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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1924
Page
4
Amarillo Daily Globe founded February 20 and entered as second class matter on that date at Amarillo post office Texas. Published evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning by Globe Publishing Company 110 East Fifth Street with News and Business departments. Member Associated Press.
Rates listed for various terms and regions in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. One week one month three months six months one year by carrier. Daily and Sunday subscriptions offered with prices per month six months and yearly terms. Sunday only option priced per year.
In a May 14 1924 message, the city commission discusses preventing youth from late hours and unwholesome gatherings. Laws help but cannot replace parental discipline. Cooperation of parents is essential to steer youths toward better morals.
A Wichita Beacon letter admires Walter Johnson for his clean living and pitching prowess as he begins his eighteenth season, winning his first two games. The writer notes American baseball culture elevates star players and benefits youth through emulation, praising Johnson’s sportsmanship and impact on the game.
An Amarillo business changed hands for a price well above its stock value, paid for good will. February rail crossing deaths averaged one per 48 hours, urging safety. A poet noted a one man band can’t outdo a symphony, warning against selfishness.
Nine sections of the Golden State Limited will move over Rock Island main lines on May 22 en route to Eastern points from the Pacific coast. The heavy schedule will continue through the tourist season, though no single day will match May 22.
A column of humorous quotes and observations from Amarillo focusing on quirky locals. It satirizes poetry lovers businessmen and social habits with jests on ignorance optimism and everyday quirks. The piece highlights Johnson family inventors and small town character studies.
A long OCR style schedule lists hourly radio programs by city such as Cleveland Philadelphia New York and Chicago. It includes concerts recitals band performances educational talks and news digests with times from afternoon to late night and mentions several named artists and ensembles.
New York May 14 Eddie Cantor ranks alongside Al Jolson as America’s highest paid stage star with about $300,000 from stage and phonograph royalties. Jolson earns over $500,000 yearly plus song rights and records. Cantor’s pay includes a $320 weekly cut to Max Hart. Jolson and Cantor both mirror a rise of comedians at the top salaries. The piece notes a shift in New York crime faces and previews a luxury Rogues’ Gallery era and a luxe Madison Avenue hotel planned for 250 guests with $15 daily rooms and $40 suites.
A sharp political tirade laments how children now train parents and mocks actions in the United States Senate. It warns that if spring calm fails, worse awaits in the form of commencement orators delivering speeches.
A series of short notes records yesterday’s arrivals and business visits in Canyon and nearby towns. Names include J F Sewell, Claude Logue, E O Northcutt, R C Watson, Mace Whitman, J M Redfearn, Z G Fogerson, Oscar Smith, Carl Brown, O H Streu, Charles Kilgore, 8 L Grimes, and D C Stone. Also mentions hardware firm Stone Hardware Panhandle and taxidermy collection. A campaign plug and a May 15 window display promote E L Smith jeweler.
A playful refrain asking a lady to share wine and dine moments with the speaker. The line repeats the invitation in a light rhythmic cadence.
Ten actors perform preacher roles in a New York stage program from 1924. The cast includes noted figures of the theater with scenes exploring moral and social themes.
Paramount’s The Mission stars Walter Hiers with Con stance Wilson and Carmen Pillips among others. First National presents Lillies of the Field with Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. The Liberty airs The Bargain featuring William S. Hart as part of The Santa Fe Trail with a Pathé comedy.
Charlie Chaplin, after a search in New York, hires Lita Gray as his new leading lady upon recognizing her at his Hollywood studio. The article also notes vaudeville work by William Desmond and Walter Hiers in Fair Week, plus Priscilla Dean in The Siren of Seville and Corinne Griffith planning three more pictures after marrying Walter Morosco Jr. Glenn Hunter and May McAvoy prep a stage version of Merton of the Movies.
The item lists upcoming screenings in Amarillo with Bill Hart in The Bargain at the Liberty and an airing of The Santa Fe Trail plus a Pathe comedy. Theda Bara’s sister Lora is in Hollywood pursuing film work as Charlie Murray and Mack Sennett stars clash on a Sundown scene. Thomas Meighan rests at White Sulphur Springs after The Confidence Man and awaits The Alaskan filming. Enid Bennett and Ramon Navarro go abroad for The Red Lilly under Fred Niblo.
L. M. Karakhan, Russian soviet representative, denounced recent notes from the French and American legations as unusual imperialistic action. He said France and America may be acting to control the fortunes of other nations regarding China's foreign interests along the railway.
Washington May 14 Drainage of Teapot Dome oil by wells on adjacent Salt Creek field discussed before the senate oil committee by Fred erick B Tough chief petroleum engineer of the bureau of Mines He said drainage would not have been prevented if wells on that field had stood 500 feet from the reserve boundary Bureau of Mines estimates 14 000 000 barrels recoverable from Teapot Dome total oil contents
Dallas May 14. After years under federal court receivers, the Texas and Pacific rail road was placed under private management again as receivers were discharged last midnight under court orders.
John Duffy longtime Missouri resident, former grain dealer and horse racing figure, died in St. Louis last night eleven days before his 104th birthday. He credited longevity to walking and was known as an avid pedestrian in local circles.
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