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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
12
The notice states the paper began February 20 1924 with post office filing as second class matter in Amarillo Texas. It lists publication schedule subscription rates and formats including daily Sunday and Sunday only options with various prices for mail carrier and subscription periods.
The Globe outlines a 13 plank platform for Amarillo including revise the city charter build a coliseum new city hall and traffic upgrades. downtown cleanup. sports facilities park expansion hospital facilities and water study. English Field air terminal development. support for small industries and culture plus expanded library music drama art and youth work with a letter prize for submissions.
A Globe News column argues trade trips by merchants bankers and civic leaders serve community bonding rather than immediate business gains. It cites Amarillo Fort Worth and South Plains exchanges, noting friendly gestures bolster a town’s status and neighborly ties.
A Victor H Bernstein inspired column argues that oil and strategic positions drive power politics in UN Palestine debates. It asserts that true cooperation requires universal disarmament and the abolition of sovereign warmaking power, presenting a stark view of modern warfare and the imperative to curb armed states.
Billy Rose considers the impact of television on entertainment. He predicts the legit theater will endure, sports and movies adjust revenue strategies, radio remains strong, and television will boost certain ads and performances while reshaping others. He cites names like Bob Hope Bing Crosby Walter Winchell Fannie Brice Bert Lahr Ethel Merman Maurice Chevalier and notes vaudeville could return.
Walter Lippmann argues for clear convincing messaging and a practical American program to guide wartime policy. He criticizes reliance on propaganda as salesmanship and outlines proposed European unity and German reunification within a European framework as essential for peace and American influence.
A local citizen warns that springing civic clubs across Polk Street may spark clashes as groups compete for neighborhoods. Floyd Bell of Tyler Street Drug is blamed for shifting attention away from business, while a teacher at a May Day program describes ad hoc race management and weight loss claims.
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A fragmented 1947 newspaper snippet blends garbled clues with social chatter about Marys and Baby readiness, hinting at a column on show business and politics. It mentions Taft and Edgar Bergen, with a copywright note from Billy Rose.
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