Fun and Confusion At the Toy Show
New York The toy show at the Museum of Science and Industry was chaotic as sponsors fretted over a late opening while reporters waited and carpenters rushed booths to finish. Santa Claus and Santa Jr. faced delays with costumes and beards as the first appearance approached, and young Arthur Levine, a nine year old from a foundling home, was drawn into the scene with questions about Santa’s age.
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New York
Santa Claus, Jr
Santa Claus
Santa, Jr
Santa
Arthur Levine
Chief Flying Cloud and a joking Cherokee prince in a toy show
A chaotic scene unfolds as an Indian chief figure bounds in and a Cherokee Reverend Dr. Lucas jokes with a boy about his real name. Amid carnival chaos, the exhibit emphasizes mechanical toys with lifelike divers, moving gadgets, and hobby horses delighting children.
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Santa, Jr
Chief
Chief Flying Cloud
Jones
Brown
Smith
Flying Cloud
Smiths
Lucas
Oklahoma
Spanking debate among Texas mothers on child discipline
Reactions from Mrs. Moses Noland in Pampa and several Texas women discuss parenting methods. Opinions range from sparing the rod to measured spanking, emphasizing reasoning, love, and avoiding anger. Mrs. Noland, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Wolfran, Mrs. Campbell, and Mrs. Noland share views.
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Moses the Rome
Dick Trigo
Pantex Village
S. V. McKee
Borger
Marvin Wolfran
Perryton
Co. C. Campbell
Pampa
James L. Noland
Tulsa
Okla
Truman Civil Rights Showdown Looms in Congress
Washington dispatch reports the civil rights dispute within the Democratic Party could explode in the 81st Congress. President Truman faces a hard choice between pressing a full civil rights program or seeking party harmony as Southern Democrats resist federal measures like a fair employment act and poll tax abolition. The piece also notes bipartisan pressure and minority demands amid a shifting political landscape. Also announced is the promotion of James W. Jewell from recruit to sergeant at the Amarillo Army Recruitment Center.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Democratic Party
Truman
Congress
James W. Jewell
Amarillo
John Tilton
Sergeant Jewell
Amarillo Air Field
Pupil Poll Guides Amarillo High Course Plans
Amarillo High School students polled themselves this morning to indicate preferred courses for next semester. Principal R. B. Norman said each student prepared a personal schedule in their home room to show demanded classes and those likely to have low enrollment, guiding the second half of the school year.
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Amarillo High School
R. B. Norman
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Gomer Manad
Taylor
News-Globe
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Campbell
Shurfine
Hunt's
Oleo
Piaghiy
the Globe Presents
Hal Martin
US Naval Reserve Training Center
San Jacinto
Rusk
US Naval Reserve
US Naval Reserve Center
Amarillo Station
Harold D. Himmel
West Tenth
Ernest E. Hagee
Ridgemere
Khoury Bros
West Sth Avenue
Armed Services
Howard C. Reid, M. D
Edey Oo
Laiake
Stu
Eae
Aeeld
Ozarks
West
Lubbock
Denver
Aggies
Blackstone Hotel
Amarillo National Bank
POLAR
Roy F. Cheatham
Texas Employers Insurance Assn
and General Casualty Insurance
Gunn Bros
Ide
General Electric
Harrison
Panhandle's
DanvandLe
Aundry
Panhandle
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