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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1942

Page

1

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.

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.

Washington 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.

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.

Darling Ian MacLaren Union Mills Lettie Hettie Mettie Nettie Pat Shanley San Luis Obispo California Trilby George du Maurier Arkansas Arkansaw Jeoshophat Goggs Morris Fishbein Fishbein United States San Francisco George M Cohan Broadway 42Nd Street George New York G. O. McIntyre Madison Square Park O. Henry San Francisco Medico Navy Oklahoma City Amarillo Harry Longabach

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.

Josef Washington Hall 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.

Pacific Far East Secret Service Amarillo Country Club O. Dale Smith

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