Uncertain War News and Rural Anecdotes From Hereford
The column blends weather, local thrift pleas, and wartime asides with jokes about Texas and Arkansas, a purse reward for Mrs Eva Davis, and reflections on Mrs. Roosevelt, censorship, and North Africa plans. Maury Hopkins death shocks the Panhandle, with notes on The News-Globe Jeep Christmas edition and soldier sign‑offs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Davis
Hereford
West Sixth Avenue
W. A. Askew
News- Globe Or Mail
Maury Hopkins
Chicago
Plains
Panhandle
Maury
Wilson Packing Company
United States
Floydada
Frank Butler
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
Joyce Hopkins
News-Globe Organization
Nudge Your Lazy Liver Tonight From a Noted Doctor
An advertisement urges readers to use Dr Edwards Olive Tablets to relieve constipation by stimulating bile flow. It claims years of use by Dr P M Edwards for constipation and sluggish bile and promotes vegetable tablets as helpful for digestion and elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Dr. Edwards
P.M. Edwards
Broadway Adds Colored Femme Taxi Driver to Night Life
A curtailment era collage notes a new Broadway feature with a colored female taxi driver. It cites varied wartime headlines from ads and industry quirks, plus reflections on theater casting, bond drives, and diamond cutting becoming global amid shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
James Morse
Franklin
N. H
Journal- Transcript
Japan
Henry Ford
Mammoth Willow Run
Henry
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sig Rumann
Erich von Stroheim
Hun
Wall Street
Mutual
Hollywood
United States
Netherlands
Belgium
Puerto Rico
Palestine
Hazleton
New York City
Gloves Lost by Dalhart Glider School Boy
A reader reports leaving a pair of heavy leather gloves in a car. The boy, who gave the name Smith, said his parents lived in Amarillo. The caller cannot locate them and asks that the boy or his parents call 9707 to arrange return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darling
New York
France
China
Iowa
San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bay
Hitler
Russia
der Fuehrer
United Nations
Solomon Islands
Tokyo
London
Woodrow Wilson
Atlantic
Gulf
Pacific
Canada
Ringling
Leopold III
Tack
Dalhart Glider School
Smith
Amarillo
A Loyal Postman Sounds Off on Pay and Rules
A Loyal Postman writes to share personal light on postal workers woes. He notes no raise in 17 years, four salary cuts, low pay around 36.50 weekly, costly uniforms, and rough overtime. He explains scarce staff, dangerous dogs on routes, and high clothing expenses, defending postal workers against critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Post Office
Hollywood War Winds Break Caste System On Location Bus Ride
Jimmie Fidler notes film crews share buses for location shoots amid fuel shortages, squeezing stars and crew together to foster teamwork. He argues the bus method, while less stylish, could improve collaboration and final product across ranks in Hollywood during wartime. The piece blends gossip with opinions on industry unity and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Paramount
Morgan's Creek
Betty Hutton
Preston Sturges
Relief for Cough Promises Quick Relief with Creomulsion
An advertisement urges relief from coughs and bronchial irritation with Creomulsion, claiming it reaches the seat of trouble to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed mucous membranes. It promises a money back guarantee if rest and sleep aren’t soon restored.
Hollywood Memories and Movie Star Quips in LA Harbor Tale
A garbled reminiscence blends anecdotes about Mrs. Bogart and other stars aboard a family yacht in Los Angeles Harbor and humorous quips about actors like Tom Mix Joel McCrea and Bette Davis. The piece skewers media space given to obits and on set mishaps while recalling colorful anecdotes from cinema history.
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Hollywood
Humphrey Bogart
LA Harbor
Tony
Tom Mix
Clark Gable
Air Corps
Joel McCrea
Jack Oakie
Olga Celeste
Ruth Chattertor
Fatty Arbuckle
Lew Cody
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Arkansas
Texas
Hell
Winchell
Mrs. Roosevelt
England
Globe
Africa
Dakar
Gibraltar
French
Morocco
Rommel
North
The
News-Globe
Jeep
Mary
Tom
Jimmie Fidler
Ann Sothern
Jean Arthur
Shirley Temple
Anna Lee
Betty Field
Veronica Lake
Jon Hall
Rudolph Valentino
Mae West
Uncle Sam
Ilona Massey
Dorothy Lamour
Ruby Foo
Charles Drake
Bette Davis
Bette
HAM
Kellogg's
Hugh Stic
ST Optometris Pr
Amarillo Coffee Shop
Amarillo Hotel
C. S. Pryor
Gen
Mgr
Gah
Pereo Vege
Phillips
Phillips 66
Phillips 66 Motor Oil
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