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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1924
Page
10
Dr Murray Butler president of Columbia University rejects a wet plank for the GOP platform arguing it would be impractical to enforce the Volstead law. He reacts to Charles Eliot Harvard president emeritus who challenged Butler's views on prohibition enforcement.
Dalhart Texas May 14 Land Commissioner J T Robison Austin is here to confer with Capt R S Dod on classification and surveying 57000 acres of school land awarded to the state by a capital land syndicate Most land is good agricultural soil in Dallam and Hartley counties He will determine tract sizes before sale plans are made
Examinations for Amarillo high school seniors run three days next week starting Monday or Tuesday. Other class exams follow a week later. Seniors have one week to prepare for commencement week.
A crowded day of moves and meetings as residents and visitors from Plainview Pampa Dallas and Memphis stop through Amarillo. Notes include business, shopping, and hotel visits by individuals such as Herbert Dysart Roy Morrison and Mrs. H B Smith plus events like a jewelry sale and a hospital visit for Mr Bates.
The Community Carnival opens at 5 p m in the Auditorium with booths in the rotunda offering side shows carnival features and a country store. A stage program features Dagger Dance by Miss Zalle Williams a male quartet and other acts with supper served from the booths.
An old advisory promotes drinking soft water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts to flush the kidneys. It claims kidneys slow from rich foods, causing various ailments, and urges regular physician kidney checks.
The city commission ordered the corporation court to operate on a cash basis. Judge A L Anderson was instructed to collect fines in cash or via a jail term at $3 daily, after review showed some fines went unpaid when prisoners were released.
Schenectady New York May 14 a new steam locomotive touted as the most powerful freight hauler is nearing completion for the Delaware and Hudson railroad. Designed over four years with major credit to John E Muhlfield son in law of D H president L F Loree the $100000 engine operates at 350 pounds pressure and omits trailer wheels to concentrate weight on the drivers upending prior steam freight norms.
About 6000 delegates gather in Atlanta with a Northern Baptist delegation. Dr. B E Mullens of Louisville serves as president and officers are to be elected after the annual report and address. A layman’s mass meeting condemned modernist fundametalist controversy and urged U S entry into the League of Nations.
This piece discusses three equal home-building priorities: utility, strength, and beauty, with guidance on selecting materials, arranging interiors, and using books to add warmth. It stresses wall impact, the value of proper framing, and simple, tasteful decor over clutter. It also covers lawn care basics and practical notes on rear entry function and paint durability.
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