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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1930
Page
4
Citizens urged to vote by 7 pm in the bond election and affirm civic duty. Santa Fe construction crews prepare the Amarillo right of way for the new line, with bids to open in Chicago and plans to begin building promptly, employing hundreds and spending millions locally.
Opinion piece arguing reforms to attract and keep great teachers. It urges higher salaries to relieve financial worry, earlier promotion for proven educators, and elevating teaching status above administration in universities.
Agnes Lyne advises preparing children for departures to avoid fear and destabilizing dependence. She shares a personal practice of clarifying the return time and ensuring the child understands who will care for them, including tangible steps like bringing along familiar items.
In a tale from San Lucas Island, Professor Johns recounts his long feud with Dan Parados over a historic fort. Deputy Samuels questions Johns while a murder investigation unfolds, with Anatole Flique teasing hidden clues and rivals in a tense, unfolding drama aboard the island setting.
Herbert Plummer recounts the tense half hour in the Senate as Judge Parker's Supreme Court confirmation is blocked. Carter Glass defends Parker while Simeon Fess pushes a 15 minute limit via unanimous consent. Johnson and others clash as galleries fill and the vice president bangs the gavel.
The scene in the senate features Simmons speaking softly then rising in clarity as he backs Parker. Smoot McNary confer. McNary disappears. Wat son talks with Smoot and Overman. The chamber eyes widen as a vote is called and 41 to 301 ayes defy dissent amid a loud harangue and gallery shouts.
New York May 27 Broadway shows a booming racketeering ballyhoo scene with jewelry auctions running nonstop. Vendors lure buyers with bait ads while megaphoned claims echo from Times Square to Seventh Avenue. flirtatious lectures, tracts, and dubious wealth schemes flood the sidewalks as the author notes the street’s gaudy excess and public gullibility.
Danny Meadow Mouse and Nanny discover a tin can home high in a tree after being led there by necessity. They praise safety from predators like Reddy Fox and Shadow the Weasel until Mr. Blacksnake climbs up and intrudes. The tale ends as Nanny returns and the danger looms.
A fragment notes blue gas glow in Paris and Broadway lighting. It mentions the Astor House opening at the Woolworth Tower site and a New York Gazette critique of its one dollar per day room rate with meals. It also cites Broadway real estate plans and a plan to convert a columnist to a garbage plant venture. Kent Cooper named for Associated Press, Murray Hill hotel dinner tips.
A crossword puzzle item asks where the recent prison fire occurred. The clue list includes multiple words and definitions across horizontal and vertical entries, including references to geography, measurement, and common terms.
Census figures reveal rapid expansion in the Rio Grande Valley from 1920 to 1980. Harlingen jumps to 12,124, Weslaco appears at 4,464, Brownsville figures awaited, and the urban valley population is expected to top 60,000 from 27,027 in 1920.
James Young of Kaufman attacked the proposed state road bond issue in a gubernatorial campaign address here before about 600 persons. He speaks at Caldwell today and in Giddings and La Grange on Thursday.
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