Amarillo Globe Publishes Tourism Growth and Auto Safety Notes
The Globe notes a Chamber of Commerce finding that about 1,000 tourist cars were in Amarillo daily, backing Highway No. 5 progress and urging paving on Highways 60 and 66. It also reports on city auto safety moves like Seattle and Chicago mandatory inspections, with fines for noncompliance and a Detroit program promoting traffic safety education.
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Seattle
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Washington
Ilinois
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Detroit Traffic Court
Detroit Police Department
Property tax dominates local government finance despite decline
The general property tax, once a quarter of state revenue, now comprises about 15 to 17 percent of all tax income while remaining the main funding source for local governments. In 1934 roughly 4 billion dollars was raised, funds largely distributed to municipalities, with over 90 percent of their tax revenue tied to this source.
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National Association of Assessing Officers
Wisconsin
Washington political currents and Roosevelts influence
Roosevelts Philadelphia speech sparks debate over its originality and possible influence from David Cushman Coyle. The piece notes Lippmanns quotes echoed in Roosevelts rhetoric and discusses Norris vs Carpenter in Nebraska, with Simm and party loyalties shaping the likely 1934 bid.
Must Men Be Like This
Mademoiselle Coco in Paris grapples with love and duty as she pursues Toni and hides her true identity. Coralee Dumont fears exposure as el Durqui returns, while producer Chardon pressures her to stay public and loyal. Coco faces a moral clash between personal happiness and career obligations.
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Coralee Dumont
Chardon
Coralee
Coco
Toni
el Durqui
Beatriz Sarmiento
Jenny
Camilo Él Durgu
Sir Baschet
Monsieur Paul
Lili
Lill
Rachel
Paris
Burketin
Bois
Nana
Gilbert
Pont Croix
Rachel Dumont
Bertoliini
Sim
Cora
Dutch Treat All the Rage in New York Social Scene
The Dutch Treat lunch and dinner trend spreads beyond middle-class circles to socialites at spots like the Colony and St. Regis. The restaurant revolt against rising cafe prices revitalizes host and guest equality. Also notes include Berlin's nerves over his daughter's birth and Parisian gossip, Sniffen Court residents, and humorous jabs at public figures in New Faces of 1936.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Colony
Les Ambassadeurs
Champs Elysees Place
Paris
Gwendolyn Asterbilt
St. Regis
St Anthony of Padua Stamp Miracle Story
Notes recount how Anthony of Padua preached in Rimini where locals mocked him. He miraculously called to sea fishes which rose and listened, leading many to convert. The tale is depicted on a 1931 Italian stamp and a similar Portuguese issue.
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Anthony of Padua
Italy
Rimini
Anthony
St. Anthony of Padua
Portugal
Revival Set for Ten Days at Central Church Site
The Central Church of Christ sponsors an open air revival at Fifth Avenue and Virginia Street. First services were held Sunday night and the revival will continue for ten days with planned gatherings each evening.
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Central Church of Christ
Fifth Avenue
Virginia Street
Candidate Critiques National Anthem And Music
A congressional candidate criticizes My Country Tis of Thee as better than the current song and urges stamping out masquerading as music. The text recalls yesterday’s word builder and notes revival meetings led by Rev. Robert C. Jones at Central Church of Christ San Jacinto with H P Scarborough as song leader.
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Congress
Wife of a Patriarch
A cryptic clue style puzzle hints at a female figure linked to a founder of the Hebrew people, with a grid of across and down entries giving definitions like Ready, Muscle, and Century plang fiber, suggesting a themed wordplay puzzle from a historical page. The piece reads as a language game rather than a news item.
Reddy Fox Plans Dinner Then Outsmarts Dog
Reddy Fox and his daughter watch a farmyard near a pasture where hens roam. Reddy seizes a pullet, flees toward the pasture, and uses a clever ruse to elude the pursuing Dog, while the young fox learns by watching. The tale ends with Reddy preparing a clever trick in a field beyond a wall.
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Reddy Fox
Reddy
T. W. Burgess
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