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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1937
Page
2
Amarillo property owners backed by the city commission’s refunding plan retire $34,000 in six percent warrants due 1941 by calling payment March 15, yielding savings over $8,000. Carrel warns science can reshape civilization but folly hampers progress toward peace and prosperity.
Readers discuss a campaign to ban foreign menu terms like hors d oeuvres and consommé in Germany as officials push language unification. Critics warn the move may dull cultural color, while others defend adventurous dining and novelty in national life.
Discussion of the Roosevelt plan for judicial reform reveals a wide range of alternatives with strong supporters and critics. Proposals include enlarging the court, overriding Supreme Court decisions, and broadening congressional power with constitutional amendments.
Daphne Brett, a New York ad executive, rents her late father’s Connecticut estate to Larry Smith and grows close to him while her sister Jennifer schemes to win him. The trio’s love triangle unfolds as Daphne and Jennifer clash over Larry amid family drama and a plan for personal growth.
In a tense afternoon in Daphne's New York flat, Jennifer frets over Daphne's plan to send her to secretarial school while Daphne objects to Jennifer's Village nightlife with Tuck. Anne observes as Daphne worries about Jennifer's independence and future prospects amid Christmas shopping and looming obligations.
Daphne and Anne Cockrell banter about men and gossip with references to a hockey game and Smith. The scene hints at tensions between two women discussing relationships and social expectations in a serialized page fragment.
Hollywood reports a push by studios to curb illegitimate fan clubs that collect dues and offer little in return. Genuine groups like the Jean Harlow Club are contrasted with racketeering guilds charging members and pressuring stars for services and money. Also recounted are anecdotes from Hollywood life including Katharine Hepburn and a playful anecdote about George Stevens, plus a jab at Proposition One.
Percy Crosby fans the light of New York culture with holiday cards and sketches. The piece notes Crosby’s refined art, references to Skippy, and a Virginia sunrise design from his McLean estate. It tours interiors and quirky urban scenes, touches on performers, decorators, and a street vender, ending with copyright 1937.
A cryptic style list presents horizontal and vertical clues for a crossword about military terms and titles. Answers include ranks, actions, and descriptors such as born, owed, and first letters hinting at a themed grid.
In this Thornton Burgess tale, Nibbler and Mrs Nibbler brave long treks from the barn to the house, evading Black Pussy and Filip the Terrier, and seek a safe new home using a back-drawer nest in an old bureau. They rediscover a pantry hole blocked and plan a fortified attic residence.
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