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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
6
In a late night gambling spree at a casino hangout, Mary and Heinie bet through a long losing streak then win big only to crash again. The roulette wheel and a crooked game trigger a dramatic confrontation as Mary claims final responsibility for the losses.
The passage lists a series of clues with terse definitions including interior, to report, to place in line, wanders, set up as a golf ball, foretoken, tiny particle, before and a note about striped camel hair cloth.
A 1928 Burgess tale follows King Eagle and Mrs. Eagle as they choose a tall tree on the Great Mountain for a home and continually improve it year after year. They refuse to abandon the nest, seeking a place to return and raise their families, with each season adding to the home’s size and strength.
The Amarillo city government establishes an airport commission as a specialized advisory group to study aviation needs, site selection, and budgets, following a park-progess model. Five local leaders will staff the panel to advance commercial aviation in the city. A separate feature reflects on Marcella Calkins gaining sight after 20 years, marveling at the world anew.
France's chamber of deputies approved government aid to build 260000 homes to relieve a postwar housing shortage. The plan, costing 12 to 15 billion francs, signals a shift toward state involvement despite conservative control and debate over socialistic labels.
A brisk column from New York on July 27 catalogs street scenes and public figures along Fifth Avenue. It lists bus drivers, actors, merchants, a priest, Crooked stocking seams, and a neon lit metropolis sample of contemporary life with playful reflections on hotels, fashion, and urban modernity.
A Broadway touring troupe struggles through Texas rain as a lanky rider and his mirror image arrive soaked at a hotel lobby. The anecdote relays the audience’s chuckles at the mud drenched, weather beaten scene from the Barnes circus circuit.
A writer reflects on Broadway’s illusion and fame, citing a famed dancer Joan Sawyer who left for a quiet life in the Midwest with her rich husband. The piece compares Broadway’s lure to a trapped bear and muses on social drift, street trivia, and the paradox of fame.
Cairo July 27 members of the Monument Committee held a special meeting to discuss adding an elevator to reach the top of the Great Pyramid to attract tourists. A New Rochelle gentleman strongly opposed the plan.
A United Press report from Lima describes a labyrinth of street names, with blocks named for saints, animals, fruits, and old trades. The quirky map includes "Little Fishes," "The Divorcees," and "Money street" among transformations after renumbering.
A gathering debated whether twentieth century contrivances on ancient monuments should be used at Cheops. The meeting dissolved with no resolution on disturbing the antiquities for elevator service or its passengers.
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