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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1929
Page
2
A reader calling himself The Wanderer lambastes a reporter for a kiss incident with Mary Garden and ignites discussion on newsroom respect. The piece blends local gossip, fishing notes, community cleanup, rattlesnake safety tips, and a teaser about Miss East’s high school performance.
The operetta Purple Towers will be presented tonight in the high school auditorium under La Airo sa yearbook staff with ten cast members and 65 voices. Lyric club girls, girls choral club, and boys glee clubs directed by Miss Lorene Welch will perform with leads played by Miss Dorothy East and Joe Proctor. Admission is 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults.
A note expresses desire to visit and discuss more, mentioning a prior visit when no one was home. The writer wishes success and hints at future meeting with a friend to all, urging continued conversation.
A reader asks for the words to the Face on the Bar Room Floor song and criticizes Mary Garden coverage. The editor replies apologetically, noting readers feel too much Mary Garden content and promises to seek the requested lyrics.
A reader from West Texas praises Tack for highlighting Amarillo and local representatives. The letter, from a cattleman's daughter, expresses affection for horses and the prairie, noting long distances to farm houses and gratitude to Tack.
A reader signed “A Friend to All” discusses gender norms and dating, arguing that mutual respect matters more than rough behavior. The author, a twenty year old girl, cautions against petting and urges self respect, warning kisses can lead to trouble while praising equal standards for girls and boys.
A Houston letter writer argues for preserving the original Spanish pronunciation of Amarillo, asserting it sounds more beautiful and cultured than the English version. He urges local advocacy starting at home and questions the community’s approach to Mule shoe pronunciation.
A newcomer to the city, ten months in, commends The Globe and Tack's articles after joining as a reader of the morning paper and later the evening edition. The letter counters a businessman's call to drop humor and adopt a more dignified tone, arguing the column has advertised the paper well.
Amarillo Rabbit and Davy Breeders association will finalize plans for the Spring Rabbit show at 7 30 tonight in Room 22 Nunn building John Lilly president says over 200 rabbits and cavies are expected to be exhibited Breeders may secure space from secretary Boone Horne Phone 2 1141 Five loving cups will be awarded as premiums Anyone interested in breeding rabbits or cavies is invited to the meeting tonight.
Austin charter news lists four new incorporations including Distributor's Investment Company in Dallas with 100000 capital stock and Robin Williams M L Roberts and O A Fountain as incorporators. Ranger Gin Company in Ranger with 6000 capital stock and E H Mills John M Chelson and Ew D Conway as incorporators. Watson's Garage Inc in Texarkana with 10000 capital stock and B A Watson L F Graves and C Y Wilson Jr as incorporators. Universal Securities Corp in El Paso with 15000 capital stock and D L Pillow Karl V Cottle and J A Swegler as incorporators.
The Revolution may come or go but the Orchestra Tipica Fronteriza will perform in Amarillo at the Auditorium this Saturday April 20 with matinee and night shows. Led by Amando Reyes the group has a storied Mexican career and was favored by Obregon. Singers Adela and Esperanza Cortez headline with a program of Spanish and Mexican music and American jazz.
A lively meeting of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at Odd Fellows hall opens with jokes and ritual required for new members. The group reports healthier spring employment prospects, welcomes two new applicants, and plans a future picnic. Other notices cover Electrical Workers Local No. 602, Switchmen’s Union No. 281, and Central Labor Union.
The page surveys disasters and science limits with notes on weather prophecy and comet return. It discusses British naval limits and shipbuilding, kindness to animals Week, plus airship construction. It covers Stimson on diplomacy, social precedence jokes, Mexican violence against Calles, and a Johnstown mayor jailed for extortion and gambling crimes.
Mrs. Chitwood leads a staged kitchen lesson with a gas range and tools as she demonstrates precise cooking methods. The audience learns French paste, apple cake pie, and syrup Paradise pie with step by step notes and prizes awarded at closing.
In a spring morning two gardens unfold with blue skies and robin songs. A rich man admires a tulip display while a little woman enjoys twelve tulips by a window seat as color ranges from yellow to red and white. The scene celebrates nature's unity beyond class.
President Hoover named Colquitt to succeed Pat Neff on the railroad board of mediation. Neff, a former Texas governor, had his nomination stalled by labor opposition and died for lack of Senate confirmation after the hearings. Hoover also asked Congress to consider five measures focusing on farm relief tariff revision immigration census and reapportionment.
Markets show hogs at Kansas City steady to 10 cents lower with top around 11.60 for 200 to 225 pound hogs while cattle and calves see mixed results across weight classes and regions. In Chicago hogs top at 11.60 with cattle and vealers firm to higher and lamb markets showing gains with fat lambs noted up to 17.85.
In Nogales Arizona two Nogales residents Joe Ohensorgen and Rafael Berejarano were arrested by Mexican rebels as spies and later released to return to the United States. Mexican rebels withdrew northward through Sonora after evacuating San Blas leaving Sonora under federal control as a final stand looms.
Fort Worth stockyards show hogs 2,500 with steady to 1c lower bids and top at 10.95. Cattle and calves 2,200 steady with grass steers at 10.75 and good fed steers at 12.25. fat cows up to 9. Bulls 8. yearlings 14.50. Sheep 2,400 steady with spring lambs at 16 and fat wethers around 11.25 to 10.50.
Livestock sale at East St. Louis on April 16 features 15 500 hogs holding steady to lower with various weights trading between 10.00 and 11.80 per cwt. Cattle yard shows 3 200 head with steers around 11.65 and 138.75 for price ranges, cows around 10.00. Sheep and lambs remain strong with clipped lambs at 16.25 and wooled ewes at 11.00.
New Orleans and New York reports show futures slipping 6 to 9 points after early gains. Liverpool prices ease, May, July, and October contracts decline, while overall activity remains quiet amid variable weather and an early rally.
Opening stock prices fell with the copper sector under pressure. Cerro De Pasco hit a yearly low at 98 while Anaconda Calumet & Hecla and National Lead dropped to 144. Chrysler reached 8814, a new 1929 low as copper liquidation unsettled the list. Foreign exchanges opened steady, Belgrade notes a charity gesture toward Croats by King Alexander.
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