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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
6
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An enterprising bootleg gang in the lower Chesapeake Bay used fake customs credentials to seize liquor from foreign ships. A Japanese vessel was looted and later two sailors were killed as rival hijackers boarded. Four hijackers were convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty years. three were released after pardons by the judge, prosecutor, and most jurors on grounds the killing was not premeditated.
A discussion on crime in America affecting Christian missions in Japan cites a Presbyterian minister's view that U S crime reports hinder proselytizing. He urges justice and restraint to restore the good name of Americans abroad and protect the Oriental mission field.
Maggie Johnson a 17 year old stock girl in the Mack Merrill chain stores falls for Joe the new stock boy son of the store owner. He toys with her dreams of social ascent while plotting to use her status to advance his plans. Maggie’s earnest heart, poverty and ambition collide with Joe’s scheming and his family’s influence.
An urban vignette mixes sightings of fashionable society and street life. Notes on Rob mannered figures, a chin reducer demonstration, demimonde corners, and city curiosities mingle with a developing tale of Maggie and Joe revealing private longings and domestic pressures.
A serialized fiction excerpt features Maggie and Joe in a small town store. Maggie blushes and teases while Joe cautions her as she seeks affection and learns about language and growing up. The scene ends with an envelope of Gs and references to family remarks.
In the Old Orchard tale Peter Rabbit encounters Old Mr Toad who explains he has burrowed up from the ground and is late for the grand chorus at the Smiling Pool. He ignores dinner for singing and hurries off toward the pool as Mrs Toad waits.
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