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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1950

Page

14

Publication price list for Amarillo Daily News and Globe

The notice lists subscription rates for the Amarillo Daily News and The Globe and News. Prices include one year at 10.80 dollars and six months at 5.40, three months at 2.76, with separate rates for the Globe and News at 19.80 per year and 8.95 for six months, plus a Sunday option and weekly rates.

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Commendable Job by Jaycees in Poll Tax Drive

The Junior Chamber of Commerce and several individuals and business firms did a wonderful job in promoting poll tax payments. Substations were set at S and M Drug, Castleberry Drug, Electrical Workers Union NgGly 602, Carpenters Hall, Frosty Hamrick Lodge 608, Ironworkers Local Union 408, Santa Fe roundhouse, A. J. Stump lobby, and other sites. Citizens benefited as business places neared deadline, with many suspending operations to assist. The Jaycees and all participants are commended as unselfish citizens who performed a valuable service.

Junior Chamber of Commerce S & M Drug North Fillmore Castleberry Electrical Workers Union Nggly Westy Seventh Carpenters Hall West Seventh Frosty Hamrick Lodge Jaycees

Eight sail from Charleston to seek utopia on Windward Isles

Erich Brandeis comments on a party of eight from Charleston sailing a small schooner to escape civilization for four months in search of utopia. He questions the stunt's sincerity and doubts they can truly leave themselves behind, noting comforts like makeup, canned goods, radio, and thermos bottles will travel with them. He concludes civilization and self remain inseparable.

Charleston High Seas Windward Isles Windward Islands India King Feature Syn

Saturday Horoscope Seems Mixed and Cautious

The page presents a garbled Saturday horoscope urging high energy, bursts of work, and later rest. It highlights interests in the occult, potential travel to the Orient, and a talent for money making, with possible careers in arts production or editing. A Sunday section lists zodiac briefings and a note about political claims regarding Formosa.

Aquarius Pisuues ARIES Taurus C. Corn

Polk Street Professor Remembers a Rainy Vega Road Trip

A muddled reminiscence recalls a 1920s Model T journey toward Vega as a rain cloud chases behind. The speaker admires George Hirsch’s Palo Du cabin life, imagining an Okie style homestead with Coca-Cola cooler on the porch and rustic outbuildings, while joking about a pack of hunting dogs.

Vega George Hirsch Palo du Club George

CROSSWORD PUZZLE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT HORIZONTAL

A compact clue list from a crossword puzzle features entries across and down like Depicted musical instrument fragrance disturbing notes and various short definitions. The grid hints include musical terms animal names body parts and common abbreviations.

OPICS By Sally OPICS Advice for dances and dates rules

A columnist offers etiquette for girls hosting out of town boys at dances. She advises giving full details, arranging travel and meals, and covering lodging or hosting overnight stays as needed. She warns against expensive commitments before or after the event and stresses hosting responsibility.

Billy Rose Burglars and Brain Waves

Billy Rose recalls how Eleanor opposed his column before burglars stole her furs, then softened as she approved of chronicling thoughts. He notes past quips on remedies for head colds and shaving, which drew curious responses from readers and gift items from razor companies.

Snob's Law in Hiss Acheson Debate Sparks Moral Clash

George E. Sokolsky argues that defense of Alger Hiss and Dean Acheson rests on a snob's law that excuses lying based on status. He asserts Hiss lied and that oaths to God imply moral duty, warning that downgrading moral law invites savagery and weakens civilization.

Alger Hiss Dean Acheson New York Herald Tribune Washington Post Hiss Gutter Harvard Groton Whittaker Chambers United States Matthew King Features, Syn Ine

Opium Trade Rumors Grow in Bangkok 1950

Bangkok papers feature four large opium smuggling cases this month as the opium division of the excise department admits licenses for drug sales. Bangkok and Chonburi host 107 legal opium outlets with higher fees for new divans in 1950.

OPTUM Bangkok Opium Division Excise Department Chonburi

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