Wes Izzard Heads to Washington for Notes
Wes Izzard departs tomorrow night to write Washington notes for the newspaper.
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Wes Izzard
Washington
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1942
Page
2
Town Gleanings and War era editorial notes mix
A miscellany column recalls wartime sentiment and local life in Amarillo. The writer discusses weather, MacArthur’s tactics, selective service folks, dove season, and public mood, interspersed with gossip, jokes, puzzles, and quotes from authors and Gandhi.
Poem From a Shut-In Nora Thrasher Honors Connie Darling
A 24 year old shut-in Nora Lee Thrasher writes a cheery dedication to Potter County Child Welfare worker Connie Darling. The poem thanks a friend for support and highlights kindness as a ray of sun during hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Lee Thrasher
Mrs Connie Darling
Notable Local Figures and Shifting Careers in Amarillo
The page notes personalities such as George Bernard Shaw at eighty six and Jimmie Fidler soon contributing, with mentions of Darling, Harry Schwartz once a town figure now running a tailoring shop in Pampa, and Shaw’s rare vegetarian longevity noted in a local column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gandhi
Gandhis
South Africa
George Bernard Shaw
Darling
Jimmie Fidler
Harry Schwartz
Amarillo
Pampa
Mrs Sparks Dies at 82 in Amarillo Home
Mrs. Mary Ann Sparks 82 a Panhandle pioneer and Amarillo resident for 12 years died at her daughter’s home 717 North Mirror Street Survived by two sons Henry N Sparks Allen Sparks five daughters D C Hunt Herman Hunt Ernest Scott Lawrence Scott and Mrs Bramblett 41 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren. Funeral 8 pm at Griggs chapel with Rev Huckabee. graveside Wellington tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Sparks
O. F. Bramblett
North Mirror Street
Sparks
Panhandle
Amarillo
Methodist Church
Henry N. Sparks
Allen Sparks
Dumas
D. C. Hunt
Herman Hunt
McLean
Ernest Scott
Lawrence Scott
Carey
Hunt
Scott
Bramblett
N. 8
Griggs and Sons
R. N. Huckabee
Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
Wellington
Rings back and forth in gossip column era notes
A collage of social notes mentions engagements, ring exchanges, and quotes from readers. References include Eleanor Powell and Abe Lyman rings, a minister's daughter Virginia Christine in a film deal, Thyra Sumter Winslow on age gaps, and a national flower poll favoring the Wild Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Powell
Abe Lyman
Virginia Christine
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Untitled Hollywood Matrimonial Notes and Fashion Quips
A collage of celebrity marriage tidbits and fashion quips includes Joan Crawford’s wedding history, Hedy Lamarr’s aversion to clothing over the head, a Paris dressmaker memorial, Elaine Barrie Barry in a short film query, Darsie Darsie’s parenting photos, and musings on Slaughter and Banky. The piece teases church weddings, the Queen of Sheba, Rod Laroque, Wilma Banky, and London fog’s beauty lore as readers glimpse gossip and style references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Miss Crawford
Hedy Lamarr
Paris
Elaine Barrie Barrymore
Darsie Darsie
America
Darsie
Country Slaughter
Slaughter
Elizabeth Blythe Slaughter
Los Angeles
Betty Blythe
Betty
Sheba
Rod Laroque
Wilma Banky
Rod
Wilma
Hollywood
Army Urgently Seeks Recruits for Signal Air Corps
The army reports special quotas to fill in the signal corps, air corps, and ordnance department. Recruiters say there is an urgent need for men to join these units and meet manpower demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Patterson
Selective Service Office
Bill Gilstrap
American Legion
Animillo
Amerillo
Navy
Air Corps
Infantry
Army
Signal and Air Corps
Ordnance Department
B 17 Crews Claim Narrow Hit Across Raid Details
Beadle and navigator Lieut Levon Ray describe a raid in which Beadle aimed at the center of a target. The Letrait strike damaged harbor slipways and sank ships while Abbeville and Letrait operations destroyed airfields, submarines, and enemy planes. multiple explosions followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle
Levon Ray
Toolville
Tex
Ray
Hitler
Abbeville
Letrait
Cole and Bradley Lead China Relief Field Trip
County Clerk Hubert Cole and Sidney R. Bradley regional director of United Chinese Relief begin a tour starting tomorrow. They will visit Panhandle Pampa Borger Spearman Perryton Canadian Memphis Clarendon Lubbock and Tulsa to confer with local groups on ways to raise the relief quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Cole
Sidney R. Bradley
United Chinese Relief
Panhandle
Pampa
Borger
Spearman
Perryton
Canadian
Memphis
Clarendon
Lubbock
Tulsa
County Jail Nearing Crowded Conditions In Potter County
The Potter County jail houses 75 inmates today, with capacity at 101. Days past show a rise from about 45 inmates to an average now above 60, signaling growing crowding concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter County
Scouts Retrieve Trunk Left on Porch
L. W. Hudson of 211 Virginia Street lent a trunk to a Boy Scout group. In preparation to return it the trunk was left on the front porch and the Scout metal collectors came by to pick up scrap metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dyke
MacArthur
Australia
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
Boy Scouts
L. W. Hudson
Virginia Street
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