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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
10
Telephones News and Business Department lists subscription rates for Amarillo by carrier and a basic rate structure. The notice shows a 7.50 price and a 2.50 option, with unclear formatting and stray numbers.
The piece argues that widespread unemployment demands urgent action beyond academic debate. It urges constructive public works funded from surplus government funds to create jobs, praising the idea despite political resistance and noting its potential to restore prosperity through productive employment and federal projects.
The piece muses on fashion authority with the Prince of Wales refraining from establishing soft shirts as the rule and notes that public condemnation of fads often backfires. It then cites British naval policy signals suggesting no imminent war with the United States, and mentions a Harvard professor locating a new planet.
Jill Justin, 20, is kidnapped by auto bandits but saved by Jack Stuart who returns her home and proposes. They wed and have twins and a daughter before a mining deal brings trouble with Nita Ravelle and others. The plot follows rivalry, deception, ardor, and peril as Jack and Jill navigate crises and reconciliation. The scene includes a breakfast scene with a giant black servant and witty dialogue.
Shanghai dispatch notes Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the Kuomintang, losing popularity and control over the Nanking generals. Factional infighting grows as Ho Ying-ching and others challenge him, with widespread predictions of his downfall within weeks amid financial strains and loyalty shifts.
O MIntyre recalls Jack Dunston Café as a notorious Sixth Avenue institution famed for late night revelry, hardy food, and signature waiters. The piece blends nostalgia for a gritty era with portraits of regulars, from drivers to actors, and notes the owner’s rise from waiter to bank president.
Bobby Coon learns from Scrapper the Kingbird about Banana Bill a colorful forest bird. Scrapper describes Banana Bill’s yellow neck green facial skin a huge yellowish green bill and a mostly black coat with a white spot near the tail. He nests in a tree hole and prefers high sunlit perches while remaining wary of ground life.
An American vaudeville actor recalls Munich's triennial beer drinking match seen during a European tour. Fifty contestants competed as crowds looked on. The winner drank thirty seven glasses, receiving a single glass of Munich beer as prize.
In Wales white cows are considered unlucky causing owners to struggle selling them. The spotless cattle fetch prices $50 to $75 below those of cows of other colors, linked to the old tale of the milk white milch cow of tradition.
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