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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1926
Page
4
Public notice fragment from Amarillo GlobeDispatch appears with garbled department and date text. Readable bits mention Associated Press dispatches and publication rights. No clear event, date, or actionable item beyond archival header details.
Marvin McCullough questioned the relative reach of Amarillo Globe, Daily News, News Globe, and Abilene Daily Reporter. The Globe dominates city and Canyon Panhandle circulation with 6 000 to 7 000. Daily News about 12 000. Sunday News Globe around 16 000. Reporter 7 000 weekdays and 8 000 Sundays. Low ad rates are credited to high local business volume aided by Globe and News papers.
In Kansas City a Sunday night sermon by Sinclair Lewis drew fierce rebuke from I M Hargett and others. Critics call the novelist’s act crude and dangerous, comparing him to a modern Jonah and demanding respect for theological boundaries. They denounce his critique of preachers and pulpits and warn of spiritual damage.
In Shuntsville Texas on a May date in 1924 a Harris County man was put to death in the electric chair for the murder of Carrie Ford. He confessed killing after she gave information leading to a road gang.
Minority stockholders of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railroad, controlled by Henry Ford, filed brief with the Interstate Commerce Commission labeling the proposed merge with the Detroit and Ironton as a tail wagging the dog proposition.
Compiled by United Press the May 4 schedule lists WEAF WJZ WRC WGN KGO CKCL and others in a coast to coast montage of musical programs and news. It catalogs orchestras bands and concerts at WBAL WTAM WGN WNYC WABC and more, noting times and station IDs for an era of network radio programming.
Mary Forrest travels south with Cyrus Wade and Philip Andover after awakening in a train car. The group enjoys a golf convention hotel stay, spring scenery, and budding love as Mary and Philip share tender moments amid witty banter from Mrs Wade and playful scenes with Cyrus.
Mrs Grouse worries over ten chicks in a wet spring as she guards them from hawk danger and insects. The children grow restless, show willful streaks, and long for tree roosts while their mother stays vigilant through rain and danger.
A vivid romantic scene unfolds in sunshine among pines as Mary trembles and discovers love. A powerful kiss seals longing while a whispered promise of more arrives with a cliffhanger.
Mrs Love wins The Globe's S prize for the best public opinion letter. The piece contrasts two friends in different communities, urging Amarillo to contribute to life by welcoming growth, cooperation, and broader outlooks.
The fragment notes a strong approval for trimming the summer sport framework. It highlights efficient methods and broad support among readers or officials. Further specifics are unavailable in the source text.
May 3 diary observes Central Park and East Side Ghetto at night. The writer records romantic benches, police, wandering sailors, and touts while noting the city’s restless live music, hawkers, and shops after dark. He mentions vaudeville figures and Broadway salesmen, predicting a shift from theater to trade for some actors.
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