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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1944
Page
11
The writer jokes about Nordyke and Winburn predicting a brutal blizzard that never arrives, notes alarmist weather terms, defends free expression amid liberal letters, and mentions a Texas move, Sid West’s wedding, a New Mexico honeymoon, and odd beauty trends surfacing in New York society.
The News-Globe reports a premiere of motion pictures shot at The Big Bull ranch shown at the Paramount next Tuesday. Otto Lang of RKO directs with Sybil Harrington and Eltinge Warner featured. Pathe shorts of duck shooting and quail hunting are included. The piece praises the filming, background, and star presence, noting the brief 20 minute program and high production value.
Jimmie Fidler reports 1944 will bring reduced production at major studios with Paramount cutting to 50 percent and Warner Brothers to 20 per year. Expect fewer features per program, more focus on quality, and a war era shakeup in talent and projects across Hollywood.
In Fayetteville Arkansas coach Gene Lambert fears overconfidence as Arkansas hosts Texas in the first of a two game set. Lambert praised freshman Bob Fannin who scored 19 against SMU and warned his Razorbacks to stay sharp. In Georgetown Southwestern Pirates end season hosting Camp Swift quintet with a 12-4 mark. In Austin professors adopt lunch boxes due to rationing with a giant coffee urn in Engineering Hall.
The Vatican radio reported Castel Gandolfo near the Anzio bridgehead in Italy was bombed for the third time. The statement noted the structure sustained damage while large marine engines contain thousands of parts, some weighing tons.
Eric A. Johnston, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, said that if fascism threatens the United States it lies not in big business but in big government. Wallace warned in Seattle that after the war the nation must not let the hard headed businessman of the past mislead the world.
Roy Rice is spending his furlough visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Rice at 89 North Bowyer Street. A graduate of Amarillo High School he has completed naval training courses at Norman Oklahoma and Philadelphia.
Vandee Moore, formerly with the county clerk's office, has gone Brownfield to visit relatives and plans to return to Amarillo within a few days.
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