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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1924
Page
4
The statement notes the mailing status of the item as second class matter, dated February 20, 1924, and filed at the Amarillo Texas post office under the 1879 act.
The Wichita Beacon article argues that arithmetic difficulty often stems from teaching methods and interest. It advocates linking math to real passions like baseball statistics or home bookkeeping, suggests some kids lack arithmetic sense, and emphasizes locating each child’s strengths to guide future work and specialization.
A graduation note urges graduates to aim for service as the true measure of success. It reflects on varied future paths from commerce to trades, professions, and industry, and emphasizes giving the best for the benefit of others to ensure a meaningful life.
A reader fears marriage due to parental discord, but Dorothy Dix argues marriage is an individual venture. She cites examples of unhappy couples to explain why people hesitate, yet urges courage and practical effort to build a loving partnership.
Standard Savings and Loan reports loans on Amarillo property exceed 5.9 million dollars. State agent H. J. Scott toured the area confirming sums under W. A. Askew’s local agency and expressed optimism about Amarillo’s housing market and loan conditions.
Local brief with names of residents and visitors: G A Lattis Pampa, Roy Wright Canyon, Mr and Mrs C M Holt Amarillo, Roscoe Stevenson Silverton farmer, W A Darnell Mobeetie, Ester Schultz Wienna Norris Canyon, B F Knight Washburn, Oscar Hunt Canyon, O T Nicholson Shamrock, Will S Keer J J Hastings Canyon, Mrs Ernest Woodburn Lockney, The Children's Shop move, W C Dever trapshooting in Wichita Falls, Orel Naylor Clarendon, classifieds ad day May 31, Grover McDaniel remark on Kansas City hotel rooms, and a church notice from Fairhope Alabama.
A 1924 Public Ledger excerpt critiques bachelor life and the lure of vanity. It contrasts Sam and Henry with unhappy married life, urging that marriage success depends on mutual effort and sacrifice. Dorothy Dix emphasizes that marriage is what couples make of it, not mere obligation.
Observational sketch of New York life from May 30 1924 detailing movie signs socialites and entertainers on Broadway the Metropolis and Coney Island. Vivid portraits include Cecil B DeMille Rosey Arthur Hopkins and an array of city characters from street vendors to patrolmen. A notable note recalls a dead woman found in an East Side tenement with three blind cats. The piece closes with reflections on prohibition and fashion minded urbanites and a dressed man in a hotel orchestra.
A revival gathering begins tonight at Fifth Street and Alabama Avenue in San Jacinto. Rev. and Mrs. T. V. Cox of the Nazarene church will lead, with W. Hickman directing song services. A large tent is set for the event, which runs through June 15.
The Mission The Lulla features Jane Novak in a dual role. The Fair offers Ride for Your Life and When Knighthood Was in Tower. The Liberty presents Catch My Smoke with Tom Mix plus The Way of a Man and a comedy.
A collection of aphorisms criticizes overreaching slogans and unanimous sentiment. It mocks proposals like Let the People Rule, praises libraries, and notes paradoxes in debt and taxation while highlighting the perils of rapid speech and public folly. The piece blends humor with social critique.
Jane Novak stars in The Lual laby a tale of immigrant hardship and justice in court with Chester Bennett directing. Paramount and allied stars Richard Dix Bebe Daniels Yvonne Hughes Otto the week features Sinners in Heaven Ride for Your Life and Merton of the Movies cast updates plus Tom Mix Catch Smoke at Liberty with The Way of a Man serial and Emerson Hough epic Sundown in progress.
The exchange features Ford Brandenburg discussing McAdoo Copeland and the Democratic presidential race. A Republican notes W H Holmes winning a state convention and Amarillo’s delegate prospects. J D Wrather visits for refinery plans, Amarillo coal shipments decline, and Fern Curtis advocates factory sites. Mayor Blasdel comments on publicity from May baskets.
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