Weathering the holidays and war news in late era musings
A reflective column blends a cold wind and a near white Christmas with wartime attitudes, radio habits of soldiers, celebrity chatter, and light human-interest items. The piece threads holiday sentiment, morale, and small-town anecdotes through scraps about cinemas, songs, sports, and daily life amid conflict.
Dalhart Soldier Receives $1.10 Monthly Pay
A Dalhart reader notes Private Ben Hamilton Stokes of Borger receives $1.10 per month in Army pay after deductions for insurance allotments and War Bonds. He plans to invest any promotion pay into bonds while stationed at the war effort.
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Amarillo
Dalhart
Ben Hamilton Stokes
Borger
Bettie Stokes
Duncan
Okla
Stokes
Pinky Tomlin
Pearl Harbor
Lois Andrews
George Jessel
Eddie Cantor
Sabu
Help Wanted and Lost Item Notices From Amarillo Ad Pages
Classified notices advertise domestic help needed for house care and child care, plus overnight care for elderly, with contact details and rewards for misplaced items. Missing wrist watch found on a city bus and a lost puppy near Sneedy's Camp are noted, along with a seeker's message about locating an aunt formerly living in town.
Defense Road Proposed Linking Alaska and Inter-American Highways
Representative Hare of South Carolina proposed a postwar defense highway to circle the nation, connect the Alaska and inter-American routes at the Mexican border, and include toll road features with emergency airfields. The plan envisions an east leg from near Minot North Carolina through Chicago Knoxville and Birmingham to the border and a west leg from near Glacier Park Montana skirting west of the Rockies to meet the east branch near the border. No cost estimate was given.
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Representative Hare
South Carolina
Hare
Minot
N. C
Chicago
Knoxville
Birmingham
Glacier Park
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Hollywood Jimmie Fidler on Believe It Or Not Hollywood
Jimmie Fidler reflects on Robert Ripley and Hollywood fuzz about publicity stunts and gossip. He lampoons exaggerated claims about Ann Sheridan parrots and other star tales while noting belated wartime and celebrity digs, with a string of brief roving anecdotes and notices.
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Hollywood
Robert Ripley
Navy Office Here Beats Its Quota
The Oklahoma City Navy recruiting district reports December figures show strong Nav y manpower. Amarillo’s December quota is 21 men weekly, while recruiter in charge Chief Harry Longabach says 128 men have been shipped this month to date. He notes many enlistees are 17, warning a shortage of 18 year olds by year’s end.
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George M Cohan
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Navy
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Amarillo
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Upton Close Arrives For Address In Amarillo
Josef Washington Hall known as Upton Close arrived in Amarillo with Mrs Close for his Knife and Fork Club appearance tonight. They came from Fort Worth where he spoke last night. His talk centers on Americas Current events.
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Upton Close
Amarillo
Knife and Fork Club
NBC
Mrs. Close
Fort Worth
Mr. Close
America
War Problems Lecture At Amarillo Country Club
The speaker, a renowned Far East expert and radio war commentator, will discuss the nation’s destiny in the Pacific. The Knife and Fork dinner lecture starts at 7 15 p m with director elections to precede the event and O Dale Smith presiding as president.
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Far East
Secret Service
Amarillo Country Club
O. Dale Smith
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