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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1947
Page
14
The Amarillo Globe News publishing staff and rates are listed with founding date February 20 1924 and editor in chief Wesley Izard. Subscription prices are shown for different durations and delivery options including daily and Sunday editions.
The Globe outlines 13 city platform planks from improved traffic control to expanded library services and higher teacher salaries. It invites readers to write a 500 word letter about any plank for a $19 weekly prize, with contest deadlines each Saturday at noon.
A bond investment representative urged in a Commissioners court hearing that a Texas bill requiring two thirds of qualified voters for a bond election may be too high and suggested a minimum votes cast to validate elections. He cited past hospital bonds with voter turnout under 1000 and warned low participation misleads about public consent.
A collection of statements from Rev. Dr. Gordon H. Baker, Charles Malik, and Rep. Everett M. Dirksen. They discuss church aims, Middle East oil development, and limits of American production to solve global hunger and famine.
A 1947 King Features column contrasts Yap under foreign rule with a happy, untroubled existence to civilization’s impositions. It pairs this with five elk in the New York Zoo, bred in comfort yet unhappy behind fences, highlighting work, need, and the lure of simplicity.
Walter Lippmann argues the Presidents message toward Greece and Turkey should be framed as a precise economic support policy rather than a broad global crusade. He warns vague pronouncements risk inciting civil strife and urges a targeted American Middle East policy with clear aims and limits.
Billy Rose salutes two young talents, Al Jolson and Chevalier, predicting bright futures in show business. Jolson shines in film and radio while Chevalier opens a two hour theater show in New York, drawing strong crowds and praise from peers and critics.
A Polk Street professor laments family estrangement and critiques attitudes toward male teachers. He argues men need recognition and strength, not banquets, to carry the professional load while balancing teaching duties at Amarillo Center and community events.
Crossword puzzle clues spanning daily page entries list both across and down answers including references to U S congressman from Ohio and various common nouns adjectives and geographic terms with numbered positions for solving the grid. The mixed clue set covers everyday words such as meal synonym ingested and notes on languages and places to guide a reader through the horizon of a traditional puzzle.
Roy Jeoffrey of Jeoffrey Manufacturing Co Ama rillo received a United States patent this week for a portable grain elevator on a two wheel chassis attachable to a vehicle front. The device loads grain from ground to truck or cars with a rotatable scoop and was filed in March 1945. Manufacturing plans for 1948 are delayed by material shortages though several experimental models are in use.
total coal tonnage at Duluth Superior docks reached 10,105,703 tons in 1946, up from 8,912,147 tons in 1945. The report notes industrial efficiency and labor savings linked to improved handling. India etymology cited as a Greek corruption of Sanskrit for river.
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