Pianist Jose Echaniz to Perform at Monroe Civic Music
Jose Mchaniz, pianist conductor, will headline the Monroe Civic Music program at Northeast Junior College auditorium on December 8 at 8 p.m. The Cuban artist gained acclaim conducting the Havana Philharmonic in 1939 and has since appeared with major orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Cuba. Born in Guanabacoa in 1905, Echaniz studied under Ignacio Telleria and Alberto Falcon, debuted in New York in 1927, and has since performed at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall amid extensive tours and radio broadcasts.
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Jose Mchaniz
Monroe
Northeast Junior College
Echaniz
Havana Philharmonic Orchestra
Cuba
Havana
Diario de la Marina
Jose Echaniz
Guanabacoa
Concepcion Justiniani
Rome
Il Palaric
Ignacio Telleria
Conservatory of Music
Alberto Falcon
Philadelphia Orchestra
Chicago Symphony
St. Louis Symphony
Minneapolis Symphony
Cincinnati Symphony
Firestone Radio Symphony
Christmas warmth echoes Falstaff memories in party note
A letter to Margie recalls a festive gathering with Sam that felt like old times, praising warmth and Falstaff beer served at dinner. The writer mentions Joe and Grace, recalling their early marriage motto of three: Joe, Grace, and Falstaff, and looks forward to a Thursday night gathering with Falstaff.
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Sam
Joe
Grace
Falstaff
U S Specialists Needed Amid Federal Examinations
The Civil Service announces renewed examinations with updated requirements and age limit raised to 66 for posts including explosives chemist, chemical engineer, physicist, and radio monitoring roles. Also listed are airport traffic control examiner, airport traffic controller, senior agriculturist, plant pathologist, and related positions across agencies with specified salaries and filing deadlines through 1942.
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Civil Service Commission
War, Navy, and Commerce Departments
Federal Security Agency
Office For Emergency Management
Civil Seromastics Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Office
The
Civil Service Tiens
C. E. Thornhill
Secrecivil Service
Custom House
Secretary of the Board of United States Civil Service Examiners
Trade Oil Moves Tie Turkey to Allied Cause Analysis
The piece notes Soviet oil shipments to Turkey amid Axis pressure, arguing Turkey’s strategic value as a land route to the Middle East. It discusses potential shifts of Turkish neutrality, Bullitt’s possible role in diplomacy, von Papen’s counterplay, and longstanding pro British sentiment in Kemal Ataturk’s legacy.
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Rostov
Libyan
Istanbul
Turkey
Caucasus
Middle
Near East
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Hitler
Ankara
Washington
William C. Bullitt
Near
Middle East
Bullitt
Britain
England
Churchill
Franz von Papen
Hellespont
von Papen
Yeoman
Kemal Ataturk
John van Antwerp MacMurray
MacMurray
Sesame for Bullitt and the Turks Trusting Friends
A terse remark on Bullitt notes that the Turks favor those they know and remain cautious of unfamiliar people. The line hints at diplomacy and trust built through known allies rather than outsiders.
6 4-H Club Girls Get Scholarships
In Chicago on December 2 Pi Six 4-H Club girls won $200 college scholarships for homemaking achievements. Among them Leona Plunkett of Bridgeton Maine and Mildred Hale of Winchester New Hampshire are noted for long records in home improvement cooking and hours logged. Six other recipients, including one girl, earned scholarships for practical electricity work on farms and demonstrations. Names include Camille Gardner Auburn Missouri Richard Dobbs Macon Mississippi and Charles Severance Darlington South Carolina.
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Leona Plunkett
Bridgeton
Mildred Hale
Winchester
N. H
Camille A. Gardner
Auburn
Richard Dobbs
Macon
Miss
Charles E. Severance
Darlington
S. C
EightYearOld Donates Nickel to Buy Elephants
Frances Thompson, eight, sent a dime to the Richmond Times-Dispatch to start a fund for the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus elephants. She writes of her love for animals after her goat’s death and recalls seeing the elephants unload when the circus visited.
