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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
14
The Amarillo Globe markets itself as a local paper dating to 1924 with evening editions except weekends. Cited staff include Editor in Chief Paul Allingham and Wesley, publisher, with advertising and circulation rates listed for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail.
A Tokyo dispatch portrays Hirohito as a popular clown act amid shifting stage trends. Publicity casts him as simple and democratic, while Tojo faces court for trying to oust Hirohito’s current bosses.
An old friend argues that gangsters from Capone era Chicago now run legitimate businesses in towns nationwide. They own breweries restaurants factories and supply houses making millions on the square, showing the lure of the so called American success formula.
The watchmaker notes a 19th century push for camels to solve westward transport in America. Senator Davis of Mississippi sparked talks in Congress, and in 1853 President Pierce authorized funds for camels, with 33 dromedaries shipped to the United States to test their use.
A wry reminiscence recounts the U S Camel Corps with Lt Edward Beale and camels loaded for a New York to California test. It notes camel diversity, desert legends, public spectacle, and the War Department’s eventual shift as the Civil War loomed, before a gambling on advertising and tax tricks as mass production rose. The piece ends recalling Lyon France hosting the International Sample Fair with 1300 more exhibitors than in 1946.
A North Heights bus incident in Amarillo involved a Negro woman slipping and dropping a bottle of aqua ammoniae. The bottle shattered, releasing spirits of hartshorn vapor that caused eye irritation and nasal burning before the driver parked the bus at the Amarillo Bus Company garage for washing.
William Freeman started a new 34 by 80 foot brick store at 817 West Sixth, beside Freeman Real Estate Co. at 821 West Sixth. Litle Hill are the contractors. In Carlsbad New Mexico two night patrolmen accidentally locked themselves out of jail and had to call the Fire Department for assistance.
Lefty Fowler of the Typhus Control Section weighs importing prairie dogs to curb Amarillo rats. Casper Wyoming officials report no rats after a year of hunting, with residents and hardware dealers echoing the no-rat finding.
Officials describe Aribo’s rat problem as among the worst in the nation with inspectors warning of health risks and urging city-wide control measures. Residents report sleepless nights and damage to homes while agencies mobilize resources to address the crisis.
A readable crossword puzzle list with horizontal and vertical clues covering definitions for terms such as Let it stand, Ray, Pictured Hollywood fashion expert, lien subject property, edge formed by surfaces, and many more across numbers 55 to 56 and 1 to 54. The puzzle includes numerous science, language, and general knowledge entries like Erbium symbol, Domesticated, Great Lake, and Samarium symbol.
A seventh grade boy narrates ink and sentence finishing, while a cheeky student jokes about isms socialism and rheumatism. Mrs Ray Wheatley breaks her glasses and plays four handed bridge solo, praising doubles and self cheating. A red ant critique and a road map joke close the column.
The report notes Secretary of Defense Forrestal denying any intention to run for vice president. No other candidates or dates are provided. The remark frames Forrestal’s stance amid political discourse and speculation.
Dorothy Thompson argues that when Communist parties win parliamentary seats they act not to seek agreement but to disrupt and destroy representative government from within. They pledge obedience to a central committee, treat parliaments as enemy camps, and advocate subordination of elected officials to party orders. The piece critiques legality and constitutional defenses of such movements.
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