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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1949
Page
14
A brief fragment notes a Sunday event labeled beer or py, with a reference to months and a monetary amount of 990.3 likely dollars. The readable content remains fragmentary, offering limited context on participant names or location.
A longtime Amarillo resident urges the city to post house and business numbers clearly. He notes many homes lack numbers or have them hidden by trees, with curb numbers fading. Drivers and delivery workers share the complaint as street signs are scarce and street names erased. he praises future photo surveys and calls for residents to mark addresses for easy locating.
Paul Gallico humorously surveys mink fads in midcentury society. He notes widespread mink wearing at a Kiss Me Kate show, laments overbuilt minks, and jokes about public taste shifting toward coat linings and new furs. He muses on cultural change, pearls, and future animal furs as status symbols evolve.
The essay argues against letting Russia and Communism fester, warning that such neglect could invite worldwide blood-poisoning. It compares Soviet and Nazi ideologies, noting fallacies and oppression as risks to global stability.
George E Sokolsky argues the President alone bears responsibility for U S government conduct while noting British and Soviet systems share or limit authority. He suggests cabinet tenure hinges on the President's decisions and historical precedents of immediate removals.
A collage of anecdotes recounts Gov Frank Lausche's use of penitentiary lifers as house servants in Ohio and a tale of a District Attorney turned Indiana governor recalling a barber shop joke. It also traces media figures Bugs Baer Damon Runyon Walter Winchell and writers James Ford and Christy Mathewson, plus notes on presidential staffship and secrecy.
A day’s tale recalls an uncle’s lessons on predicting storms in the plains. He says birds and cattle alter behavior before bad weather. quail fret, cows group on the off wind, prairie chickens hurry to feed, ducks fly erratically, and the air feels oppressive.
Puzzle clues mix animal names, towns, and common words across horizontal and vertical entries. From unclosed, mimic, prosecute, and other defined terms to geography like Town in Kansas Iola includes many cross referenced answers.
A guide on neighborly manners for watching TV together. It warns guests to avoid dropping in during big events, never operate the host’s set without permission, respect the host’s program choice, not critique the selection, and keep quiet during performances.
The piece discusses the role of speech making in the presidency, noting Cabinet delegation, public speech writers, and differing talents of presidents like Roosevelt Hoover and Truman. It mentions Clark Clifford as a speech writer and observes caution around improvisation versus teaching styles, with a continuation indicated on page 20.
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