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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1944
Page
2
A columnist warns of a coming postwar unemployment wave as returning soldiers seek jobs while many workers, including landlords, face housing shortages and rising rents. The piece mixes social critique with anecdotes on porters, housing discrimination against families with babies, and war era moral concerns.
Jimmie Fidler discusses how makeup and lighting shape star ages in films. He cites Irene Dunne in A Guy Named Joe and Together Again and notes how photography altered perceived age and career implications. He praises Marjorie Reynolds and Loretta Young while offering varied celebrity observations.
Multiple short notices seek owners for a tan size 14 sport coat missing from Sam Houston School or Rex Theater, a found license BU 4899, a desire for a Persian cat, and rewards offered for recovered glasses and a small black coin purse with $15, with callers asked to contact various street addresses and phone numbers.
A 13 year old black Boston Bulldog strayed from 718 West 17th Avenue Tuesday night. The dog is blind and deaf and possibly being cared for by a good citizen. If found, call 4124 for reward.
A 15 year old high school sophomore asks for after school and Saturday employment. Available 2:35 PM to 7:30 8:00 PM with school 5911 posted. A Reader.
A reader reports a brown female dog with no tail nicknamed Pinky missing. The owner Mrs Chester M Odom offers a liberal reward and asks call after 3 pm at 6588.
Wanted: a full grown farm dog to adopt with a good home. Call 2-2913. Lost item: a pearl decorated comb from a set. Found between Walgreen Drug and Lucerne Apartments. Please call 2-1096 or return to 302 Lucerne Apartments 1119 Polk Street. Ann McDonald.
A notice seeks a yard work contact and reports a lost Longine-Whitmayer wrist watch. The owner O A Hensley offers a reward and can be reached at 103 Carolina Street or Pvt Oscar A Ansama at Amarillo Army Air Field. Also seeks return of a lost coin purse downtown or on the Industrial bus with a key inside.
A resident on Cliffside, five miles northwest of Amarillo, offers a healthy wild grape arbor for free. Text invites anyone to pick up during the day from a white house beyond the railroad crossing and two iron bridges on the main road.
Mrs W C Zyback states she will care for children in her home located at 1716 Polk Street, inviting inquiries about services.
The advertiser offers in home ironing with pickup and drop off. Call 2 6609 to arrange service.
A reader asks why the old Weather Bureau building at 7th and Taylor remains vacant while Amarillo needs more housing. The writer suggests converting the site into four apartments to generate yearly returns of 2000 to 2500 dollars and aid residents seeking housing.
A Bible with the name Ora Jett was turned in to Globe News and is available for owner claim. A READER.
A Jersey cow was found and may be claimed by its owner. Contact number 2 5660 and provide identification to H. B. Harvey.
Colored woman seeks cafe employment with special references available. Call 2 6448.
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine commonwealth secretary of information, urged Japanese troops and civilians to overthrow their militarists in a Leyte Island broadcast. He warned that Filipinos will fight to the death to defend something more precious than life.
In Washington Navy officials boast that 20 000 to 30 000 Navy babies are delivered yearly with Navy doctors overseeing prenatal and postnatal care. Commodore Richard Warner says Naval obstetricians handle arrivals nationwide. A recent count shows 235 future Admirals and WAVES born last month in the capital.
A letter describes a man misreading a note about Don II and believing he fathered twins. The writer notes babies in hospital blankets brought to a dispensary, and Commodore Warner’s remark on their overhauls. Navy babies are praised for beauty even when they weep.
The piece traces the phrase lame duck from English slang definitions of failed stock jobbers and defeated figures. It cites Bartletts and Oxford, notes 19th century usage in campaigns, and references 86 lame ducks then in Congress.
Navy says Carrier Group 19 scored heavily in 16 days of strikes on Formosa the Pacidores Islands Nansei Shoto and the IJF destroying more than 100 enemy aircraft. Lt Herman Walters from Tyler Texas dropped a large bomb on a Japanese merchant ship at 2000 feet causing a massive explosion. Lt KP survived a crash returning to his carrier.
A military spouse at the station requests to provide child care for families on post. She emphasizes her status as a permanent party wife and seeks available opportunities.
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