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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
6
Local newspaper announces a constitutional amendment and election relevance. The piece notes the paper’s independence and Democratic alignment while referencing the Towns Water Act and weekly delivery details.
The piece argues over abolishing the death penalty for cowardice in battle with advocates urging military discipline and others calling for life imprisonment. It cites Howe’s reaction to fear and stresses bravery as self control and duty, noting many soldiers must conquer fear to act.
The piece reviews A B Lee’s book Schools arguing his critique of women’s education and his emphasis on the alphabet and practical skills. It likens education to an elevator and calls for broader, more human learning beyond narrow literacy, urging education to lift society to greater knowledge.
Seventeen year old Maggie Johnson sacrifices her engagement with Joe Merrill of the Mack Merritt stores to marry him before his ship sails to Japan. Joe, son of a Merrill executive, is torn between love and family duty as Maggie’s family reels from scandal and poverty. Pop Johnson declares Maggie must marry and move on, while Maggie confronts a shattered ideal and a future apart from the family she has supported.
A 1928 McNaught Syndicate piece paints New York scenes from Park Avenue to Biltmore shops. It notes a plump woman doctor in a pony cart, fashion in masculine dress, bustling crowds, and autograph hounds seeking stars like Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. It closes with remarks on young taxi drivers and sleek city life.
In the Old Orchard tale, Sally Sly lays in stolen eggs, sparking a neighborhood dispute. Sweet Voice and Redeye the Vireo argue whether to eject the eggs while birds race to protect nests, as Blacky the Crow and others threaten more thefts. The tale ends with a warning of opportunistic acts and a foreshadowed next story.
A Virginia clergyman refuses to wed a colored couple when the groom is intoxicated. The man is drunk and the minister orders them to return later. Days later the groom is even more intoxicated. The bride explains she must get him drunk before he will agree to marry.
Belgium operates ten large passenger and transport planes in service between Brussels and London Brussels and Paris to Ostend Antwerp and Cologne carrying 1500 passengers and 60000 miles last year. Sabena traffic director says 1500 miles of air lanes in Belgian Congo with major mines in the region.
Corpus Christi police officer Rafael Galvan was indicted for offering a $100 bribe to Investigator Dewey Tom to influence a liquor case, with Galvan posting $2,000 bond. The indictment also details Tom’s attempted case transfer and Galvan as a surety for Domingo Lopez.
Four men received bachelor of divinity degrees at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary commencement. Recipients include R. Bruce Brannon of Walnut Ridge Arkansas T R Elder of Beaumont Paul D Hanna of Sherman and R A Reed of Mercedes.
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