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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1926
Page
4
The Globe notes dispute over a letter about Sunday baseball and shows. Rev. L N Stuckey says a man wrote it to provoke discussion to sway opinion in favor of Sabbath amusements. The piece discusses Sunday closing laws and public interest.
A Globe reader amplifies a letter by “old fashioned mother” arguing Sunday baseball and commerce on the Sabbath provoke scrutiny. The writer mocks the author’s piety and predicts ridicule from society while noting implied contradictions in Sunday conduct and purchases. The exchange hints at broader tensions over religious observance and profit on Sundays.
A beauty expert Miss Whyte prescribes a facial regime for Mrs. Crane, stressing skin health through daily baths and morning cold dips, personal care of feet, and hair styling. Helen Crane undergoes tutored grooming and discusses routines to preserve youth and beauty.
A reader criticizes Sunday restrictions on picnics and theater. He argues churchgoers and the old fashioned mother oppose afternoon shows, condemns necking and bootleg liquor, favors Sunday baseball, and asks for youth spaces after church. The letter ends with a taxpayer signing off.
A reader argues Amarillo should allow Sunday baseball as clean entertainment, praising games as wholesome and noting mothers and families attend. The letter compares baseball to ministers' collections and urges providing wholesome leisure to keep youth off risky activities.
A reader vents about police in Texas and other states. The letter questions city officials and expresses concern over how police are portrayed and treated by the public and mayor. The writer recalls observations from Amerville and other towns, urging caution in judging police action.
G C Stonefield Santa Fe switchman resumes duties after leave to visit Hot Springs and other resorts. Amarillo Cotton Oil company reports brisk business with seventy five carloads of cotton seed en route Monday. F W Albright joins Santa Fe as locomotive engineer in Amarillo yard with daughter, moving from Detroit to make Amarillo home. E E Nolen Santa Fe station master receives Alabama tangerines from Mobile. R C Elmore Rock Island construction accountant returns to Amarillo after brief Fort Worth visit.
An error left Jennie Lupher and Malcolm Wyatt off the recent Tyler street school honor roll. Both students earned A and B grades in all subjects and deserve inclusion on the roll.
No permanent license plans remain after the secretary of state called for bids on 420,000 one year plates for 1928. Many had hoped the 1928 season would start the life of the car plate in Indiana.
Instructions note that green vegetables like onions and cabbage retain color better when cooked in an uncovered dish. Covering them traps odors and dulls flavor and aroma, while leaving them uncovered improves texture and reduces odor.
In a Green Forest scene from 1926, Peter Rabbit and Jumper the Hare awaken to hear Buster Bear’s roar while discussing if the bear has gone to bed. Buster reveals himself, pursuing the cousins with a hungry but playful menace, ending with Peter’s firm stand and a foreshadowed chase.
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