Globe-News publishes Amarillo daily with evening edition
The item lists publication details for Globe News Publishing Co. in Amarillo Texas. It notes founding and second class matter dates February 20 1924, post office filing, publication evenings except weekends, and Sunday morning editions with Globe News. It names staff positions including President and Publisher Howe Secheb and Editor in Chief Paul Allingham, plus rates for Daily and Sunday subscriptions.
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Amarillo
Texas
Congo
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Globe End News
Texas School Finance Faces Federal Aid Question
The 1949 Texas Legislature will revisit financing for education as costs rise and schools in Amarillo and across the state remain crowded and under-equipped. While federal aid could provide funds, it risks Washington control. Texans should demand local authority and scrutinize civil rights politics tied to such money.
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Texas
Amarillo
Washington
AAA
Austin
Romanian foreign minister Ana Pauker mocks Western rulers
The Romanian Communist foreign minister tells the United States and Britain that her people favor the regime with a sharp aside suggesting coercion. Her remark implies that admiration is conditional and tied to force.
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Ana Pauker
Romania
Mme. Pauker
Road to reprisal quote from Dr Martin Niemoeller
A historical quote from Dr Martin Niemoeller, the German pastor, condemning a path of vengeance rather than atonement. The remark warns that new seeds of hatred have sprouted and grown profusely among people.
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Martin Niemoeller
Heart of America person to person radio story
Bill Cunningham argues for a homey informal Voice of America spreading tales over shortwave to break diplomatic stalemates. A Greek captain’s tale from the Norlandia ends with penicillin delivered via U S Coast Guard aid after radio medical guidance saves a stoker’s life, showcasing peoples to people power. He urges Captain Paraskevopoulos to share his experiences to prove U S sincerity worldwide.
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Fred Brine
Norlandia
Honduras
North American Co
Paris Paraskevopoulos
South America
US Marine Hospital
Brighton
Mass
Paraskevopoulos
US Coast Guard
San Juan
Marine Hospital
Fred
Boston
Greece
United States
Letters From Amarillo on Population Growth and Voter Wet Vote
Readers from Amarillo and Northwest Texas discuss city expansion, growth prospects for the Panhandle and New Mexico, and long term population trends. A reader commends an editorial on wet versus dry voting and praises Sheriff Bill Adams for his efforts.
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Texas
Amarillo
Pan
New Mexico
Panhandle
H. A. Nobles
Globe
Bill Adams
Don Knight
Eisenhower Boom in Polls and Presidential Prospects
Walter Lippmann analyzes rising Eisenhower popularity and its election implications. He notes the early 1950s polls favored Eisenhower over Truman while Taft Dewey and Stassen had slim chances, Vandenberg untested, and cautions polls do not forecast actual election day results.
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Congress
Truman
Taft
Dewey
Mr. Stassen
Vandenberg
Gallup
Roper
Billy Rose Puts Fun First in Brief Month of Rest
Billy Rose declares a month off from the column to seek serenity while recalling old show business friends and recent entertainment notes. He commends Henry Youngman at the Copacabana and previews Betty Ann Lynn in the film Sitting Pretty, recalling past Broadway circles and club nights with humor.
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Youngman
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Danny Shapiro
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Betty Ann Lynn
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Betty in Hollywood and Raymond Scott Quintet Return
The writer recalls Betty who earned a movie test for Sitting Pretty and hopes makeup artists leave her freckles alone. He praises Raymond Scott for forming a playful Quintet then a big band, praising his clever tunes and sustaining broadcasts. He also reviews Robert Sylvester’s Rough Sketch, lauding its candid Broadway portrait amid his friend Eleanor reading late.
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Breakfast Train Tale From Polk Street Professor
A traveler on a New York Central special from East Texas to New York shares railcar observations. He mentions Davis Hill now Galveston schools superintendent, cost of meals, rising living expenses, and glimpses of Illinois and Terre Haute as the train advances through Indiana.
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New York Central
New York City
George Washington
Roosevelt
Truman
East Texas
Davis Hill
Galveston
Amarillo
Nixson Junior High
Eisenhower boom in 1948 voter mood analyzed
The piece argues the Eisenhower surge reflected public desire to replace the Truman administration rather than full support for a Republican fix. It notes the polls measured him as a potential president, not a civilian leader, and discusses how voters perceived unity, liberty, and peace through his image.
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Truman
United States
Dewey
Taft
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
New York Herald Tribunte, Inc
Pie-throwing spree lands teens in jail in Albuquerque
Potter County officials debated a pie-throwing law after two teenage boys pleaded guilty in Albuquerque to throwing a chocolate cream pie into the face of Mrs. A. E. Buck, wife of a city commissioner. They were jailed and placed on probation.
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Potter County
Albuquerque
A. E. Buck
Shooting in Manhattan Bar Blamed on Civilization Tune
In New York three people were shot after the juke box played Civilization repeatedly. Victims include Josephine Ostoloco a 20 year old red haired patron, a seaman identified as Filipe Torres 30, and bartender Nemesio Calasen 47. Torres wounded after exchanging fire with police and was captured after a subway gun duel. Suspect targeted the group during a bill exchange near the bar. All victims in serious condition at Roosevelt hospital.
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New York
Manhattan
Josephine Ostoloco
Nemesio Calasen
Filipe Torres
Torres
Roosevelt Hospital
Biddle Wife Granted General Custody Of Four Children
Judge Henry G Sweney awarded Elizabeth Sims Biddle general custody of her four children aged two to ten, ending a 17 month dispute with Alexander W Biddle. The husband must pay $175 monthly support and $3,106 to clear Mrs Biddle's bills. Children to visit on alternating weekends and portions of Christmas Easter and a summer month. The couple wed secretly in April 1937 after a Jonesboro NC elopement. Either spouse may seek divorce.
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Media
Henry G. Sweney
Alexander W. Biddle
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Elizabeth Sims
Sweney
Biddle
In 1940 Half of 15 to 19 Year Old Americans in School
In 1940 only half the Americans aged 15 to 19 were in school, reflecting a period of lower youth educational enrollment and notable gaps in secondary schooling among teenagers across the country.
Moving of Hangars Not To Be Delayed
Potter County will move air plane hangars from Dalhart Army Air Field without delay despite a legal obstacle. County engineer Frank Harrison said a temporary trucking permit for the moving contractor Ira Stephenson was the first hurdle, with several truckloads of small parts removed. Special equipment must be built to lower the 148 foot roof trusses before the main move, not expected to begin before April 1.
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Potter County
Dalhart Army Air Field
Frank Harrison
Ira Stephenson
Belated Probe of Tool Kit Reveals Big Payroll Find
Peter Barone recovered a canvas bag he mistook for a plumber tool kit on a street in Atlantic City. He later opened it to find rolls totaling $7,864, identified by police as a missing hotel payroll that fell from an armored car.
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Peter Barone
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