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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1931
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe presents subscription options from one week to six months and combines with Daily News, offering morning evening and Sunday delivery. The notice lists circulation and billing details, inviting readers to subscribe.
The article contrasts Managua’s volcanic quake with New York’s post ice age fault slip, noting ice weight and glacial removal shaped the eastern region. It also quotes President Hoover on economic aims, Doak on labor improvement, and Dr. Cyril Norwood on time saving.
The piece argues democracy survives amid Spain's uncertain transition and warns against embracing dictatorships. It compares democratic and dictatorial regimes since 1914, noting democracies managed wartime budgets well and are likely to endure longer economically, while dictatorships trend toward militarism and debt.
Percival Christopher Wren presents a dramatic episode in Limey Doc at Witherby End. John Waye, seeking vengeance for his kidnapped daughter, falls for Marjorie Lauderdell and plots to rescue her from The Monastery. He faces a tangle of murders, schemes, and a perilous plan to expose conspirators while safeguarding Marjorie.
New York May 12 Associated Press Radio Editor report on CBS W2XAB installation in New York awaiting June 1 start for a new daily feature on WABC with Morton Downey Wons Renard orchestra and a Kentucky Derby pre broadcast by WEAF and network. several musical programs and guests listed. ad copy ends with Majestic devices from Amarrillo Electric Co. plus serialized fiction teaser about Marjorie and a monastery tale ending with a punishment by God and a final installment promised tomorrow.
New York report traces soda fountain slang from the Bowery to other regions. Terms like One in the dark mean coffee without cream and Adam and Eve on a raft refer to poached eggs on toast. The piece notes wage prowess of top soda jerks and mentions Parisian gigolos forming unions.
Farmer Brown's Boy and Flip the Terrier explore a desert cactus landscape in search of holes and nests. A ladder setup lets him reach a hole where a nesting flicker appears, causing a painful entanglement as he is caught by a bird inside the cactus. Cousin Tom warns him as the scene ends with a punchy line.
The writer recalls encounters with Paris gigolos dancing for pay and automatons who attend ladies on request. A man named Ben Holzman sat in darkness in a theater, ending up in a stranger’s lap before discovering they were the only two in the house. A South African visitor touts a diamond washing machine, then the author jokes about backgammon replacing golf in social circles.
A dense list of crossword clues with numbered across and down entries. The puzzle includes hints like Meat, quench, drink old fashion, statue, and various foreign words and wordplay prompts, interlaced with partial phrases and misprints.
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