England Letters Detail Furlough Life As War Rationed Thorntons
Private Kendall of the Third Armored Division writes from England describing groceries and clothes costs, rationing, cinema prices, pubs and tea, roads, police, and daily life under war constraints. He notes a strong bond with Britons and that the letter was written before D-Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Miller
Sally Ann
Bobby
Adolphe Menjou
Daily Mail
Red Cross
England
Kendall
Fort Worth
Third Armored Division
Desperate Mother's Appeal Surfaces in Amarillo Ads
Public notices in the Amarillo Globe list lost items and sought returns with rewards. Missing briefcases wallets jewelry and papers are reported by several residents including Otho Nichols Betty Magee Will Do and Wanda Mae Curtis. Also jobs and child care requests appear alongside local nightlife listings and club notices.
Lost pet and found items notices appear in local alerts
Patsy Ruth Russell offers a reward for a white dog with dark back spots she lost, contact 511 North East 2nd Avenue. A set of car keys found at Buchanan Street Park may be claimed at the Globe News office, per Jimmy Davis of the Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patsy Ruth Russell
North East
2Nd Avenue
Buchanan Street
Globe News
Jimmy Davis
Courthouse Records and Marital Notices
District Court records show divorces for Bertha Helfenbein and Dave Helfenbein Ena Holman and George Holman Katherlyn Sims and Obie Sims Jr Milton McCarty and Lillie McCarty. Marriage licenses issued to James Freeman and Lora Cocanougher and couples Charles Mastro Palo and Mary Katro Elwood Branchie and Doris Franks Lt. Gano Hobgood and Elizabeth Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Helfenbein
Dave Helfenbein
Ena E. Holman
George L. Holman
Katherlyn C. Sims
Obie L. Sims, Jr
Milton J. McCarty
Lillie L. McCarty
James A. Freeman
Lora Ellen Cocanougher
Charles Thomas Mastropalo
Mary Katro
Elwood G. Branchie
Doris Fae Franks
Gano LaDon Hobgood
Elizabeth Ann Jordan
Personal ads and lost items listed in Amarillo paper
Several small notices include sewing and child care offers by a 14 year old in Amarillo at 604 Louisiana Street and 717 West Sixth Avenue, a purse loss reward from Mrs. Raney, a Frigidaire top missing between Adrian and Vega, a woman seeking live-in help for her 15 month old, a bachelor seeking a partner ages 25 to 40, a quilt request for two patterns, a missing dress material and thread, and a note from a traveler arriving in Amarillo via the Texas Zephyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North van Buren Street
General Delivery
Amarillo
John M. Spain
Two Love Birds Seek Canary for Trade
Short note offers two love birds in exchange for a canary singer contacting by phone 2-1255. Also mentions a stray kitten with title “kitten has disappear.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tack
The Story of Waseell at Paramount with Gary Cooper
Amusement listings note the Paramount showing The Story of Waseell starring Gary Cooper. Sgt and Mrs Andrew Meredith depart for Floydada to visit Mrs Merediths sister for a week of travel and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Waseell
Gary Cooper
Floydada
Andrew Meredith
Mrs. Meredith
Screenings and Stars Fill The Capitol Liberty Theaters
