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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
4
Pampa wins third in National Safety Council contest among 10 000 to 25 000 population cities. The city’s traffic plan includes a secret citizen corps reporting violations, aiding police with enforcement and data.
The piece reflects on student gatherings at Abilene and among Hardin-Simmons and Texas Tech, urging tolerant handling of campus pride. It contrasts U S student unrest with global trends, highlighting youthful ebullience and restraint. Amarillo veterans note Fred Ei Young’s appointment to the state planning board and Tom F Hunter’s analysis of AG tensions and a hypothetical governor bid.
The article notes rockets increasingly aim at near Earth goals rather than distant space. It observes a shift from idealized Interplanetary Societies to Rocket Societies, reflecting practical, grounded research and public skepticism toward rocket invention.
An American foreign correspondent notes that most Germans seem unaware of the severity of the European crisis sparked by Hitler. They view the Rhineland move as a German reoccupation, deny war, and praise Hitler while questioning French fortifications.
Mills writes a political confession of faith under the title Liberatinam Piehts On Tam praising free government free men and free enterprise as cornerstones. It defines free government as government from the people and sovereign to the many over the few and argues free men require freedom of worship thought speech and property within lawful bounds. Free enterprise is described as capitalist competition with the state as referee, essential to rising living standards without sacrificing liberty.
Iris Lanning, in Aunt Phina Weatherley's world of couture and theater, navigates a crowded social scene after a perilous family split with brother Owen. She met Allen Beckley and Dicky Hamilton during a noon show and prepares for Georgia Blair's cocktail party while Aunt Phina maps lessons in riding driving and dancing for her future.
In Manhattan’s smart cafes the dinner crowd appears uniform as waiters, bands, and tables blend. Notables like Winfield R. Sheehan and Maria Jeritza host intimate gatherings at home, while humorists Benchley Cuppy and Will Rogers navigate rising fame and city life.
Peter searches the Green Forest for a hidden night spot near Farmer Brown's sugar house. After trials with stumps and brush, he crawls into a hollow stovepipe under snow and braces for owl and fox, then spots Hooty the Owl and Reddy Fox nearby before retreating.
A quiz item lists a lone European possession Bouvet Island about 4000 miles south of the equator answered as Norway. It asks about Biblia Pauperum a medieval picture Bible for the illiterate, and about which President had the most children William Harrison with six sons and four daughters.
The text describes Hermes as the swift messenger to Greeks, Halians, and Egyptians, varying names for the deity. It notes his winged dress and staff, Zeus orders, guidance of travelers and thieves, and the lyre from a tortoise shell. It mentions Admetus’ oxen theft and Hermes as a protector of strangers, with crossroads statues for travelers.
More than 2,000 Panhandle men work on non WPA government projects including soil erosion, tree planting, highway construction and Conchas Dam. A. A. Meredith says 1,562 relief-family men hold these jobs and 521 non relief workers are employed, many farmers in erosion areas earning 28 dollars for 17 days of work.
Amarillo's municipal government is exempt from car license payments and has received receipts for license applications on 33 motor vehicles. State motor tags with no payment required are marked with X to show exemption. The city also operates eight trailers used mainly in the refuse department.
A playful puzzle listing across and down clues with references to skating fame, language, opposites, etymology, fibers, letters, actions, and various items. Includes hints about a renowned skater and multiple wordplay prompts across themes of sport culture and everyday objects.
Millions of sick wild and abandoned peach and citrus trees are being uprooted across Southeastern states to curb the spread of plant diseases. Local tensions and personal remarks fade as the agricultural effort dominates the news.
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