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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1948
Page
10
George E. Sokolsky notes that U S taxpayers fund the State Department for foreign affairs yet officials often admit ignorance before Congressional committees. He questions if this ignorance is a pose or reality and cites W. W. Butterworth as chief of the Far Eastern Division.
Willie the Wailer, a weary reporter, recounts wife Edna’s belief in his murder and mayhem tales. He recalls how she inspired their elopement after a gas exposure, a decade of married life, and her demand he outdo fictional crime reports.
A Polk Street professor extols inner character over outward beauty as he recalls his daughter’s six beauty selections at college. He warns that lasting worth comes from what lies between the ears and heart, not from appearance.
A dense OCR style page lists crossword clues for horizontal and vertical entries with many numbered items and hints. It also includes a long transcript of a congressional colloquy with Senator Reed and Mr Butterworth about Soviet arms to Chinese Communists, plus a brief wire service note about a US attache in Jerusalem narrowly escaping bullets and a nature-themed ad about a watering pot sprinkler.
Publication notice lists founding date February 20 1924 with second class matter filing at Amarillo Texas. Evening edition Sunday morning tie in with The Amarillo Daily News presents rates for daily and Sunday subscriptions and Globe and News bundles. Rates include 1 year 10.80 6 months 4.40 3 months 2.70 for daily and Sunday and 1 year 19.80 6 months 9.90 3 months 4.85 1 month 1.65 for Globe and News. Sunday only 5.00 per year.
A reporter observes on Polk Street at night as youths in hot rods and small cars race two and three abreast at up to 50 mph. The piece notes no fatalities yet and calls for more motorcycle police to curb the danger, citing budget constraints.
John Ben Sheppard, 31, national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, travels 80 thousand miles since taking office and has logged half a million miles overall. He urges turnout to pay poll taxes or register as states require, and defends a non sectarian, anti Communist stance while backing a tough policy toward Russia.
D R Cervin of Amarillo appeals to editors to publish a national bridge column to match reader interest. He cites a Gallup poll ranking bridge over gin rummy and praises Oswald Jacoby’s gin rummy series while urging coverage of Charles H. Goren and bridge culture in the Amarillo paper.
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