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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1928
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe publishes April 4 1928 edition with publisher Gene Howe and editor Wilbur C Hawk. It is an independent democratic newspaper printing news impartially and supporting what is right regardless of party politics.
The article laments a Palo Duro Canyon fire attributed to carelessness that destroyed cedar groves and brush. It contrasts public responsibility with personal neglect and recalls historic surrender at Appomattox and the enduring heroism of Robert E. Lee. The piece links to the Stone Mountain memorial and the idea that defeat can coexist with lasting stature.
The article warns that the stock market’s frenzy tempts small savers to plunge for quick gains, but advises leaving money in the bank as a safer option despite potential profits or losses. It also notes French talk of trading West Indies islands for debt relief and questions its value to the US, suggesting even small islands might be better than nothing.
Jill Justin, 20, kidnapped by auto bandits and rescued by Jack Stuart, marry and raise twins before new entanglements arrive. Pat Sweeney pays 100000 for mine interests. Nita Ravelle and Professor Le Tarte arrive with schemes, causing jealousy and a secret musical chair plot that tests Jack and Jill.
Debutante outings in New York cost from ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars covering millinery florists and hotel parties. Parents hire press agents for society editors while some debutantes marry into wealth or bohemia. many enter the matrimonial market at eighteen after studies abroad.
Malden New England residents plan a memorial window for All Saints church in Malden England honoring Lawrence Washington great great grandfather of George Washington. Governor Fuller will attend possibly in July as Ambassador Houghton helps arrange. The idea arose during Malden 275th anniversary celebrations.
Scrapper the Kingbird recounts Banana Bill’s remarkable tongue that resembles a feather, though the bill is large. Bobby Coon doubts the tale, but Scrapper insists the tongue is strangely shaped and Banana Bill is a fruit eater living in the tropics. The tale leads into More About Banana Bill.
A race track observer nicknamed Bud finds fortune and comfort in New Orleans after years of hardship. He enjoys meals and a souvenir cigar as he basks in a life of casino luck and easy wins. His friend’s question about his fortunes prompts a brisk, confident boast.
Dr J H Jeans of the Royal Society told the Royal Society of Arts that humanity is a three day old infant and the universe contains countless stars. He estimated earth's age around two billion years and described solar radiation melting the sun’s mass at 250 million tons per minute.
A Beaufort County jailer, John Mitchell, received a brand new pistol from prison inmates who collected to gift him for his generosity. The article notes the weapon was expensive and mentions historical clock trivia connected to France.
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