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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1947
Page
10
A dated notice outlines the Amarillo Globe-News publication history, editor in chief Paul Allingham, president Grady Camp, and business manager Grady Camp. It lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier, mail or agent options, and combined Globe and News pricing.
The piece argues voluntary food rationing faces doubt and indifference, noting that top-down responsibility is weak and proposing an allocation system as a faster, potentially cheaper alternative. It cites Henry Morgenthau Jr and quotes figures on Europe relief and freedom from control.
Erich Brandeis recounts a futile millinery expedition as his wife selects a hat he must approve. After visiting about ten shops and evaluating roughly 100 hats from eight to seventy five dollars, not one fit, prompting her plan to shop alone next time. The piece conveys humorous domestic friction and exaggerated fashion fatigue.
Bill Cunningham argues for sending both aid and management to Europe. He cites Winthrop Aldrich’s proposal for a U.S. Corporation for European Reconstruction within the Marshall Plan framework. He notes European skepticism about American methods and emphasizes the need for practical oversight to ensure dollars reach jobs.
Margaret decides to return to San Francisco after years of backbreaking toil with husband Bill on a Sierra Nevada tableland. She endures dust, wind, and failed cookstove heat as she packs a suitcase and drives away, leaving their once hopeful farm behind.
Margaret Williams drives her Chevrolet toward the highway and departs from a rural farm after planning devious stops to mislead Bill. At the depot she buys a one way ticket to San Francisco, leaving him behind as the train whistle and oven pie spark a fleeting domestic moment.
A father-in-law, Joe Killough, recalls Amarillo days since 1888, the Spanish-American War near Fort Worth, cattle drives to Deadwood, and encounters with Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickox, Will Rogers, Temple Houston, and Barbecue Campbell. He describes sheriffs, gunfighters, and the strong Plains country built on rugged men and daring women.
A themed crossword puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and prompts for answers including historical and language terms. Clues cover figures, chemistry, numbers, and common words.
A list of numbered clues with definitions and abbreviations likely for a crossword puzzle. Entries include beverage memoranda put off and vessel terms. Provides hints for words such as more infrequent expunges recent short sleep indolent tears cry advertisement labels cicatrix Greek letter compass point resistance unit dead letter office exist atop.
At the State Fair of Texas Holstein-Friesian show Alvin Piper of Watertown Wisconsin won grand champion bull with Strathmore Prince Hengerveld. Curtiss Candy Bomber Hallmark took junior champion ribbon. Other class winners included Brace Brothers Cold Spring War King Curtiss Candy Dandy George Joe Hale Quin Dale Triune Harmony and Hale Inka May. Female competition featured entries from Lone Rock and Oconomowoc Wisconsin.
Romolo Ponce and Private Williams, sons of Mr and Mrs Anders Ponce and of unspecified parents, left for reassignment from the Fourth Replacement Depot. Both served as construction workers in the Eighth Engineer Squadron and have been overseas since May. Ponce enlisted in January, a month before Williams.
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