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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1936

Page

4

Thompson endorsed for Railroad Commission in Texas primary

The Amarillo Globe-News reports Myron G. Blalock endorses Ernest O. Thompson for re election to the Texas Railroad Commission. He attacks Frank Morris as unknown, criticizing his background and knowledge of gas rates freight rates and oil business. Blalock portrays Thompson as a fighter for the little man and a backer of impartial law enforcement.

Frank Morris East Texas Myron G. Blalock Marshall Democratic Executive Committee Morris Col Ernest O. Thompson Amarillo Railroad Commission Blalock Ernest Thompson East Texas Thompson Commission Bialock Dallas

Women Voters Forecast Record Election Turnout

Eleanor Patterson forecasts a record female vote in the 1936 election, estimating 20 to 25 million women may cast ballots to choose the candidate best at protecting pocketbooks. She notes women lack a single candidate aim and warns arousal is needed to unite their diverse concerns.

Eleanor Patterson Good Housekeeping Hoover Washington

Let’s All Think Peace Campaign Echoes National Hope

A commentary argues for nationwide peace campaigns to unify public opinion against entanglement in future European wars. It urges broad support to cultivate a peace mindset and notes Mussolini’s drive to match British sea power, stressing parity starts domestically.

United States Mussolini

Washington Drouth Committee Pushes Land Plan for Dust Bowl

In Washington the drouth committee led by Morris L. Cooke aims to present a permanent land plan to Congress. It favors large scale land purchases to retire dry farmland for grazing, plus a major water conservation program and new WPA funding as relief funds wane.

Washington National Drouth Morris L. Cooke Drouth Congress Dakotas Montana Wyoming Dust Bowl Nebraska Tugwell WPA Faware Yast APF

World With a Fence Tale of Carol Torrance and Denis Ford

Carol Torrance faces a romance scandal as Denis Ford and Mike Hanni gan reappear in her life. Denis travels to Washington after pressuring marriage while Mike, her student, reveals a troubling and unspoken betrayal. Carol grapples with loss hope and an uncertain Christmas as events unfold in a turbulent drama.

Carol Torrance Denis Ford Denis Washington Mike Hannigan Carol Annabel Monroe Mike Miss Torrance Ellen Caro Mack Carnot

Stories in Stamps by I S Klein Leonardo da Vinci

Mechanic turned artist Leonardo da Vinci lived 1452 to 1519 and created The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. His unfinished works, early airplane designs, and mechanical devices are noted. In 1935 Italy issued airmail stamps honoring him. NEA Service Inc.

Louvre Paris Santa Maria Della Grazia Milan Leonardo da Vinci da Vinci Italy NEA Service. Inc

Young Seeds in Misery and Modern Moans

A breezy column by O. O. McIntyre riffs on media figures and culture, lampooning vanity and hypochondria among celebrities. It notes figures from Parker to Jolson, Gish, and Menke, then drifts to a Paris doctor’s view of self indulgence and a Philadelphia chauffeur tale.

Jolson Passy Paris

The Teacher Bears a Christmas Note

A teacher secretly reads a folded note she slips into her bag during a quiet moment after school. She sits for a bath as tears stain her cheeks and jokes about starting Christmas with a handsome ruin. Carol awaits tomorrow to learn the fate of former lovers.

Marian Sims Carol

Time for Divorce From Agriculture Department

George B. Terrell of Aite, a candidate for commissioner of agriculture, issued a statement in Austin on August 21 arguing the department should be divested from gambling exchanges and not be in the brokerage business. Veterinarians warn many mad dogs are simply thirsty in hot weather.

Austin George B. Terrell Aite Commissioner of Agriculture Department For Agriculture

Notable Word Puzzle From Era Examiner

Puzzle listing with horizontal and vertical clues uses wordplay to fill a grid. It includes references to common terms such as sun god, diseases, shore, and various nouns, with cryptic fragments suggesting crossfill between secular and classical terms.

Danny Meadow Mouse Lost Home After Farmer Brown's Boy Takes Board

Danny Meadow Mouse visits his nest but finds the board removed by Farmer Brown's Boy and the nest gone. He and Nanny Meadow Mouse lose their five babies and mother, sparking Danny's distress and a frightened encounter with Peter Rabbit. The tale blends cautionary notes on fear and parental guidance with a neighborly misadventure on Green Meadows.

Danny Meadow Mouse Danny Meadow Mouse Farmer Brown Nanny Meadow Mouse Green Meadows Green Forest Peter Rabbit Peter T. W. Burges

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