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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1924
Page
4
Readable portions show the Amarillo Daily Globe printed at 110 East Fifth Street with old pricing lines for subscriptions and mail delivery. The text includes founding claims, post office dating, and subscription rates for various periods.
In Amarillo the cattle community notes a shift from boots and longhorns to white collars as Herefords fade and sorghum, maize, wheat, oats and finally cotton rise. Oil derricks arrive with daily yields and old dishes and steak life give way to new industry and tastes.
A local man urges readers to preserve Palo Duro Canyon and honor Col and Mrs Goodnight by creating a wildlife reserve. He cites Panhandle Historical Society efforts to save early regional history and calls for more members, including old-timers and newcomers.
Hereford March 10 The Deaf Smith county hospital authorized by voters will be built on East Hereford land at Fourth Street. Construction will start soon after the commissioners court announced the site and imminent work at a recent meeting.
The Panhandle relic society urges gifts or loans of historic items for a museum to be housed at Canyon near West Texas State Teachers College. Annual dues are 2.50 with 25 for life, and officers include Judge Thomas F. Turner of Amarillo as president and Judge O H Nelson of Romero as an official.
A diary fragment describes daily life in New York with visits to John N Wheeler and George M Cohan, a wedding on Fifth Avenue, and social scenes in Prune Row. Notes on slum children, police, and the bustling Five and Ten stores sketch a vivid urban snapshot.
The article recounts Woodrow Wilson isolating his political life from his home and social circles. He refused to host politicians at the White House lunch, avoided favorites, and kept a strict, egalitarian approach, even at golf with companions like Colonel House and Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
The article recalls Woodrow Wilson playing golf while president, noting his plain manners and humor on the course. It highlights how daily recreation aided his health, describes his sleep needs, drink preferences, and routines, and references a future chapter on a whispering campaign about his private life.
Tom Curry, a Black man, was convicted last April of murdering his mother in Tyler Texas. Judge J R Ware ruled he must die in the electric chair and he will be taken to Huntsville tonight for execution.
A series of quick remarks from local figures in Amarillo includes W. F. Bartruff of J I Case Plant praising friendly residents after three weeks in town and Judge Sam Motlow boasting 17 years in the city with hopes of many more.
H. A. Nobles has left for a business trip to New York and Chicago to handle company matters and meet clients.
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