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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1929
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe presents subscription rates for one week to one year in association with the Amarillo Daily News. Pricing details include weekday, morning, evening and Sunday delivery options with varying durations and combined offers.
Mayor Ernest Thompson urges public evaluation of a proposed tax exempt industrial district for Amarillo. The open chamber meeting will detail operation, restrictions, impact on property values, and whether it would attract new industries without harming existing interests. Public understanding and balanced view are sought before any final action.
A discussion notes that industrial progress displaces workers but creates new opportunities. Since 1920 about 2.3 million released from farming mining manufacturing and railroading have moved into building trades auto sales and service hotels teaching insurance beauty parlors and more. The overall message is that the world moves forward and workers find new roles in expanding fields.
The article explains how early fears in children can persist and offers methods to unlearn them. It emphasizes gradual, positive exposure and reassurance, such as easing a child toward cats with gentle interaction and helping a dark fear through shared nighttime stargazing with a parent.
Air Vice Marshal Sir Sefton Brancker foresees a swift aviation future with flights to America before leaving England. He says mankind will be “sting the sun” in three hundred years. The item also notes Brazil’s orange tree bearing at 7 830 000 trees.
Amid a hastily built ballroom's collapse, guests flee while Barbara clings to Ray who carries her to safety. Outside Ray departs in a taxi, promising a future return. Barbara pleads, but he says he cannot stay, hinting at hidden work and fame. Barbara returns to Park Avenue haunted by Ray and drama with Henderson.
Washington notes Austin H. Clark, Smithsonian scientist, as a rare blend of human warmth and vast knowledge. A 21 year museum curator of echinoderms, he also writes on fish and birds, earning foreign honors and a star in American Men of Science for his influential work.
Anecdotes show former Russian aristocrats no longer symbols of luxury but integral players in business. Exiles work as insurance brokers and bond salesmen, with women managing salons and hotel housekeeping. Cafes decay, pride remains, and some return from Europe as strivers in commerce.
In a Burgess tale from 1929, Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy catch a turkey but Jimmy Skunk finds it first. The woodsman’s late night chase ends with Jimmy dining as the fox and Mrs. Reddy watch and endure. The story closes with a tease for the next chapter, “Reddy Gets More Than He Bargained For.”
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United Press reports in San Antonio Texas on December 11 that plaintiffs seek a district court injunction to halt $5,000,000 rural school aid funds. A temporary order hearing was continued to December 27, with tying up funds possible until a new legislature rewrites the bill. The suit contends the act is unconstitutional against equal rights. the case names 11 year old Lilli Mae Mumme of Peach Tree district Medina County as plaintiff.
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