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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1936
Page
4
The Census Bureau reports 4,283,753 Americans over ten cannot read or write. The piece urges communities to expand adult education, noting government efforts exist but more is needed to combat unemployment and ensure Americans can compete in a modern economy.
The author argues the United States is a nation of workers and warns against forming a separate labor party. He emphasizes universal work ethic, opposition to class clashes between manual and intellectual labor, and asserts that labor does not need its own party but instead a unified national framework. He cautions that party divisions that force a single labor unit would harm the nation.
In Washington the Mississippi race centers on Senator Pat Harrison and Governor Bennett Conner with Theodore Bilbo as key ally. Bilbo’s anti Harrison campaign features pictures of Pat in golf knickers and a long history of personal digressions resurfacing from 1934. The piece notes Morrison and Woody Hockaday stunts and recalls Zioncheck’s cautious obituary line.
Carol Torrance returns home for Christmas to Meredith with family and friends. Den Ford is in Washington and Mike Hannigan faces Annabel Monroe in Ashboro. Don eyes Carol’s sister Jin. Milly hosts a lively gathering as Carol adjusts to life away from teaching, while Annie the cook anchors daily life.
The piece recalls 19th century explorers Henry Spalding Elisa Whitman Narcissa Whitman and settler history in the Northwest. It also threads a modern Christmas narrative of Carol, Jill, and Don with Denise, Pat, and Meredith, showing emotional strain, displacements, and a sense of belonging in Ashboro as characters confront love and identity against a changing backdrop.
New York diary notes social visits to John Horgan Arthur Samuels Maybelle Manning and Ina Claire with encounters at the Ritz Gardens and the St Regis. It covers Gypsy Rose Lee Nita Naldi Elsie Janis Roxy and other Broadway figures plus a reflection on Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind and a scene of personal tension as Carol awaits news about Mike.
A crossword style clue set listing definitions for terms including government official and various everyday words. It presents horizontal and vertical hints like To drink in doges fashion and to eat to excess, with entries covering objects, plants, animals, and abstracts across two grids.
Peter Rabbit and Danny Meadow Mouse figures in a puzzle as a tail tug and a hidden hole beneath grass lead Peter to suspect a hidden watcher. The scene blends whimsy with a moment of suspense as he probes a clue near Nanny Meadow’s former home.
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