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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
10
The Amarillo Globe notes its publication as an evening and Sunday paper connected with The Amarillo Daily News, listing key staff and circulation rates. Rates vary by delivery method and duration, with options for daily, Sunday, Globe and News bundles, and carrier delivery in Amarillo.
The Globe presents a slate of civic plans for Amarillo including charter revision, expanded city limits, traffic system upgrades, downtown street cleaning, new sports facilities, park expansion, water supply study, hospital facilities, port terminal, small industries, cultural activities, expanded libraries, music and arts support, and higher teacher salaries.
War Assets Administration unit known as brains markets surplus items from WWII stock. Salvageed holo knife scabbards were repurposed into women’s shoes, 40 mm shell cases with camouflage netting made a lamp, and gas mask components found new uses from refrigerators to cushion springs. Four million dollars worth of small motors remain unused, awaiting inventive buyers.
Erich Brandeis laments lost rose colored glasses and ponders whether violence, greed, and war reflect human decline. He vents about riots famine and crime then appeals for hope and spiritual progress through leaders and religion. Copyright 1947 King Features Syndicate Inc.
George E. Sokolsky argues that top officials decline government posts due to policy shifts, patronage, and fear of smears. He cites Conant Compton Farrell Eisler and other figures to illustrate intolerance of corruption and the need for reform.
Billy Rose recalls a string of evenings in New York with his wife Eleanor including a formal dinner party, a penguin suit crowd, a showy hostess, and playful games. He narrates neon-lit Times Square scenes and a Penny Arcade visit with drawings, prizes, and a fortune card predicting a long trip.
Billy Rose narrates a December stroll through Coney Island’s misty windows and crowded arcades. He recalls old songs and memories, buys a turtle souvenir, and attempts a weekend escape by plane while joking about royalties and shadows.
A narrator recalls his father’s dictum that life’s real truths exist in thoughts and actions. He reflects on self control of thoughts and the path to “heaven on earth” as he matures, admitting his own growing movement and belief.
A dense list of crossword clues for both horizontal and vertical entries spanning topics from literature naturalists and mythology to measurements and anatomy. Entries include authors painters gods and city names with varied lengths and wordplay hints.
West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon purchased two chairs 10 office tables 19 folding chairs and four drawing tables for 29.31 after a 95 percent educational discount from the War Assets Administration. Manufacturers predict early marketing of coin operated gasoline pumps.
In Lansing on February 21, Sen. Edgar F. Down refused to vote funds for expenses of escaped prisoners, hindering passage of an 11 million dollar bill. Sen. Otto Bishop defended a $778.25 item as strictly to recapture escaped prisoners.
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