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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
9
A tale recalls Katharine Cornell on tour halted by a Colorado blizzard. Her train stalled at eight thirty, relief crews cleared tracks, and she reached the town at three in the morning to perform before a partially assembled crowd. The piece contrasts duty to ticket buyers with personal tragedy.
Flapper Fanny plans a dawn performance as the exhausted actress approves a show for Amarillo audiences. Manager George Tucker faces ongoing theater tricks from would be entrants and a dog in a coat caper, while Amarillo Council notes holiday events and student council mentions. Douglas Corrigan’s haircuts are styled by RKO makeup artists to fix a miscut.
Sylvia reports on Rosalind Russell born Waterbury Connecticut. She trained in private schools and joined a stock company before Broadway and eventual screen discovery. She spent six months in London filming The Citadel and values candor over gossip.
New residents arrive in Amarillo including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins of Dallas and others moving to Spruce and Adams streets from across the region. Birthdays were missed for Mrs. Osa Saylor and Joe Scroggins. Airline notes list crew and passenger moves to and from Houston Chicago San Francisco and other cities.
Miss Thelma Jo Cox of Pampa is released after medical attention. Mrs C Hastings at 1203 A West Thirteenth Avenue undergoes a major operation. Master Douglas Coffee of White Deer is under medical supervision. F M Ballard of McLean is a medical patient. Mrs H H Grounds at 3709 Fountain receives medical care. George Botts at Plains Hotel has undergone a major operation. C E Mitchell of Conway is under medical supervision. Mrs Clara Rogers at 304 South Johnson Street has undergone a major operation. H A Johnson of Dalhart is receiving medical attention. Miss Beverley Jean Grogan at 4250 West Fourteenth Avenue is under medical supervision. Get Christmas cards at Amarillo Printing Company.
A Denver boy on his deathbed inspired the now common Christmas outdoor lighting. His father, a prominent electrical contractor, decorated a pine near the boy’s window, and the idea spread to street and store displays boosting holiday spirit and local shopping. The piece notes Madrid New Mexico as a famed example of nationwide lighting enthusiasm.
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