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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1947
Page
10
Founded February 20 1924 the Globe News Publishing Co lists editors publishers and staff. It shows publication schedule rates and contact details for daily Sunday and Sunday only editions in Amarillo Texas with subscription prices and mailing options.
A World War II era note describes a Japanese visitor presenting a wooden sword and petition to General MacArthur and notes the act echoes an ancient practice of petitioning the emperor, while MacArthur keeps the sword for his son. It also comments on Soviet leadership clinging to a failing system despite global weakness.
A landlord, John Patroon, fakes poverty to justify a 15 percent rent rise and tests a New York City audience on a mock Hardship Hearing. They tour a satirical school teaching fake sob stories with professors from Columbia and writers like Steinbeck and Hellman cited.
A four nation Gallup Poll shows Americans Britons Canadians view Germans with cautious friendliness yet doubt a peaceful democratic Germany. Dutch sentiment is more hostile with belief Germany may again become an aggressor. Results from the United States Britain Canada and Holland are summarized with plans for further international polling.
Last month 126 persons served time by working on city streets. January police reports show 1,731 calls and 533 criminal arrests with 300 drunks, 101 vagrants, and 67 gaming arrests. Fines totaled 7,465 with 4,365 from criminal cases and 3,100 from traffic fines. Twenty six people were transferred to county jurisdiction.
George E Sokolsky argues against removing dialect from humor praising diverse voices in radio and stage. He cites Shaw Roosevelt and several comedians while defending Amos and Andy and other dialect acts as essential to American tradition. He warns against censoring humor and urges resilience against self-haters and critics.
A speaker reflects on twenty years of marriage as a playful, affectionate partnership. He describes dancing in the kitchen, choosing affordable luxuries, and the pleasure of shared tastes, while noting lighthearted quarrels and the joy of being married.
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Rabbi Arthur Bluhm will address Temple Bnai Israel on the need for religion tonight. The 8 PM Friday service is open to the public at the temple.
Potter County records show January highway fee collection totaling 2817.69. Passenger car licenses led with 1265.47, followed by commercial trucks 860.80 and trailers 320.45 plus 189.78 in other fees. Other items included farm trucks motorcycles and dealer licenses with replacements and duplicate receipts. The collector sent 2642.19 to the state treasurer, with the balance funding state and county officers salaries.
In Beloit Wisconsin the Oliver family of eight brothers and sisters totals 639 years in age. The oldest Lenora is 90 and the youngest 65, all in good health. The report notes durable construction resembled by 6,000 year old Egyptian tile works being built into modern buildings.
Radar the electronic device ranked second only to the atomic bomb in wartime progress will be shown in Amarillo at a Wednesday night demonstration February 19 in the high school auditorium. Dr. Philip Thomas of Westinghouse Electric will present the program and he hosts a weekly radio show Adventures in Research.
A third of Denmark's population earns its living from farming or fishing, reflecting the economy's strong reliance on primary industries.
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