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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1947
Page
10
Announcement of the Globe News Publishing Co. masthead listing Wesley Izard as President and Publisher and Paul Allingbral as Editor in Chief with Grady Campbell as General Manager. Includes publication schedule and detailed subscription prices for Amarillo and carrier routes.
The platform outlines charter revision to widen representation and city limits, a coliseum, a new city hall and traffic upgrades, downtown cleanup, sports facilities, park expansion, water study, hospital expansion, English Field as an air terminal, small industry support, and cultural welfare. It invites letters up to 500 words with a $10 prize for 13 prank ideas.
Sen. Claude Pepper challenged claims that the Truman Doctrine is a mere political maneuver in a Princeton speech. He argued Russia seeks peace despite expansionism and warned that appeasement failed in 1938 and would fail again, while condemning abuses linked to expansion.
Howard Hughes shows a low cost radar device that warns pilots of nearby mountains at 500 feet. At 180 mph the alert gives under two seconds to react, a promising idea that may need refinements according to critics and officials.
Bill Cunningham notes a rapid shift from brutal winter to lush spring in London. He describes parks rebounding, trees blooming, and crowds enjoying warm evenings, with Grosvenor House on Park Lane and Grosvenor Square undergoing changes including a planned Roosevelt monument.
In a satirical tale set in Moscow, Sophie Ruloff seeks child support from Boris Pronovich after the Housing Bureau assigns them a tiny shared room. The Soviet court, with two lay judges and a counselor, rules the party responsible is the Housing Bureau, not Boris. Rammed earth buildings follow, describing the old construction method.
Miss Mary Evans a 26 year veteran of Anna Tillo public schools will be guest at a Margaret Wills PTA meeting at 3 this afternoon. She began teaching in 1921 in Amarillo and has long served Wolflin and Margaret Wills schools retiring at term end. 25 certificates will be awarded to PTA members who attended a parliamentary procedure lecture series led by Mrs. W D DeGrassi.
Walter Lippmann argues the Senate labor bill gains broad support despite opposition. He notes the AFL focuses on anti-industry wide bargaining and believes conference fixes could broaden backing while avoiding needless lawsuits. The piece details Truman’s options, Senate House dynamics, and the bill as a check on private labor power.
A column praises community figures and efforts from teachers to coaches and civic leaders. The writer lauds the Salvation Army, Bob Hope events, new city and county officials, school board members, and Dr. Roy Boger for positive influence and integrity in town.
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The Dwight Morrow P-TA will hold a regular monthly meeting at the school at 7 30 tonight. Ygnacio Macias, president, announced Mrs Fidel Reyes will be guest speaker and installation of officers for the ensuing year will take place.
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