25 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
1
Windy season begins with shifting breezes from southwest and northwest. Ed Hardin of Amarillo Hardware plans a new two story warehouse as the war ends. Various light anecdotes on hunting, writing, and social observations fill the page, with urban life in Amarillo and broader wartime context.
A jumble of notices from Hollywood including personals in Amarillo and a dog found on Florida Street. Items mention a maid shortage interest, a lost female pointer named Lady and a found small dog, with contact details provided. Hollywood gossip and war effort commentary by Jimmie Fidler conclude the clipping.
Police captured a man who commandeered a cab after an exciting chase early this morning. Several shots were fired before the suspect halted the cab in a dead end street and was jailed. Mrs Wooldridge III is critically ill at St Anthony’s Hospital.
The article recounts Madeleine Le Beau fleeing Paris to Hollywood via Lisbon and the long trek for a working visa, plus anecdotes of Arthur Sheekman meeting Richard Dix and Orson Welles mirroring Eric Rolf in a comical mix of mistaken identifications. It also notes Ruth Warrick, Rita Hayworth, and Frank Sinatra’s early MGM misadventures with a discarded Sinatra recording stint.
Advertises FASTEETH a non acid powder to sprinkle on plates to hold dentures firmer and more comfortable. Claims soothing cooling effect and reduced embarrassment from loose plates. Sells in drug stores with emphasis on ease and confidence.
Jack Lorentz McGee infant son of Mr and Mrs J B McGee of Pantex Village died early this morning in a local hospital. Survivors include the parents two sisters Barbara and Arlene McGee and grandparents Mr and Mrs Carl Larsen of Amarillo and J H McGee of Saginaw Texas. Graveside services at Llano Cemetery at 10 Saturday morning with Rev E B Fincher officiating burial by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
Six men hurt when a railroad motor car trailer derailed near Tascosa last night were brought to St. Anthony's Hospital. None is in critical condition. Amarillo resident Clarence A. Hatley and five others from Coleman Dallas Pritton Mo. Tascosa and nearby areas are listed among the injured.
Reader's Digest issue previews battles in the South Pacific as a battalion leader narrates jungle warfare. The March edition promotes features by W. L. White and Demaree Bess, plus articles on health, books, and a romance tale.
The State Theater offers a prize Collie pup valued at 35 dollars for a 200 word or less letter on Why I Would Like To Own a Collie Like Lassie. Entries from under 16 must include full name address phone and age and be sent to the Lassie Contest Editor Globe News by next Tuesday.
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