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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
8
Jack Stuart’s stock gamble during a fixture of family strain unfolds amid a household testing by Easy Money. Jill’s affair rumors and a mistaken “sell short” order collide with fortune as a ballooning share and casino party trigger unrest, ending in a tense dawn wakefulness and a vanished clock.
The Amarillo Globe News details its founding date February 20, 1904 and publishing format evenings except Saturdays with Sunday morning edition. It lists editors and publishers, Associated Press ownership, contact lines, subscription rates, and its stance as an independent democratic newspaper.
A newspaper excerpt recounts doctors Warren Stratman-Thomas of Wisconsin and C. C. Chesterman of England volunteering to be bitten by tsetse flies to test a potential cure for sleeping sickness in the Belgian Congo. Their sacrifice may grant vast land and prosperity, with personal risk and no guaranteed reward, yet a noble human impulse drives them to act for others.
A concise look at Chauncey Depew’s broad appeal among Americans. It notes his genial, likable image as the basis of popularity, then shifts to quick, satirical observations on public figures, politics, and social quirks. The piece juggles light jabs at current topics and cultural trends with a playful, editorial tone.
In Holdenville Oklahoma on April 12 jurors continued deliberations in the Blackie Roberts 17 dance hall girl murder case. Roberts with Nellie Kimes 17 sister of the bandit family and David Palmer 27 were accused of attacking Hughes county farmer George Epperly 55 after a party on February 29. Defense claimed Epperly attempted to assault the defendant. If acquitted, charges against Kimes and Palmer were expected to be dismissed.
A 1928 McNaught Syndicate column profiles a New York party girl, Peggy or Flo, describing her as a bright but borderline figure who escorts visiting men to nightlife, refuses repeat encounters without a golden note, and thrives on mystery. The piece notes hotels balking at excess, the rise of amateur detectives, and urban social hazards including a notable seven year old murder in a high rise.
Prickly Porky doubts tropical kin while Scrapper the Kingbird and Boomer the Nighthawk claim a strange upside down creature. Bobby Coon questions how a four legged sloth can hang beneath a palm limb and travel in treetops. The tale ends with the reveal of Silly the Sloth.
A satirical anecdote recounts a famous Catholic dignitary in New York avoiding a rush. The chauffeur speeds through Fifth Avenue, provoking a traffic cop who recognizes the passenger and salutes. The officer explains delays to protect a Protestant corner and the dignitary’s driver.
Chinese superstitions shape Peking hutung street names with Mongol origins. Many lanes lack formal signs, causing confusion as residents and officials juggle multiple characters and shifting names. Notable stories include Court Robe Street and Silver Bowl Hutung, plus tales of a dragon chained under a bridge and a bell signaling East Gate closure to avoid ill omens.
John Longden began as a miner and sought the stage at seven. After a two year practical mining course he caught the attention of a mining engineer who helped secure a part through Seymour Hicks. Hicks gave him his first role as a miner. Later Longden wrote a scenario that was accepted.
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