30 Sep 1943
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
1
The column blends weather notes with political gossip and odd anecdotes. It forecasts unsettled fall conditions with light rain and equinox timing. It relays Washington rumors about Willkie and Landon, Roosevelt, and Franco Spain while sharing quirky local tales and a cautionary health message.
The column surveys diverse topics from plastic surgery and gender stereotypes to courting advice and marriage quirks. It mentions Major Clarkson shaping faces, the idea that hair color signals age, and jokes about second wives, with tangents on baseball in Japan, pie calories, and midcentury home soundproofing costs. It ends noting a Portland store offering hotel reservations to manufacturers.
Letter from Waite Tack proposes borrowing a folding studio couch in exchange for paintings. He notes he has painted and sold many pictures and does not want to buy a couch due to possible transfer. He offers to use the couch for a period in exchange for artwork.
In the Southwest Pacific Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s area Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney awarded the Air Medal to Flight Officer Francis F. Baker Bainbridge Indiana for bravery in August during a glider tow. The glider broke from its tow near Cape Upstart Queensland then recovered control and landed safely on a hazardous small island.
In New Guinea a Dehavilland biplane from World War One era flew 90 mph with smoke from the wings. Pilot Forgan Smith warned passenger Lt. Col. Robert Craig to jump as they skimmed trees, only minor scratches. Craig saved by delaying the final magazine paragraph.
An out of state visitor in Amarillo criticizes a column proposing Governor Coke Stevenson for President. The writer argues Texans should not dominate national voters and mocks the idea while noting O’Daniel has already brought Texas into national view. The letter ends with a casual farewell and well wishes to Texas voters.
Jimmie Fidler reports on Ginger Rogers and Jane Farrar in Tender Comrade with Farrar being replaced by Ruth Hussey. He notes gossip about Rogers and Farrar, questions accuracy, and discusses on set tensions including Michele Morgan and Tim Whelan. He also references Casey Robinson and Hays Office constraints and hints at Frank Sinatra and Simone Simon.
Lt. Paul J. McClung, navigation instructor in the U S Army Air Forces stationed at San Marcos, visits Amarillo friends including the Abernathy home. Classifieds note a lost dog Zero, requests for child care, light housework jobs, a Muleshoe ad for work, a lost red coat near Happy, yard work seeks, and a Alaska glacier telecommunication project description using dropped wire reels.
Observations from a Hollywood set describe a heat wave reaching 107 degrees with drama and humor. Rosalind Russell dashes between scenes while Gregory Peck stages a move from New York to film Days of Glory. Eddie Cantor jokes about a son’s absence and Simone Simon offers wry counsel amid a fur overcoat routine and artificial snow.
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