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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1942
Page
2
A column blends Christmas humor with oddities from Amarillo Panhandle life. It mentions a four month old African lion in transit, local weather sprinkles, car horn protests, charity gifts, and assorted trivia from war plants to famous figures, with genteel rural wit and community updates.
A collection of short notes from readers includes a $5 reward for two train tickets Amarillo to Pueblo Colo found or returned via Globe-News. requests for employment including maid, dishwashing, and general help. requests to adopt a dog or find a home for kittens. a lonely person seeking correspondence. and found items such as a baby's shoe and a pair of men’s gloves.
A collage of notices and requests includes lost items at theaters and downtown venues, requests for housekeepers and live‑in help, offers of room and board, and donations of pets. People identify owners by phone numbers and street addresses across the city. Argentina has created a commission to regulate the use of corn as fuel.
A publicity dispatch notes Abbott and Costello since 1940 have appeared in eleven films, averaging one every ten weeks, with they are on screen seven of eight minutes in newer movies. The piece warns overload risks and mocks industry buzz while sharing light quips about Hollywood figures and anecdotes.
Mrs. D. L. Cloud of 604 Monroe Street brought five young magpies from Cimarron New Mexico several months ago. The birds escaped last August. Seven states are visible from Lookout Mountain including Tennessee Alabama Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Virginia and Tennessee.
W P Hopkins owner of Hopkins Dairy four miles northeast of Amarillo keeps two cows praised for aiding the war effort. Hazel a Holstein born in 1938 produced mixed twin calves on Nov 20 1941 and again in April 1942 Ruby Lea another Holstein calved twins in April 1942 Hazel adds another set of mixed twins last Friday. Hopkins says both cows milk about six gallons daily and notes Amarillo cows are doing their part for victory.
Orville Johnson, a U. S. Marine machine gunner from Swea City Iowa, recovered a wrist watch engraved John 8 Ellis U S M Aug 27 40. He shows the watch to friends while visiting in Kansas City. Johnson has not contacted Ellis or his family.
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