Weather turmoil and wheat bets spark comic column notes
The excerpt mixes weather talk with a wheat production boast from Hansford and Ochiltree counties. It cites Tack and The News Globe, reports on Pan Tex Lake fish explosions, and includes a letter advocating a regional museum of art highlighting Remington and Russell and modern exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansford County
News-Globe
Ochiltree County
News- Globe
Pantex Lake
Tex Thornton
Saturn
Mr. Thornton
Museum plan for Amarillo evokes modern western art
A columnist proposes a Museum of Modern and Western Art for Amarillo. He envisions a gallery for contemporary canvases, asks about acquiring originals or high quality copies, and suggests a wing of reproductions to attract prestige and residents. He asks Mr. Underwood to join the museum board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iton
Museum of Modern and Western Art
Remington
Russell
Amarillo
Plains
Mr. Underwood
New Museum
Underwood
Tack's column stirs Amarillo talk and market notes
A caller extols Tack's Amarillo Panhandle insights and hints at a forthcoming 12 story office building on Tyler Street with a financial backer. Corn prices in Chicago top $2 a bushel as row crops and local development loom amid playful remarks on handbags and gender quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Street
News- Globe
Tack
Mr. Tack
Reader seeks info on dog psychiatrists and insurance
A reader asks Mr Tack for more details after noting in his column that dog psychiatrists exist and dogs can be insured, requesting additional information for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
Amarillo
Panhandle
Tack
R. A. Preston
Dog psychiatrists and a fortune in Toronto
A noted woman in Toronto specializes in canine psychoanalysis and reports diverse dog personalities. Her students plan offices in major Eastern cities and insurance offers for dogs include life policies up to seven years with up to $500 death benefits.
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Toronto
Mutual Commerce Casualty Company
Kansas City
Pocketed Garments Considered Cheaper Than Handbags
Opinion argues sewing pockets into women's clothing could replace four $20 handbags yearly, totaling $80. It suggests pockets as a cheaper, practical luxury alternative and questions value of constant accessorizing.
Reflections on marriage, democracy and cruelty in a noisy column
The piece riffs on aging couples mistaken for siblings, quotes Holmes and Winchell, notes Democratic rights, cites Roosevelt libel loss, mocks critics from Stalin to Taft, ribbing a shy single man seeking a wife, and ends with a harsh crime note about dogs once gassed then shot.
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Winchell
Theodore Roosevelt
New York World
Supreme Court
United States
Joe Stalin
Robert Taft
Chief vents over dog letters and city pound records
The Chief expresses frustration with anti dog letters in Amarillo and releases year to date dog control figures. The report notes totals from 1946 through May 23 detailing operations by the pound and miles driven in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
Amarillo
Why Not an Emergency Dial Number for Fire and Police
A reader urges Amarillo to adopt a single digit emergency number for fire and police to speed help during burglaries or fires. The letter argues memorability saves seconds, notes neighbors often initiate calls, and proposes an ordinance to set an example for nationwide adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Hagg
Challenge From Korea On Fertilizers And Farming
Leslie I Neher describes Korean farming methods and fertilizer practices in Korea Taek village Tack Po Ri. He cites Ivan Goldberg a forestry expert and notes the use of human and animal waste over horse manure. He signs as Lt Col A C Yougwol Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tack
The
Orient
Tack
Korea
Scheinbecker
Josh Kelly
Hughes Street
Palo Duro Canyon
Tack-po-ri
Ivan Goldberg
Kwangwon Do
Taek
Leslie I. Neher
Amarillo
Amarillo Police Report Shows 25 563 Miles and 3 743 Calls
Chief A S Harper notes 1946 dog tag sales by two officers totaling 4247 dollars and 2444 dollars this year while urging residents to curb loose dogs. He cites 2506 dogs handled, 1881 live and 625 dead, across city coverage to protect gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truly
A. S. Harper
Amarillo
Texas
Kennedy’s war scoop sparks editor clash with AP
Kennedy reveals he sent a surrender story ahead of official release and faced contemporaneous backlash from editors who scooped the war news. He defends the move as necessary to inform American mothers and soldiers, while AP and others debate loyalties and timing. Kennedy, 41, remains unbowed and plans to tell his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
United States
Texas
Italy
Germany
Lynn Cook
Europe
Globe- News
Mexico City to vote on cab stands to curb taxi cruising
Mexico City officials consider creating cab stands to stop taxis cruising for fares. The proposal aims to organize dispatch and reduce street congestion while protecting riders and drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jinks Mode and career of a boxing and railroad figure
Jinks Mode, longtime Amarillo railroad official and former boxer, recalls his 28 years in rail work, boxing past, vaudeville stint, and mentorship of a welterweight champion. He plans to stay in Amarillo with his wife, praising crew cooperation and denying retirement relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
AAA
Jinks
Jinks Mode
Mr. Mode
Railroad
Truman Flags Flaws in Labor Bill Tests Major Defects
President Truman outlined four tests to judge the labor bill, criticizing provisions as unduly burdensome, discriminatory, and ineffective for major strikes. He argued the measure ignores unanimous convictions from the November 1945 National Labor Management Conference and raises policy questions beyond labor-management disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Truman
NLRB
National Labor Management Conference
Adlerika Promises Relief For Digestive Troubles
Modern Living claims refined foods and inactivity cause constipation. Adlerika is advertised as a tone up laxative that acts quickly to relieve gas pressure and move waste through the digestive canal, promising renewed energy when digestion improves.
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Trust
van Stewart
Perryton
Globe
Museum of Modern Art
New York City
Rip C. Underwood
van Buren
MR. Tack Presents
Dorothy Gail Watson
L. J. Watson
Lipscomb
J. T. Owen
Reydon
Okla
G. A. Watson
el Cajon
Cal
Eve A
Chicago
Ontario
Canada
Darling
Kate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New York
Harper
Very
Rob T. D. Sparks
Leon Theater
Wichita Falls
Alcoholics Anonymous
Fifth Street
Barney Ogle
KRGV
Wisconsin
A. E. White
Littlefield
Mr. Truman
LY Sd
Blackburn-Shaw
Pierce
Men of the Bible
Moses
J. W. Darby
Clifton Janak
Margaret Harris Henry
West Amarillo
Tennessee
Thrift
Harrison ST
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