy at drug stores everywhere.
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Nero
Mrs. Struther to Speak on Mrs. Miniver in Amarillo
English writer Jan Struther will lecture April 16 in Amarillo about Mrs. Miniver. The talk will cover life in war time Britain and the book’s rise to best seller status.
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Amarillo Knife and Fork Club
Mrs. Miniver
Jan Struther
London Times
Mrs. Minner
England
America
PILES AND FISTULA AID OFFER FROM THORNTON AND MINOR CLINIC
The Thornton and Minor Clinic advertises a free book on piles fistula and rectal diseases, claiming over 52 000 patients treated with their mild institutional treatment. Readers are invited to write for the book and reference list at Suite 169 D 926 McGee St Kansas City Missouri.
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Thornton & Minor Clinic
Suite
McGee St
Kansas City
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