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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1944
Page
2
A lengthy survey lists games from rummy to pinochle and dozens more, noting none are American inventions except catch. It references Amarillo players and local comments, plus World War II era notes on war work and politics, ending with reader letters about university leadership and public rooms.
A column combines questions about university governance with social jokes and Hollywood updates. It includes reader concerns about the University of Texas, marriage complaints, social advice, and a stream of items on Frankie, John Wayne, Lamour, and other stars plus studio news and war refugee notes.
Evarts Michigan residents chaplain Don Warmouth reports an improvised reunion on French battlefields. He saw an ambulance windshield reading Evart, Mich and found three soldiers from Evart near his hospital area. They shared hometown photos and this year’s graduating class.
H. R. Simpson, 1/c U S Coast Guard, lists his coat lost between Claude and Amarillo during a ride from Childress to Borger with an Army lieutenant and his wife. He asks anyone who finds it to contact him at 602-B Georgia Street Hastings Nebraska. He marks his name on the coat for identification.
A reader seeks a part time night job up to six hours from midnight to 6 a.m. Readers are asked to respond via postcard. Contact by mail at 109 Buchanan Street Apartment 5 or Robert at 2308 North West First Avenue.
36 year old Georgia native seeks Western friends. requests letters from 36 50. Miss Sallie Kate Heard in Dexter New Mexico asks for return of lost Army papers birth certificate and Pantex id. Kenneth L. Thomas seeks a high school girl to care for his baby 7 to 10 pm at 1703 Pierce Street side entrance.
I have three little puppies to give away to nice homes. Come to 922 Bowie Street. PAT MULLIN I was in J. C. Penney's Store Nov. 18 and lost my billfold. It contained one $20 bill and three or four $1 bills, my insurance receipts and three pictures. I would appreciate it if the person who picked this up would return it to the office at J. C. Penney's Store. They may keep the small bills, but I need the other money very badly. MRS. MINNIE WHITMOR
Advertisements seek a caregiver to look after multiple children at home while mothers work or shop. Offers include light housework for private room and board for the caretaker and her three year old child. Contact at 1905 Buchanan Street or RF 1915 Van Buren Street. A glove loss notice from Kress' Store seeks the owner at 2 4101.
Two soldiers from Arkansas and Pennsylvania at Ama rilo Field request country readers help find rabbit hunting locations for December Sundays. They will rent guns and buy shells and can be reached by writing to Arkansas care of the Downtown USO.
I will keep children in my home days or nights convenient for mothers who work at Pantex. Call 8496.
Eight keys left at the courthouse cigar stand may be claimed by the owner. A red hillfold with two twenty dollar bills a social security card a drivers license and a photo was taken from a J C Penney dressing room on November 20. A 10 year old girl seeks a male Persian kitten and offers a home. A man offers rewards for a lost wrist watch between the Herring Hotel and West Tenth Avenue and a bus ride south between Fourth and Ninth Avenue.
A black left hand glove was found between the Blackstone Hotel and Polk Street on Tenth Avenue around November 13 15. Call 9990 or visit 1200 Street to claim.
Ailing man with a small pension seeks a rocking chair or bed clothing. He is nearly blind, five feet four inches, about 125 pounds, with no relatives and limited means. Any donation would aid his comfort and care.
A Corbett watch with a hammered silver band and four turquoise settings vanished Saturday night between 7:45 and 8:30 near the bus. It is shock proof water proof and non magnetic. A reward is offered for its return to Pvt. R. T Neighbors Finance Officer Amarillo Army Air Field.
Middle aged woman seeks employment in practical nursing or hotel work. She can cook well and perform general house keeping or cooking in a small hotel. Prefers cooking. Call 2-3984 before 5 30 evenings.
A 69 year old single man requests correspondence with a single woman aged 40 to 60. He provides his Texas address at 1002 West Third Big Spring and asks interested women to write.
A dog collar with vaccination tag 958 and license 391 went missing last Tuesday near Country Club. Return to 3407 West Ninth Avenue for a reward. A READER.
A childcare offer invites use of day or hourly care at a residence located at 607 North East Fourth Avenue. No further details on provider, hours, or services are provided.
A pair of men’s high top work shoes was found downtown last week. The finder asks the owner to call 2-3128 to claim them.
I misplaced a navy blue plaid Mackinaw after a car fender incident Thursday morning in San Jacinto. It has an upper pocket and coat pockets containing tan ear muffs and a leather glove. A small reward offered. call 2-6472 or return to 2610 West First Avenue.
A lady reports a light brown purse lost Saturday in Montgomery Ward or Kress store in Petersburg Texas. It contained ration books and a driver’s license among other papers and asks for return of the items with the finder allowed to keep the money. Return to Mrs W B Thompson Route 1 Petersburg Texas.
Sgt. Thomas L. Rutherford of Galax Virginia describes how native New Guineans in Dutch New Guinea guided U S troops to Japanese prisoners alive. He notes natives spotted the enemy through jungle, aided rescue, and captured prisoners using vine rope restraints.
Rutherford describes punitive tactics used by natives to control Japanese prisoners. He cites two methods: long poles with the captive carried aloft and four-neck ropes with natives at each end to pull in any direction. He notes 15,000 to 30,000 Liberians labor on rubber plantations.
Dr Thomas J Barrett, authority on worm culture, says the worm is one of the world's most useful creatures. It slowly eats soil, adds secretions, and produces rich topsoil that can boost crop production from 100 to 300 percent. Ten worms per square foot yield 200 tons of topsoil per year.
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