Globe-News Publishing Co. masthead notice in Amarillo paper
By Percival Christopher Wren a entered as second class matter February 20 1924 at the post office at Amarillo Texas under the act of March Sua 1879 published evenings except Saturday and Sunday in connection with The Amarillo Daily News on Sunday morning by The Globe News Publishing Co Sixth and Fillmore Gene Howe president and publisher John McCarty associate publisher telephones news and business department circulation department named as the Globe 15 an independent democratic newspaper publishing the news impartially and supporting what it believes to be right regardless of party politics.
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Amarillo
Texas
Globe-News Publishing Co
Sixth
Fillmore
the Globe
Globe
Mr. Household
Wimpole Street
Yrotaval
Mr. Struthers
Harley Street
Captain Arthur Holbeach
Willoughby House
Linfield
Warwick
Household
Major
Ministry of Pensions
Rosanne
Giulia
Mark
How to Read a Newspaper and The Plastic Shift
A broad survey mixes media organization with wartime plastic industry shifts. It notes editors shape front pages, department bodies, and daily production while detailing the National Defense Commission urging reliance on plastics and substitutes for defense needs, including magnesium and aluminum replacements.
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United States
National Defense Commission
Defense
Germany
NDC
Ideas for a Better Amarillo Civic Life
An assortment of reader suggestions from Globe-News readers. Proposals address renaming Polk Street to Main Street to aid locals and tourists, adding tennis court lights at Ellwood Park, pedestrian rules at traffic lights, a cotton mill for plain cloth, and rural support for older workers. A longtime resident urges calm, improved farm policy, and practical home tips for housewives. A running thread links to a narrative about illness, art, and personal struggle, reflecting broader civic and social concerns of Amarillo readers.
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Amarillo
Geddes the grand designer who hates small things
Norman Bel Geddes, famed stage and industrial designer, pursues grandiose ventures from a costliest theater rebuild to multimillion dollar fair projects. He channels ambition into massive, future‑oriented plans while demanding perfection and firing employees for soft words, with a volatile yet compelling office mythos.
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Norman Bel Geddes
Geddes
General Motors
Toledo
Henry Dreyfuss
Raymond Loewy
Walter Darwin Teague
Mr. Geddes
2 000 HORSES IN THE AIR ENGINE PRODUCTION PLANS
Joseph Ed Berton reports that General Motors Allison Division has reached production readiness for a 2000 horsepower liquid cooled aircraft engine. The giant unit doubles the 1000 horsepower design, using four cylinder banks and two crankshafts. Officials say production would require new plants and tooling, with actual output likely higher than nameplate under ideal conditions.
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Allison
General Motors Corp
United States
Anonymous Alcoholics Aid Hard Cases In Ward Visit
Three AA members visit a hospitalized alcoholic in a Philadelphia General Hospital psychopathic ward. The visitors, a salesman, a lawyer and a publicity man, have histories of failed attempts at sobriety. They offer help if he calls, while stressing honesty and shared experiences to counter rationalizations. The piece notes AA’s growth, support from Rockefeller and doctors, and varied activities in cities like Chicago and Cleveland.
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Philadelphia General Hospital
Alcoholics Anonymous
Princeton
Yale
Sylvania
Alcoholic Anonymous
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Chicago
Cleveland
W. D. Silkworth
New York City
Foster Kennedy
New York
A. A
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Mark Taylor
Luke
French Foreign Legion
England
Athene
Foreign Legion
Courtesy Court
Giulia Brent-Grayleigh
Vrotaval
Legion
Globe-News
Daily Dollar
Jimmie Lee Williamson
Polk Street
Main Street
Polk
North
Grant Street
Ellwood Park
Verna Mae Swank
Fountain Terrace
J. H. McMahan
Hill Street
Bolls
O. B. Murphy
North Bryan Street
A. D. Broadie
Western Hemisphere
Thomas S. Holden
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Geddes the Magnificent
Geoffrey T. Hellman
New Yorker
Joseph
Ed Berton
Washington Star
Anonymous Alcoholics
Jacklexander
Saturday Evening Post
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