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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1937
Page
3
Ambassadors note foreign trade as a peaceful victory amid neutrality concerns. An American truck-builder contracts to send 130 heavy trucks to Iran to replace camel trains on a Teheran to Persian Gulf line and 36 more to Mexico for a Yucatan railroad project.
A veteran hitchhiker with about 60,000 miles across 41 states says the thumb ride is fading as speed rises. The Interstate Commerce Commission backs state laws barring ride-thumbers from trucks under the Motor Carrier Act. If rides vanish, drivers won’t be robbed and youths may stay home.
Madrid officials announce steps to protect Spain's great art treasures as war scars the nation. The gesture aims to preserve masterpieces passed down by earlier generations, contrasting the destruction of war with efforts to save cultural heritage for posterity.
Pampa Daily News reports Santa Fe officials opened a new Boise City Las Animas line linking Colorado to the Gulf. Five travelers praised the line after a trip, and Amarillo Chamber of Commerce members hosted a banquet celebrating the project and its expected boost to Texas commerce.
A 1938-39 Senate dispute reveals Minnesota’s Elmer A. Benson and James E. Howard drew pay and ran offices while not fully serving. The conflict centers a Schwellenbach resolution urging restitution for Benson and staff for Nov 4 1938 to Jan 4 1987 and contrasts Howard’s partial service and Benson’s silent, active role amid Congress.
Detective Kettering investigates the disappearance of British financier Aerolitho Blane aboard Rocksavage’s yacht Golden Gull off Miami. He interviews passengers including Nicholas Stodart Ferri Lady Welter Reginald Jocelyn Bishop Posodini and Hayashi uncovering motives tied to a looming soap monopoly and past scandals.
Practical guide offering three foot exercises to prevent flat feet and strengthen muscles used for daily movement. Steps include standing with toes together and heels apart, maintaining balance, and repeating movements to build rigidity and balance.
Hollywood gossip notes after a marriage party hint at industry excess as writers mock hype around new co stars. Mentions of Mae West Franklyn Pangbdorn Clark Gable Jean Harlow Irving Cobb Marlene Dietrich Shifter Temple and Simeone Simon appear in a stream of satirical opinions on fame and vanity.
New York report notes a fading breed of hansom and four wheeler drivers who cling to their trade at Central Park Plaza entrance. Old drivers speak of romance and decades past as modern patrons include theater people and stage stars. activity survives on small weekly profits despite harsh winters.
A 1937 McNaught Syndicate piece praises pawnbrokers as humane merchants while contrasting uptown shops in skyscraper canyons with Bowery pawnbrokers. It notes a Chinese broker near Brooklyn Bridge and a sailor trade tale of a broken watch, ending with a racialized taunt from a shop chant.
During a movie set argument a spelling bee began over the word heterogeneous. Clark Gable and director John Stahl were the last two contestants. Gable proposed flipping to decide who spells first. Stahl misspelled the word and lost. Gable claimed the title by elimination.
A winter tale shows Prickly Porky the porcupine constantly whine about snow ice and hunger. Yowler the Bobcat plans to exploit him as he watches from a tree and muses on getting a meal. Copyright 1937 by T. W. Burgess.
Puzzle clues and answers form a mixed word game grid with horizontal and vertical entries. The set includes references to wine vessel, marine terms, and various common nouns across two directions.
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