Former Ford Hour Chief Tells of a Musical Life
Charles Darnell recounts William Reddick, former Ford Symphony Hour director, now in Tucson. From Army cornetist to conductor and composer, he built a 30 million listener Sunday program, trained Detroit orchestras, and created the Ford Hour chorus selection process. He notes Crooks’ rise from choir to star and the hymn-closing finale that set a coast to coast trend.
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William Reddick
Ford Symphony Hour
McCann-Erickson
Tucson
U.S
Reddick
Richard Crooks
Crooks
Ford Hour
Ford
New York
Detroit
Ick
Red
Redick’s Ford Hour music and Dutch Treat club recalls
The article recalls Redick's six year Ford Hour program featuring his composition Espanhariem popular with major orchestras and stars like Lawrence and Moore. It notes off the record anecdotes, the Dutch Treat club’s burlesque style shows, and Reddick’s plan to establish a Tucson symphony to lift wartime morale.
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Ford
Reddick
Lawrence
Tibbett
Grace Moore
Lily Pons
George Mallon
The
New York Sun
Kerensky
H. G. Wells
Heywood Broun
Marc Connelly
Bud Kellan
Club For Wear
Redick
War Aims Are Emphasized In Union Service
Dr J E Dickenson of University Methodist preached at a union service on the First Methodist lawn. He described the war as a quest for righteousness and said the U S and Allies defend freedom of education worship speech and press. He praised allies and urged unity with religious and moral resolve.
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United Nations
J. E. Dickenson
University Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
United States
Mexico
Canada
England
China
Negro—that Would Be Some Religion’.* Dr. Dickenson
St. Paul
Dickenson
William Temple
Canterbury
Church of England
Douglas MacArthur
William P. Witsell
Allies credit intel edge in Coral Sea and Midway victories
Allied intelligence warned two weeks ahead of Japanese movements off northeastern Australia guiding Coral Sea and Midway actions. Lexington earned praise as the fightingest ship after sinking enemy bombers and aiding air-sea battles, with Lt. Edward O’Hare achieving six kills from its deck.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U.P
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Australia
Naval Quarters
Lexington
Edward Butch O'Hare
Grumman
Osborn Protests Farm Machinery Conscription for Jap Camps
Governor Osborn protests the conscription of farm machinery for Japanese relocation projects. He argues four fifths of equipment from custom operators is being taken for Parker and other sites, risking Arizona cotton production and overall farm output in Salt River and Casa Grande valleys. Osborn cites heavy dependence on private machinery and warns of near-disruption of war-effort agriculture.
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Phoenix
Osborn
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Arizona
War Relocation Authority
Salt River
Casa Grande Valleys
Four Will Rogers Seek Offices in Oklahoma City
Four candidates named Will Rogers filed for office this summer in Oklahoma City none related to the late humorist killed in an Alaskan crash with Wiley Post. Two sought secretary of state one ran for the corporation commissioner and one for the state senate.
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Oklahoma City
WUP
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
State Senate
Japanese setback delays plans near Australia zone
Installations at Lae and Salamaua on the north New Guinea coast were hit, delaying Japanese offensive plans in the Australia zone for nearly two months. The action illustrates allied disruption of Japanese strategic timing in the Pacific theater.
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Lae
Salamaua
North New Guinea
Australia Zone
Pima Senator Addresses Yuma Flag Day Ceremony
State Senator William F. Kimball of Pima county spoke at Yuma Flag Day ceremonies under the Yuma Elks lodge. He urged unity and warned against isolationism after World War II victory, urging Americans to accept global responsibilities and constructive criticism only.
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Yuma
U.P
William F. Kimball
Pima County
Kimball
United States
Sen. Kimball
Yuma Elks Lodge
Senator Kimball
Fire department shows combat methods after ceremony
The article notes a ceremony followed by motion pictures on fighting fire bombs and a demonstration by the Yuma fire department, illustrating fire safety methods and response procedures to an audience.
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Yuma
Red sacks for cigarettes
In Olympia Washington the state forestry council approved a fire conscious system for tourists. Smokers will receive a flaming red sack large enough to hold their cigarette pack to promote caution.
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Olympia, Wash
U.P
State Forestry Council
Exporting American Hops Brewed in Argentina This Year
The article notes beer is brewed in Argentina using hops grown in the United States. It highlights the cross border supply chain linking U S agriculture to Argentina's brewing industry.
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Argentina
United States
Junk dealer plan to sell wrecked car tires sent
Frank Kimberlin whose car was stolen in Hoopeston Illinois and wrecked in Fort Wayne Indiana wired Sheriff Walter Felger to sell the car to a junk dealer but send the tires by freight.
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Fort Wayne
Ind. U.P
Frank Kimberlin
Hoopeston
Ill
Walter Felger
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College Shop
North Park
University Gates
Paris
Cader
Maon Ham
E.R. Munson
Daniel’s
East Congress
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