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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1946
Page
10
The Amarillo Globe prints a public notice page with publishing details and subscription rates. Information covers post office status, publisher names Sene Howe and H N McCarty, and pricing for daily and Sunday editions.
The item Fact of Admission the Week notes 1919 wages averaged 47 cents an hour vs 9 cents today and prices then and now similar. The piece questions whether OPA is holding the line or admitting defeat amid postwar inflation and shifting arguments.
An UNRRA shipment of 3,000 tons of American beans created a problem for a Soviet agricultural official in Minsk. He doubted whether the beans should be eaten or planted. The admission shows uncertainty amid Moscow's recent international achievements.
A short biblical proverb notes that even a fool is certain to speak and a man cannot predict what will happen after him or what the future holds. The verse reflects on the limits of human foresight and the power of words.
A biblical verse from Matthew 5 39 29 urges turning the other cheek rather than resisting evil. This teaching emphasizes nonresistance and personal restraint in response to aggression.
George E. Sokolsky argues the Daily Worker and Communist bloc threaten American democracy. He claims J Edgar Hoover and the FBI defend national security against an alien conspiracy and urges a record appropriation to strengthen the agency.
The speech by Generalissimo Stalin on the eve of Soviet elections outlines a five year plan to push coal, pig iron, and steel output well beyond 1944 U S levels. He proposes doubling petroleum and surpassing prewar American totals in key metals while maintaining agrarian strengths in wheat and cotton. The article also notes Soviet aims to keep a decisive voice in world politics and the Red Army’s wartime victory narrative. Separately, Amarillo hosts naturalization classes sponsored by Hanson Post of the American Legion to help aliens complete citizenship requirements with talks and discussions in the county courthouse.
A reflective column notes casual wit at a gathering and jokes about a man who thinks too highly of himself. It contrasts slangy phrases about enjoying life with Marlene Dietrich’s fame and the notion of fitting pride, ending on a wary caution against boorish behavior.
Brownfield funeral services are pending for Spencer Kendrick 34 vice president of the First National Bank who died after falling from his roof while inspecting a flue. Surviving are his widow two young sons his father R W Kendrick two brothers and a sister. GOSHEN Ind Zelda M Hafer wins divorce after testimony that her husband's long army service hardened him against tenderness.
The Pony Express kept a base charge of five dollars per half ounce letter, then cut the rate in half before a government subsidy reduced it to one dollar. The sequence highlights evolving support for the fast mail service and government involvement in overland communication.
A bronze plaque with names of Amarillo College alumni who died in war nears completion under Dean Folsom D Jackson. The bronze service eagle will move to the main hall once the gold star honor roll is finished. Names include Paul R Barnard Ross A Bennett Tom Cole Rexford R Daniels Joe Dooley Wade O Hol.
A long list of residents and officials appears in the record, including Jack W. Kenyon Jimmy Mc Curdy Glenn Nelson J. E. Pietzsch Homer L. Smith William C. Stack Bob Sharrock M. E. Roberts Durwood Meadows F Gilford Branson Jr Don Spikes Charles Burgess George G. Willborn Joe W. Boone Richard Carroll Gene L. Flemming Judson C. Foster Richard D. Goforth R. D. Hobbs Charles R. Johnston S. H. Lumpkin Allard T. Parker Paul Townsend J. E. Webb Perry Grey Baker William Martin Anderson J B. Martin Jim A. Candless John Barnes Charles Davis John Middelton Jr Zeke Candless John Barnes Charles Davis John Middleton Jr Zeke Collier Borden FP March and Milton S. Tyler.
Maj. Gen. James P. Hodges announced seven Army Air Fields will stay active, including Randolph, Goodfellow and Perrin Field in Texas. The decision affects training command operations across the nation.
The article notes that the capital city of Wyoming derives its name from the Cheyenne tribe, reflecting linguistic and regional ties in the state’s early naming.
A Gallup poll finds labor union voters favor Truman strongly as their Democratic candidate for president in 1948, with 65 percent of labor Democratic voters backing him and 67 percent of all Democrats nationwide. Wallace and Eisenhower follow in the listed preferences.
Readable crossword puzzle clues list with numbered across and down entries covering Australian military figure and general terms. Includes abbreviations, chemical symbol hints, and various horizontal and vertical prompts with associated numbers.
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