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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1947
Page
8
The writer recalls decades of loyal business with a once trusted New York hotel, only to face dwindling rooms and a phony cordial letter after wartime shifts. He laments the shift to price focus, recounts failed reservations, and vows to avoid the establishment henceforth.
A working man's budget is squeezed by high bus fares and cheap grapefruit two pounds for 29 cents. He rode the wrong bus with confiscated fruit, the bag leaked on the trip home, leaving him with one souvenir fruit and a disrupted evening. Residents waking to grapefruit strewn along Polk Street are urged not to rush to eat them.
The Amarillo Globe News announces its publishing arrangement, staff titles, and subscription rates. It lists editor in chief Gene Howe, business manager, and pricing for daily and Sunday delivery by mail or carrier, detailing rates by period and region.
The Globe outlines ten planks for Amarillo including revise city charter build a coliseum new city hall traffic control downtown cleanup sports facilities park expansion water study hospital facilities and English Field as an air terminal. It invites letters under 500 words to The Platform Editor with a weekly prize.
Epitaph unveils at Wyalusing State Park for the last Wisconsin passenger pigeon. The monument notes the species’ extinction after massive nesting in central Wisconsin and mass hunting, with quotes from Roosevelt Spaatz Truman and AFL leader Donertry.
George E. Sokolsky argues Henry Wallace threatens a third party that could split the Democratic vote and help elect Republicans. The piece urges Truman to reveal Wallace’s record and use strong measures to curb the growing threat.
A wounded German soldier leaves his post on a bridge during the collapse of war. Facing hunger, disillusion, and a sobering crowd in his head, he steps into the river as memories of home and mother swirl in the final moments.
A wounded corporal finds shelter in a fisherman's kitchen after a battle. He receives food and a letter of introduction from a stranger named Israel Cohen dated December 21, 1918. The note asks Benjamin to offer aid to Corporal Adolf Hitler until he can find work.
A columnist reviews three 1932 stories from old Polk Street memory. Topics include a baseball mustache, distinguishing classes by car gear, and a rural Negro visitor. The piece riffs on manners, health advice, evolving tastes, and a note on free speech.
A mixed list of crossword clues including horizontal and vertical entries with numbered positions. Clues cover people, objects, directions, and abstract terms such as tough fiber and geometric figures. Answers align to common crossword vocabulary, spanning basic adjectives to proper nouns.
Clyde Rowe high school band director announced enrollment for a six week summer band study from June 6 closes May 23. Beginners to advanced receive instruction while mornings sessions run at the Senior High School and a concert band may form from advanced students.
Don Lemon president of the Sandie Band will be toastmaster at the annual banquet at Amarillo Country Club starting at 7. Clyde Rowe band director will announce next year’s drum major and band queen, plus annual awards. Entertainment includes Sammie Jeanne Nunn impersonations and dancing after the banquet. Kansas Junior Chamber chooses Liberal for its 1948 convention.
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