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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe founded February 20, 1924 and entered as second class matter the same day. It published evenings except weekends in connection with The Amarillo Daily News. Gene Howe served as publisher and editor with Wilbur C. Hawk as general manager at 6262.
The Weed Control Committee reports weeds cost the nation about three billion dollars annually, far beyond mere nuisance status. State estimates range thirty to forty million per state, while federal study advances understanding of weed control’s economic impact and need for strict budgeting.
Essay argues courage rests on intelligent risk assessment not reckless bravado. It cites higher death tolls from accidents and stock plungers as evidence that reckless confidence harms society, urging a balance of clear thinking, prudent caution, and realistic optimism to lead the nation forward.
Detective Thorne pieces together clues from a torn advertisement page tied to Elsa Chase and the Kane case. He verifies Mrs. Lawrence’s alibi, maps connections to Dryden Sanatorium, and discovers a mysterious Dancing Silhouette poster as a potential key to locating Jack Winslow. Lambert the butler then drops a shocking confession about Winslow’s fate.
New York columnist 0. C. McIntyre surveys upper Fifth Avenue sights from St Patrick churchyard to St Moritz, noting socialites, flappers, shopfronts, odor at night, and a cast of figures including Floyd Gibbons, Alec Waugh, Otto Kahn, and Rian James as a Brooklyn columnist.
Washington and the Cherry Tree How the Presidents Salary Began Why Dandelions are So Called Russ Murphy Globe readers invited to suggest origins for this series and customs to be illustrated in future installments
The Canal Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans reveals plans to increase capital by more than 3 billion dollars and align with Chase National Bank of New York. Oliver C. Lucas of Chase would become president as the Canal Bank expands from a $6.75 million capital, $2.25 million surplus, and $2.001 million profits.
Alfredo Codona husband of Lillian Leitzel the American trapeze artist who died after a fall during a performance was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. He sobbed through his wife’s funeral at the crematorium and could not thank sympathizers before retiring to bed. He hopes to accompany her ashes to California for burial.
Puzzle provides clues for both across and vertical entries. Entries include figures such as nine for nine across and terms like blemish and mollusk. Readers fill in names, places, and common words to complete the grid in this compact word game page.
Peter Rabbit and his cousin Jumper the Hare trek along Laughing Brook in search of Skunk Spruce and Skunk Cabbage. They notice a Cedar and flee when Yowler the Bobcat springs from a brush pile, ending the tale with a warning cliffhanger.
A columnist roams New York tasting odd dishes from a shrimp pineapple Chinese cafe to tamarind served by a cross-eyed Hindu male, smoked goose liver and gefilte fish, and dried herring from Scandinavia. He recalls a crooked cop in a photo, a Long Island estate stable tour, and Parisian fashions as he muses on change and memory.
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