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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1939
Page
9
Private dictionary fragments list quirky definitions such as Aridity, Espionage, Hoofer, and violence as multiple violins. The notes resemble quick glossary entries attributed to Sam Goldwyn with playful wordplay and cryptic clues. The tone is archival and humorous.
Berman, RKO production chief, signed her to a contract and sent her to Hollywood. Born in Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day 1915, she dreamed of writing a successful book and used money from mannequin and model work to fund a writing course.
Musical host Jimmie Grier performs tonight at the National. Admission includes tax. He is brought here under sponsorship of the Tri-State Fair and the Amarillo Council.
At the national Sigma Iota Chi ball the annual spring formal featured nosedays in purple, gold, white and pink. Vivian Hogan, president, was escorted by Howard Hightower with Lois Kight and Charles Woodburn among attendees. Various couples filled the event including Genelle Davis with Pat Toombs, Anita McDowell with Jack Hemingway, and Harriet Kelleam with Larry Garre. Daisy Lee Dotson and Calvin Woodie led next year’s presidency as the crowd enjoyed the evening surrounding strong social ties at the Nat.
R. D. Short, veteran Texas Theater projectionist since 1919, explains why half the time you see black on the screen. He details 90 feet of film per minute, four timing dots, and automatic reel changes, plus sound track types and alignment, in a vivid tour of old cinema mechanics.
Frances Hanna's serial continues as Thorn questions whether the estate can be sold. The scene centers on young Talbot and a tense, impending decision.
A vintage ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil for foot pain and odor with multiple applications. The text shifts to a dialogue about a family house and a past love affair, questioning a grandmother's happiness and a grandfather Russell, ending with a note that the story continues tomorrow.
A collage of local notices lists residents and visitors from Dalhart Amarillo Plainview and Dallas with activities from Y M C A elections at Phillips University and social outings at the Palisades. Also mentions hospital news aviation bulletins and a 90 year old couple dying together in Clearwater Florida.
Vivian and Lloyd Thompson lead a Pampa gathering with many locals named including Keith Clines Mary Stone George Baker Doro thea Lentz Red Hightower FEEF Elaine Kelleam Curtis Brown Jack Haller Bud McMurtry and Sie Hamilton. The piece mentions Ruth Roberts Jane Parris Judy Gober and Eunice McLain in blue amid a dance circuit. Bob Hope stars in The Cat and the Canary as Paramount contemplates inverted billing.
A cold snap drives Oliver Kidder and wife in Rochester New Hampshire to take in a baby muskrat found by a cellar window near the Cocheco River. The animal appeared to have wandered from the river and sought warmth.
The Oberlin Review, founded as an April Fool joke, marked its 65th anniversary on April 1 with a special program honoring the student publication in Oberlin Ohio.
An advertisement urges readers to flush kidneys of poisons and stop nightly bathroom trips. It claims Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules diuretic benefits soothe the bladder, remove uric acid, and ease joint pain, promising results within days and warning against substitutes.
In Bangor California this year woodpeckers and robins raid olive orchards and stash the olives in holes in fence posts. When olives dry their bitterness fades and they become edible, an unusual note in the local agricultural scene.
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