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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1936
Page
4
A damaged OCR snippet shows partial readable details including names and a local action but lacks full context. The readable phrases indicate an event or notice tied to local officials and a date or deadline remains unclear.
A fragmented diary style column notes social rounds in New York with mentions of Max Miller Irene Hayes Zoe Beckley and George Palmer. It praises the Mdivani trio famed for their charm while critiquing their lack of brilliance and clothes sense. Anecdotes include the Statue of Liberty stairs Lambs Club and Babe Ruth guests with various cultural references and a playful eye on public figures.
Farmer Brown's Boy brings home three baby squirrels found in the sugar camp firebox to his mother. Shadow the Weasel is spotted nearby, prompting worry about safety. Mother Brown refuses to be nurse to the critters, while the boy proposes to bottle-feed them until the sugar season ends.
A mixed feature recounts Thornton Burgess tales and Dr. Morris Fishbein on bread as a diet staple. It notes bread’s place in the balanced diet, its energy value, and cautions against seeing bread as a fattening food. The piece includes a short children’s fable ending with a foster mother cat.
In Amarillo for 1936, Prof Selby Maxwell forecasts rain between April 8 and 16, while editorial pieces push West Texas Chamber of Commerce events May 11 to 18. The Black Lobby probe draws civil liberties defense from ACLU as Alfred P Sloan urges industry to take enlightened responsibilities. The column ends with reflections on reprisal in politics during Roosevelt era.
Irie Lanning leaves Persia, Pa to join her aunt in New York and enters Mrs. Morgan’s aristocratic, lively circle. Allan Beckley teases Iris with deep regard while family tensions, loyalty, and reminders of a past era unfold through a boisterous, witty party. Iris wins a difficult victory tomorrow.
The text states there were 14 other children in Benjamin Franklin's family, making him the 15th of 17. It also cites Theodore Roosevelt in American Ideals asserting that Old Glory must come first and no other flag second, reflecting a strong American patriotism stance.
In 1918 a Swedish forester promised daily letters to his sweetheart and sent 40 stamps from Guliksberg. A collector found stamps surcharged incorrectly as 12 ore on the 0 ore King Gustav series. The couple sold inverted stamps for 200 kroner each, funding their marriage as letters remained mementos. The tale centers on the inverted surcharge stamps as valuable curios.
Ben Benson publicity agent for the International Itinerant Migratory Workers' Union visited Amarillo while en route from California to Louisville Kentucky for the Hoboes of America convention May 2 11. He noted railroads are hostile to hoboes and hinted at possible California involvement if border patrol continues. The union, formed in 1908, claims over 15000 members with international headquarters in Cincinnati Ohio.
Climatized Bill, heard on KGNC, announced by homespun philosopher sponsored by Hunsley Paint Manufacturing, will air a different time on two days. He will be heard delivering revised program hour details.
A fragmented magazine puzzle lists clues about bees and related terms. It mixes horizontal and vertical entries with definitions for hive parts, actions, and bee related phrases, including drone bee and honey store notes.
The schedule notes Monday evenings 6 15 to 6 30 and Tuesday Thursday 12 15 to 12 30. The 6 15 to 6 30 evening program on Wednesdays and Fridays is temporarily dropped.
A compact, fragmentary note contends that a certain path is not the way to meet your principles. It argues that wagers often inflate benefits for some while leaving others behind, urging reflection on fair outcomes.
A steamer endured a trough and gale driven blow yet surged to a crest. Passengers plan to regale landlubber friends with details of their sea tale and adventures aboard.
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