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Richmond
Frances Thompson
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Frances
Ramona Nan
Nan
Ringling Circus
Times-Dispatch
Falls From Yale Tree Ends With Fractured Back
Don Butler, 73, climbed a tree in Los Angeles to trim it with colored lights for Christmas cheer. He fell and will spend Christmas in bed. Doctors fear a fractured back.
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YALE
Los Angeles
Don Butler
Pilot Club Meets Here Wednesday
The Pilot club will hold its first December meeting at Hotel Frances Wednesday noon with a special program. President Mrs Jewel McQuiller says plans for Christmas will be discussed and each member should bring canned goods for needy families. The club voted to buy defense bonds at 100 percent. Engaged to Wed Minnie Mary Roper to Charles Lee McCaskill announce engagement in Tallulah December 2.
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Hotel Frances
Jewel McQuiller
Tallulah
D. L. Roper
Minnie Mary
Charles Lee McCaskill
W. L. McCaskill
McCaskill
Jackson
Miss
Rowing Preacher Quits as Chaplain at Columbia
The Rev Dr Raymond C Knox 65 longtime Columbia University rowing preacher retires as chaplain after 33 years. Trustees name Rev Stephen Fielding Bayne Jr rector of St Johns Northampton to succeed him effective next summer. Knox plans daily river time to maintain his habit despite nearing 66. The armadillo sentence appears in error and is not part of the notable event.
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New York
Raymond C. Knox
Columbia University
Board of Trustees
Stephen Fielding Bayne, Jr
St. John's Church
Northampton
Mass
Knox
Plan erection of new chapel at LouIsiana Baptist Children's Home
Trustees anticipate breaking ground on the Daddy Flowers memorial chapel on campus at a cost of 50000 dollars or more. Superintendent T W Gayer visited Jackson Mississippi and MonticelloArk to study details and plans. The home now houses 125 boys and girls with several pursuing college and nursing courses.
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The
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
Daddy” Flowers
T. W. Gayer
Jackson
Miss
Monticello
Ark
Gayer
Louisiana College
Northeast Junior College
Real Estate Transfers and Selections of Property
Real estate transfers list multiple deeds with names and parcels. Mary Kora Mauldin to Elva Caldwell 1 acre in east half southeast quarter section 21 town 18N range 3E for 100 dollars. Russell F Adams to Rogers Calhoun southwest corner section 37 town 15N range 3E for 2750 dollars. Fred Stovall to S T Burch 12 acres in SW quarter NW quarter section 19 town 17N range 4E for 3250 dollars. People's Homestead and Savings Assn to Mrs Charity Headrick lot 1 block 2 Drew Miller and Heard sub division lot 12 Zeigen's subdivision J C Ransom Tract for 1450 terms. James Williams to John Wesley one acre in SW corner north half SW quarter NE quarter section 20 town 17N range 4E and 20 acres for 100 terms.
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Mary Kora Mauldin
Elva Caldwell
Russell F. Adams
Rogers Calhoun
Fred Stovall
S& T
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Mts
Charity Headrick
Drew Miller
Heard
Zeigen
J. C. Ransom
James Williams
John Wesley
102 year old Nellie Alien dies after car crash
Boise reports the death of Nellie Alien a 102-year-old woman who was brought to the United States as a slave and died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She had been cared for by descendants of a couple who had given her as a wedding present.
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Boise
Idaho
Nellie Alien
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Folger
J. A. Folger & Co
Folger's
Bill
Janes
U. S
Doc Quack
Hai Cockian
Santa's
Santa
WEA Service, Inc
By DeWitt MacKenzie
Chicago
Miami Cloth
Pilot Club
North and
South America
Daniel Green
Evans
Dorsay
H P
Daniel
Satin Dorsay
Dion
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