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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe reports it was founded February 20 1924 and entered as second class matter the same date under postal act. It published evenings except Saturday and Sunday morning from 110 East Fifth Street with AP news use reserved for credited dispatches and local news.
The notice presents pricing for subscriptions by week month quarter and year. Rates cover daily mail in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with Sunday options and mail delivery, showing figures like 2.95 3.90 7.50 and 4¢ per day components.
Amarillo aims to outdo New Orleans with the Tri-State exposition in September. Officials promise a magnificent pageant depicting civilization’s rise on the Plains with 500 Panhandle towns expected to be represented. Other features of the expo will also draw visitors from Texas and the Southwest.
A citizen claims possession of a stone linked to David and Goliath and cites other biblical relics as future finds. The retelling frames these items as moral inspiration against graft and excess, noting several legendary artifacts may yet surface.
A Wichita Beacon note discusses machinists overheard at lunch expanding into science and politics. It lauds growing literacy in Einstein theory astronomy and popular science, cites Wells Loon Thompson and others, and argues public education via schools papers and libraries is lifting average intellect and enabling critical judgment.
A mosaic of wry remarks and anecdotes spans topics from bridge prizes and moon jokes to missing heirs and quaint ads. It notes the appeal of classifieds, stray lines about a boastful Amarillo resident, and a joke about a decollete wine bottle while touching on health and honesty.
A terse verse riffing on guilt and justice, invoking a famed detective as a metaphor for conscience amid a faltering plan. The layered language hints at inner conflict and a quest for meaning beyond clever explanation.
The Fort Worth publication details April cattle sales across the Panhandle and nearby areas. Notable deals include W F P Rodgers selling 800 yearling steers to J H Gilligan at 36.50 per head, and Lee Bivins moving 800 four year olds to George A Mosley at 68.00 per head.
Captain J. C. Hutcheson, 82, former Texas congressman and early advocate of the Houston ship channel, died last night at his summer home in the mountains near Chattanooga Tennessee.
A brief note lists a topic or person with a mystery path or destination. The text highlights movement or plans without specific names or dates, implying a report on future directions or travel.
ER L Woodley wins Shamrock city franchise to lay gas mains with rates from 10 to 40 cents per 1000 cubic feet. He arrived from Shreveport Louisiana with his wife and is living in Askew Court Amarillo papers note.
A diary style column traces O MclIntyre’s day in New York. He meets Gene Buck and Griffith Hughes, remembers breakfast hash, ponders bikes, discusses The Squaw Man, and visits John McCutcheon. Swope's forceful persona is praised and taxi trends noted. Ralph Barton debuts as an author with Times Without Reason.
A reader asks for an essay on daughters selling themselves to mothers. Dorothy Dix argues the “trade” began at birth, with mothers sacrificing for daughters who seldom reciprocate. She cites Sadie and parental neglect, noting fathers’ investments and unreturned affection, framed in early 20th century family dynamics.
Boxing wrestling and handball by club members headline a four round exhibition featuring Wildcat Monte versus Billy Hylan at the Business Men's Athletic club gym. Cal Farley will demonstrate wrestling holds and rough tactics as part of the event.
A detailed listing of daily radio programs across multiple stations in Chicago, Davenport, Omaha, Kansas City, Louisville, Memphis, Fort Worth, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and more. Programs include concerts, lectures, children’s stories, talk shows, and sports broadcasts with times noted in Central and Pacific time references.
A cinema overview notes Paramount star Emil Jannings and Charles Haynes in The Mission Peter the Great, Colleen Moore in Painted People at The Fair, and The Night Hawk with Harry Carey and Charlie Murray at The Liberty, framing current releases and talents.
The piece extols Peter the Great as a heroic, vivid figure in the film Peter the Great at Paramount’s European studio. It notes Dimitri Buchowetzki and Ernst Lubitsch as leading directors, and credits Cecil B. DeMille as returning with a new film. Colleen Moore and Anna Q Nilsson headline supporting roles with a cast including Ben Lyon and Mary Carr. Harry Carey stars in a dual role at the Liberty theater with a Charlie Murray comedy for two days.
Dorothy Dix notes that children keep parents content as long as they are easy marks. The piece argues parents who are placated by gifts and favors become suckers to their offspring, a blunt but honest social observation from 1924.
Chicago police and state investigators failed to solve the kidnapping and murder of 14 year old Robert Franks whose body was found last Thursday. Three men in a car matching the description were seized in Summit Minnesota and brought to Chicago for questioning. Separate inquiry into missing 17 year old Gertrude Barker connected to Franks case, as relatives fear she may have witnessed the crime.
C H Walker of Dalhart has submitted to support from friends to run for representative of the 124th district which includes Dallam Moore Hartley Sherman Hansford Hutchison Ochiltree Roberts Lipscombe and Hemphill counties. He served in the thirty third legislature and resigned to become Dalhart postmaster. Walker also edits the Dalhart Texan and heads the Colorado to Gulf Highway association.
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