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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
12
A Globe News feature blends an editorial on U.S. rearmament with dramatic scenes from Brenda Burnham’s world on The Street. The piece frames public duty, personal lives, and social dynamics, including Hugh Saltus, Linda, Dorothy, and Mac, with interludes of a serialized novel.
A Yorktown Ship Museum guide recalls a tense Royal Naval display with three British cannon, seen by President Roosevelt, as Secret Service blocks entry. The column also reviews Sir Nevile Henderson’s Failure of a Mission, praising balance while naming Hitler and Himmler as villains and noting alleged German invasion schemes.
Minnie Lee Hughes surveys Texas flora from the Panhandle to spring blooms. The bluebonnet becomes the state flower, legends of Indian paintbrush and aztec sacrifice shape lore, while yucca and spider lily exemplify Texas wildflowers. Descriptions blend natural wonder with regional lore and healing uses.
A published Q and A tests social correctness in letters. Ink blot on a note should prompt rewriting. Foreign words should be avoided. Emphasis by underscoring is acceptable but rare. Exclamations are discouraged as schoolgirlish. Do not apologize when writing to a friend, and if angry, best not to write until calm to avoid losing a friend.
A scrambled list of crossword style clues with numbers for horizontal and vertical entries. The puzzle item contains definitions for words such as Papa altar chest one and other cryptic style hints across two directions.
Dale Carnegie recounts Herbert Janssen born in Cologne who trained eight hours daily, walked 75 miles to Berlin in winter for an audition, slept in a barn, sang for a farmer, earned the chance that led to Bayreuth fame and a triumphant opera career.
A classroom style set of true and false statements recalls past presidential elections. Notable items include Hoover versus Smith in 1928, Roosevelt as a Republican challenger to Wilson in 1912, Norman Thomas on the Socialist ticket in 1924, Cox as Democratic candidate in 1920, and Hughes opposing Wilson in 1916. Answers appear on the Comic Page.
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