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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe notes its founding date February 20 1924 and listing of office address 110 East Fifth Street Amarillo Texas. It also lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for various durations and regions.
Important American interests push to consolidate world telephone systems led by International Telephone and Telegraph Company and American Telegraph and Telephone. Agreements target Canada United States Cuba Puerto Rico Uruguay Argentina Chile Mexico and European nations with aims for trans oceanic cables and standardized equipment to boost efficiency.
In Houston on March 6 a Harris County meeting endorsed Lynch Davidson for governor, noting he is not a lawyer. Judge Ben Campbell, former Houston mayor, presided at the courthouse gathering.
A short exhortation advises boys to honor obey and heed their fathers judgment. Stay close after meals and ask questions to become a good citizen and successful in business. The father is a trusted advisor who wants to hear troubles and be sympathetic.
Cortaulds Ltd of London announces construction of Canada’s first artificial silk factory near Cornwall Ontario at a cost over 1 million dollars. The company has bought 240 acres on the St Lawrence River and plans to begin building within weeks. About 500 workers will be employed initially.
A New York Day by Day feature details a headline grabbing social world. It notes a jewellry rich collograph who fears robbery and guards her jewels in a wall safe. It also describes fashion shifts and a candy shop chain owner’s amoral staff order, all amid a Chinatown tragedy and Broadway memories.
In Canyon on March 6 the annual oratorical contest at West Texas State Teachers College split honors. Edward Gerald of Canyon, representing the Antlers, defeated Jack Bailey of the Cousins. Violet West of Farwell, for the Sesame, beat Eppie Irons of the Alephians.
Three children of Mr and Mrs J R Hinton of Dallas are receiving treatment at a local sanitarium for bites from a rabid dog. The children were bitten last Tuesday by a family pet dog.
Olsen Peary editor of the Booster says Groom will host an old fashioned barbecue on March 12 to honor the Rock Island cotton train. The Groom Chamber of Commerce backs the event and promises a big day for the town. Amarillo residents are invited to attend.
The Rock Island applied for a city franchise to build a railroad siding between Fourth and Fifth streets. It expects new industries to rise along the tracks in that area, fueling growth.
The Amarillo Gas company installed a pipe line to the Children’s Home north of the city without charging. Daily Globe classified ads priced at one cent per word.
Movie News and Views reports Sir Anthony Hope’s Rupert of Hentzau starring Elaine Hammerstein Lew Cody and Claire Windsor opens at the Mission theater for today tomorrow and Saturday with vaudeville numbers. Also listed are The Last Moment Reno and The Finn a bootlegging tale with Doris Kenyon Henry Hull and Louis Wolheim plus upcoming releases Monsieur Beaucaire and Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall.
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