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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1929
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily News serves the Panhandle region including Texas Panhandle, eastern New Mexico, southern Colorado, and western Oklahoma. It provides early dispatches ahead of major papers from Denver to Dallas, focusing on morning and evening editions.
Amarillo's newly organized Chamber of Commerce with 1100 members plans an afternoon meeting to discuss railroad extensions affecting the city's future. Directors last week favored one of two railroads, but only 15 members out of 1100 have spoken. the rest may vote via resolutions if they attend and participate.
The find of a fully equipped whisky still on a Cana dian river island northeast of Amarillo evokes romance from old bootlegging tales. Yet prohibition enforcement remembers bandits as unlawful, sordid, and dangerous, even when popular legend gives them glamor.
The piece speculates a Russian border move could spark regional upheaval or widen into a large war. It considers Japanese, Finnish, and American interests, noting the risk of involvement under the open door policy while doubting it will escalate. A quip mocks a conceited man who believes Hoover will recognize him from a handshake. A banana skin lubricant joke follows.
A Texas girl finds New York a warm hearted city despite the cold. June 22 report notes a personal impression of the metro, highlighting kindness and welcoming residents during a brief visit.
A compact meditation cites Jeremiah 10 23 and laments human limitation noting that self guidance falters. The fragment reflects a religious voice pondering fate and individual effort amid broader life’s uncertain path.
The diary describes a Texan girl alone in Manhattan two weeks, facing fear and curiosity. She notes help from strangers, mutual kinship among expatriates, and the city’s mixed kindness and caution as she navigates housing, work leads, and new social dynamics.
A pair of youngsters survived a fall from a seventh and a fifth story apartment window in New York. The incident highlights parental fears and instinctive concern for children amid alarming risks in urban living.
A farmer from Ohio, father of eight, has been missing for days, prompting reflection that fathers leaving home are common while mothers who abandon are rare and misunderstood as a lasting escape from responsibility. The contrast underscores gendered perceptions of staying versus leaving in family life.
The Jazz King Paul Whiteman wears a chef’s apron and shares raw biscuit dough with his mother in her home kitchen. The scene is framed as a “human interest” photo, highlighting how mothers of famous sons are used for such pictures, yet the mother remains immune to pity as the source notes.
The 16 year old Amy Hoff man of New York appears with her Caesarean born twins. The piece notes the feminist view of pity for her early life work and envy from other mothers at such a young age.
A 21 year old Eva Ofer stands trial after beating to death Lee Ashley of Georgetown Tennessee who hugged her. The defense argues men are to blame for insulting women and that she cannot regain pride after the incident.
Molly Brownell, now Mrs. Bob Brownell, ends a tense day visiting ex landlady and office friends who rebuff her presence. At home she struggles with chores, cooks a modest dinner, and shares a tender but weary evening with her husband before a night out. The chapter ends with their lighthearted escape and the sight of empty pockets.
Health columnist urges careful pacing and diet during mountain trips. Emphasizes eat when hungry, avoid starch-heavy meals, heart checks before strenuous climbs, level trails, rest pauses, and plenty of water. Advocates fresh fruit and vegetables, gentle mental diversion, and purposeful rest for a healthier return to work.
An office worker reports difficulty falling asleep and waking unrestfully, blaming chronic digestive trouble and gas pressure. Note: strawberry rash may result from acidity. pairing with milk or starches advised. A street scene follows with dinner talk and a distressed encounter, concluding with a plan for a new community hall in Hamilton, Canada costing 1 million.
The text outlines a historical progression of eight hour work laws in the United States government. It notes the 1868 law establishing an eight hour day for federal workers as a directive measure, followed by 1888 enforcement provisions, and a 1892 law introducing penalties for overtime with applicability to federal and District of Columbia laborers. It also mentions subsequent amendments and related laws expanding or aligning with the eight hour standard.
Letter Golf explains changing one letter at a time to form valid words within seven strokes. Each move keeps letter order and requires a common word. A sample solution is printed on the back page.
Special to The News reports Plainview contractors Harrison and Smyth won the White Deer high school gym addition and a seven room Skellytown school building. Foundations laid at Skellytown, brickwork progressing, and ground broken for White Deer gym excavation underway. Hungary will provide government aid to its shipping firms.
A boy recalls a dispute with a neighborly figure described as the unspeakable skunk. The tale centers on a dubious loan of six dollars and a later attempt to recover a five dollar debt. The narrator dramatizes the petty feud as a caution about trust, money, and resentments in daily life.
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