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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1931
Page
4
A report notes how the Senate added a 3 cent per pack cigarette tax as an amendment to a natural gas measure, while the House added a 2 cent per thousand feet gas tax to a peddler license bill. The piece questions origin rules and hints at tying a road bond to local bills to dodge public vote.
Glenn Frank argues for a revival of self discipline to counter modern excesses of self expression and competitive zeal. He warns that without a new discipline, the machine age and post war chaos threaten national life and the university.
A South Carolina Senator E. D. Smith mocks an expert as a blamed fool away from home while Babe Ruth reflects on crowd reactions noting he never heard boos or hisses at a homer despite many boos after strikeouts.
John Waye guards a secret corridor line at night while a web of theft and murder schemes unfolds around Dr Charters Nurse Jones and the glamour girl Marjorie Lauderdell. A fatal poison marks a deadly turn as plans collide and betrayals escalate.
The note traces a custom from pioneer days when bread was made from corn meal and called Journey Cake later corrupted to Johnny Cake. It invites reader ideas for How It Began and mentions a future installment on how the Kangaroo Was Named.
A humorous profile of New York locality mayors led by Frank Dostal of Avenue B and Stitch McCarty of Grand Street. The piece depicts these ward politicians as neighborhood peace makers, vote shapers, and colorful, self appointed figures. It surveys various nicknamed mayors across districts and reflects on city life and revivalist pretense.
At the American Newspaper Publishers Association meeting in New York, publishers discuss wages, bonuses, profit percentages, and small papers imitating metropolitan dailies. Elzey Roberts reports on radio competition affecting newspaper advertising. the Associated Press session also weighs radio program advertising issues. A gas compressor station at Fritch Texas will house twelve 1250 horsepower units.
A scrambled crossword puzzle lists multiple horizontal and vertical clues with mismatched words and garbled phrasing. The grid includes entries for geography, actions, and objects such as capital Salem, golf terms, and various nouns, but the puzzle text is inconsistent and partly unreadable.
In a 1931 Burgess bedtime tale Yellow Wing the Flicker defends his tree house against two starling attackers led by Speckles. Mrs Speckles pushes from the doorway while neighbors watch as the trio tumble and feathers fly in a comic, quarrelsome battle.
A reflective piece recalls acts at the Hippodrome with old timers like Miss Sabel and Josephine Sabel in a revue mixing patter teams, cake walks, and a hot town tune. The author muses on nostalgia and youthful vaudeville memories tied to 1931 syndicated prose.
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