This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1948
Page
8
Betty Clark reports on a beauty expert Eddie Lenz who claims there is no homely woman with proper styling. He advises facial shaping through hair, neckline, and makeup, noting that thin faces require tailored techniques and cautioning about limited access to professionals in some towns. An ice age temperature note appears as a historical aside.
The Demonstration Club held its annual Thanksgiving luncheon at Mrs. Prank King's home 202 Colorado. Plans were set for a Christmas Party on Dec 16 at 2 pm at Mrs. A. E Pointer's home 105 Park. Names were drawn for the gift exchange and seating was arranged for a large list of club members and guests.
A columnist critiques rumors as powerful yet misleading, recounting familiar tales like the subway dead man, the Polish Murderers saga, and the wartime Little Alf stamp story. The piece riffs on how rumors travel through circles of friends and across nations.
The Amarillo Globe recounts myths about wartime letters and stamps, noting stamps soaked from envelopes and written threats, then cites David J. Jacobson’s book The Affairs of Dame Rumor to debunk the spread of familiar tales. It also references a Colombia humidity record as a noted climatic fact.
A 1948 report notes a distribution transformer named Botchmakers used for residential service. When overloaded or faulty, it automatically drops the section, affecting tenants in its domain in Sydney. The Guild of Australia condemns the unit as unskilled and versatile.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.