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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1947
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe-News announces publication details including founding date February 20 1924, second class matter entry, evenings publication with Sunday mornings, and staff credits. Rates listed for Daily and Sunday subscriptions by carrier mail or agent with 1 year 1080 cents and other terms.
In a presidential election year Congress faces two major issues foreign aid and domestic inflation. The Truman era record warns of partisan splits as the Marshall Plan and Cold War pressures test lawmakers. Voters should demand sincerity and careful reasoning over quick blame and expedient votes.
Paul Gallico shifts from celebrity greetings to a tribute to everyday workers. He thanks cab drivers, Pullman porters, telephone operators, truck drivers, printers, secretaries, Salvation Army volunteers, customs officers, waiters, dishwashers, cleaners, garbage collectors, delivery and night workers, praising their honesty, humor, and daily contributions. Distributed by McNaught Syndicate.
Secretary Marshall argues the postwar world faced political vacuums across Europe. He says Germany lacks a state, eastern Europe, France, Italy and Britain show discredited regimes or weakness, creating a space for great powers and for the United States and Soviet Union to fill. He likens Marshall to Washington in duty and service to country.
Billy Rose recalls Margie a chorus girl who dated a rheumy salesman and faced a Protect Margie Association. The tale shows how a writer’s fame can curb friendships and how a period is put to a romance.
A tale of Margie and Pretty Willie in Manhattan with wealth tied bodyguards and crime. Margie returns Willie’s gold trinkets melted into a miniature machine gun, hinting at danger and deceit in the underworld.
A humorous recollection from Polk Street about the New Look and family quirks. A neighbor’s burst eggs, a wife’s plastic apron, and a daughter’s weekly Christmas gifts are described with light humor. The piece ends with a nostalgia for Santa toys and a nod to dreamlike memories.
The text blends a crossword list with extended commentary on postwar Europe. It argues that durable peace hinges on Europe reaching recovery first, and that Russia and the United States cannot alone craft a settlement. True peace requires balanced power among Europe’s great nations.
Ruth Binder former director of education at the Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing leaves Amarillo Sunday for Fort Worth to begin duties as director of nursing at Harris Memorial Methodist Hospital. She submitted resignation December 4, accepted effective December 20.
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