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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1924
Page
4
Amarillo Daily Globe reports its founding date February 20 and circulation details. The paper published evenings and Sunday mornings from 110 West Fifth Street with Associated Press news and local dispatches retained for publication.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday subscriptions in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Time periods include one week one month six months and one year with separate prices. Weekend Sunday only option available per year.
Ross Rogers argues for strong editorial stances and positive coverage. The Globe defends its role as a young paper shaping civic views, promising to speak up on local and national issues while avoiding sensationalism. Expected growth may bring sharper opinions and community influence.
Amarillo's Real Estate Board held a meeting where president T. M. Bruner outlined the group's aims and urged active citizen support. He stressed members sell only service and give much of it away, praising their work for Amarillo and calling them good fellows and fine citizens.
The Lincoln State Journal notes a future where a ray weapon could kill or disable aircraft from long distances. It argues such a secret would be pursued by governments and shared among nations with advanced science, predicting rapid progress to armor against the ray.
Half Minute Interviews with James A. Autrey and J. L. Berry deny the Globe story calling their shop a soda and sandwich place. They insist the drug store is their main line with drinks, candies and cigars as side lines. Judge Sam Motlow notes Texas editors will hold a convention here starting June 18 and asks about Emancipation day celebrations on June 19.
A burn-out actor hosts a lavish sixteenth friend dinner in his bachelor apartment and reveals a final journey. Three weeks later he is found dead. The page also recalls stories of misfortune, two actors, a wife’s temper, a Bowery memorial, and whimsical anecdotes across New York landmarks.
Swisher county crops are in excellent condition due to heavy rains over the weekend. One to three inches fell, saving wheat from sun and wind, with expected yields of 15 to 25 bushels per acre. Pastures and cotton crops are benefiting as they come up and rows look good.
A compilation of humorous quips on self restraint, manners, and social press. It contrasts civic virtue with everyday foibles. Notable lines include remarks on quilting parties, operatic mischief, and the dangers of haste.
In Grand Rapids Michigan observers forecast the removal of Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick from his New York City pastorate as Modernists face a rout in the Presbyterian Church. The trigger is Dr Charles E Macartney naming William Jennings Bryan as vice moderator and fundamentalist leaders to chair key church committees.
A dense list of radio programs across stations in Chicago Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City Davenport Omaha and more detailing concert hours talks lectures orchestras and performances. The schedule notes central standard time and DST offsets and includes names like Leo Fisher Arthur Argua Z Peas Drake Concert Ensemble Hash.
Recurring social notes place R. B. Nutt in Childress and Roy Bruner from Hereford visiting Amarillo. Judge Reese Tatum and daughter Miss Margaret travel from Dalhart. Mrs. Mollie Hill visits Amarillo en route to California. Births and travels mix with local business ads and light commentary.
A called meeting of the local Voiture 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux is set for eight o'clock tonight at the American Legion home. Promenade plans for June 10 will be discussed and some drill teams will practice. The Canyon voiture will assist, with a special delegation coming from Pampa and Clarendon.
Extensive prep work and construction begin on the Santa Fe million dollar Canadian live bridge with concrete piers sunk and a large labor force at work. A newborn baby girl joins Mr and Mrs Mike O Neil at the Canadian hospital.
Miss Maurice Rubin leaves for New York soon to visit relatives until August. A remark on work ethic contrasts complaining during work versus idleness. Amarillo doctors note unusual car trouble among local children amid an unusually wet spring. Misses Gladys and Marion Page Claude depart for Auburn Alabama for a month. Kansas City described as an oasis, with Amarillo men visiting this week unlikely to care.
A string of humorous and idiosyncratic quotes and short scenes captures small town character. A taxi driver who chases customers away, a memory line from Erschel Dunn, a dual personality Texan, Ima Woodbee the ad visor in Whoda bout Oklahoma, a gum chewing clerk at Harvey house, a dry country, and Jim Ott the humane society fisherman without a hook.
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