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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1933
Page
4
The Amarillo city commission unveils a 1933-34 budget with a 40 percent cut in operating costs and a 20 percent drop in property valuations. Despite tax base shrinking from 60 to 48 million dollars, the tax rate will not rise, as savings flow to taxpayers through reduced expenses and debt service refinancings. The report credits the commission for efficiency and fiscal restraint.
Cleveland Orchestra director Artur Rodziński urges taking music to workers and the public, arguing that symphonies should appeal to everyday people in casual dress. He criticizes formal evening wear as barriers to attendance and promotes concerts outside gilded halls.
The piece argues three groups must share recovery costs: workers, employers, and consumers. It critiques deflation of wages and profits while urging balanced, nationwide cooperation to sustain purchasing power and NRA goals. It stresses each group faces limits and calls for responsible spending and wage policies.
An item reports that federal authorities are pursuing aggressive action against crime, claiming a strong hand against rackets. The piece notes public skepticism and emphasizes the government’s tough posture as described by AW Merts.
Detective Sergeant Mulvey and Colin explore a shadowed Bowery house once a nightclub, seeking a hidden door behind packing cases amid dust and broken furniture. They wait for a signal from their team, unsure if Buck O Mara’s killer network remains linked to Keppel Stein.
Dr. Fishbein summarizes research suggesting cancer tends to be hereditary. Family-tree records and rapid-breeding mice are used to study inheritance. Maude Slye reports cancer susceptibility as Mendelian recessive, while Paris Radium Institute findings support a constitutional hereditary factor, leaving dominance vs recessiveness unsettled.
In Hollywood, a new executive will head movie code governance following Washington talks. Will Hays remains president of the MPDA but with reduced powers as the industry shifts toward broader control including independent producers and unions.
C O McIntyre writes from Atlantic City about the boardwalk bustle after 8 pm with bazaars open past midnight. He notes lively roving sales, electric signs, bands at entrances, a carnival atmosphere with puppetry, rugs at auctions and seaside chatter as tourists roam the shops and sideshows.
A fragmented quiz notes a Polish musician, a "musical genius" linked to a famous performer, with clues about instruments, notes, and roles. It references public concerts and earning fame abroad while hinting at biographical facets like early training and stage success.
A Thornton W. Burgess bedtime tale centers on Reddy Fox torn between fleeing and doing what is wise as a persistent Dog hunts along Laughing Brook. Reddy weighs staying still versus crossing to escape.
Aboard Captain Young’s pier labeled No. 1, Atlantic Ocean the writer notes weather wisdom and star forecasts for storms. A fisherman drowned last evening prompting caution as surfers retreat after a long day, while the narrator recounts seaside vignettes and a playful street scene ending with a surf contest memory.
Radio listings for WEAF NBC WABC CBS and WJZ NBC night programs are followed by a 1933 story excerpt about Reddy hiding from a dog, describing courage to stay still and avoid detection along the shore near a rock while a dog searches for the scent.
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