27 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1942
Page
1
A blend of weather chatter and light daily notes from Amarillo. Forecasts speak of a norther coming by Sunday with a potential white Christmas. Essays and anecdotes touch on rationing, Goering, and FBI trivia, alongside local curiosities, thefts, and community humor.
Multiple notices ask for the return of a brown billfold with cards and receipts, a black Army discharge folder, a green glove, and glasses or a brown bag with initials. Rewards and contact details given for Jordan Nash Seagraves, James E Morrison Dallas area, Mrs H C Stephens and Mrs T W Stanford, plus Mrs R E Wertz Jr. at 301 Sunset St.
SARAH SUE SHARTLE Deat Tack asks for the return of a dark green pocket book lost in Amarillo on Saturday November 21st, a gift for an eighth birthday. Mrs T M Wilson reports a small brown calfskin glove lost between Johnson Street School and Taylor Street on the 4th and requests its return to 518 Taylor St.
A Reader at 1302 N. Fillmore St leaves one shoe and old lumber plus shingles for a future recipient. The terse note indicates willingness to pass along materials to someone who will come after them.
An advertorial promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy to relieve constipation and stimulate liver bile flow and intestinal movement. It lists prices 15 30 and 60 cents and directs readers to follow label directions at drugstores.
Jimmie Fidler reports major studios plan radio war campaigns costing about 400000 each, to be paid from newspaper ad budgets. He argues such promotion sidelines Private John Doe and others serving overseas who lack publicity, urging a balanced view of Hollywood’s war effort.
Beam reports Hy Gardiner joking that Jimmy Durante’s parents kept the stork and let the baby fly away, a lighthearted quip reflecting showbiz lore.
Akron Ohio U P reports Calvin Coolidge earned a dollar a word but Paul Eckler a B F Goodrich plant pressman won 400 dollars for a nine word wartime suggestion. The exact words are kept secret but the payment equates to 44 44 per word.
In Antwerp New York police found local youths gathering scrap rubber torn from armored vehicle treads at a sharp road curve near a military reservation. The boys collected up to five pounds daily, aided by the Army.
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