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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
6
Amarillo Globe publication details for 1937 include mailing schedule, subscription rates, and delivery services. The paper operates with the Amarillo Valley News, lists key staff, and offers special delivery and mail options with prices for daily and Sunday editions.
A nine year old girl writes Santa Claus detailing poverty and illness, asking for Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis treatment. She hopes the effort will help her get well and later afford dolls and clothes, mentions Helen Keller as an inspiration, and urges widespread purchase of life seals.
Katharine Lenroot chief of the Children's Bureau calls a Washington meeting on January 17 and 18 to cut Americas high maternal death rate. She notes last year 147677 deaths from maternal causes and estimates half to three quarters could be prevented. The conference aims to focus attention on feasible reductions.
A Joint Committee on Hawaii of 12 senators and 12 representatives studied statehood and related issues this fall. They likely report to Congress before January 18, recommending a plebiscite and treating Hawaii as a state for national legislation, crucial for sugar quota law. The piece notes upcoming SEC vacancies and potential appointments linked to New Deal figures.
A 1937 McNaught Syndicate piece surveys New York's tolerance for rowdy visitors, noting nightlife mischief on Broadway and subway, fashion trends, and social rituals. It highlights Mae Murray, Annette Kellerman, and others while detailing lapel flower fashion among elites and impresarios.
A string of property deeds shows transfers involving Henson, Price, Hudson, Hunter, Kennedy, Cockrell and Burgess with modest sums. Vehicle registrations include Ford, DeSoto, Plymouth and a Boxwell Bros listing. Marriage licenses list F Dubal Davis with Mary Watson and Orval Lee Bennett with Dorothy Mae McSmyth. Village Berlin chess piece education note ends with Strobeck population and infant dolls.
Bob Barry and Melissa Lane explore a two story fortress home with ladders to a ceiling entrance. The chief and an official party present four beautiful maidens who are identified as sacrificial by the old kingdom residents.
In a rural tale, Tommy Sue and Sammy visit Aunt Sally the hostess of the Woodhouse Night Club. Fear drives wildness in animals, Tommy says, and removing fear can make wild creatures friendly. The trio learns secrecy surrounds the exclusive venue and the hostess’s role.
A tired businessman should replace after work squash with relaxed activities, a warm shower, and quiet dinner followed by theatre or film. Regular balanced recreation benefits brain and body, warranting it as part of daily routine, not just an occasional bust.
Answers to Cranium Crackers cover wedding gift etiquette returns if engagement ends, red cross emblem relation to Swiss flag, star and planet differentiation, Rheims Cathedral restoration, Arctic and Antarctic etymology, and a sentence about a character’s belief. The next story is The Wood house Night Club with a note on Siberian rainbows caused by sunlight reflecting off snow particles.
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