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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1944
Page
1
A mix of weather chatter and opinion spans to politics and culture. The writer recalls making a snowy forecast, notes a rare winter miss, and shares views on democracy and military influence, adding local color about Alexandria Louisiana bankers, Pampa citizens, and wild ducks near White Deer. He touches on Roosevelt, soldier voting, Paul Robeson Othello, and evolving social mores with a wry tone.
A long reader volley covers FBI manpower after the war, a new card game Crazy Eights, and a Pittsburgh resident with a glamorous Hollywood wife who is mother of six. Also letters describe a Portland theatre offer, Chicago mothers, hairpin shortages, and various trivia on fashion, law, and society.
Borger obituary reports Oscar W Lipps 62 longtime Hutchinson County draft board chairman died at his son Warren Lipps Bay City home during a Bay City inspection tour. Funeral at Borger Methodist Church with burial in Llano Cemetery Amarillo. The item notes Lipps was a safety engineer for National Carbon Co. and references a separate 1943 USO spending figure for Hawaii.
Hollywood column highlights Hunt Stromberg as a top MGM producer now with United Artists. His long career yielded 45 awards, landmark musicals, and location expeditions. Other notes mention Frank Sinatra Betty Grable Wallace Beery and John Carradine with light, humorous critiques.
Personal notes survey Tinseltown icons like Gloria de Haven Diana Barrymore and Bette Davis. Eddie Norris romances referenced with a punchy Hollywood lifestyle angle. Mickey Rooney and William Boyd described in brisk critiques. The piece notes Hollywood still features many churches over night clubs amid star chatter.
A reader seeks a two or three room house in exchange for needlework ironing or part time child care. Call 29275. Also a stationery box bought for a soldier with his name on it was found at Capitol Theater. call 5493 if recovered. A red wool mitten lost on the Glenwood bus or Polk Street near 13th Avenue. call 2-3380 to retrieve.
A reader offers a reward for the return of a small pigskin zipper purse taken by mistake from the Amarillo Band House. The purse contains keys of no value to others but a loss to the owner. If found, call 9443.
A middle aged woman seeks help after losing a billfold containing identification for a Western Electric defense job, her name, Chicago address, stamps, personal photos, and papers. She requests the finder call 8828 and notes willingness to work four to five hours a day, possibly in a rooming house, at 321 North East 8th Avenue.
Col. Herbert Baldwin says application forms for mustering-out pay start printing today and will be supplied to American Legion posts and Red Cross offices in Texas. Eligible men discharged between December 7 1941 and February 2 1944 must file in duplicate and send to Washington. those discharged after February 3 1944 should contact their port camp or station commanding officer. Canada employs 1.5 million women in war industries.
Khiva Temple Patrol approves forming a top flight drill team after viewing motion pictures of the 1932 group shown by Dr. R. A. Duncan. The patrol will provide a four man color guard for ceremonies and will recruit a 10 member auxiliary for ceremonial duties and novice handling.
The first of four free features of the Rotary Institute is at 8 o clock tonight in the Amarillo High School Auditorium. Lt. Col. Edward Jf. Lascelles, a retired British Army officer, will speak on Contributors of a New World order. The institute lectures are free to all, Amarillo Rotarians having financed the cost.
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