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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1928
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe News publisher and editor Gene Howe and general manager Wilbur C. Hawk are listed with associated press affiliation. The note covers publication details, editions, and postal information for the paper dating from 1924.
The piece notes Commander Richard E. Byrd plans a fall polar flight with great danger ahead yet has attracted over 200 volunteers for his expedition. It argues the allure lies in daring and the allure of famous explorers like Byrd Lindbergh and Chamberlin, who seek intense experiences over peaceful life.
A National Foreign Trade Council survey shows U S investments in South America rising from 100 million in 1914 to 1.5 billion today, with Cuba Mexico and Central America seeing similar growth. U S exports to Latin America now total about one billion annually, surpassing combined exports from England Germany and France. The rising merchant marine aids regional trade and underscores strong U S industry and supply of metals textiles chemicals. The piece notes the paradox of late U S engagement and argues for deeper Western Hemisphere ties.
In Paris, two upper class Frenchmen resolved a quarrel on the field of honor using boxing gloves. The duel lasted five rounds before the contestants declared satisfaction. The piece laments the decline of romance and notes the oddity of a gentlemens duel fought with sport equipment.
In the Fairfield library Rod exposes Norman Platt and Rita Carstairs as ghostly conspirators aiding Carlotta and Stephanie. Carlottas past and a murder reveal a tangled web as Julian Hammond returns alive, displacing the impostor and silencing doubts with a final violent twist.
New York report traces bobbed hair craze as a test of fashion permanence. Gloria Swanson and debutantes popularize the style while barbers prepare for rising demand. Harlem’s 125th Street described with urban color and character amid the era's social currents.
A humorous look back at juror selection in murder trials with Irish, South Carolina, and Thaw cases. Anecdotes include a wary juror who would not blink at the death penalty, a countryman’s blunt verdict, and a German observer misreading a talesman as a witness while reporters race to file.
In a Burgess tale, Danny Meadow Mouse neglects danger to seek seeds while Nanny warns of Roughleg the Hawk. Roughleg swoops from a fence post toward Danny, triggering a panic squeak that forces a quick dive into a snow hole as the hawk closes in.
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