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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1927
Page
6
Publication notice details for the Amarillo Globe dated July 11 1927. Includes publishing arrangement with Amarillo Daily News, staff credits, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rate information for various regions and calendars.
The Amarillo school board lowers the new year tax rate by ten cents, a rare move amid growing enrollment and recent bond issues for new buildings. The decision reflects well on the board's efficiency and prudent management.
An analysis notes Calvin Coolidge’s transformation from a reserved businessman to a more dynamic leader in Washington. It suggests political theater influences his evolving persona, with Mrs. Coolidge possibly shaping his public image as he grows into a different kind of president.
The article urges the Geneva World Population Conference to plan for 8 billion people by the year 2227. It warns of severe overcrowding three centuries ahead and imagines descendants needing space, while noting Marshal Foch’s grim war forecast as a side issue for serious planners.
West Amarillo Civic League urges beautification of Northwest Texas hospital grounds to benefit patients and civic appearance. The county should lead by example with landscaping, and nearby city water works land offers another beauty opportunity. The city has shown intent to enhance grounds and should pursue the possibilities.
Special to The Globe reports on Six Shooter Jack Brown, a Glacier Park guide, who recounts a failed sarcasm moment with eastern tourists and a statue goat. His misfire followed a wry joke about taxidermy that backfired as visitors grew angry, teaching him the limits of irony with travelers and revealing how sarcasm can miss its mark.
Sonia Marsh flees inland life to San Francisco and becomes entangled with Don Stillwater and Franklin Crane as Maxine’s death haunts her. Don makes a sudden, passionate play for her while Crane’s arrival threatens fragile loyalties and decisions. See Tuesday's Globe.
A fragment mimics a humorous wartime advisory urging readers to write to the Department of War for divorce literature and to contact a novel officer for orange growing. The snippet then pivots to a comic line about heavyweight prize fight patrons.
Old Mother West Wind narrates a fable about a creature who learns daily and grows wiser through patient study and experience. The verse hints at steady effort guiding knowledge toward wisdom.
A bold Woodchuck outsmarts Mrs. Coyote during a chase at Green Meadows. The creature freezes flat in the clover, recalling his mother Polly Chuck’s lesson to lie still when there is no place to go. Bowser the Hound and Sammy Jay alert others as Old Man Coyote waits.
Sandy accepts a lesson on thrift and health from Pat. They advocate walking instead of riding to save money and gain well being. The tale celebrates frugality as a path to wealth and happiness with humorous references to urban life.
Washington wires report ongoing internal dissension in the State Department over foreign service promotions. Consular advocates urge a congressional probe into favoritism favoring a wealthy clique, aiming for parity with diplomats under the Rogers Act. Officials counter that reforms are underway. debates center on where promotions go, Latin America versus Europe, and the push for 125 to 130 consular appointments.
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