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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1947
Page
14
Publishing note lists Globe News Publishing Co as owner with President and Publisher Rady Camp. Subscription rates shown: Daily and Sunday one year $10.80, six months $5.40, three months $2.70, one month 90 cents. Globe and News one year $19.80, six months $9.90, three months $4.95, one month $1.65, weekly 40 cents for Sunday only.
The Globe's platform proposes revising the city charter to expand representation and limits, building a coliseum and new city hall, improving traffic control, downtown cleanup, and sports facilities, expanding parks and water, hospital capacity, English Field upgrade, industry development, culture support, and school facilities with higher teacher salaries.
Citizens praise tough action against speeders but many drivers still speed at night on residential streets. Proposals include hiring more traffic officers, issuing fines to fund salaries, and distributing a traffic regulations booklet with water bills along with painting speed limits on main streets.
The article argues Attorney General Clark dropped pursuit of draft dodgers who used false identities, deeming wartime zeal waning after victory. It claims postwar policy reveals the dangers of treating evasion as heroic, noting the high wartime costs and ongoing moral questions.
The Gallup Poll finds 33 percent approve and 39 percent disapprove of Taft-Hartley, with 75 percent unable to name a good provision and 85 percent failing to recall a particularly bad point. Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio comments on employer contracts and the smoothing effect of society’s pressures.
In a 1947 King Features piece Erich Brandeis answers a Massachusetts reader asking how to change life without money. He recalls pioneering simplicity, taking inexpensive trolley rides, visiting inexpensive eateries, parks, free moon and stars, and local outings. He argues real change is mental and near at hand.
Billy Rose recounts stage antics and thunder-stealing gags by famous actors from W. C. Fields to Joe Frisco and Orson Welles. He recalls onstage distractions, rivalries, and the legend of a prank on Fields during Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 with Lindbergh in attendance.
Washington dispatch reports two hearings planned in Texas in October by the special joint Senate House committee on housing. Representative Patman announced after the committee’s organizational meeting that Houston Dallas or San Antonio are likely sites, with final locations to be selected.
George E. Sokolsky argues the 1942 dated pamphlet Land of the Soviets misled troops in 1947. He notes inaccuracies about Soviet history and highlights omission of American contributions. The piece critiques wartime propaganda and its lingering effect on soldiers’ understanding.
A columnist riffs on simple, direct problem solving and golf slang. He recalls Uncle Ira’s quip about placing a ball in a distant hole and muses on practicality, dogs and a joke about a sandpaper and rough bark. He also notes a salesman wary of carrying a briefcase and stockpiling data.
Puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues with standard crossword entries including composers, fruits, instruments, and common words. It enumerates 48 clues across two grids with abbreviations, roman numerals, and thematic references typical of a newspaper puzzle page.
J B Mutton, a Canadian airman, was rescued near Goose Bay Labrador after nine days in the wilds when his sea plane crashed during landing. Lieutenant William C Morrill of Lakehurst New Jersey piloted a US Coast Guard PBY to the scene and found Mutton signaling with a shiny metal fragment from his wrecked craft.
The note surveys the interest levels of people across multiple sections, highlighting notable engagement trends and contrasting responses in different areas. It outlines the breadth of public curiosity and hints at underlying factors driving participation without naming specific groups.
SAN ANGELO Texas Aug 20 Mrs Bessie FE Stone 55 a department store employee was killed yesterday when struck by a car at an intersection in San Angelo She died 20 minutes later in a hospital marking the 37th highway patrol district fatality of the year in the 20 county area.
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