17 Sep 1942
Page 1
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 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
1
A lengthy column details requests for war era readers to send portraits of grandchildren while proposing age limits for future submissions. It recaps celebrity sightings in Amarillo, social events, and humorous anecdotes including puzzles, jokes, and small notices.
A montage of anecdotes and curiosities from readers and public figures. Jokes about marriage, songs, and stage stars mix with reminiscences of Oscar era entertainments, wartime morale quips, and a veteran’s memories of air raid alarms and radio trivia. Includes lines on Col E R Bradley, Grace Moore, Benny Leonard, Ann Pennington, and a 97 year old Lancaster matriarch with vast descendants.
Jimmie Fidler notes a defense worker's struggle to enjoy evening movies due to early hours and long commutes. He laments all-night or late starts and urges theater owners to adapt while recounting 10 years of Hollywood trivia and personal notes from stars.
Mrs Ray Box of Amarillo seeks an experienced tractor driver to work about two weeks on her Adrian Texas farm. Also advertises a live-in home assistant for a mother with two children aged 4 and 6 in Grand Prairie near Dallas. Pay $8 weekly plus room and board. permanent position for the right person.
A local notice headline catalog lists requests for a non smoking non drinking housekeeper for two with good wages, plus several personal notices about lost items a baby sitter piano storage and miscellaneous anecdotes and tips. The notes reference Tucumcari New Mexico and various street addresses and phone numbers.
Charleston Illinois dispatch reports the Southwestern Limited collided with a standing oil train near Ashmore Indiana after an open switch. Three trainmen were killed and about two dozen people injured, most with non fatal injuries, according to Coroner Horace V. Clark.
John B. Golding Post No 1475 Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 8 o clock at the I O O F Hall. Commander Charles Hoppin urges a large attendance as plans are made for entertaining the Ninth District Convention meeting here Sunday September 27.
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.