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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe lists Gene Howe as publisher and editor with Wilbur Hawk serving as general manager in its masthead. This brief notice names key leadership figures of the newspaper.
An archival notice outlines billing and delivery options for the Amarillo edition by carrier or mail. It references daily and Sunday editions, with periods for one week one month three months six months and one year, covering Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico publishers.
Dr. M. W. Cunningham argues Amarillo sidewalks are too wide to curb car traffic as streets grow, urging narrower sidewalks to balance auto use with commerce. Separately, oil stockholders note high profits from a Tonkawa Oklahoma lease, with Pennock Oil reporting $8.15 million in revenue since 1922 against $2.16 million costs, yielding $6.01 million profit and $26,000 per acre.
Jeff Blackburn warns congestion in stores rivals street traffic. He says shoppers should buy early in the week or Saturday morning to ease crowded peak times. Blackburn cites out of town visitors and cites need for Amarillo to adopt city shopping habits for better service.
Amarillo readers hear of Judge W H Reeder snapping a monster bass line and Judge Jim Wilson catching a four pound channel catfish on a downgine near Canadian Hoover lake. Reported as a historic feat by local sportsmen, the tale prompts talk of Amarillo hospitality and upcoming commerce visitors.
Fragmentary text mentions performers or attendees and dates, but is largely unreadable. Key names, places, or events are not discernible due to garbled OCR.
Mimsi awakens in a sunlit room with scattered photos and a hotel room fear still clinging to her. She meets Merle Lengel a struggling artist who offers shelter and tea and invites her to the Flying Fish as they dream of a safer, better life away from the taunting city.
Johnny Chuck storms away in a tale of hurt pride after Polly Chuck tells him to stay away. The woodchuck searches for a fault in Polly and finds none while the Merry Little Breezes mock his temper.
A fragment describes elusive con artists posing as respectable leisure seekers in New York. Victims recall misidentifications and long-running social camouflage, with names linked to theatrical lists and a pattern of heavy losses among those who trusted them.
A collection of brief remarks from Amarillo figures and visitors. Comments note ambition to move to Amarillo, interest from New York bankers, local accounts opened, and playful boasts about promoting the city to Tulsa and beyond. Referenced names include H C Barber, Paul Sewell, J W Overton, G A Winger, Bob Ames, and Roy Chase.
An advertisement touts Cod Liver Oil Tablets as a top flesh producer with more vitamins than any food. It claims sugar coated pills form and promises 60 tablets for 60 cents with a money back guarantee if five pounds aren’t gained in 80 days. It cites potential gains of 10 pounds in 36 days and promotes Fox Drug Co Ledbetter's Randal Drug Co and local druggists selling McCoy's tablets.
Asa Meyers notes Honeys Bunch sweets are proving popular with oil field workers. The Baker supplies treats to crews in and around the field, signaling a growing demand for homemade confections in rugged work sites.
Physicians say perfect purification of the system is nature’s foundation of health. Purify your entire body with Calotabs in a thorough course taken once or twice weekly for several weeks. Calotabs are the greatest of all system purifiers. Family package with full directions. Only 85 cts at drugstores.
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