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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
6
Dorothy Dix urges expanding children’s vocabularies beyond a few hundred words to gain social and business advantages. She cautions against clichéd descriptors and highlights how varied language improves diplomacy, perception, and relationships. A June prosperity note from C. L. Green reports record furniture sales volume for the month.
Marian Colby, in love with her married employer Alec Holden, stirs tension with his wife Harriet as their office romance escalates. Harriet, sensing change, struggles to control appearances while Alec resists social duties and clutches for emotional closeness, risking a precipice of consequences.
The feature presents Buster Keaton in a clever self directed tale of a small town operator framed for theft. Kathryn McGuire and Ward Crane star with Joseph Keaton among a strong supporting cast. Jason Hood’s recent operation is noted with his father arriving in Amarillo.
The Amarillo Globe invites readers to submit original child sayings for publication. A payment of 50 cents per printed line is offered, and contributors are urged to write on one side of the page and mail to Bright Sayings Editor at the Amarillo Globe in Amarillo Texas.
A collection of light anecdotes from Texas families. A four year old walks backwards and a girl explains how cows provide milk. Other vignettes include nut cracking by another child and a sister’s ice cream plan, plus a spelling misstep by a young boy.
J A Bybee from Can yon and W F Newman of Washburn were visitors yesterday. Vaughn West had surgery at St Anthony's sanitarium on Wednesday. Mrs Roy Dickey and her mother in law and son visit J J Richards en route to Dimmitt. Mrs Florence Shore and Moyers of San Jon arrive and visit Dr Daisy Pennock at 1603 Van Buren. W R McCarty and family of Mullin visit their children J L McCarty and wife at 704 Kentucky street. J H Lloyd and family join them. Rev C B Stephenson of Groom preaches at Second Baptist next Sunday. R H Scranton of Plainview speaks at the evening service. Lee Satterwhite leaves for Fort Worth to campaign for speaker of the Texas House. he reports strong letters of support and plans for a statewide bid.
At the Fair shows A Son of the Sahara a First National film shot in Algeria and a Telephone Girl comedy. The Mission features Sherlock, Jr. with Buster Keaton, Monte Banks comedy, and Pathe Newsreel. The Liberty screens Travelin On with Willian S. Hart, plus The Way of a Man episode and a comedy.
The film Son of the Sahara directed by Ee win Carewe draws crowds with scenes filmed in the Algerian desert showing vast Arab contingents. A dramatic battle between a wandering tribe and French cavalry is highlighted as the standout moment. Also shown is a Téléphone Girl comedy by H C Witwer. Tomorrow at the Fair Hoot Gibson stars in The Thrill Chaser.
J F Vance Panhandle J R Wilshire Claude Amarillo Mrs J L Slemp Panhandle shop ped Goodnight farmer M I Davis in city J R Scott Armour Fort Worth left after two days Roy Greenhill insurances 139 kinds The Williams Orr Agency G A Gamble Lehigh Valley railway St Louis Globe lesson Three thousand Panhandle Laundry number teased in telephones
George Fitzmaurice uses color photography in his production Cytherea Goddess of Love for First National. He says color enhances dreams allegory and detached story parts. The prologue shows an allegorical Havana Cafe Cuba exterior and is set in color. It opens at the Fall theater for three days starting next Monday.
Bill Hart stars at the Liberty in Traveling On with his famed pinto in top form. The picture promises hard riding thrilling action and sharp run sequences, described as a real thriller. Also booked for the program are Emerson Hough serial The Way of a Man and a comedy.
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