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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1947
Page
15
Amarillo Globe News publish details list founder, editors, and executive staff. It includes ownership by The Globe News Publishing Co. and contact information, plus subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail or carrier, with prices for various terms and delivery options.
The Globe outlines 13 platform ideas for Amarillo including citywide representation on the City Commission, expanded tax limits, traffic control improvements, downtown area street cleaning, new sports facilities, park expansion, water supply permanency studies, hospital access, a new air terminal, industrial development, cultural and welfare support, and higher teacher salaries. Letters of up to 500 words are invited for prize consideration.
Truman and Hoover highlight twin European relief crises Greece and Britain needing financial help while Germany requires food. Britain warns against endless支 funding. Greece remains politically and economically precarious. Hoover stresses Germany must feed its people to rebuild and resume production.
London dispatch notes women seek to restore ribbons bows and butteries on nighties and slips after wartime fabric restrictions. The Board of Trade plans to rescind 1942 limits while fashion-minded men embrace color and small accessories, reflecting postwar style shifts.
Paul Mallon notes the Moscow conference of foreign ministers will likely repeat routine stalemates with the Big Four producing superficial agreements. He critiques Marshall’s delegation size and Russia’s obstruction, describing press hurdles and ambiguous visa promises as the meeting opens.
A 1947 reminiscence recalls a swimmer who owes twenty dollars to Billy Rose. Red Morton, a 1928 Olympic bronze medalist, appears in Miami with Myra Coleman and Eleanor Holm. Court antics over a tennis match reveal Morton’s shift from sports to business and dating Myra, with the narrator losing the twenty.
A speaker recounts a missionary in China with a vast territory and seven million Chinese, then jokes about wisdom and pragmatism. The tale leads into reflections on stubborn minds, helpful hints, and a poker analogy about bets and change.
A crossword puzzle list of horizontal clues with numbered items such as Pictured European novelist, Interstices, Iterate, Containers, Wan, for, East Indies, Dry, Strike, Type genus, Decipher, He is, Grease, Herring organ, He recently won the literature prize, Covers, East Indian, Stop, Entry, Bombay town, Got off, Trigonometric function, Vie with, Poetry muse, County officer, Customs, Coarse herb, Tear, Lichen, Morridin dye, California town, Close, That man, Heroic poetry, Vend, Dinner courses, Warehouses, Color, Chinese town, Tennis stroke, Contend.
A cryptic list shows numbered clues or word associations such as Clothmen, Combat, Warpod, Observe, Declaimer and New Zealand. The fragmentary page items include a mix of definitions and cross references with no clear theme or answer.
The piece casts Moscow as a reluctant defender of the status quo or a possible world dominar, noting economic strain and a dictatorship that enslaves the people. It links Marshall to Communist tactics learned in China and wartime diplomacy, mentioning his prior role as chief of staff and implying continuation on page 15.
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