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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1930
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe News and Business Department circulation by mail daily and Sunday. In Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico the paper distribution is described.
The Amarillo census, two weeks in, shows low counts with less than half enumerators tallying across city blocks. The Globe urges the Chamber of Commerce to organize a city wide canvass, assign blocks, and report missed names to census officials to prevent a colossal failure before the month ends.
A literary essay praises Rose Maurrant in Street Scene for seeking self mastery and happiness. It argues she must live where she can breathe and belong to herself before love, rising above race prejudice jealousy poverty gossip lust and loneliness to achieve true happiness without fleeing environment.
Kirke Simpson reports from Washington that a large plot across from the House of Representatives is cleared for a new building to expand office space. The project totals about 9 million dollars, with the House committee led by Speaker Nick Longworth negotiating past costly land purchases and higher valuations in the capital.
Jacqueline endures three grim days of wealth and boredom as she faces Teddy Montrose’s silence and a vanished necklace. A heartfelt letter from Teddy reveals his love and poverty, forcing Jacqueline to choose a painful path and end their romance to protect both their futures.
Fiorello LaGuardia presses the House committee on land seizures as private deals falter and condemna tion verdicts soar to 127 percent above assessed values. He taunts the process, likening himself to Don Quixote as he pursues government takings and higher land valuations amid public outcry.
Mrs Graves is praised as a perfect mother but exerts overbearing influence on her children. Her bookish habit training and constant approval shape their desires, friendships, and ambitions, hindering their own wishes and independence.
A fragmented crossword style puzzle lists various clues including medical, language, geography and everyday items. Entries reference anatomy such as the ankle and dental terms along with historical figures and general vocabulary across a wide range of categories.
In this 1930 sketch N C McIntyre portrays New Yorkers as unusually tolerant amid urban bustle. He notes patience in theater queues and box offices, calm amid subway rush and street jostling, and discreet handling of celebrity hospital stays with aliases. The piece highlights social quirks and city lore with humor.
Unc Billy Possum tracked Mrs Quack the Mallard to a nest near the Laughing Brook after watching her at the Smiling Pool. He used his nose and ears to follow clues, crossing a fallen tree and probing the swamp through the night, but found no trace of eggs before daylight.
Burgess and Durham report J P Black to direct a brick business house in Amarillo along with a two story hotel and a $40 000 school bond election. Architects Rittenberry and Carder drawing plans while J S Fischer visits Oklahoma City then to Columbia. Everett Carpenter moves to Amarillo to head the Texas Interstate Pipeline branch planning a Panhandle gas pipe line to a northeastern city.
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