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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1947

Page

12

Amarillo Globe News publication details and prices

The Amarillo Globe News announces the paper as a merged publication with The Amarillo Daily News, dated February 20 1924. It lists postal classifications, offices at Sixth and Fill, staff roles, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including in town and mail carrier pricing.

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The Glove Platform for Amarillo Progress Planks

The Globe outlines a civic platform for Amarillo featuring 13 planks. Key items include revising the city charter to expand representation and limits, building a coliseum and new city hall, improving traffic systems, cleaning downtown, expanding sports facilities, park expansion, water study, additional hospital facilities, English Field as an air terminal, supporting small industries, and backing cultural and welfare activities with library and arts growth.

GLOBE Amarillo City Commission the Globe Amarillo Globe

Randall County Bond Issue Debate in South Amarillo

Randall County residents in South Amarillo face a clash over a proposed bond for Canyon improvements and airport facilities. The issue pits city tax-supported services against rural county needs while West Texas State College sits at the center, urging fairness and development for the region. The meeting will reveal whether South Amarillo voters back the plan despite their own tax burden.

Randall County South Amarillo Canyon Amarillo South West Texas State College Randall Bond

Erich Brandeis on the Perfect American Housewife

A caustic critique of a cooking utensil maker’s search for the ideal housewife. The piece mocks the list of Hollywood names proposed as perfect wives and notes the impractical duties assigned to women. Copyright 1947 Kine Features Syndicate.

Kine Features Syndicate

British Movies Triumph in America Aims and Accolades

Billy Rose reflects on English cinema gaining traction in the U.S. He praises Alastair Sim and the writing in Green for Danger, credits J Arthur Rank for financing British films, and notes Olivier in Henry V and Kerr in The Seventh Veil bolstering prestige as American audiences warm to British production strengths.

America Hollywood Alastair Sim Mr. Everest Shaw J. Arthur Rank Britain Louis B. Mayer Parliament Bank of England London J. Arthur Henry Vu Laurence Olivier Colonel Blimp Piccadilly Deborah Kerr James Mason

Federal School Aid Supports All States, Lippmann Says

Walter Lippmann argues that federal aid to schools is just and affordable. He notes poorer states spend a larger share of income on education and have more children per taxpayer, yet would benefit from Taft's bill which would tax all to assist underfunded districts. He warns money alone won’t educate but urgent funds are needed for basic literacy nationwide.

Taft Mississippi Arkansas Alabama South Carolina North Carolina Georgia Kentucky New Mexico Tennessee Louisiana West Virginia New York New York Tribune, Inc

Polk Street Professor on Little Things That Count

The speaker muses on why people are liked for small quirks and habits. He notes facial expressions, speech inflections, and actions that reveal character. He suggests admiration can stem from shared beliefs, shared desires, or memories of loved ones, concluding that little things in folks count.

Crossword Puzzle Horizons and Notes on Theatre History

A mixed page item combines a crossword puzzle header with a theater gossip section. It references Noel Coward plays Brief Encounter This Happy Breed and Dickens Great Expectations and notes audience reactions at Carnegie Playhouse and Radio City Music Hall as part of a continued column.

Churchill Fulton Noel Coward Carnegie Playhouse Noel Great Expectations Charles Dickens New York Radio City Music Hall

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