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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1930
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe dated Monday May 5 1930 is a late afternoon edition published by The Globe News Publishing Co with editors Gene Howe and Wilburn Hawk. It notes AP news use rights and advertising contact details.
Amarillo's census counted 43107 within the corporate limits a figure deemed substantially correct by Census Supervisor Ray Smith and assistant Nat Perrine. Volunteers from civic clubs re checked and found less than one percent missed mainly in hotels and apartments.
Glenn Frank argues that tension between Western and Eastern civilizations can yield creative growth or harm. He cautions against forcing sameness and urges embracing mutual comprehension over conflict to foster global cooperation.
Agnes Lyne Peter notes a child attends a private school at age six learning French music and spelling from nine to three, spending much of the day at a desk with words and symbols. She argues private schools resemble public ones that have not kept pace with modern education, teaching little beyond the three A's.
Jacqueline Grey and Teddy Montrose reconcile when Sir Franklin Montrose returns and confirms their romance. Teddy recovers the diamond necklace, Jacqueline earns the Montrose family's blessing, and the couple marry amid family revelations. A related twist finds Jocelyn, Port Mason, and Carew’s cases resolving as others seek happiness.
Kirke Simpson notes the assistant secretary of war post has sat vacant over three months after Pat Hurley’s promotion. Hoover seeks “new patriots” for key federal jobs, with the post now tied to industrial mobilization by law. Some candidates declined due to private-sector pay, while GOP senators may suggest replacements.
In New York City a diary style narrative notes swimming becoming an all year activity. Five large hotels with pools join Y M C A and Turkish baths. about 30 clubs attract Swedish Norwegian and Finnish members including notable swimmers like Gertrude Ederle Martha Novelius Helen Meany Agnes Geraghty and Aileen Riggin. The piece also mentions Times Square dining, anti liquor sentiment, and several theater and film figures observed in social circles.
The text argues against passive, silent schooling and urges parents to balance a poor curriculum. It asserts children can learn practical skills like using a dimmer and saw at home with encouragement, enabling real activity and accomplishment beyond the classroom. It suggests giving a child a room to herself or himself for focused work and practice.
The text argues that children can pursue crafts like boat and aircraft building, pet care, and stamp collecting. It notes that poorer curricula heighten the value of enriching experiences beyond school and suggests small trips to local points of interest as very beneficial.
A group of 12 Amarillo business men and state highway department representatives depart at 4 this afternoon for Gruver Texas for a highway booster meeting. They will join Oklahoma State Highway Association members and boosters from the Panhandle north, staying as guests of Gruver Chamber of Commerce.
Peter Rabbit observes Killy the Sparrow Hawk and Mrs Killy occupying Yellow Wing the Flicker's hollow tree near Long Lane. Mrs Killy denies nest building, while Peter probes into nesting habits of woodpeckers and other birds in the area. The tale introduces a new story titled A Gentleman of the Air.
Walter Catlett promotes the Matrimonial News to city dwellers and married couples who seek imaginative romance. Algonquin Hotel advertises no music while another hotel touts a sizzling musical scene with six saxophonists three accordions and a tympanist, promising intense emotion.
A list of crossword style clues and answers appears, mixing nautical terms and general definitions. The entries include bows, serf, concord, arrival, oleoresin, ewe, vessel weights, ship record, aurora, dance, splash, assessment rate, wallow, verified, shovel, valuable property, winter carriage, golf setup, feather, uncommon, manifest, married, god of sky, weathercocks, bad, adjust setting, winter faith, floating mass, pin for bowing, laughable, wing, self, paddles, halts, bird of prey, analyzes, dwelled, foment, grandparental, opposite of win, guided, strokes.
The J. George Loos Shows arrive in Amarillo and open tonight on West Fourth Street for a one week stand under the American Legion Post. The carnival features a 100 foot dive by Dare Devil Mouton into a water tank and includes 15 shows and eight rides. Frank W. Anding of the Santa Fe Railway toured Vega to copy maps for cartographic charts of Tascosa and the Panhandle.
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