Weather notes and community rumors from Amarillo
A long column blends weather outlook with local chatter about gardens, weddings, adoptions, professor critiques, Heat Bowl heat, ship and war talk, and humorous anecdotes. It mentions Amarillo heat, a rise in temperature, possible showers, and various local names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rhea Pratt
George Pratt
New Orleans
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe
Miss Pratt
United States
MGM to celebrate 20th anniversary with star retention philosophy
Hollywood gossip column notes Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will mark its 20th anniversary with a campaign highlighting its strategy of developing and maintaining stars. The piece praises MGM executives for backing talent like Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford, and details anecdotes about other stars and staff on various sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGM
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Norma Shearer
Metro
Joan Crawford
Louis B. Mayer
Wallace Beery
Mickey Rooney
Gloria
Carter
de Haven
Robert Walker
Jimmy Stewart
Walter Pidgeon
Lucille
van Johnson
Ava Gardner
Philip Terry
License tag found on Taylor Street amid city search
A 1943 license tag No. ER1 629 was found on Taylor Street between 9th and 10th Avenues and may be claimed at the Globe News office. Also reader notices share two wallet loss pleas. one for a war bond to Edwin D Kaiser and another for a wallet containing cash and cards with reward offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Jesus
Bach
Springhill
Nova Scotia
the Record
Jessie
Elizabeth R. Minsch
Smith College
Uncle Sam
United States
Will Rogers
Taylor Street
9Th
10Th Ave
Globe-News
Amarillo Field
Edwin D. Kaiser
Celeste Cheshire
Bellaire Street
Man seeks yard and weed cutting work evenings
A man advertises yard work and weed cutting services by calling after 6 PM from 901 North Pierce Street. He offers general yard tasks and is available for hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pierce St
Needs Housekeeper for Small House Work
Wanted: white woman for housework in small residence at 312 North East 12th Ave. No children in the home. Apply in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North East 12Th Ave
Liberator raids Balikpapan in long Pacific strike
In an Aug 19 raid near Balikpapan Borneo a force of Liberator bombers attacked refineries and oil storage as part of a campaign to choke enemy oil. First Lieutenant William L. Harrington of Salem Oregon reported a fellow gunner dead near him while air crews fought through heavy fire and stormy weather. Four ships burned and two were damaged with no losses reported.
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Australia
Balikpapan
Borneo
William L. Harrington
Salem
Ore
Pacific
Southern
Houston Burkhart
Sul
Powell riffs on vaudeville past in Heavenly Body scene
William Powell, as an astronomy professor in Heavenly Body, delivers a classroom question about a star hitting earth. The director calls cut, and Powell quips that all his creditors would place their accounts with collection agencies. The remark recalls his early show business days and blends wit with a flippant bow to film lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Powell
Powell
Liberators Raid Japs Near Hanoi in WWII Air Strike
U S 14th Air Force Liberators raided a Japanese troop and supply concentration point near Hanoi Tuesday wrecking more than 28 large buildings plus many smaller ones in fragmentation bombs They scored direct hits on motor and artillery storage areas and set two fires in storage dumps All planes returned safely from Mangshih the report said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
U. S
14Th Air Force
Hanoi
U.S
Mangshih
First Fathers Day Observed in 1910 Origins Traced
The article notes the first Fathers Day was held on June 19 1910. Mrs John Bruce Dodd proposed the idea and the holiday was launched with the support of the Ministerial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bruce Dodd
Ministerial Association
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News-Globe
Victory Garden
Guadalcanal
Washington
Harvard
East
Texas
West Texas State
President Hill
John Wheatley
Germany
Kaiser
Darling
New Jersey
Katharine Hepburn
Bing Crosby
Bing
Kathleen Norris
Yorker
John Wood
Derbyshire
England
Saratoga
Pepys
Samuel
Sinclair Lewis
Harry
Keats
Shelley
Wagner
Beethoven
Schubert
Huxley
Walt Whitman
Poe
Amos
Andy
Georgia
Vermont
Lords
Commons
Edmund Burke
James Gerald Swan
G. B. Swan
Pierce Street
W. S. Layton
Roberts Street
O. J. Swan
Alabama Street
Jimmie Fidler
Jackie Jenkins
Butch
Dover
Irene Dunne
Jackie
Wally Beery
Carol Ann
Papa
Wally
Charlie Winninger
Tommy Dorsey
Roy del Ruth
Dorsey
Winninger
del Ruth
Wii
Dyle Stone
Oes
Felstaff Brewing Corporationy
Harrington
Jayne
America
Demang
Zale
First National Bank
The
U. S. Deposit Insurance Corporation
Oldest Bank
the Panhandle
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