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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1947
Page
10
Page Ten outlines 13 civic goals including revising the city charter to broaden representation and tax flexibility, expanding boundaries, building a coliseum, improving traffic control, cleaning downtown, adding sports facilities, park expansion, water and hospital facilities, air terminal, and promoting industry, libraries, arts, and education.
The piece notes Britons endure hardship with humor and loyalty to the royal family. It contrasts blacked out gloom with the royal family enjoying Africa's sunshine, suggesting enduring affection and a lasting monarchy despite adversity.
A college dean notes veterans returning with a changed outlook lead fraternities to adopt a more mature view of campus and world affairs. Observers remind that the country faced a meat shortage without any college student swallowing a goldfish, signaling unusual times.
Chicago inventor unveils a wall opening that uses directed air currents instead of a door to bar dirt insects and heat. He jokes the design could also keep out Richard, posing a playful aside about practicality and privacy.
Dorothy Thompson argues against Senator McKellar’s attacks on David Lilienthal as Atomic Energy Commission chair. She praises Lilienthal’s integrity and warns that defeat would empower private power interests, urging rapid development of atomic energy and bipartisan support to avoid political manipulation.
Mrs W M Rippey and her daughter Helen have come back from a month in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
In Paris the German defeat reparations are signed while critics warn of renewed conflicts. The piece notes Americans paid huge costs for peace, then questions media focus and stock market hype. It argues strong industry and high earnings contrast with panic peddlers and calls out sensationalism.
An advertisement urges relief from coughs chest colds and acute bronchitis with Creomulsion claiming it goes to the root of the trouble loosens phlegm and heals irritated bronchial membranes. It highlights beechwood creosote blends and no narcotics with a money back guarantee if it does not ease symptoms.
Billy Rose recounts how doom prophets caused Joe Citizen to sell stocks last summer. He cites warnings from media and prominent figures, noting many bought and sold based on fear, impacting families with holdings in General Motors and U S Steel. The piece mocks panic rhetoric and its influence on the market.
A speaker recounts panic as investors rushed to sell during a market collapse, comparing it to mass fear sparked by sensational forecasts. He notes doom sayers selling papers and radio programs while former optimism collapses under a wave of 13 billion dollars in securities melting away.
A column recalls a playful valentine from a little girl and jokes about being soda licious. It includes a barnyard anecdote about Tige Elkins at a neighbor’s house and a humorous tale of two men in a field struck by lightning. The writer ends with a quip about his scared prayers.
Puzzle clues list with numbered Across and Down entries for a crowded crossword page labeled Horizon1. Contains military rank Ma gen and mixed dictionary hints across many positions.
Ernest Small, Truro auditor, yesterday rejected a raise offered by town officials. His salary of 40 dollars a year was enough, he said.
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