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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1926
Page
4
Fragmentary text lists Gene Howp as publisher and editor and Wilbur C Hawk as general manager. The rest includes garbled lines and numbers 3.90 and 4.60, with no clear event or context to confirm.
The Indiana vote shows dry candidates winning decisively while prohibitionist opponents gain strength among wet backers. The newspaper straw poll suggested a wet trend, prompting many wet candidates to enter races and then reconsider.
The piece surveys rainfall records from Kauai to Death Valley, noting Amarillo’s 24 inch average, Tillamook 150 inches, and record events such as Porto Bello’s 2.47 inches in three minutes and 46 inches in 24 hours in the Philippines. It cites Taylor Texas and two rainless regions, Greenland and Antarctica.
New York May 12 It may not be long before a Child's restaurant on Fifth Avenue becomes a game in social life. The latest swank spot on the west side between 61st and 58th features azure ceiling gold decor and a mezzanine with intimate tables. Waitresses in white uniforms greet patrons while a restrained atmosphere replaces the usual bustle.
A vivid portrait of New York social life notes dinner attire, dining at a refined restaurant near Vanderbilt and Huntington homes, while raccoon coats wane among luxury crowds. Observers joke about fashion, wealth, and rendezvous as spring moods shift amid mansion circles and evolving tastes.
Eastern Time row of stations lists programs by city and network with music, talks, and sports, including WBAL Baltimore H M Pinafore, WEAF WEAF program, and KGO Oakland rival Kitty broadcasts. Silent stations noted at the end.
Mary Forrest, visiting Palm Beach with her employer's broker Cyrus Wade, encounters Philip Andover in a sunlit, glamorous social scene. He explains a career advance that would require a move to New York, while Mary weighs love against money, fame, and the lure of the wealthy set.
Johnny Chuck figures in a Burgess bedtime tale that sharpens wit and courage. Chatterer the Siskin learns a lesson as the woodland characters scheme and react to a forest prank.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel teases Johnny Chuck on the Old Orchard doorstep. Johnny finally climbs the apple tree to confront him, proving he can scale the trunk and terrify the saucy intruder. The tale ends with Chatterer silenced as Johnny looms in the branches.
A remark praises the pervasive Spanish and Italian influence seen as more authentic than in Europe. The speaker notes how buildings are aged to appear old and compares this to reviving people, suggesting clever manipulation of appearance.
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