The Amarillo Globe masthead and policy statement
An old front page snippet shows The Amarillo Globe masthead with address Ninth and Matson Street Amarillo Texas and notes it is an independent Democratic newspaper. It lists staff roles Publisher Editor Co Publisher Advertising Director General Manager Circulation Manager and board chairman with subscription rates for home delivery by carrier and mail, and states it is published every evening except Saturday and Sunday.
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Who Studies Geography The New York Times Editorial
The editorial laments American schools neglect geography now as travel replaces study of people and places. It recalls how children once learned capitals and spellings, and argues broader knowledge of world peoples would foster peace and understanding. It cites soldiers and the GI as examples of displaced geographic awareness.
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New Yorkres
Stockholm
Canberra
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Patton
Radio and Music Voices on TV Spillover and Control
George E. Sokolsky critiques NBC and radio programming in 1950, noting Toscanini’s withdrawal, CBS live versus recorded performances, and ABC’s Met Opera sponsorship. He explains network classifications sponsored co operative and sustaining, the FCC licensing role, and the impact of television on radio. Prominent quotes from Lausene, Manshart, Attlee, and Truman frame the era’s political and media dynamics.
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National Broadcasting Company
Arturo Toscanini
Toscanini
New York Philharmonic
Columbia Broadcasting System
Columbia
American Broadcasting Company
Metropolitan Opera
Texas Company
Texas Oil
United States
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Kennedy program would surrender world to the Kremlin
Alsop argues Kennedy in 1940 and 1950 speeches advocate withdrawing from Europe and Asia, surrendering overseas bases, abandoning overseas ore sources, and handing power to the Soviet Union. He warns this would leave the United States isolated, crippled industrially, and vulnerable to a Kremlin led global empire.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Kennedy
Soviet Union
University of Virginia
Stalin
Europe
Asia
Africa
Kremlin
United States
Iceland
Philippines
Belgian Congo
South Africa
ErzGebirge
South America
Mind and morality notes by Jerry Kolander
A compact collection of ideas on biology and heredity comparing cell sizes, God and temptation interpretations, and Tolstoy on human qualities. It asserts that humans embody a range of traits beyond simple labels, referencing Scientific American, Fosdick insights, and Tolstoy.
Polk Street Professor recalls Panhandle Laundry softball legends
In about 1933 a local softball squad the Panhandle Laundry team dominated city play led by pitchers Harry Daily and Dick Bivins. Teammates included Suitcase Ridings Catfish Smith Jack Rogers and others as they won three straight city championships at Metro Park. The account recalls a bat-throwing incident and a dramatic 20 yard throw that cooled tensions.
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Panhandle
Suitcase Ridings
Catfish Smith
Jack Rogers
Dick Bivins
Bud Curtis
Jaybird Gould
Tate Oakes
J. R. Verplank
Roy Stockton
Thad Ansley
Dudley Underwood
Harry Daily
Dick Roberts
Jay McLellan
Carl Miller
Metro Park
Tate
Harassin
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
A crossword puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues with many entries including Shakespearean, Italian, atomic, and nautical terms. The grid references actors, tonal hints, and abbreviations. clues cover ages, materials, creatures, and letters, forming a complete puzzle solution.
Be Kind and Learn to Skate Says Teen Essay
A high school girl asks peers to practice the Golden Rule after she faced mockery while learning to skate. She urges patience and supportive help from friends, reminding readers that everyone starts as a learner. The piece ends with a note offering easy knitting directions for Smart wool socks.
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Elinor Williams
McNaught Syn, Inc
Isolation calls and the fate of American freedoms
A 1950 NY Herald Tribune court snippet argues that surrender or disarmament would ruin the nation. It condemns Kennedy era isolationists as gravediggers of the republic and warns those advocating isolation may keep Palm Beach villas. The piece frames survival as preferable to public capitulation.
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Kennedy
Republic
Palm Beach
Court
NY Herald Tribune, Inc
Sonny Tufts Wife Seeks Divorce After 14 Years
Hollywood reports actress Barbara Tufts says she has talked to a lawyer and will file for divorce from Sonny Tufts. Although separated for some time, they still reside in the same home, ending a 14 year marriage.
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Hollywood
Sonny Tufts
Barbara Tufts
Increase in Federal Payroll Figures Rise by 31,500
Civilians in the executive federal workforce totaled 2,160,000 on December 1, an increase of 31,500 since November 1, driven largely by new hiring in the Defense Department per a Civil Service Commission report.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Defense Department
Vandals Strike Rural Schools In West Virginia
In Summersville on Christmas Eve vandals destroyed two small rural schools about 50 miles east of Charleston. Explosive cord used by two or more acquainted with blasting caused the damage. One school, Green Valley, is a total loss. Buck Knob at Carl suffers $500 damage and can resume after holidays. Total losses estimated around $7,500 to $7,000. Local superintendent Harry Straley reported no motive or complaints.
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Summersville
Wva
G. C. McClain
Charleston
Nicholas County
Harry Straley
Straley
Green Valley
Buck Knob
Carl
Petting Parties Turn Roads Near Johannesburg Into Lovers Lane
Residents report courting couples in blacked out cars causing hazards on late night drives near Johannesburg. Drivers must brake abruptly as romance on the roads creates dangerous conditions and traffic concerns for local neighborhoods.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Charge Youth in Woman's Death
A 19-year-old boy, Patrick Eugene Thomas, was charged with murder in the Christmas Day slaying of Marie Z Moriarty, mother of two of his friends. Police say he confessed to attacking with a knife and rolling pin after an unspecified loss of recollection, while alone with the victim awaiting the sons’ return. His half-brother Melvin Samples alerted authorities after finding a bloodstained rolling pin and knife nearby.
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Louisville
Patrick Eugene Thomas
Marie Z. Moriarty
Thomas
Moriarty
Burglars Busy In Miami Fla Holiday Robberies
Miami police report more than twenty robberies over the weekend with about $4000 in cash gifts food clothing and valuables taken. The largest theft was at Lee Robert Smith’s home where 40 unopened Christmas presents 18 suits 40 shirts 50 ties liquor and $95 in cash were seized. Investigators estimated Smith’s loss at roughly $2228.
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Miami
Fla
Lee Robert Smith
Smith
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