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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1936
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe announces its publishing arrangement with The Amarillo Daily News and provides postal details, staff roles, and subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions. It describes special delivery service and contact procedures for missed copies and outlines regional rates for Texas and nearby states.
The Globe notes disappointment in Amarillo as the State Highway Department delays full paving of No. 5 until after Centennial time. Most gaps were slated for 1936 completion, with 15 miles west of Dumas now to receive temporary gravel and oiling. Traffic will improve but permanent work is deferred.
WPA officials issue a strict directive forbidding any political influence by those connected with the agency. Critics note politics exist in other departments and groups, arguing the line between administration and party activity remains porous.
The Nations Association of Assessing Officers reports states are reducing or exempting taxes on household goods. Mississippi and others raise exemptions while 14 states still levy with no exemption. Connecticut urges broad exemptions for furniture radios and instruments not used for business. The commission notes lack of standardization in home furnishings and questions the tax’s fairness and usefulness.
A collection of opinions notes confidence in local leaders Joe B. Dooley and Dr. R. Parcella, praise for school board service, and broader remarks on societal change. The piece includes voter turnout praise and quotes on future work, with a separate reflection by Dr. Glenn Frank on enduring values amid economic theories.
Iris Lanning leaves Persia for a New York social circle at Allan Beckley’s home where she faces ridicule from Georgia’s crowd. She performs bold song numbers in a mood of old New York style, wins over the guests, and draws Mrs. Morgan’s charity invitation while confronting love and rivalry amid Allan’s world.
Peter Rabbit lingers near Farmer Brown's sugar camp seeking more about Happy Jack and Mrs Happy. He ignores danger, thinking the daytime presence of humans protects him. Old lessons on foolishness surface as he weighs returning home against further investigation.
The first Arbor Day observation began in Nebraska in April 1872. The first state-run reform school in the United States was the New York House of Refuge established in 1824. The prompt ends with an unclear question about the number of "Sivict persons" in the world.
The piece notes the Evangeline memorial at Grand Pre Nova Scotia a tit tle church and cemetery monument to the Acadian heroine Evangeline. It mentions the poem Lonefellow symbolizing Acadian persecution and the site being part of a national park after government takeover.
A quiz style puzzle lists numerous clues and numbered entries across horizontal and vertical lines. The page asks readers to identify a pictured widow associated with UV and fills a grid with definitions such as ancient lazy person and Italian river, plus many wordplay prompts.
In a tense stretch of the race a marathon swimmer, exhausted and fearing to continue, pauses near the crowd and signals his trainer in the boat to come and fetch him. The text also notes a moral about bets not being the best solution to debts, suggesting wager pitfalls and risks.
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