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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe lists founding date February 20 and publication details including even ing and Sunday editions at 110 East Fifth Street. Subscription rates are shown for Amarillo officials and mail delivery in Texas and Oklahoma with multiple term options and prices.
The Duke of Talleyrand de Perigord offers for sale at auction the Sagan district in which 66 600 inhabitants reside. The Prince of Sagan bears heavy obligations as monarchies fade amid war and revolution. The piece portrays monarchy’s decline and a royal auction as a peaceful exit.
A call to back a new West Texas Historical Society based in Abilene aims to expand coverage below the caprock, complementing the Panhandle Plains Society which already preserves regional history. The piece notes busline growth in Indiana and debates on regulating motor buses, plus political talk on Al Smith as a potential 1928 Democratic nominee.
Gleaned items drift from Amarillo life and national affairs. The column jokes about law, thrift, and neighbors while commenting on Filipino freedom and Major General Wood’s work in the Philippines. It notes Wood studies earthquakes and urges housing that resists quakes.
Listings show various stations in Philadelphia Washington Chicago and other cities broadcasting orchestras, quartets, and soloists. Programs include Frank W. Franklin lectures, radio relay races, instructional evenings, and bedtime stories with multiple named artists and venues.
New York Day by Day notes wealth and prestige at a Fifth Avenue haberdashery famed for bespoke collars shirts and scarves. The piece details opulent surroundings elite patrons and the ritual of measuring fashion items in a city of strangers who form unlikely friendships through shared misdialed numbers.
The Soviet health authorities report 1923 malaria cases totaling 4 887 000 as the disease festers after famine. The tropical form lingers, entering via the Persian frontier, with swampy districts providing ideal breeding grounds for the mosquitoes.
A warning urges restraint to prevent harm in a crowded area during a tense incident. Eyewitnesses report panic as ongoing disorder prompts police response and crowd control measures. No specific individuals or organizations named in available text.
Various residents from Claude Dumas Hereford and surrounding towns visit Amarillo yesterday and today for events and shopping. Attendees include Grace L. Bailey Slaton and Mrs. Homer Fox plus Mrs. Jimmie Yarber Eric Okla en route to Hereford.
A. Hague drives through towns within 100 miles of Amarillo praising The Amarillo Globe. A dentist notes trench mouth is rising and dangerous. Jose Pierce backs cooperative wheat selling, cites 9000 dollars from last year. Judge Henry Bishop reports good crops around Claude and content people during court.
Ballots from members of the Texas Wheat Growers association are being mailed across the Panhandle for the annual election of twenty directors and an appointed director. Last week district directors were nominated and the final vote by mail will occur this week with results announced in a few days. J A Hill of West Texas State Teachers College is named director at large to represent public interests, succeeding Clarence Ousley.
A collection of quoted maxims and witticisms observed in Amarillo. The remarks cover thrift, self discipline, gardening, social visits, enthusiasm, and personal effort with a humorous tone.
Artesian water flow reported at the Compton well in Farmington New Mexico as it reaches about 900 feet. The water flows at roughly 260 barrels per day and the rig will be moved to a new location to continue testing the Hogback Dome outlines.
Herbert Brenon presents Shadows of Paris with Pola Negri in the Paris underworld tale set against upper and lower city life. Adolphe Menjou Charles De Roche and Huntley Gordon support, Gareth Hughes Vea Reynolds lead the strong cast. Gloria Swanson birthdays anchor studio notes as Paramount plans The Mountebank with Ernest Torrence and Anna Q Nilsson.
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