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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1936
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe discusses the value of Amarillo College as a junior college opportunity for high school graduates and Panhandle students. It notes rising college costs, unemployment among graduates, and the need for accessible postsecondary education to bridge high school and senior college paths.
An editorial argues voters need direct evidence of a congressional candidate's beliefs beyond party lines and presidential coattails. It critiques the current year’s campaigns for overemphasis on national figures and labels, noting many candidates seek presidential alignment while voters get vague promises. It asserts elected representatives should think independently and vote by merit.
A fragmented dispatch recalls a landslide and lake tsunami in western Norway that wiped two villages, with tourists marveling at locals living under death’s threat. The piece contrasts European danger, American street life, and a Portland police jab at jaywalkers, plus an Oklahoma City Salvation Army bass drum theft.
Washington observers note a joint effort by the Labor Non-Partisan Boeeen and the Progressive National Committee to back President Roosevelt in the upcoming election. Spokesmen describe it as practical campaign cooperation, while hints of a broader third party movement by 1940 loom if the alliance proves lasting.
Doris Lee, bold and spirited, argues she is fit for flight crew despite hospital duties and a riotous past. Alice Miller, shy and desperate, seeks a first job to support her ill mother after business school efforts. Both face the personnel chief as they pursue positions on a Trans-Pacific Airways-like crew.
The piece traces William Penn's Quaker founding of Philadelphia and his fair treatment of Indigenous peoples, then shifts to aviation lore with Kay Dunn eager to enter pilot training. Ted Graham reflects on aviation progress, praising her resolve as she accepts training and joins the air crew.
In New York, Mary Ellen Bute converts a West 46th Street laundry doorway into a movie studio for Visual Music. Her abstract films use crumpled cellophane, velvet, spark plugs and lights with striking camera angles, without human performers. Noted figures like Stokowski and Iturbi show interest. Dented by gossip and showbiz chatter, the piece wanders through a lantern of literary and cinematic celebrity, ending with a tease: To Be Continued.
Court records list several 1936 property deeds including Panhandle Improvement Co to A A Graham for lot 3 block 9 San Jacinto Heights and A A Graham to J E Hill Investment Co for the same parcel, plus Zack McCrady et ux to V K McCaskill for East 100 lot 9 block 54 Eable Addition, Weymouth to Amarillo Investment Co for Holland blocks, DeShong to Tracy for Belmont lot 17 block 6, and marriage licenses for John Lilly with Cora Ervin, Roy Miller with Reta Peterson, and Milton McCarley with Mrs Ruth Davis.
Commercial drivers who obtained chauffeur licenses this month but did not receive badges may collect them at the Potter County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office. Drivers who were issued certificates showing payment of the three dollar fee should exchange them for badges, according to tax officer James Miss Jewell Davidson.
A horizontal puzzle asks which national flag is pictured, with clues across and down naming items like riches, tassels, and textiles, plus historical notes about a country becoming independent in 1931 and its capital. A mix of wordplay lines points to a specific nation’s banner.
In a McNaught Syndicate tale from 1936, Unc Billy Possum napped atop eight eggs found in a hen’s nest under Farmer Brown’s barn. Jimmy Skunk confronts him, warning that daylight exposure and intruding where he does not belong may force Billy to move on.
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