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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1949

Page

2

Weather Outlook Shapes Crops Prospects For January

Notice to the public from The News Globe board of censors lists Wes Izzard and others. Weather forecast warns January may be dry or delayed rains, with potential impact on row crops. The report promises further details as the picture develops.

News-Globe Board of Censors Wes Izzard Paul Allingham N. D. Bartlett Grady Camp Sarah Winter Bob Babb Lewis Nordyke Charley Underwood

Cotton Bowl tickets unused by many meet fans

Fans claim many Cotton Bowl tickets remain unused while predicting Rice and Oklahoma wins. Commentators note Rice may win but the team lacks color. The Coast is also expected to take the year.

Rice Oklahoma

Jack King Clears Up Cold Remedies Belief

Seen about town Jack King shows a moist eyed sneeze as a bad cold runs its course. He explains he did not take new remedies because guidance says effectiveness requires starting treatment at the onset.

Jack King

The Cold Season Starts Printing Hot News

The cold season is starting and will be hot soon, signaling a shift in weather and mood as communities brace for upcoming chill. Local forecasts hint at rising temperatures in headlines and daily life activity.

Oklahoma Musical Comes to Amarillo Auditorium

Mr King announces the musical Oklahoma will play at the Amarillo Auditorium on February 23. It will likely be the last large city in the United States to host the show, with many other cities already having performances.

Mr. King Oklahoma Amarillo United States Winchell Mr. Petrillo John Wrather Texas Runyon Fund Peter Magee Peter Mr. Wrather Deanna Durbin Andre Prevan Elizabeth Taylor

Spike Jones at The Paramount Friday Jan 13

Winchell and Heywood Broun discussions on Christmas meaning and the origin of St Nick headline a jumble of notes. The column touches on poetry authorship fortunes, Mildred Carter’s weather forecaster request, Runyon Fund gains, and pop culture rumors with Elizabeth Taylor amid holiday reflections.

Spike Jones Paramount Winchell Earl Count Christ Heywood Broun Heywood

Kipling as Poet: Fame, Genius, and Hand Marks

The article surveys Rudyard Kipling’s wealth in fame from poetry and highlights hand-reading traits such as a tic tac toe base on the third finger, the brilliance line linking destiny to poetic marks, and a cross of fulfilled ambitions denoting success. It notes Kipling as a leading British poet since Tennyson.

Britain Rudyard Kipling Kipling Tennyson the Mirror Enterprises Syn Los Angeles

Thra Sumter Winslow Buys Luxuries for Pomeranian

Writer Thra Sumter Winslow purchased an ermine coat and a mink wrap for her Pomeranian which wears diamond necklaces on formal occasions.

Thra Sumter Winslow

New York Visitors Urged to Limit Baths to One Weekly

Report notes clerks advise visitors registering in New York to avoid taking more than one bath per week. The suggestion appears in a historical newspaper fragment reflecting etiquette and public hygiene expectations of the era.

New York

Shaggy joke about cannibals in asylum prompt curiosity

A reader submits a shaggy dog story about two cannibals in an insane asylum. One eats pictures from a magazine and asks if dehydrated remnants are any good, prompting a darkly comic exchange.

New Year Greeting Wishes Merry Tidings to All

A holiday message closes with warm New Year wishes to readers and their families, extending friendly hopes for health happiness and success in the coming year. The note reflects seasonal editorial tone and communal cheer.

Lazy S Ranch Cowboys Block County Courthouse Sale

On this day in 1901 the Lazy S Ranch began remodeling Big Spring courthouse and blocked land sales by sending cowboys to guard an application chute. Waddies manned the chute to deter nesters from filing, with Lazy B ranch applications first received when sales began.

Big Spring Lazy S Nesters

Five brothers claim oldest-ever status loses one death

J Cabbell of Borger reports his brother R M Cabbell of Columbia Kentucky died at 82, reducing the group of five brothers who once claimed the nation’s oldest total ages. Remaining siblings are L C Cabbell H F and E E with ages 92 87 and 65.

B. William Barnard Associated Press Texas J. ©. Cabbell Borger R. M. Cabbell Columbia L. C. Cabbell Ella H. F Bosworth E. E Lathrop J. C. Cabbell Pennsylvania Chanute Kan R. M Powell Cabbell Brothers Tex Cabbell Kentucky Missouri

Try Two Handed Canasta First

William E. McKenney reports on two handed canasta learning. He and John R. Crawford discuss 15 cards and one canasta to go out, basic rules, freezing the pack, and defensive play. The column answers reader questions on melds, wild cards, and initial minimum melds.

NEA John R. Crawford Philadelphia McKenney

Year of Great Romances Featured in A Year When Love Bloomed

A Roundup from New York on December 29 highlights 1949 romance stories. Rita Hayworth and Aly Khan marry in France and Spain, Barkley and Hadley wed in Washington, plus Gable and Sylvia Stanley, Tyrone Power and Linda Christian, and Sonja Henie with Winthrop Gardiner. Includes weddings, elopements, and public celebrations across Paris, Cannes, Lausanne, St Louis, and Rome.

H. DB. Quigg New York Butte Rita Hayworth Prince Aly Khan French Riviera Spain United States Mexico Cuba Ireland England Switzerland France Vallouris Aly Cannes Paris London Lausanne Rita Alben W. Barkley Jane Rucker Hadley Washington St. Louis Paducah New Spirit St. John’s Methodist Church City Hall St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church Stuart Fla Florida Texas Clark Gable Sylvia Stanley Alderley Tyrone Power Linda Christian Rome Santa Francesca Romana E - Sonja Henie Winthrop Gardiner Park Avenue Methodist Church

The Young Idea and Hollywood Links Across Europe

A roundup of celebrity rumors and noted people including Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini in Italy, Bergman’s planned divorce and retirement, royalty mentions, Cary Grant and Betsy Drake, and a string of engagements, rumors, and social whirl spanning London Cannes Hollywood with scattered dates and titles.

Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini Italy Stromboli Peter Lindstrom Los Angeles Bay of Biscay Cary Grant Dimis Barbara Hutton Betsy Drake Europe Hollywood Arizona

Boston Club of Odd Volumes Preserves Literary Works

The Club of Odd Volumes on Beacon Hill, Boston, maintains its collection through monthly luncheons, assists members in completing author collections, and, if needed, prints limited editions for sale to members before destroying the plates.

Boston

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