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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1947
Page
8
Publication details for The Globe News and Amarillo Daily News combo noting founding date February 20 1924 second class matter entry and publisher editor roles. Rates listed for daily Sunday mail carrier and Amarillo city delivery including yearly six month and monthly costs for Globe and News and Sunday only editions.
The Globe outlines a platform to boost Amarillo with planned city expansion, improved traffic design, downtown cleanup, new sports facilities, water supply study, hospital capacity, airport terminal, and expanded cultural, library, and school programs. It also calls for increased commissions representation and salary raises for teachers.
Eleanor Roosevelt quotes Dr Chang on the thin line between animal and thinking man and the need for brotherhood. She notes how postwar cynicism and bigotry threaten inherent human rights and dignity, urging conscious effort to replace self-centered thinking during American Brotherhood Week from Feb 17 to 23, sponsored by the NCCJ.
A light anecdote recounts Drexel Hughes and his wife Hazel arriving incognito at Chippendale Manor for their honeymoon. Drexel drills secrecy while a bellhop’s bold misdirection triggers village gossip and awkward misreadings, ending with humorous exposure.
Damon Runyon style vignette follows Asleep after Danne mora college days 1931 to 1936. He reunites with the narrator in Manhattan talks of Benny Barker Jersey Cy and Mindy’s night manager, romance with Anna Lark, and plans to marry despite hard times and a fresh return to Broadway.
A humorous monologue describes the strained morning battle to wake a wife for breakfast. The speaker vents about waking, shouting, and attempted chores, noting the wife’s sleepy reactions and a wish to abandon the routine altogether.
A narrator recounts a journey to Spain with Manuel the former heavyweight, seeking work in a civil conflict. They cross into France and navigate a town under siege, meeting fighters behind sandbags and a distant castle as they observe a leisurely yet brutal clash. (Continued tomorrow)
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