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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1948
Page
16
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The article analyzes whether Western Germany should be rearmed or if Western Europe should rely on a broader defense alliance. It notes Russia already rearmed using German prisoners, warns of potential global war if a rearmed Germany faces France and Britain, and discusses options including arming non Communist Western German forces or arming Western Europe as a whole. It mentions Dulles hints that the U S may join a Western European defense pact after the upcoming election.
A reader asks why midcentury mothers raised large families with simple remedies and frugal means while today’s parents invest in experts and toys. The letter recalls home remedies for colic and earache, sparing use of wealth, and questions modern child happiness.
Readers share memories of 1860s to 1880s Hill Country coon hunting with hounds and treed coons. A second letter argues for strict punishment for high school age offenders and rejects labeling youths as children. A third comments on world peace discussions and urges decisive action to avoid war.
The text argues that true freedom allows individuals to access known truth and progress arises from solitary, independent thinking. It contends that communism stifles such free thought, since a state doctrine risks suppressing new facts. The author warns that the Communist state acts as a citadel against social progress by silencing dissent.
Billy Rose recounts a wry tale from a suds-and-sawdust parlor where a grey‑templed patron boasts of balancing 237 matchsticks on a bottle. The bartender notes the man is a self-styled psychoanalyst who charges 50 for a pencil and cites a twist ending about Stephen R Watts and a doctor’s wife.
Eric Johnston notes sale of American moving pictures to Russia behind the Iron Curtain though no title announced yet. He cites a labor riot newsreel as a lure with striking footwear, and jokes about shaping a film to please Soviet censors with a capitalist critique and a downtrodden worker named John Smith facing factory tyranny.
A man named John leaves a factory in a $50 suit and an $8 pair of shoes after a foreman’s action. He drives away with his family, visits Grauman's, returns home to reveal the news to his wife and Yale student son, then plans a vacation to Yellowstone, rebelling against wealth and taxes.
Berlin reports that the anti Communist Telegraf predicts stronger Washington foreign policy and tougher stand against Soviet expansion if Thomas E. Dewey wins the US presidential election. The piece notes relief in the non Communist world as Americans campaign ends. In San Francisco judges will select the grand champion fat steer at the Grand National Livestock Exhibition.
A Sally advice column teaches polite phone use for teens. It stresses announcing one’s name, asking for Pat, leaving messages when she’s out, and avoiding rude questions. It notes that callers should remain calm and courtesy governs who speaks and how.
Mexicans plan to place food and candles at graves for the Day of the Dead celebration. The observance blends All Saints Day with indigenous customs. Schools and government offices close for the holiday. Separate item notes Sen. Glen Taylor's return to Pocatello after campaigning with Henry Wallace in Denver.
A Polk Street professor muses on the 1948 presidential race amid public doubt toward Truman and Dewey. He notes Americans desire a stronger leader, questions about Dewey’s stance on key issues, and worry that the winner may be elected by a minority rather than broad support.
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