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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1927
Page
20
An early 20th century Amarillo Globe-News masthead lists ownership and publishing details. Publisher Gene Howe and General Manager Wilbur C. Hawk lead the paper, with Associated Press affiliation and standard subscription rates noted for local and regional readers.
Judge W A Palmer questions the need for traffic officers to wear revolvers in plain sight. The Globe agrees gun display is unnecessary and suggests concealed firearms if mandatory, noting police and patrols often go unarmed or carry covertly, and that bright weaponry affects impression on youths.
A committee from the American Bankers Association found that motor trucks and buses have only slim gains against railroads. The study notes that autos act as feeders to rail, not replacements, with railroads expanding into motor transport at congested hubs, using terminals to run trucking services and both sides reporting profits.
An American perspective on hometown boosterism contrasts with French towns. The piece compares Marseilles Cannebiere to Paris boulevards and elevates Cassis as a must-see, arguing small towns can rival great cities in pride and appeal.
Sonia returns home from a run to find her mother anxious over town gossip about last night. In the Stillwater house, Dr Don Stillwater questions Sonia and teases her about kissing, then warns of harsher consequences and suggests she flee to San Francisco to escape the town’s scrutiny.
Betty worries about marriage and being an old maid while her mother and Don discuss a future. Sonia seeks work in Don's uncle Jed Stillwater’s real estate office, hoping for a bookkeeping job in the city with possible YWCA lodging. Don offers to intervene with her father and arrange the position if possible.
A fragment from a serialized tale weaves celebrity culture and scandal with fashion obsessions, media hype, and a tense personal confrontation. Sonia and Don clash over loyalties while a murder trial attracts relentless publicity. The narrative hints at secrets and family pressure as San Francisco plans loom.
Washington May 20 The tale of the White House Spokesman, a figure used to relay presidential thoughts, ends as the role dies and the bird is revived to tell the truth. Rodney Dutcher notes critics and journalists tracking the mystery of Coolidge’s public communications.
Leonard Cline a playwright and author is held in Willimantic Conn charged with shooting Wilfred Irwin of Lexington Va during an alleged drinking bout at Cline’s Mansfield home. An engineer proposes deck construction above New York rail lines to ease Manhattan traffic. A New Zealand man claims a weather resistant branding paint for animals removable at mills.
Peter Rabbit chats with Humps the Camel on the Green Meadows about distant lands. The camel describes travel from a sunlit sandy homeland, two-toed feet with a cushiony pad, and tough journeys seeking water amid sandstorms.
In a bedtime tale Peter questions snow storms but Humps explains camels endure sand storms by shutting their noses. He argues no one is queer, Nature designed him for desert life, and warns against judging others without knowing them. The scene ends with a tease for the next story.
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