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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1947
Page
8
Local newspaper note details the Amarillo Globe founding date February 20 1924 and publication terms with staff roles. It lists combined Globe-News pricing for daily and Sunday editions, carrier mail and rates, including 1 year 10.80 6 months 5.40 3 months 2.70 1 month 0.09 and Sunday rates.
The platform outlines aims to revise the city charter to expand representation and finances, build a coliseum and new city hall, upgrade traffic control, improve downtown cleanliness, provide sports facilities, expand parks and water supply, add hospitals, enhance English Field, foster small industry and culture, and expand schools and teacher pay.
A 1947 commentary argues British leaders use propaganda to shift blame to the United States for economic woes. It asserts Socialist policies hurt production, coal shortages reveal deeper issues, and Washington watches with quiet skepticism as Attlee or Bevin shifts blame to the U.S. This view cites Eugene Meyer and the Washington Post on Britain’s economic crisis.
National Noise Abatement Council cites fourteen American cities for outstanding work in reducing noise. The note urges broader public health focus and stricter enforcement to curb unneeded din in urban life.
Billy Rose laments a bat in his living room and roars at the lack of ready help. He muses on calling plumbers lawyers doctors or Ethel Merman for a solution as the bat remains at large in 1967.
George E. Sokolsky argues the Republican field centers on Taft and Truman issues, with Harold Stassen as a leading forward candidate. He notes Dewey Taft Eisenhower and Vandenberg as coy contenders, warns any nominee must embrace Taft Hartley and tax policy, and recalls Eisenhower's early candidacy chatter.
A King Features Syndicate column argues Eisenhower’s political positions are unknown and questions how he would handle major issues like Taft Hartley, income tax cuts, and Truman foreign policy once in a campaign. It notes critics urge no speeches before election and warns about past campaign parallels.
A columnist riffs on rising costs and cultural naming shifts, noting comfort stations in New Mexico and rainmaking by Hopi rituals. He recounts a humorous miscommunication with a bus stop stranger, then laments his appearance and rides away while singing.
Pictured mayor of Tex as City shows a puzzle header with clues across and down. The grid lists numerous entries from 1 to 59 covering topics from names to abbreviations and general terms.
Mr and Mrs Ted Neely and daughters Florence and Shirley have returned from a 10 day fishing trip at Lake City Colorado. The note adds that most fish display nature’s best example of a streamlined structure.
Norbert J. Gableman writes from West Allis Wisconsin suggesting Wisconsin adopt Amarillo Texas style jaywalking law to reduce traffic injuries. He recalls a five dollar fine for jaywalking and argues it would save lives in downtown Milwaukee.
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