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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
4
The Borger Daily Herald notes Senator Clint Small has no ballyhoo in his platform and gains support across Texas. It cites his pragmatic proposals on pardons school funding self sustaining departments tax relief and court reform as evidence of a practical nonradical approach.
In a 1934 McNaught Syndicate column Eddie Dowling, long a Broadway figure, is noted for shifting toward politics with talk of a U S Senate bid. The piece also lampoons contemporaries, mentions Julia Hoyt, Cardini, Elsie Janis, Oliver Herford, and others while sketching overtones of social satire and show business life.
In a Bedtime Stories passage Thornton W Burgess portrays Peter Rabbit watching Mrs Peter dodge Flip the Terrier in a tight chase toward Briar patch. Peter feels upset yet hopeful she may evadethe dog and reach safety while wrestling with mixed emotions.
Glenn Frank argues democracy best yields wise government with insight, dignity, and social value. He warns against dictatorship as a quick path to power and urges broadening judgment bases to match the era’s complexities.
Detective Harper delves into a troubling case at Pierre Dufresne’s home, chasing a hidden gun and a disguise connected to the murders. He questions staff and a supplier of the missing beard and moustache, while reviewing crank letters and witness testimonies.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how Captain James Cook observed scurvy on long voyages and used fresh fruits and vegetables to prevent it. Today scurvy is rare due to balanced diets and vitamin C in fruits and vegetables. Babies fed only formula risk deficiency, while maternal intake passes vitamin C through milk. Heat destroys vitamin C, so artificial diets need fruit or vegetable juices.
A series of quick quotes from locals covers racing officials suspending offenders in Amarillo, new chamber movement plans with Morris Higley, performer Harley Sadler enjoying Amarillo, a lawyer noting lack of worry at first races in 20 years, a bootblacking owner praising marriage, a singer noting late bloom, and Mrs. Alta Turk visiting Fort Worth with her sons T. J. and Charles.
A quiz item asks who led the Confederate States, answer Jefferson Davis born 126 years ago tomorrow. It lists last names for famous siblings Barrymore Wright Roosevelt and recalls the Border Minstrel as Sir Walter Scott in a school exercise.
A fragmented reflection ponders soldiers resisting an officer seen as overly strict. It argues no one, slave or soldier, enjoys a life of tyranny and suggests endings in battle or graveyard as the final equalizer. The piece questions happiness in a life imposed by a despot.
Mrs Peter slips away from Peter to divert a dog away from six babies hidden on Green Meadows. Flip the beagle pursues through a briar patch as Peter reaches the far side. Mrs Peter reaches safety while Peter scolds over the risky action and laments the trouble the dog will cause.
A word puzzle from a newspaper bridge section listing numerous clues for both horizontal and vertical entries. Answers cover bidding terms card play strategies and related bridge terminology with references to suits plays and scoring concepts.
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