Amarillo Globe February 27, 1928 edition notice
The front page shows publication details for the Amarillo Globe News, including founding date February 20 1924, postal filings, and publishing relationship with Amarillo Daily News. It lists office locations 6th and Fillmore, press affiliations with Associated Press, and subscription rates and mail options for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. It also prints the Globe’s motto declaring independent democratic stance and impartial news.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Flaming Youth Or Farm Boom In Panhandle Tale
A 26 year old, hatless, well dressed man from Dallas describes his Panhandle farming venture near Amarillo. He owns a section and a quarter, works the land with two years in harvest fields, and tends 600 chickens with a friend. The exchange highlights a frontier spirit and debate over farm to city migration.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Dallas
Texas
Do We Still Have Votes Do We Still Have Votes
Opinion piece arguing that political corruption is systemic from local to national levels. It cites Indiana Washington New York grafts and Teapot Dome as examples and urges bottom up reform highlighting the public’s duty to demand accountability and participation.
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Indiana
New York City
Washington
New York
Airplane safety and future of aviation progress
The Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics predicts near-term gains in absolute airplane safety. With a good plane and qualified pilot and favorable weather, flying is already relatively safe. Public trust remains slow, but experts foresee near fool-proof airplanes and a vast expansion of commercial and pleasure aviation.
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Guggenheim Fund For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Guggenheim Fund
Soldiers March in San Francisco Honor Mule Arizona
Soldiers in San Francisco passed in review to honor Arizona, an army mule decorated for valor in World War I. The remark implies that only those missing a second lieutenant fail to appreciate such scenes.
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San Francisco
Arizona
The Devil's Luck Mine Mystery in Two Tales
In a moonlit August harvest trip Jill Justin is abducted but rescued by Jack Stuart who marries her in Elliston West Virginia. Years later Stuart and Tony Justin seize a tax title mine and confront a bewitching yet dangerous woman calling herself Mike who lures Tony into a hidden lab chamber revealing a tungsten ore claim and speculative schemes.
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Jill Justin
Lily
Tony
Jill
Jack Stuart
Elliston
W. Va
Jack
Stuart
Tony Justin
Mary
Mike
Dad
Pat Sweeney
Pat
Daddy
Irl
Tungsten Ore at Sweeney’s Hills Laboratory
Tony discovers a hidden laboratory on their property run by Pat Sweeney with four experts and a camp nearby. The setup aims to truck ore to Pittsburgh, with tungsten valued over 200000 dollars. Dad seeks a fair share, claiming only he can complete the operation without leaks.
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Jack
Pat Sweeney
Tony
Mr. Guernsey
Mike
Tony Justin
Mr. Stuart
Dad
Pittsburgh
Bill Guernsey
Stuart
Elliston
Guernsey
Justin
Paris Steamer Off Havre With Noted Passengers Aboard
Aboard the steamship Paris en route to Havre, a lively crowd of passengers mingles in evening dress while one passenger notes a sea voyage filled with witty observations. The diarist catalogs celebs and socialites aboard, including Vincent Youmans and Tod Browning, and recounts light anecdotes of sea life and a humorous encounter with a sea lion. Further pages tease a crime-maturated tale involving Dad, Stuart, and a $200,000 ore shipment.
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C. O. McIntyre
Paris
Havre
Indy
Kathleen
Charles Norris
Charlie
Urban
Ray Long
England
America
Edith Gould
Tod Browning
Vincent Youmans
Myron T. Herrick
Claire Luce
Ziegfeld
Bruce Reynolds
Collis
Herbert
Whitefoot Moves Into Bee Hive For Winter Home
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse discovers a beehive and decides it will be a warmer winter home. He methodically clears space by cutting wax, stores honey, and brings in nesting material from nearby. He alternates nightly trips between the wren house and the hive while preparing his new nest. The tale continues with Whitefoot finding solace and shelter in the bees hive as winter approaches.
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Whitefoot
Wood Mouse
Wren House
Hive
Laughing Around the World in Street Language Tales
An excerpt highlights East Side speech blending into New York City dialect with humorous anecdotes. A Bowery youth reinterprets words, a scoutmaster leads youths to the Bronx Zoo, and a student redefines cynic as a place to wash dishes, reflecting playful language evolution.
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East Side
New York City
Rivington
Williamsburg Bridge
Bronx Zoo
Sidney
Three-Cornered Fight For Possession Of Eastland's Reptile
The Eastland horned frog Rip leaves his courthouse cornerstone after 31 years as owners Wood and Day fight over custody. Debates flare as Eastland claims Rip by deposit while Dallas court hosts the case amid crowds and public interest. Rip refuses food and conversation as legal wrangles unfold.
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Dallas
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Rip
Will M. Wood
N. M. Day
E. E. Wood
County
Fastland
the Frog
Wood
Cleveland Divorce Rate Doubled in Fifteen Years
Cleveland, February 27. The county's divorce rate has doubled in fifteen years, policy explained by Judge Thomas Kennedy who notes strict adherence to Ohio divorce laws lowers rates while complacency raises them. Statistics show 1912 at 17.77 percent, 1914 at 9.67 percent after tightening, and 1927 rising to 35 percent. roller skating championship, attain 30 miles an hour. Benny Lee, who claims the woh
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Clevelan
Thomas Kennedy
Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Kennedy
Westminster
Brighton
England
Benny Lee
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