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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1937
Page
2
The Globe notes Amarillo schools run a free lunch program funded by W P A grants Surplus Commodities and local donations. It emphasizes nutrition effects on growth and mental development urging civic support for a $12 000 payroll for workers and administration led by Miss Helen WorJey in the high school home economics department.
Rush Holt the Peck’s Bad Boy of the Senate faces punishment from party colleagues as West Virginia patronage is trimmed. Elevators and a capitol police job are cut, with New Deal and Roosevelt alignment cited. Holt’s record and loyalties are questioned amid intra party fealty and a looming four year term.
Washington readers confront how the Wheeler committee probes into railroad finance reveal obscure high finance schemes. The report outlines Van Sweringen control tactics, Allegheny holdings, and loans tied to Morgan and Midamerica, affecting thousands of workers and contracts.
Fortune Magazine finds 40 percent of young adults with thrift ability and ambition expect to own a home and earn 5000 dollars a year or more. Optimism varies by age region income and occupation with city dwellers more hopeful than rural residents and Northwest Plains the gloomiest. The survey also asks public views on wealth and redistribution and cites Rockefeller remarks on great fortunes and philanthropy.
Immie Fidler shares fondness for reading celebrity mail in Hollywood. He notes Mae West and Clark Gable receive vast exchanges, while Mary Astor Irene Dunne and Myrna Loy attract letters about private lives. A Chicago neighbor gossips about Robert Taylor and film stars.
A humorous nutrition column argues against diet fear, urging readers to eat what they enjoy. It notes all foods contain essential elements, advises against excessive worry about balance, and promotes a carefree approach to meals. It cites varied foods and tastes including milk, custard, spinach, and broccoli.
New York January 6 Sheila Barrett is the season’s top night club draw and highest paid performer. Her following includes Long Island Hamptons and Sutton Place crowds. Barrett, born in Washington DC, trained at a Pittsburgh convent and excels in athletics, swimming medals, and equestrian. She parodies Lionel Barrymore and Fanny Brice, with Lois Long as favorite writer. The piece also recalls Pop Corn Bill, Somerset Maugham, and Broadway press agents in a collage of cultural notes.
The tale follows Hooty the Owl as hunger drives a bold daylight raid on Farmer Brown's Boy hens. Peter Rabbit watches from the barn as Hooty snatches a hen and escapes into the Green Forest amid alarm from the farmer and clucking hens.
A playful piece defines an optimist as someone certain his budget has a firm floor. It imagines coins staying put and budget guarantees avoiding slips in hard times.
A dense list of crossword style clues and partial answers covering varied terms from archer to electrical term. Includes hints like Wigwam and Morindin dye and ends with bone. The fragmented items resemble an old puzzle page with numerous numbered entries and cross references.
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