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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
4
A historical newspaper masthead fragment shows publication details for The Amarillo Globe. It notes the paper’s founding date February 20 1924 and its relation to Amarillo Daily News, plus Associated Press rights and rates for daily and Sunday editions.
Amarillo welcomes a new GMAC finance office serving the Panhandle Plains from Abilene to nearby New Mexico. The zone staff numbers 65 with a $10 000 monthly payroll and 15 000 car accounts. The move consolidates sales finance previously handled from Dallas El Paso Denver Wichita and Oklahoma City.
A mother writes about the dangers of modeling perfection to children. John, charming yet helpless at home, relies on others for simple tasks while excelling in ideas. He recalls a father who corrected every attempt and finished jobs himself, hindering the child’s confidence and skill development.
John Peebles and Deacon explore a newly found rich gold vein in the Ogden mine. They uncover a murdered skeleton and a Louis snuff box linked to Henry Hyde, hinting at a long buried murder plot and a future confrontation as someone enters the tunnel.
City Engineer E. N. Stanley presented a new paving price table to the city commission. The list, based on updated prices and two widths plus 20 foot alleys, shows total cost, city share, and property owner share for various paving types including caliche gravel concrete base and reinforced concrete options.
Washington day book notes Vice President Curtis preserves Senate decorum with a desk gavel and a new sounding board after the ivory gavel head, used since colonial times, proves too quiet. The piece, once mounted on a long history, will return to duty once the recess ends.
Advice on parenting education stresses matched pace between parent and child to avoid crushing comparisons. It suggests teaching as a common learning pursuit where progress feels collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Federal Judge Hugh M. Morris in Wilmington ruled against the Radio Corporation of America in a 1927 patent dispute that could affect about 90 percent of U S radio manufacturers and back royalties estimated at $20 million The plaintiffs are Francis W Dunmore P D Powell and Dubilier Condenser Corporation of New York The case concerns devices that eliminate storage batteries and allow operation from standard home lighting systems
Peter Rabbit discovers a large insect with four speckled dragonfly wings and strong jaws. Rattles the Kingfisher explains it is a Hellgrammite, also called a Dobson Fly, emerging yearly from the Laughing Brook. The duo debates its origin and nature with curious questions and humor.
The ninth annual convention of the Texas Subordinate Odd Fellows and Rebekah assemblies closed in Corsicana with H. H. Duncan of Kaufman named president and J. L. Armstrong of Fort Worth as secretary treasurer. Mrs Jap King of Paris was the prior president. The 1980 session will be held in Corsicana. Barry Miller, lieutenant governor and grand master of Texas, spoke at the gathering.
A fragment shows crossword clues with numbered across hints like Where is Rio and Subatance de Janeiro, plus numerous garbled terms such as Geographical drawing, Steam, and a long list of broken words and notes. It mentions yesterday's answers and a mix of partial words and misprints.
Citrus fruit growers of the lower Rio Grande plan a Friday meeting in Laredo to discuss quarantining young Florida citrus trees imported to the district. Officials fear the trees may carry the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, while opponents question the quarantine and note the Florida stock is shipped in uncovered, defoliated, and dipped form.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad applied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to construct about one and one half miles of new track in and near Houston Texas. The line would run parallel to the Houston ship channel.
Federal agents seized about a ton of raw opium in a New York downtown warehouse valued at $100,000 wholesale. Two men were questioned by U S Attorney Charles H. Tuttle. one was freed while Moe Al remained in custody. Investigators say the haul is one of four similar consignments found over the past year.
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