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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
12
Published notices describe newspaper ownership and contact details, followed by long excerpts of fiction and serialized chapters featuring Laura, Cecily, Locke, and Donald, including tension over an ambush and romantic entanglements. The passage interleaves editorial quotes and a soap‑opera style narrative.
In Washington DC a rat problem prompts a citywide extermination drive as rat hunters organize across sections under experts guidance. Estimates of the population vary, but officials push a lightning war to make the capital ratless by summer.
A detailed look at military war games in East Texas and Louisiana, where no shots are fired yet victory hinges on staff plans, maneuvering, and marksmanship. Umpires monitor actions from camouflage positions, with walkie talkies and flags guiding a full day of simulated combat and critique.
A brief Q and A covers etiquette for sign offs and invitations. Answers note women should not sign "Respectfully yours," pencil writing is for illness, hosts may invite new guests, and polite refusals should be gracious. The suggested choice is (a) refuse graciously.
A press styled crossword announces a horizontal and vertical clues list about royal titles and common puzzle words. It includes terms for princess age, poets, attributes, objects, and generic crossword fills linked to monarchy and wordplay.
In 1915 a Birmingham youth named Frank Irving Fletcher found a want ad in a scrap and moved 3000 miles to New York for a chance. He rose from $18 to $150,000 income with Thompson Starrett, proving two bold decisions can transform a life.
A comic page quiz hints at film and stage figures. Clues reference marriages divorces romantic links and a Chicago jewelry theft involving two actresses.
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