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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1933
Page
4
The Amarillo city budget omits chamber of commerce funding for the next year while debates continue. Citizens are urged to voice support or opposition as the commission seeks public sentiment on a modest, few hundred dollars monthly chamber to handle park issues relief efforts conventions and grant applications.
A playful Civil War era style verse contrasts two bullies debating war and crime. One pursues violence while the other proposes peaceful resolution with a joke about paying for damages. The piece ends with the idea that nations could convene talks before war to avert aggression.
A Midwest grand jury foreman launches an independent inquiry into racketeers and gunmen, questioning why police are slow to pursue concealed weapons cases. He notes many criminals roam armed, citing a need to use existing laws to curb underworld violence.
A proposed rule in the arms manufacturers code would bar selling machine guns to individuals, limiting purchases to government agencies and police corporations. The correspondent supports restricting firearm possession to those with a demonstrable right, noting public support for such measures. Mrs. D Leigh Zelvin, New York state president of the W C T U, criticizes post prohibition alcohol abuse observations.
Glenn Frank argues that tariff policy cannot be solved by one nation alone and warns against economic isolation. He cites the London Economic Conference showing Europe’s willingness to lower American tariffs and the risk of unbalancing the U.S. economy. The piece calls for international tariff cooperation rather than protectionism.
Nesta Riddell identifies a shore survivor as her husband Jim Riddell after the Alice Arden wreck. Caroline Leigh seeks her cousin Jim Randal, a torn nurse whispers a letter signed Caroline. Jim awakens with no memory of Nesta or past events as Nesta confronts amnesia and hidden tensions in Ledlington.
Dr. Morris Fishbein urges ergonomics in schools. Desks and chairs must fit users to prevent rounded shoulders and forward head posture. Variety in desk sizes and frequent posture changes are advised to reduce muscle strain and promote proper spinal alignment.
Hollywood gossip centers on Adrienne Ames and her divorce from Stephen Ames. Adrienne received 100000 at marriage, a Beverly Hills home, and two small cars in the settlement. no alimony. Also noted is Mae West admirer Ethel Greer, a 635 pound woman with a 91 inch waist who cites true love over dieting.
A feature review traces O B Winters reactivating a 58 year old Centreville weekly the Queen Anns Record to capture village life while figures like Sherwood Anderson Ted Woodyard Meredith Nicholson and Kin Hubbard are noted for writing and publishing quirks. The piece also weaves in fiction excerpts about Nesta Jim and emeralds set against society gossip and Broadway characters including Huey Long and Byron Chandler with anecdotes from the Lambs Algonquin and other clubs.
A tale from Thornton W. Burgess about Grouse hunters and a law limiting daily and seasonal bag limits. It notes hunters crowding the Grouse and the need to preserve stocks, warning that delaying action leads to loss of sport and game.
Radio schedules across WEAF WABC WJZ and WBNX recap entertainment and programs with Bert Lahr Irene Dunne Spalding McCormack and Van derbilt. A second piece recounts two hunters noting increasingly wild grouse due to gun-saturation and clever birds in the 1933 hunting season.
A crossword style list presents numerous clues for horizontal and vertical entries including references to political leadership, measurements, materials, and common words. The grid puzzle mixes definitions such as sun god and goddess of peace with wordplay on forms of de, ownership, and actions like to free and to yield.
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