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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe News outlines publication schedule, entry dates, and staff roles. Rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions, mail and carrier deliveries, with prices for Amarillo and outside areas.
Henry Wallace new editor of the New Republic faces scrutiny over responsibility for published content. He previously led Wallace's Farmer for 23 years and responds to Bernard Baruch's denial of a Washington coal strike story. The piece argues editors bear responsibility for all magazine content, not just spoken words.
Radio Revenue Scientists claim a method of radio reception that eliminates tubes current antennae and condensers. They joke that only ads remain to be solved. They note Senator Tuepore G. Bilso of Mississippi is disqualified if recommending friends and constituents for jobs is wrong, implying broad political critique.
Billy Rose recalls a Washington architect proposing a gigantic veterans stadium in a plan touted by Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi as a committee chair. The idea, a massive arena with a roof spanning multiple venues, prompts Rose to seek a safer path and joke about a trap for critics.
The column argues Europe must rebuild to save western civilization as Germany’s collapse drags Europe into economic ruin. It warns of coal shortages, bread riots, and costly US relief while noting shifting opinions, misaligned policies, and the fragile hope for a “new and better world” that may not arrive.
The piece argues gambling is an old vice condoned by many and details how city officials and gangsters shape Broadway crime, with players including law officers and politicians. It decries corruption, perjury, and the entrenchment of organized crime in sports, urging arrests of big players and stronger policing.
A speaker recalls a domestic incident involving Lee Hunter and a quarrel over formality, as his wife scolds him for addressing Hunter by his first name. The couple rush to hear Grady Hazlewood and Blake Timmons at Wilson School, while the wife protests unconventional behavior during a chaotic ride home.
Crossword puzzle hints list clues and answers for a mixed US Army leader and vertical entries. Includes brigadier general reference, various abbreviations, foreign words, and domain terms. The layout reveals puzzle structure with across and down clues and numbered entries.
For the week ending December 28 Santa Fe System carloadings reached 23 204 up from 16 098 in the prior year. Cars received from connections totaled 10 003 versus 7 936 last year. Total cars moved were 33 207 against 24 034 a year earlier. The system handled 40 523 cars in the preceding week.
In St. Joseph Indiana, Alton Harness argued in court that a suit bought with two pants did not match the coat. The tailor testified and Justice Tom Bruce awarded Harness a judgment of 14 dollars and 32 cents.
A New York survey of retailers and manufacturers confirms ex servicemen’s feet have grown from a half to a full size since World War I due to wearing shoes while in service. A. C. C. Fellman, wartime consultant to the Navy on shoe design and purchase, notes the trend.
The Amarillo office of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission and Texas State Employment Service will close from noon to 1 p m starting tomorrow. District director F A Wells said the change aims to avoid a mid day two to three hour lunch gap and to improve service. Citizens should conduct business between 8 a m and noon or 1 and 5 p m on weekdays, with Saturday hours 8 a m to noon.
Beginning tomorrow Nichols Paint and Wall Paper Co at Sixth and Tyler will be known as Eagle Paint Company. The three partners J. R. McDowell Frank Wardle and H. S. Stephenson operate the business after purchasing the interest of P. R. Nichols and W. E. Steer last January.
Mr and Mrs Harold McKee of Corsicana visit his parents Mr and Mrs G W McKee at 4011 Polk. The visit highlights family ties as they spend time in the Dallas area with relatives.
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