Amarillo Globe-News April 1928 publication note
Publication details for Amarillo Globe-News dated Thursday April 1928. Includes founding date February 20 1924, association with Amarillo Daily News, publishing schedule evenings except Saturdays, postal info, Associated Press rights, and subscription rates across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Arillo
Texas
Amarillo Daily News
Globe-News Publishing Co
6Th and
Fillmore
BY Mail
OkLaHoMa
New Mexico
Work for Unemployed Work for Unemployed
The piece discusses widespread unemployment, urging immediate action to restore prosperity. It notes the need for employments at good wages and suggests using surplus public funds for constructive public works to create jobs, a plan opposed by some as diversions from debt retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
International de Molay
National Treasury
Treasury
Great Britain and War and the Soft Shirt Fashion Debate
A column argues royal disapproval cannot curb fashion, noting the stiff shirt’s grip and mockingly suggesting the Prince of Wales might influence trends only if he leads a moral crusade against the soft shirt. It contrasts past condemnations of flapper fashion with continued resistance to change and hints at current Anglo American war talk and a Harvard finding on a new planet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
England
United States
W. C. Bridgeman
Admiralty
Bridgeman
Britain
Kidnapping Heats Up Modern Love Tale in 1926 Serial
Jill Justin, 20, is kidnapped by auto bandits and rescued by Jack Stuart who marries her. After years of bliss their life unfolds into wealth and romance as rival temptress Nita Ravelle and other characters intrude. A mountain house captivity escalates a risky chase and ransom plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Justin
Jack Stuart
Jack
Jit
Stuart
Tony Justin
Pat Sweeney
Mary
Mike
Nita Ravelle
Professor le Tarte
Jill
Mike Sweeney
le Tarte
Nita
Chiang Kai losing power Nanking army
Chiang Kai-shek the Nationalist commander-in-chief is losing popularity and control over Nanking forces. Generals maneuver for power while internal factions threaten his leadership as financial strain hampers pay and reorganization. Predictions of his downfall grow among observers despite controlled news coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang
Revolutionary Party
Nanking
Chiang
Ho Ying-ching
Chiang Kaishek
Pei Chung-hsi
Hankow
Wuhan
Wuchang-Hankow
Pei
Kwangsi
Woosung
Chiang Kai-chek
Fei
Peking
Fasteiing
Jack Dunston Cafe Remembered as Legendary Hangout
New York April 4. A portrait of Jack’s restaurant as a bustling late night haunt where drinkers, politicians, and performers mingled. Waiters known as the flying wedge, the place famed for fights, tips, and a three million estate owner in its long lore. The piece also touches on theater price shifts and a flashy auto rental trend of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Mintyre
New York
Jack Dunston
Jack
Jack's
Sixth Avenue
Nelson Grill
Freddie Gebhard
Wilson Mizner
Jack’s
Banana Bill Described by Scrapper the Kingbird
Scrapper explains Banana Bill's striking color pattern and large bill to Bobby Coon. The bird is mostly black with a white spot near the tail, a blood red spot beneath, a bright yellow neck, green skin around the eyes and throat, and a yellowish green bill streaked with colors. Banana Bill lives in trees, nests in hole in a tree, and is larger than Creaker the Grackle but smaller than Blacky the Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Coon
Scrapper
Bobby
Creaker the Grackle
Blacky the Crow
Banana Bill
Boomer the Nighthawk
T. W. Burgess
A Bavarian beer drinking duel in Munich
An American vaudeville actor recalls Munich's triennial beer drinking match. Fifty contestants competed for a prize of a single glass of Munich beer, with the winner drinking thirty seven glasses to take the award. The tale comes from his Continental tour during his first European visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
White Cows Believed Unlucky in Wales Reduces Prices
In Wales white cows are deemed unlucky causing owners to struggle with disposal. Prices for spotless cattle run $50 to $75 below those of colored bovines. The belief links these cows to the Fairy Cow of local tradition, the milk white mileh cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gene Howe
Wilbur C. Hawk
Associated Press
Telephone News and Business Department
Circulation Department
Amarilo
the Globe
Great Britain and War
Harvard
World Movement
Tony
Yassuh
Emery
Shah
Geo’ge Washington Brown
George Washington
George “Washington
Yassum
Don
George Washington Brown
George
Chiang Kai
Darkey
South
Pete
Jack Dunston Cafe
Dunston
Harry W. Brown
Cincinnati
Mr. Brown
Red
Los Angeles
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bobby Conesults
Aeith
Meght Syneica
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!