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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
4
Miss Pauline Lokey, county home demonstration agent, urges gardeners to use lawn clippings, leaves, straw, or cotton seed hulls as mulch. Mulches protect moisture, deter weeds, and add fertility, with a recommended depth under two inches and lawn clippings left to decay as a natural soil amendment.
An expert explains how clippings dry and vanish after mowing, with turf benefits. Clippings disappear about 24 to 36 hours after cutting. Two inch grass length yields better turf by holding mulch and retaining moisture.
Robert B. Wright, musician’s mate third class and former Sandie Band member, serves on the Philadelphia, escort cruiser for the Augusta used by President Truman on his trip to meet Stalin and Churchill. Wright, son of Finis and wife, has two and a half years in the Navy, with training in San Diego and postings in Hutchinson, Minneapolis, and Washington. His wife and 10 month old son live in Haven, Kansas, and he has never seen his son.
The boy known as Skippy, born George Vincent Homeier, rose to fame as a sensational juvenile actor in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film portraying a Nazi child. He wins audiences and a New York Drama League award while remaining a sentimental kid off screen, cherishing his cocker spaniel Inky and preferring film over stage after many performances.
Skippy Homeier, juvenile star of Boys Ranch, made his first stage appearance as the lead in a Broadway smash. Producers and directors predict his Boys Ranch role, filming starting this week, will draw thousands of additional fans.
In bygone days of gaslights and horseless carriages, Doc Carter stood as a progressive eye care pioneer in the county. He promoted higher public health standards and professional education, insisting that eye care must go beyond mere spectacles to fit each person’s needs.
Clyde D. Biller son of Mrs W. Biller 1621 Fillmore received an honorable discharge from the Army Air Forces at Fort Bliss after about 15 months in Europe with the Ninth Air Force. He served in England France and Belgium as ground crew with the 485th Fighter Squadron and returned home last April as a veteran of four European campaigns and three years service. The note on the whale shark states it is harmless and offers no resistance when caught.
Sixteen American airlines earned Aviation Safety Awards from the National Safety Council for flawless 1944 operations with no fatal accidents. United Air Lines logged over one million passenger miles from May 1, 1942, to January 1, 1945, without a fatal accident.
Mexiana soothing medicated powder eases diaper rash and minor skin irritations for all ages. It relieves itching burning and chafing, especially in warm weather, and costs little to try.
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