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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1951
Page
2
The fragment describes Charlotte Islands pioneer life with rich hunting and fishing, high clearing costs, scarce roads, and low returns. It features Mrs Slagboom’s culinary artistry, serving large tables with hot dishes, varied vegetables, and desserts, highlighting her timing and skill in pleasing guests.
The speaker extols Mrs Slagboom of the Trell River Queen Charlotte Islands for perfect timing and piping hot coffee. She serves coffee from a scalding pot, avoids frying, and dishes hot biscuits with honey every other night. The narrator boasts her table psychology and culinary skills, claiming few others match her.
The Globe poll questioned Amarillo High School students about adding a Civil Air Patrol aviation course as an elective. Responses varied with some eager to learn to fly and others uninterested, while many believed a large portion of students would take the course if offered.
A jumble of small ads lists knitting and canning services, soap making, pet sales, lost items, dog and bird notices, trades and swaps, furniture exchanges, book stamps, and general work offers. It includes a cooker, stroller, baby bed, and mangle, with contacts for each item or service.
A Worcester woman called the chamber of commerce to learn if shipping ammunition abroad was legal. She planned to send some to Korea. Her husband, an officer, had taken a .38 pistol to Korea for target practice but could not obtain the required ammunition there.
Three German students Edda Termehr Siegfried Streufert and Alfred Koester enrolled at Amarillo High School describe life in Germany versus the United States. They praise American teachers classmates and courses while noting cultural differences in schooling and social life. Their year abroad is made possible by the American Field Service and local families.
Hollywood columnist trails Gary Cooper on a scorching September day to uncover if the cowboy hero loses ground to space age cinema. Coop muses on westerns, science fiction, and the fate of heroic archetypes while sharing casual banter, ice cream, and a few candid lines about scoops.
A Chicago scientist unveils an electronic ear that conceals deafness and transmits whispers clearly, claiming it makes old hearing aids obsolete and offers hope to 15 million hard of hearing Americans. It fits discreetly, with no visible button or dangling wires, and a free booklet explains the discovery.
Dear Peggy suggests a cosmetic duo to help a couple in love with acne concerns. The VELOCIA cleansing lotion and greaseless antiseptic cream are sold as a two set at stores and salons, priced at $2 plus tax, with improvements promised in days.
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