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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1930
Page
4
Publisher Gene Howe and General Manager Wilbur Hawk announce subscription rates for The Amarillo Globe. Offers combine with The Amarillo Daily News for morning, evening, and Sunday editions. Rates listed include weekly, monthly, quarterly, and six month terms.
Lieutenant A J Williams ends thirteen years of service with a farewell Swan Song over the airfield. He climbs to 3000 feet in inverted maneuvers and a leaf fall, then lands gracefully, leaving spectators in awe of his daring.
Glenn Frank traces the civil service evolution from a moral reform crusade against the spoils system to a scientific, engineering driven approach. He argues reform should move from political battle to data driven personnel practice and modernize liberal governance.
A Washington Letter notes efforts to restore some of the old diplomatic social functions in the old war and navy building. It highlights the possible use of the navy library room for diplomatic conferences or state dinners, amid plans to harmonize the building with the Treasury design. The structure remains solid and richly decorated with malachite panels and Minton tiles, reflecting its grand past.
In the morning after Dan Parados lies shot in his island library detectives question his fear-haunted household. Jade phoenix stolen and found broken on the body. suspicion falls on Miss Jahries and Claude Annersley amid a prior quarrel with Professor Johns. Detective Flique and Samuels press Annersley as Johns faces a possible alibi.
A guidance piece urges parents to expose children to real work and production to understand the world. It suggests walking through construction, watching ships and freight, visiting factories when possible, and letting children engage with simple manufacturing processes to learn how daily comforts originate.
New York diary notes reveal social vignettes from May 26 including a man who lost a $30,000 a year job saying it hurts too much to lose it. The piece touches on theater, dining, and observations about American life, with references to Eddie Guest and other public figures.
The liner City of Honolulu caught fire at her Honolulu dock. Firemen kept streams on the hull while the ship was scuttled and settled in 32 feet of water. Ten firefighters were hospitalized from smoke and exhaustion and two crew members were reported missing. The ship, operated by Los Angeles Steamship Company, is 561 feet long with 494 passenger capacity and 5,800 tons of cargo.
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A quirky fusion of children’s tale moments with New York reminiscences unveils Nanny Meadow Mouse and Danny fleeing Reddy Fox. interwoven notes critique readers of “those silly New York columns” and recall Ben Jonson lore as modern tourists seek faux historic spots.
Nanny leads Danny Meadow Mouse to a hollow tin oil can high in a tree where a dry grass bed becomes their new home. They spot Reddy Fox below, but the tree offers safety and a fresh start as they plan to bring in more grass and settle in.
Bert White, 27, set an unofficial world parachute jump record with a 25,000 foot leap over the Mojave desert near Lancaster California. He was unconscious during much of the fall and regained senses after landing 28 minutes later. The parachute autopulled by a plane cord and wind扰 carried the chute off course, delaying discovery of White until an hour after landing.
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