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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1926
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows a newspaper page with subscription rates and a heading February 22. The readable portion mentions rates perhaps for daily or weekly editions and a date line indicating Monday February 22. Strong entities are scarce due to garbled text.
Amarillo patrons praise Will Rogers as the world’s leading humorist after a two hour show that mixed rope tricks and laughter. The country boy from the Panhandle rose from ranch life to vaudeville and New York stardom, drawing waves of applause and hometown pride.
The Globe invites Amarillo readers to write letters expressing opinions and ideas for publication in the What They Say column. The management seeks engaging, timely insights from a lively city audience.
A magazine lauds rising Black self reliance while denouncing the old mammy figure as voluntary servitude. In Los Angeles Black women stage bathing beauty contests and Atlanta experiences a Black Ku Klux Klan formed to punish cross‑racial mixing. Members wear white robes and tar is applied.
An eccentric account from Miami Beach details a winter racing scene at Hi A Le Ab Park with a private course run by Joe M Smort a former Buffalo banker. The piece notes dressmakers from New York observing models on lawns and compares the event to Mexican racing styles, with scattered references to spectators and betting.
A dense OCR filled page lists radio stations and schedules from many outlets including WNYC WEAF KFI WCAP WABC and more. It covers program blocks with orchestras concerts dances talks and special events across cities like New York Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Omaha and Washington with times and station names.
On a volatile night Sandy, Judith, and Doug share a charged scene. Judith warns Sandy she risks breaking Doug’s life with her growing feelings toward him. Sandy battles guilt and vows to decide her fate, as the drama promises a continuation.
The piece relates temperance views tied to figures from Alband New York to Washington. It mentions associations and speeches about abstaining from wine and supporting government actions, with scattered references to places like Montreal and Maryland and mentions of various individuals and events in a distant, fragmented context.
A rural tale follows Farmer Brown and his son as Winsome Bluebird’s hint of spring arrives on a frigid morning. They search trees and fences to spot the bird, hearing its plaintive whistle and feeling hopeful that spring may be near despite the cold.
A local physician with twenty five years in practice condemns narcotics as the most degrading drugs. He cites addiction as destroying moral sense and harming society, praises government efforts to curb narcotic traffic, and argues for enforcement as protection for all.
DPD L McDonald of Hereford Texas sent a 299 pound Poland China sow by prepaid express to the Children’s Home, transferred by MekKnight. The Home recently received a fine Jersey cow from the Red Cross chapter of Potter County. Endowment notes are accumulating as the Home grows.
A reader endorses the Amarillo Globe for its stance against home brew advertisement. The letter praises the newspaper for standing up to content that could encourage law violations and supporting law enforcement in the city.
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