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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe announces its founding and publication schedule. It lists postal filing as a second class matter dated February 20 1944 and provides subscription rates by mail and area, noting daily and Sunday editions with varying term prices.
The 1924 Panhandle crop reports indicate cotton acreage will exceed other crops, with a 175 percent increase from last year. Winter and spring wheat reach just over a million acres planted, as The Globe endorses King Cotton and urges diversification to maintain steady farm income throughout the year.
William Gibbs McAdoo drew the largest audience ever in the Amarillo auditorium last night and a crowd was turned away. He spoke on policies and made promises while being praised as a potential next president and receiving cordial Panhandle support from visiting delegations.
Canyon and West Texas State Teachers colleges upset the crowd with a creditable concert at the municipal auditorium. The band members, though young, conduct themselves professionally. They will join a joint advertisement with two cities and the college for a trip to Brownwood next month with the Amarillo Board of City Development delegation.
A collection of quips on bravery, manners, class, and everyday conduct. They mock scornful talk, contrast rich and poor, question respect for tradition, and joke about driving, alcohol, and town pride. Notable bits include debates on alcohol, scandal, and the worth of a year to busy vs idle men.
A dense timetable of radio programming across multiple U S cities including New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Kansas City detailing concert orchestral and talk segments with times and performers such as Paul Specht Leo Riggs Grace Moore and Frank Kent among others plus college and school broadcasts and children's segments lasting through late evening. The guide lists stations WJ and WBZ and WGY with varied hours and program types.
School boys over 11 learned stock judging this week with county agent Harmon Benton and county superintendent Miss Laura V Hamner directing sessions. Students visited farms in Jones and Allison districts and others viewed animals at Neely and Keer sites. girls to receive instruction later.
A New York stroll reveals striking vaudeville glimpses and city oddities from pony acts to sword swallowers. It notes bankruptcy fortunes, a Bohemian banker, rented funeral flowers, and a writer who finds a novel in personal columns.
Oakland San Francisco and Portland stations list musical programs and lectures for the day. Highlights include Rudy Seiger’s Orchestra on KPO San Francisco and Myra Bele Vickers on KFI Los Angeles with evening musics and orchestras across KLX KGO KGW and other outlets.
Five people are arrested over a benzine sale to the Czecho-Slovak army. Among the detained are three government officials and two others amid a major scandal resembling Teapot Dome.
Doris Kenyon leads Restless Wives with Mon tagu Love Maud Sinclair Tom Blake Naomi Childers Edmund Breese Burr Mcintosh in a feature. The Liberty presents A Man's Man with J Warren Kerrigan, The Santa Wrall and a Kol in comedy.
The Mission theater runs Restless Wives with Doris Kenyon and a strong cast including Montagu Love Edmund Breese Burr McIntosh Edna May Oliver Naomi Childers Maud Sinclair and Tom Blake. A Man's Man with J Warren Kerrigan is also shown along with The Santa Fe Trail. Also news on Louis Waller joining Monsieur Beaucaire and other Paramount productions in development.
W C Allen hopes a good pore turns out Saturday at the Centennial meeting to ensure Amarillo is represented on the permanent committee. Col Herring notes the McAdoo crowd filled the auditorium, the largest yet. Mrs Albriett recalls McAdoo’s warm Amarillo reception before Oklahoma City. C C Ferguson praised for his life and influence, while J C Heaton urges diversified farming with 75 acres cotton and other crops. Edelen suggests flax suited to Panhandle soils and Lands cites no current car shortage for Fort Worth & Denver.
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