23 Oct 1942
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1942
Page
1
Reporter accompanies Field & Stream crew in Brooks to hunt pheasants and ducks. They ride with guides, praise local people, and note Canada’s irrigation project, marketing woes, and war time hunting encouragement.
A noisy collage of jokes and anecdotes from wartime life and society. The piece mixes a lover’s dramatic scene in Peoria, Mizner and Gilda Gray quips, a Mediterranean naval anecdote, a clock watcher at War Production Board, a late-night phone prank, wordplay at a Versailles show, and witty lines from Robert S Taplinger and Allan Meltzer. It also offers marriage tips from L B Cottrell and E W Burgess and a quip about a Damascus Baghdad auto bus, all framed as light entertainment for readers.
A Amarillo florists letter defends chrysanthemum as China’s flower and notes its long cultivation history in China and Japan. It argues against calls to bar chrysanthemums due to imperial associations and highlights the flower’s status as a major U.S. crop and cultural symbol. The piece expands into humorous Q&A snippets and assorted notes from Globe News Want Ads.
The Amarillo Field Exchange invites men ages 18 to 60 to apply for several light duties with no required experience or exams. Start pay is 110 to 125 dollars monthly and applicants should visit the Field Exchange between 9 and 11 30 A M for details.
Three nine week old pup pies, partly housebroken, need indoor homes for cold weather and nights. They are smart and trainable. Speaker can bring one next week to anyone with no transport. Call 149 W Can Yon or write P O Box 215 Can Yon. A Christian man seeks a Christian widow or non smoking non drinking young lady. Address P O Box 61 Amarillo. A READER. A set of keys found on South Van Buren Street owner may call 2 2301. A READER.
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