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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
2
The Amarillo Globe describes anticipation in Amarillo as John Garner plans a visit to see his son in the city. Editorial tone weighs potential move by Garner, noting Uvalde would miss a prominent figure while Amarillo anticipates welcome publicity and pride.
A recent U S arrival from Spain depicts the Cancer Institute ruins on Madrid outskirts amid crossfire between Rebel and Government forces. The shattered building, leaning walls, and piles of debris symbolize war’s destruction of a project meant to aid suffering humanity, underscoring a broader bystander tragedy.
The piece portrays President Roosevelt viewing lawyers and bankers as a hostile class while praising others as allies. It notes the vast potential for litigation against New Deal laws, the wage and hour and agriculture control bills, and possible appeals in circuit courts. It also mentions possible intraparty White House disagreements and a dancer's visit tied to mansion rumors.
Coral Crandall, a senior at Elton College, witnesses a university announcement praising Professor David Armstrong and his colleagues for a new gold extraction process from seawater. Coral's worry and pride clash as she watches Armstrong, her husband, receive acclaim while a lingering rift from a quarrel leaves her uncertain of his feelings.
A newspaper puzzle page presents a themed Arctic bird crossword with horizontal and vertical clues. Pictured bird clues range from harvest to sea eagle, with related wordplay and numbers indicating lengths and cross references.
The diary sketches New York life with port calls and film gossip. It notes Purser Villier aboard the Normandie, Emily Ringling and Dean Cornwell, Adolphe Menjou and Clark Gable shifts, Wayne Morris rising in favor, and Noel Coward curtain anecdotes. It also mentions Ethel Waters, Guy Lombardo, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Iris in light, literary fashion.
Farmers plowing near York Illinois uncovered a near intact human skeleton and scattered bones and ornaments indicating five or six burials. The find suggests ages of sun worshiping Mound Builders in the American Bottoms with Monk's Mound nearby as a major earthen structure. The report notes the skeleton may belong to a tall individual with excellent teeth and references the legendary sun temple remains in the region. An odd closing sentence mentions Leonardo da Vinci and a flying machine from 1490.
A vintage note on sun exposure urges gradual tanning like medicine not a single-day binge. It compares sun rays to a daily dose, warns blondes or sunburn-prone individuals to use small amounts, and advises eye protection to avoid glare.
The Family Doctor explains that past illnesses do not guarantee immunity to lung diseases like influenza pneumonia and bronchitis. Prevention centers on building general resistance via avoiding harsh weather and providing ample nutrition. Emphasis is on leafy greens vitamins A C D, cod or halibut liver oils, milk, iron, and a daily dairy intake for children.
The writer recalls famed curtain chats by J. P. McEvoy associates John Drew B H Sothern Richard Mansfield and George Kelley. He notes the first American actors in dressing robes delivering extemporaneous lines and cites a public reaction when curtain speeches fell out of fashion.
A Burgess bedtime tale describes bluffing as pretence used by creatures and people to escape danger. Bluffer the Adder feigns death and aggression, but Farmer Brown's Boy exposes the ruse, driving the reptile away to protect garden toads. The scene ends with Bluffer slithering off as the boy strolls toward the Old Pasture.
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