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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1928
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe published February 23 1928 as an independent democratic newspaper. It lists staff figures Gene Howe as publisher and editor Wilbur C Hawk as general manager and notes Associated Press use rights. Subscriptions and contact details are provided.
The piece argues biographies inspire readers to value great lives and see opportunity in every job. It cites Dawes, Smith, Ford, and Shaw as examples, urging citizens in a presidential year to study leaders to cast informed votes and uplift discouragement. It ends by recommending library biographies as a tool for motivation.
The piece argues against migrant clustering in big cities and endorses farming colonies as a path to citizenship and practical benefits. It notes Hungarian farm colonies forming in eastern and southern states, links urban migration to negro labor shifts, and questions long term integration after colonies dissolve into mainstream society.
J C Nelson styled captain was found guilty by two Amarillo juries and given concurrent six year prison terms. Described as polished and educated with benevolent manner, he swindled money from women while his life had many who doubted his guilt until the verdict. The case underscores the proverb the transgressor meets a hard fate.
Comment notes Argentina challenging the Pan American Conference and suggests sending Lindy with cement as a provocative gesture. The remark frames U S stance and emphasizes hard bargaining in regional diplomacy.
A breezy column notes stock market fluctuations push gentlemen toward bonds. Leap Year sentiment hints at bachelors spared from social humiliations. A golfer cites cigarettes helping throat clarity, a claim tied to playing sand traps and water hazards.
In a moonlit August harvest night in Elliston West Virginia Jill Justin and her brother Tony witness a daytime hold up. Jack Stuart, believed dead, reappears to rescue Jill and marry her two months later. Their life turns when Tony falls under the spell of Mary who calls herself Mike and leads him toward a rocky stretch known as The Devil's Leap, hinting at danger, intrigue, and a shared mystery with a putative mine discovery.
This New York feature chronicles social pretense and cons in the city. It describes gallery lookers, rug dealers, and jewelers staging costly displays to woo buyers, and a European bride affair where a mother’s deception led to a costly, failed marriage. It also recalls the fading “professional Southerner” era and notes the rise of street clocks and Broadway signs.
International News Service reports in London that thirty four new industries expanded in four years, adding 874000 jobs. Lord Gainford, president of the Federation of British Industries, praised Britain’s ongoing enterprise and predicted further growth despite hardships, noting strong American industrial strength and investment.
In the Old Orchard breakfast gossip debate, Speckles the Starling recalls a close escape from Roughley the Hawk. Tommy Tit and Sammy Jay weigh hawks good and bad, noting a few feared birds like Terror, Killer, Cooper’s Hawk, and Sharpshin, while Whitefoot questions any hawk’s goodness. The scene ends with Tommy reflecting on misjudgments about hawks and owls, and a segue to the next story Whitefoot Goes Exploring.
A Scotsman declares in a will that his wife will receive one hundred pounds if he dies and two hundred pounds if she remarries, a plan the lawyer questions until the man explains that the next husband would earn the reward.
Two women enter the Broadmoor endurance ride marking the first female contestants in seven years. Mrs. A C Thompson of Chicago and Colorado Springs student Josephine Wickes join the five day 60 mile per day race under United States Army Remount Service auspices. Grand prize is a silver cup and 800 dollars.
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