03 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
1
A column blends weather hopes, civic pleas, and gossip from Amarillo. It cites football odds for the Sandies, commentary on modern behavior, a charity drive with the Christmas Tree Hunt, lost dog plea, peddler warnings, and curious tidbits about culture and society.
Young readers will find the holiday spread surprisingly modern with Dolis, a livelier hobby-horse, streamlined rattles, and Palmer Cox’s brownies replaced by comic strip characters in picture books. Kids will still wear the same wide smiles.
Three vigorous speakers promoting the New Deal in its sixth year map out government plans in unemployment relief and housing. The article notes definite progress will be pursued in these fields during the winter and spring.
A motorist who ran a downtown red light told Municipal Judge Cyrus W. Hall it was his wedding day. The judge, noting the excuse, declined to fine him and said the money would be better needed by the groom.
In Dalhart Texas Albert McGhee 25 Nashoba Oklahoma and Guy George 50 of San Antonio survived severe injuries after 10 days of peril. McGhee bore a 16 foot steel bar piercing his body and collapsing lung while aiding a bridge repair. George suffered a broken back and collapsed lung in a head on crash and was sent home with optimistic recovery prospects.
ALBANY N Y December 3 Albert Marinelli Tammany leader today resigned as New York County clerk to Governor Herbert H Lehman amid charges by Republican Prosecutor-Elect Thomas E Dewey that he was unfit for office Marinelli quit two days after being accused of being a political ally of racketeers harboring a federal fugitive and consorting with known criminals
Under the direction of George Maheux provincial entomologist government experts have advanced a campaign to transform the Gaspe Peninsula into the Vacation Land for hay fever sufferers. Workers have rooted out ragweed in some areas.
Cambridge Massachusetts December 3 Harvard's dramatic club stages its new show Straight Scotch an egg was laid by one of the hens used in a barnyard scene during rehearsal suggesting a quirky omen for opening night.
The excerpt traces Japan’s shifts from 1920s isolation after the 1924 exclusion act to 1927 political change with the Capitalist party seeking Chinese markets, the 1931 crisis as the military returns to power, and the 1936 renewed tension as the navy clashes in Shanghai amid Manchuria tensions.
Professor Allen discusses Japan’s invasion of Russian territory and Russia’s internal troubles. He notes Japan’s emperor cult teaching and belief that they aid China, while China seeks unification and leadership. He cites six forces shaping China and mentions his family’s move to California as he reports from abroad. He invites the public to hear his talk on the Chinese situation.
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