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Editorial Comment - Paradise, Local Version

MARC_GTW_v1_n14_1964_Editorial Comment - Paradise, Local Version_002.pdf
A single panel satirical gag that pokes fun of Governor Manuel F.L. Guerrero and his administration. A local native man is struggling against a tree as the bottom part of a monster, perhaps a snake like hydra, wraps the end of its tail around the man…

Editorial Comment - Three Musketeers and A Mascot at Waikiki

MARC_GTW_v1_n13_1964_Editorial Comment - Three Musketeers and A Mascot at Waikiki_002.pdf
The Editorial Comment of this issue, May 9th, 1964. This Editorial Comment features Governor Manuel F.L. Guerrero, Assistant Secretary Rudolph Sablan, Special Assistant Ed Engledow, and Congressman Jesus C. Okiyama lying down on a beach, supposedly…

Cover Page

MARC_GTW_v1_n3_1964_Cover Page_001.pdf
The Cover Page has a man resting on a Latte Stone, and all three are next to coconut trees. Below them is a large caption that reads ‘San Francisco, ‘California Here We Come!’ and a smaller caption that reads ‘Poor Taotao Guam! Who is Rehabilitating…

The Ghost Cabinet

An ad piece for the Casper comic series; a parody shows a meeting between ghosts that are part of an executive committee: Secretary of Law, Special Secretary for Nothing, Secretary of Public Works, and Secretary of Health. The Secretary of Law is…

Editorial Comment - The Governor Ploting His Moves

MARC_GTW_v1_n10_1964_Editorial Comment - The Governor Plotting His Moves_001.pdf
The Editorial Comment for this weeks issue. There's a satirical comic with supposed Governor of Guam sitting at a table with playing cards, some of which are face up. Behind him are three men who are talking about the Governor and his leadership and…

Editorial Comment - Agriculture and the Governor

MARC_GTW_v1_n9_1964_Editorial Comment - Agriculture and the Governor_001.pdf
A satirical comic from the Guam Times Weekly. This edition shows a local man resting against a Latte Stone as he ponders about farming, employment, and a lack of drive. To the left of the man is a coconut tree with two insects that talk to each other…

Where the Governor Stands

MARC_GTW_v1_n8_1964_Where the Governor Stands_004.pdf
A satirical comic that depicts four men debating where Governor Guerrero literally is - on a table in front of the men are a hat and a bulldozer at opposite lengths. The caption below the cartoon reads, 'Where the Governor Stands (On Elective…

Editoral Comment - House Committee Hearings

MARC_GTW_v1_n8_1964_Editorial Comment - House Committee Hearings_001.pdf
A satirical comic - a group of people are crowding over two people, Mr. Denton, and the Governor, as the two play a game of dice - Denton has a thought bubble that reads 'What does this guy think, can't I tell a dice is loaded when I see one?' Above…

The Better Half

MARC_GTW_v1_n7_1964_The Better Half_021.pdf
A single panel comic that has a man sleeping comfortably on a couch while staff from the Red Cross wait patiently for him to wake up. The bottom caption reads as "He said to wake him up when you came. It's the one check he enjoys writing." "The…

Cover Page

MARC_GTW_v1_n5_1964_Cover Page_001.pdf
Satirical comic that shows Governor Guerrero coming back to Guam, greeted by both the people and journalists. Governor Guerrero is dressed in incognito clothes though, but what gives him away is his clothes and a bag that has a caption of 'Top…