A 1940s era rundown lists film titles and stars showing at multiple venues. Three Men In White features Karey Barrymore. Cover Girl stars Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. Trail of the Lone Pine features Henry Fonda. Sleepy Lagoon with Judy Canova. Rookies In Burma with Wiley Brown. The Rains Came returns with Myrna Loy and Tyrone Power. Holy Matrimony with Monty Woolley. Hostages stars Luise Rainer and Arturo de Cordova. Rangers Take Over plays at Liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raine Day
Karey Barrymore
Ings
Lionel
Lywood
Capitol
Rita Hayworth
Gene Kelly
America
Rialto
Trail of the Lone Pine
Henry Fonda
MacMurray
Leon
Judy Canova
al Carney
REX
Burma
Wiley Brown
Allen Cary
Texas
Luise ‘Rainer
Arturo de Cordova
William Bendix
Paul Lukas
Liberty
Rangers
Radio Schedule Digest From KGNC and KFDA Listings
Readable radio timetable details NBC CBS and Blue network programs across KGNC and KFDA stations. Lists show music dramas news sports revue comedy and children's shows with times stretching from 6:00 to after midnight and into Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KGNC
NBC
Fulton Lewis
MBS
Milton Berle
News of the World
CBS
John Nesbitt
KFDA
Claude Thornhill
H. V Kaltenborn
KGNG
Johnny
Ginny Simms
Arthur Hale
Lum
Abner
Blue
Nick Carter
KGNO
Judy
Judy Canova
Pat
CBS News
NBC the Mystery Theater
Gabriel Heatter
Vincent Lopez
Raymond Massey
Charlotte Greenwood
Raymond Gram
George Hicks
Chester Bowles
Hildegrade
NBC News
Richard Herkness
Henry Taylor
Cae Ellington
Roy
Kgnc Trading Post
Daily War Journal
Horace Heidt
Gene Baptist Church
Alr
Strie
Cmt
Harry Ae
Johnny Long
Sons of the Pioneers
Guiding Light
Ladies
Be i. Blue
Morton Downey
Ma Perkins
Young
Ethel and Albert
Stella Dallas
Don Norman
Tom Mix
Farrell
KPDA
Dick Tracy
Parker Willson
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Douglas Kendall
Great Britain
Marilyn
R. O. Kerney
Rule Street
Amarillo Globe
Union Life Insure
Little Rock
Ark
North West
Fifth Ave
Otho
Nichols
Clovis N
Polk Street
Rock Island
Bill Howes
McCartt’s
Betty Magee
East 14Th Avenue
Wanda Mae Curtis
Wilma
Wilma Pickett
Panhandle, Texas
Fern Miller
Billfold
W. Page Russell
Call 5915
1600
West Sixth Avenue
Kentucky Street
Lynn Whitten
Wanda Green
West 4Th Avenue
Dick Morton
Ainbow Gardens
Josh O'Neil
Rhythm Boys
Mayfair
Texas Bluebirds
NAT
Frits Cowan
Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
Avalon Club
Roy Garcia
Courthouse Records
Louisiana Street
Catherine Lemons
Raney
Adrian
Cemetery Road
Vega
Lorin Creitz
Tex
J. C. Etheridge
W. A. Box
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Newberry’s
Woolworth's
Denver
Alweys
T. A. Preston
Prop
A E
Ue E
Optometrist
Polk St
Harrison St
Rene
City Cab
V. Lowran
First National Bank
A Bull Tire CO
Tyler
Tex O'Brien
Eric Forsman
Ann Droark
Dennis Day
Joe Day
Sleepy Lagoon
Super Mouse Cartoon and
Canada
Myrna Loy
Tyrone Power
Alan Barney
Morman
Joe E. Brown
June Havoc
Casanova
George Raft
Brenda Marshall
Lynn Beutler
Tri-State Fairgrounds
A-B
N. E. 8Th Ave
DG Lely
Laraine Day
Puppetcon Cartoon
Paramount News
MIT
Lionel Barrymore
van Johnson
Maxwell
Brand Wew Adventure
Ang
Fritz
Cowan
W.allison Chiropractor
Monroe
Victory Snirtien
Woottty
Arturo Ée Cordova
Khoury Bros
Carlton Scales Orchestra
Aviatrix Club
Sylvia Sidney
Fred Macmurray
Rainbow
N. E
Panhandle
The
Plainsmen
RADIO
Jemima Seers
Sardi'’s
Jane
Gil Martin
David Harum
Money Man
Glamour Manor
Vic and
Sadie
Texaco
Pigee
Tradx
Public Address Service
Taylor St
Winastorm Surety
Eerie Incsat
Cara 2
Green
Aan Roe Aiud
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