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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1936
Page
4
The Globe News argues against cutting CCC staff, praising the program for erosion control and reforestation. It notes CCC work as vital conservation, addressing soil and flood threats and warning costs of cutting the forest army 50 years hence. The piece also previews the paper's independent democratic stance.
A dispute over a proposed nude statue for the Texas Centennial at Denton's State College for Women stirs protests from modesty groups and defense from artists who call the piece symbolic. The row highlights views on decency and art and public interest in Texas history.
Iris Lanning shifts from quiet Persia to Aunt Phina's New York. In Mrs. Morgan’s house she meets Allan Beckley and confronts Georgia’s flirtations and power plays. A dramatic fur gift and a late drive lead to tension, secrets, and a roadhouse pause as a car trouble threatens their escape.
A digest of Thornton Burgess Greens Forest episode shows Peter Rabbit lingering near the sugar camp and learning of sap, sugar, and heedful danger. Happy Jack warns of Shadow the Weasel hiding near the old stovepipe pile, raising Peter’s fear of a lurking threat.
H L Mencken argues the New Deal will dominate the Cleveland and Philadelphia conventions next June though outcomes are uncertain as conventions may act beyond legal constraints. He notes conventions cost vast sums, rely on local supplies, and have no constitutional basis. Senator Small seeks re election praising his record and urging continuity, while debates on salaries reveal fixation with executive pay and the politics of reform. The piece also reflects on Augustine and Rome, warning prosperity without virtue leads to decline.
Summary of a student quiz on American war aviation losses and aircraft, plus notes on Home Sweet Home age and early auto licenses. Details include 498 aviators killed in WWI era forces, 234 battlefield deaths, 264 accident deaths, 219 US airplanes destroyed, and 44 balloons. Mentions Elwood Haynes 1893 license and Rochester 1806 Jonathan West license linked to Swiss Laundry case.
A single 1866 Mexican stamp features the portrait of a tragic emperor. The image, shown here, highlights a historic ruler as depicted in the issue.
O. O. McIntyre reflects on celebrity and noble sounding names, noting King Victor, Duke Ellington, Baron Wilkes, and Harold Lord Varney among others. The piece wanders through anecdotes of names and various cultural vignettes including Paul Whiteman and a Greek candy kitchen bow on Seventh Avenue.
A list of crossword like clues across horizontal and vertical entries with definitions? includes terms for Communist party pioneer abate winged land rights sheaf adjusts as a watch and more. Also hints on mythological deities and common nouns such as timber tree resin ozone and street names.
A fragmented scene shows a girl by oysters and a swimmer in a race. The crowd gasps as the worn athlete fears drowning, and a stewart paddles to rescue him with his trainer in the boat.
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