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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1928
Page
6
Delivery options listed show prices for Amarillo by carrier and by mail across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Rates include one month three months six months and one year with amounts displayed as 8 65 1.95 8.00 1.60 3 06 11e 2.50 for various periods.
A brief, archaic quatrain style reflection notes that those who tease and torment reveal a mean disposition, attributed to the voice of Old Mother Nature. The verse frames cruelty as a natural tendency.
In a playful clash Shadow the Weasel nips Cubby the bear’s heels provoking an angry chase. Cubby, much larger, roars I eat you alive and charges as Shadow taunts and dodges, turning the scene into a humorous mini duel reminiscent of a Jack and the Giant tale.
Shadow torments Cubby with swift bites and elusive moves while Blacky the Crow and Sammy Jay mock the scene. Cubby digs frantically, Shadow escapes through a hidden underground passage, then returns to watch. Cubby locates an ant hill and ends up distracted by the ants as shadowy mischief ends. The tale closes with a note on Bear family sour teeth and a segue to Cubby Provides for Others.
City officials plan a routine meeting on this Tuesday night with Mayor Bivin absent. The agenda appears limited and there is no notable public business expected, continuing a string of unremarkable sessions with one member missing.
A 1928 New York dispatch notes parades draw vast crowds and boost Fifth Avenue commerce. Merchants brace windows, spectators line curbs from dawn, and raffish sideshows thrive along Tenth Avenue. Banter on race, class, and beggars colors the city’s parade culture.
Amarillo residents are invited on a two day tour sponsored by the Board of City Development to view North Plains wheat potential and the growing airport project. The trip passes through oil territory to Liberal Kansas and highlights plans for a municipal airport funded by a $100000 bond. Local advocates credit Lt. Robert Gray for airport progress and urge broad civic support to realize aviation gains.
Chain stores adopt talking sales devices and a proposed mechanical traffic cop. Paris art students push for traditional marriage while fifty women traffic experts meet in San Francisco. Grandmothers once made jams, now the women are undoing them.
On a cliffside hilltop Jerry and Saxon discuss Antoinette and John, fate, and the dream of a life together. Antoinette chose love over position, shaping their views on risk, happiness, and the future as they face money worries and the pull of commitment.
The Japanese war department announced the death of Chang Tso-Lin, Northern China warlord and former dictator, after a Mukden bombing as trains he rode with staff entered the suburb. Several staff members were killed, reports say Chang later died in a coma.
Los Angeles June 12. Jim Tully, author of several novels, is accused of cruelty in a divorce complaint filed by his wife Margaret R. Myers Tully. The couple, long in Hollywood, recounts his past as a tramp and prize fighter before turning to letters, with several cruelty allegations listed.
Richard Galle a 22 year old Amarillo auto tire and service station operator will receive the Legion of Honor from the grand council of De Molay at the Masonic temple Friday evening. Sam P. Cochran of Dallas will confer the honor with Masonic officers in attendance. The ceremony includes a noon luncheon at the temple. The Legion of Honor is the highest De Molay degree and requires civic and religious effort. nomination comes from the advisory board based on chapter activity. members must be 20 or older and cannot apply themselves.
Mrs. Tully alleges her husband, in January 1925 marriage, forced her by threats to sign a statement admitting misconduct with another man. She seeks alimony and attorney fees. she earns over 2000 dollars monthly and is a writer.
An East side skilled card player bragged of clever play and tangled with experts in a high stakes game that ended with a loss of five hundred dollars. Mrs. Ginsburg laments as a messenger confirms the bad luck and its grave consequence.
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