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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1947
Page
14
The Amarillo Globe founded February 20 1924 prints evenings except Saturdays and Sundays. Published with The Amarillo Daily News on Sundays. Office at Sixth and Fillmore. leadership includes GENE HOWE president and PUBLISHER JOHN McCARTY assistant publisher Editor in chief WESLEY IZZARD. subscription rates listed for daily Sunday and combinations.
The Globe outlines a civic platform for Amarillo including representation across the City Commission, potential expansion of city limits, and higher tax limits. It calls for street planning, traffic improvements, downtown cleaning, new sports facilities, a municipal pool, hospital facilities, and support for culture, libraries, schools, and worker salaries, framed as bold community goals.
The starling problem provokes cross party consensus on removing a noisy pest that nests in government buildings. A Washington reporter cites Decatur Illinois experiments with stuffed owls and live owls, noting such measures shift the nuisance rather than solve it, leaving starlings as the likely long term answer.
A Census Bureau sourced note claims there are far more single men than women in the nation. The writer jokes the reporter sees good news for maidenhood and suggests men should move. The piece observes that women seem to find substitutes easily in dating markets.
A reader urges Amarillo to build a new City Hall to match other civic upgrades like a new Post Office and Court House. The letter notes poor sidewalks in the business district and suggests a community canvass and meeting to push for infrastructure improvements while praising The Globe News platform for constructive criticism.
George E. Sokolsky argues that Republicans especially in the Senate are grasped by a "Candidatitis" fever. He praises Senator Vandenberg as a rising national figure tied to postwar internationalism and notes Democratic control could push him toward a presidential nomination.
Billy Rose recounts a vacation plan that turns comic as he jokes about avoiding fishing and boats in Florida. He recalls a Summer on Fire Island with Ben Hecht Gene Fowler and Jimmy Durante, detailing misadventures aboard a boat, seasickness, and frantic banter, ending with a fading concern about a leak.
A seaside fishing trip with Durante and friends yields comic misfires and soggy humor. The crew battles bad luck, oddball banter, and fishless luck off the French coast, ending with a playful kiss of the pier and a promise to bring home fish for a wife.
A local columnist declares a bold moment by quoting Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind and discussing a man's limits when his best efforts fail. He emphasizes resilience, responsibility, and the idea of saying "I don't give a damn" in tough times.
In Washington chatter Vandenberg declines the nomination while Stassen pursues it. Bankers debate candidacy with terms like character and credibility, linking risks to Landon, Willkie, and Dewey. The piece contrasts Republican leadership struggles with Democratic gains and Truman’s looming influence.
Abilene board votes not to renew L E Dudley contract, effective Aug. 31. Dudley will be paid salary through Aug. 31 while the superintendent position is declared open as of June 1.
Skaters and basketball supporters join Amarillo College Badgers fund drive for the Compton California Junior College Basketball Tournament. Roller Palace skating night yields proceeds for the tour fund as plans continue with $3,000 goal. Women's faculty group to meet intra mural champions at 8 pm in college gym with 30 cent admission. The tournament runs March 4 to 8, team must depart Priday.
An advertisement warns that germs accumulate on unclean false teeth and removable bridges. It urges daily removal of film, soaking plates in PLATO solution to remove stains and debris, and to prevent sour taste and bad plate breath by penetrating crevices and destroying odors.
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