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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
4
Amarillo Daily Globe records its founding February 20, 1924 and publication schedule. It notes second class mail status, Amarillo Texas, and AP affiliation with news dispatch rights and local coverage.
Rates shown for Texas Oklahoma New Mexico monthly six months and annual plans. Territory includes Sunday editions and carrier delivery options with varying prices.
Earl Fuqua jokes about being Panhandle bankers president and saving habits. He mocks bankers plans and notes a budget led lifestyle as a path to wealth. He quips about Congress debt, Scotch spending, and editors visiting Amarillo to write favorable coverage.
Fritz Kreisler, famed Austrian violinist, launched a campaign for a global fund to acquire the newly found death ray, entrust it to trustworthy individuals, and destroy it to prevent its use in war.
O H McIntyre visits Rivington Street on the East Side describing lobster cafes with women named venues Mario Sylvana Celeste and Olivia, two piece orchestras and operatic airs. He notes garment workers at six, white beard Hebrew regulars, street scenes with promenaders hurdy gurdies and lovers in shadowed doorways. He also shares observations on fashion white feather hats and a theater favorite near the trap drummer. He reflects on saxophonists careers and a high earning dancer who records weekly. Blind George the Bryant Park vends life philosophy and solace in birds and vaudeville closes the piece.
Men at the Davis branch of the University of California College of Agriculture petitioned President Campbell to make the school co-educational. They want domestic science added to the curriculum to attract women students, arguing an educated farmer needs a wife educated as a farmer’s helper.
Charles McAfee editor in youth. C C Galley Amarillo visitor. L W Bowen new property owner at 306 Alabama. D J Neill bought 607 Prospect Ave residence from Cotton Knapp. Lela Stone to Boulder for summer University course. Victoria Scanlan to Wichita Falls for private art course. Robert and Richard Scanlan to summer on uncle Roy Green’s Vega ranch. Ralph Judkins Rock Island agent in city, HQ at Pratt Kansas. BE Atkins family visiting Texola Oklahoma. Judge L W Hall and Mrs Hall guests at Presbyterian orphanage with Hortense Hurn. Ben Short family return from A&M College. son CB Short graduates, becomes second lieutenant. Mayor Blasdel recalls early printer days and time at Wall Street Journal.
Plains Paving urged the city to test a Willite black base on Buchanan street from Tenth to Nineteenth with claims of greater durability and a $100 per lot saving over concrete. The proposal was tabled by the city commission while a Washington street protest meeting failed to materialize.
Prince Henry third son of King George accepts the post of Lord High Steward for Kings Lynn England. The appointment makes him representative of the Borough in the House of Lords upon peerage, with a salary of 59 dollars annually.
A survey of reader opinions presents mixed views on marriage and divorce. Respondents from varied backgrounds urge tighter marriage criteria or looser divorce rules, with some advocating uniform nationwide laws and others calling for balanced difficulty in both processes.
Tomorrow a special old folks service will be held at Polk Street Methodist with Rev. Luther Bridgers preaching. Each attendee will receive a flower and bouquets will honor the oldest man, woman and couple. Transport will be provided by car. Large crowds attend daily as revival gains interest.
Constantinople free powder and shot are issued to curb a crow plague. Every male citizen must present at least one dead crow to a police station or face a fine of 125 piastres. Crows ravage truck gardens around the city and Prinkipas Islands, fouling cistern water and making it unpotable.
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