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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1924
Page
4
The item lists the Amarillo Daily Globe newspaper’s founding date February 20, 1924, mailing details and pricing. It notes publication as evenings and Sunday morning, with rates for in town carrier and mail subscriptions, including daily, Sunday, and seasonal options.
Sunday note praises Amarillo Country club as a civic asset drawing visitors and potential residents. Frank Wolflin, Miles Bivins, and Jim Threatt are credited for organizing a successful golf banquet that showcased West Texas hospitality and community spirit.
A concise historical reflection on the railroad’s birth on July 4, 1828 and its vast expansion from Toronto to Tehuantepec and Maine to California. It lauds the system as the nation’s lifeblood, driver of land value and growth, and a cheap, safe service despite immense costs, urging public support as essential to prosperity.
A Cincinnati advertising firm argues for promoting honest lawmakers after Teapot Dome taint. It warns against overgeneralizing corruption, noting one bad actor should not stain all. It laments widespread cynicism and advocates positive campaigns to restore faith in Congress.
A sharp essay contrasts social perceptions of independence, community regard, and religious attendance. It notes that towns may dislike outsiders and that people expect to die, while churchgoing habits reflect character and concern from ministers.
A collection of humorous maxims and quips spanning beliefs about truth, punishment, and human folly. Notes reference manners, taxes, dividends, and misheard radio lines, with a playful poke at credibility and pride.
Russel and Cockrell present nineteen high school students with books on How to Write Business Letters and Office Training and Standards for top typing records. Milstead of Corona Typewriter Co. calls Amarillo exhibit best this year. Ruth Horn, Dr P W Horn’s daughter, speaks on what a private secretary may expect. Several Commercial Department pupils already secured summer positions.
The Leavenworth Times urges focusing on leaders who work to solve government problems rather than dwelling on exaggerated scandals. It argues most public figures are honest and patriotic and calls for removing the distractions by letting down the "center stage" of sensational issues.
Noted author Fannie Hurst earns distinction as the world’s highest paid short story writer. Her works including Lummox and Humoresque showcase her broad appeal across readers and newspapers. This acknowledgment reflects evolving market for fiction and serialized storytelling.
A philosopher argues against chasing a distant happiness at the rainbow’s end. Happiness should be a daily commodity, found in present joys, simple virtues, and honest living, regardless of wealth. The piece contrasts the city rush with the gardener’s steady contentment and warns against postponing joy for a future limit.
In New York May 24 O O McIntyre argues that direct phone calls to a powerful figure’s secretary beat door hopping and detectives. He cites a publisher who learned two answers from the district attorney in ten minutes with ten cents fare, and notes the gloom around revue impresarios like Flo Ziegfeld as they chase spectacle over humor.
A boy builds a radio from a peanut and a narrator notes the humor in political speeches. The piece also cites literacy and wealth figures while musing on modernization. It reflects varied newspaper tones from American Lumberman to the San Diego Union.
Three wealthy New York families welcomed baby girls named Diana in the last month while the most popular boy name remains Robert. The quirks of society naming reflect trends in high society circles, with fashion at the cradle of culture.
Fifteen graduates received diplomas at Panhandle commencement exercises in May. Salutatorian Miss Margaret Putgines, historian Miss Pauline Rorex, and valedictorian Miss Ethel Bond led honors. Bond and Frank Stone earned state college scholarships for top grades. Superintendent R F Williams distributed diplomas to Ethel Bond, Margaret Purvines, Pauline Rorex, Alamarene O Keefe, Pauline Callaghan, Edythe Deahl, Alice Purvines, Helen Armstrong, Effie Dee Sanford, Iletta Petty, Ollie Cheatham, Mae Adams, Theron Knapp, Frank Stone, and Wayne O Keefe.
Hundreds view the first grade prize exhibit at the Amarillo Bank and Trust company in Potter County. A sand box yard scene features a miniature lake, shrubbery, fence and swings with four tiny furnished rooms showcased as the most attractive part of the display.
Dr. W. G. Fly notes twenty three states have given up rights to issue liquor prescriptions, not just advocating reform. Tom Barton, a gubernatorial candidate, will push a Texas law to close several drug stores by banning liquor sales.
C W Warwick argues Amarillo lost the 1925 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention due to Plains towns not supporting it. He urges Plains towns to unite behind Amarillo for the 1926 convention, claiming regional growth and shared benefits across the Plains.
A 130 pound girl on stage in New York raises an elephant three feet from the floor and Bob La Follette has performed similar feats for years, according to the Detroit News.
The speaker recounts a dream where the devil guides him through hell. He observes diverse heating devices and a furnace where heartrending shrieks arise. A roasted figure is blamed on a "so-called highbrow" from the dreamer's hometown who funds his life without a fixed trade, symbolizing perceived moral rot.
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