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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1936
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe argues the Texas primary system is unfair and inefficient. It advocates adopting a preferential primary where voters rank candidates to ensure the nominee reflects a majority first choice.
A brief Amarillo report says Roosevelt administration researchers led by Tugwell found little destitution but strong resilience in thePanhandle. They seek moisture conservation and erosion help rather than relief, noting Western grit and vow to continue north to harsher lands.
Washington analysis notes rumors of Italian support for Spanish rebels and potential moves in the Mediterranean. It discusses Ceuta and Minorca, the risk of a broader war, Britain's military posture, and U S Secret Service internal tensions amid investigations and proposals to consolidate federal agencies under Hoover.
In Ashboro Carol Torrance, backed by Denis Ford, exits a crisis with Sam Cates the troublemaker she expelled from her school. Mike Hannigan, handsome son of a lint head, courts trouble and flirtation as Annabel Monroe presses for a date while Mike weighs his path.
Mike, drawn by Annabel, visits her home and schools life turns toward danger as he battles mixed loyalties. Annabel’s manipulations escalate with flirtatious seduction and social pressure, while Mike hides fear and mixed guilt about college and football.
O. O. McIntyre surveys a summer stock scene on Long Island and across the coast where producers test plays at low cost and stars like MeriVale Cooper Skinner George, while new talents such as Mary Rogers and Larry Adler gain fame. He notes the rise of stock houses, cabaret revivals, and the cultural flow from hedge-row stages to Broadway.
In Oklahoma City on August 19, John C. Campbell, bank president, finished locking up when an oil field worker approached with a check. Campbell cashed it inside, and the worker tossed a dime saying buy a cigar. Campbell bought a cigar and said it was a pretty good one.
A damaged OCR fragment describes tense action as a man yields amid a suggestive moment. The text references a character named Mike, a woman named Carol, and hints at a forthcoming development the next day. The passage ends with an obscured nonconclusive line.
Danny Meadow Mouse escapes a gartersnake and, emboldened by a recent chase, attacks the snake. He battles the reptile until Farmer Brown's Boy intervenes, astonished to see a mouse fight a snake. Danny then retreats to safety, contemplating a future impulse to confront rather than flee.
The list presents a mixed set of clues for a crossword like puzzle, including terms for both horizontal and vertical entries. It references a legislative figure, word definitions, animal names, colors, body parts, and common nouns, with hints such as to depart by boat, English title, or contrived terms across multiple lines.
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