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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe notes its founding date February 20 and its publication schedule as an evening paper with Sunday morning edition. It lists address 110 East Fifth street and contact numbers, and states Associated Press news use rights and branding for the paper.
Rates list for Amarillo subscriptions by carrier and mail. Local options include one week one month three months six months one year. Mail prices cover Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with monthly six month and yearly terms including Sunday only options.
In Amarillo residents express frustration with reckless driving and alcohol impaired motorists. The writer argues for severe sanctions, including withdrawal of licenses and strong enforcement, to curb speeding and unsafe behavior on main streets. The piece praises local vigor but calls for disciplined conduct by authorities.
A movie fan criticizes overelaborate fashion driven films and millionaire settings. He favors authentic action and plots rooted in real life, noting that farm kitchen realism and even overalls appear more appealing than tuxedos and mansions.
The Plainview Herald reports Amarillo plans a strong bid for the 1926 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention after losing 1925. The Panhandle and Plains support, with central and eastern towns likely to back Amarillo for 1926.
Despite the president's veto, opposition notes that Congress continues passing reimbursum bills, signaling ongoing legislative pushback and partisan tension in Washington as reported by the New York Herald-Tribune.
A set of colorful quotes attributed to speakers in Amarillo covers work ethic perseverance and success. The remarks touch on balancing duty with family, the value of hard work, honesty in storytelling, efficiency from physical ability, and a light critique of modern crime via reckless driving.
A column of observations from Amarillo contrasts Sunday rest with diversion, railing at Prohibition, critiques of lawmaking, and comments on vanity, honesty, and social behavior. It notes two Amarillo men misfortune, debates ignorance and crime, and mocks dress and manners with brisk vignettes.
The adaptation fills in events from Robert W. Service poem with Lew Cody as Dangerous Dan McGrew and Barbara La Marr as Lou. The Shooting of Dan McGrew opens at the Mission Theater today, offering a vivid local color portrayal for both readers and nonreaders of the poem.
In New York on May 22 Dan Carey s Bowery crutch shop closed ending a historic refuge for beggars who faked deformities. Prohibition reshaped street life from saloon to shelter with beggars shifting to fresher appearances and higher daily demands.
A column contrasts two men, one successful in business and family life in Amarillo and the other cautious, arguing that the risk taker’s drive fuels prosperity while the undecided luxury of resolutions leads to unease. The piece mocks a local figure nicknamed Vesuvius for constant eruption.
A collage of quirky notes and faces from Amarillo and Plainview. Ex servicemen recall the graveyard bonus while locals joke about vaccination scars and shaving necks. Dorothy Dix begins writing for The Globe as Charles Fisk attends a bankers meeting in Austin. The Panhandle Laundrymen plan their annual Plainview gathering May 31 with about 50 counties in attendance.
Metro's The Shooting of Dan McGrew stars Lew Cody and Barbara LaMarr. Flowing Gold showcases Anna Q Nilsson and Milton Sills in a Texas oil fields epic. The Liberty offers In the West with Dick Hatton plus Santa Fe Trail episode and Pathe comedy.
The First National Picture Flowing Gold at the Fair theater showcases Anna Q Nilsson's surprising punch scenes as Allegheny Briskow, a country girl, amid Tolhurst's playful production with a bevy of insects and other creatures.
A country youth arrives in New York seeking self assurance and success. He finds the city’s glamour fades and realizes most achievers were rural workers once. The garden hoe becomes a walking stick under the Manhattan transformation, signaling limited change.
Revival meetings with evangelist Dr Luther Brigger will start June 1 at Polk Street Methodist Church in Amarillo. W W Hayne pastor says the event offers Amarillo a rare privilege and Brigger’s singing will be a feature alongside another evangelist. Brigger once traveled with Bishop Beauchamp on a European tour including Moscow and Prague.
A mix of gossip and cinema notes fills the Liberty program with a Leo White performance, Lois Wilson as Hollywood’s good girl, and a Dick Hatton western thriller. The Santa Fe Trail serial continues, plus a comedy and advice on stove lighting with Flowing Gold.
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