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Editorial Comment - 31 Years of Financial Bondage???

MARC_GTW_v2_n1_1964_Editorial Comment - 31 Years of Financial Bondage_001.pdf
Above the actual comment is a satirical comic: a chained (a link on the chain says ' financial loan') CHamoru stands next to an equally tall Latte Stone - the CHamoru has 'TaoTao Guam' pointed at him with a thought bubble saying 'And Why Should He…

Editorial Comment - The People Are Entitled To Know, … Poor Taotao!

MARC_GTW_v1_n3_1964_Editorial Comment - The People Are Entitled to Know, Poor Taotao_001.pdf
Satirical gag from Guam Times Weekly. In the distance, a sketch of the White House is on top of a hill, with a man resting on a Latte Stone further down, and to that pair's left is a wooden house with trees next to it. The thoughts bubbles circulate…

Famous Characters Always There To Help in RC Drive

MARC_GTW_v1_n4_1964_Famous Characters Always There To Help In RC Drive_029.pdf
Ad piece/promotion for the Red Cross drive - shows four individual panels from four different comics: Muff and Jeff by Smith, from the Mill-McClure Syndicate; Blondie by Young, from the National Cartoonists Society; The Better Half by Barnes, from…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…