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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1947
Page
10
The item lists the Amarillo Globe News publication information including founding date February 20 1924 operating evenings with Sunday morning edition, office address Sixth and Fillmore and staff roles such as President Publisher and editors, plus subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions.
The writer argues against treating meat and egg abstention days as a practical limiter of food use. They say the goal is to save grain for Europe, with abstention serving as a reminder rather than a method to curb consumption. They praise the aim but urge realism, noting farmers won’t abandon production and that most households will adapt by shifting meals.
The question of world peace hinges on whether Russia desires war. If so, little can be done, warned Rep. Clifford P. Case of New Jersey and echoed by Secretary of Commerce Harriman who linked famine to chaos that supports dictatorships.
Dorothy Thompson argues that material collapse and spiritual vacuum threaten world peace. She cites despair in Europe behind Iron Curtains, the Red Army's actions in the East, and the failure of postwar diplomacy from Tehran to Potsdam. She warns that existentialism rises amid bureaucratic oppression and a lack of common moral codes, urging faith and hope as the body’s nourishment.
The piece argues John L. Lewis warned against Communist penetration in unions and accuses him of bringing leftist organizers into the CIO. It claims Bolshevist methods and political misuse spread from CIO headquarters, with Walsh framing the New Deal and CIO as politico economic twins. It ends with Lewis's 1940 campaign stance.
Aunt Frieda recounts Charlie's feud with cousin Irving over a truck farm scheme in New Jersey. Charlie proposes a dry ice rain trick and a ripe tomato invention, triggering a clash that ends with Irving jailed and Charlie behind bars.
A Jewish family story from 1947 recounts fried tomatoes causing a legal dispute. Two acres of crop, a loan from a bank, and a landlord complaint lead to police, health inspectors, and a Seventh Precinct hold. The tale blends humor with community pressures over thriving tomato excess.
A mixed fill of crossword clues from 1 8 Across to 55 Across with long entries and solution hints. The text also includes a 1947 era political commentary on labor unions and figures such as John L. Lewis and Taft Hartley, plus a local crime note about Louise Burnison charged with assault with intent to kill after a shooting.
A narrator recounts a frugal month turning into money trouble. He describes drawing 25 dollars from the bank to cover shortages, borrowing, and small thefts from family and neighbors to make ends meet, asserting the tale has proof and urging fellow households to relate.
Dallas October 20 1947 Attendance at the State Fair of Texas set a new all time mark with about 1 764 000 visitors over 16 days led by a final gate of 110 918 and the closing showing of Annie Get Your Gun State Fair Director W H Hitzel berger noted the total was roughly 132 000 higher than the 1946 record.
Adolph Brungs of Cincinnati headed the Western Union division of the Commercial Telegraphers Union AFL at the convention's final session. Henry G. Steinbrenner of Chicago was named vice president and Adam W. Bauer of Kansas City secretary-treasurer.
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