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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe notes its founding date February 20 1924 and its publication schedule evenings except Saturdays and Sunday mornings. It lists address 110 East Fifth street Amarillo Texas and telephones for news and business departments. It confirms Associated Press news rights and provides mail subscription rates by period and region.
On May 12 1924 legislators urged making income tax records public like court records. Proponents say openness will curb evasion. opponents fear neighbors learning personal incomes. Most accept government knowledge of earnings, but not public disclosure. Penalties for misreporting remain in place as a deterrent.
Trade delegation leaves Amarillo seeking the 1925 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. They stress building goodwill for the city and aim to prove Amarillo is a thriving metropolis of the plains, hoping the journey benefits all visited towns and themselves.
A piece urges a national Better Homes Week but argues every week should emphasize home ownership pride. It links homeowner happiness and prosperity to caring for homes from cabin to mansion and notes the habit spreads to work, leisure, and daily tasks.
A string of satirical quips and social critiques spotted on Tyler street many dated lines mock wealth, flappers, race and gender roles. The speaker dissects success arrogance marriage media and modern reporting with biting humor.
A dense listing outlines 1930s era radio programs from New York to Seattle with times, station IDs, and artists including orchestras, sopranos, and talks. Entries note concerts, operas, news, fashion segments, and educational talks across numerous stations and time zones.
Diary style column recounts a day in New York with Hugh Fullerton Jay Kaufman and publishers I R Kirkwood and Lansing Ray. It notes social visits, theater and a theatrical theme about a New Yorker’s domestic life and a murder curiosity in the city.
The column lists residents visiting here and there including Ivan Davidson Dallas L A Wells Shemrock Joe Boswell Spearman H M Christianson Clarendon E M Ballenger Plainview and others. Attending events include FE H Humphrey Plainview at a hardware convention. An old-fashioned singing is planned at Twaddell Addition church Friday night at eight. Joe Foster underwent appendicitis surgery at Northwest Texas hospital. Betty Ogles is ill and may need surgery.
A fragmented rant notes the ineffectiveness of lawmakers who joke about a quick national tax cut. It imagines a fifteen minute solution where both parties would receive credit for the reduction.
Jackie Coogan leads A Boy of Flanders at the Mission with the dog star still prominent though the boy carries the drama. The Fair showcases Lilies of the Field with Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. The Liberty presents The Forbidden Range plus a Mack Sennett comedy. Allene Ray headlines The Way of a Man at Pathe serials. Ben Turpin backs the slate with his thirteen films per year.
A collage of tiny quotes from Amarillo residents spans bravery on aeroplanes to law careers, farming cotton, salesmanship, and early town history. Notable remarks reference a brave husband, a young lawyer, Perryton cotton, the Cooper Irwin Motor firm, and Judge Landis recalling Potter County's development and local figures.
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