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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1929
Page
4
The notices outline telephones, departments, and pricing terms for The Amarillo Globe. It lists circulation options including one week, one month, three months, and six months, plus combined subscriptions with the Amarillo Daily News for morning, evening, and Sunday editions.
Amarillo seeks broad support for Red Cross through a Monday start on Armistice Day. Chairman Bill Gatton urges prompt enrollments with a one dollar membership, while stressing the campaign will end in two or three days if supporters respond quickly.
Your tone of voice shapes a child’s world as much as what you say. A calm cheerful voice helps a child feel secure, while a harsh loud voice signals refinement gaps and social disadvantage. Cultivate a pleasant speaking voice to model calmness and friendliness for your child.
Washington Day Book recalls Morris Sheppard of Texarkana who came to the Senate in 1913 and began filing daily entries in a blank book. By reviewing pages he notes his roles as author of the prohibition amendment and as sponsor of laws to hold liquor buyers as criminally liable as bootleggers, among other actions.
Yale rowing star Ray Lowther loses his fortune and renounces marriage to heiress Barbara Landon. Years later on a ship they meet again and she pleads to wed, but he refuses, fearing lost pride. Barbara vows to win him, then Ray plans a career in jazz while confronting past love.
Ray returns to his cabin in a sour mood and sparringly answers Len Hickson. Len, a jovial banjoist and entertainer, teases him about a possible row with his best girl and a flashy Ritz woman rumored to be wealthy.
A historical note describes a White House scene where Calvin Coolidge’s portrait was moved from the state dining room to a hall and Abraham Lincoln’s portrait was hung in its place. President Hoover is characterized as a strong admirer of Lincoln amid the display shift.
New York City essay notes public life around the new Waldorf Astoria rising on Park Avenue. It riffs on celebrities, fashion, nightlife, and urban spectacle, highlighting Walter Chrysler, Fannie Hurst, Noel Coward, and the hotel’s motor entrance tunnel. The piece reflects 1929 social textures, from debuts to Parisians and flappers, with a closing note on a reader’s critique of the column.
In a Burgess bedtime tale Peter Rabbit disappears from a bramble, while Reddy Fox and Mrs. Reddy search vainly. The foxes argue over who failed to catch him as Peter slips away unseen. Copyright 1929.
Amarillo business firms are urged to join the Armistice program and declare Monday a holiday. B O Walkup, manager of the Business Men's Association, expects full merchant cooperation and two holidays including Sunday. City and county offices will also close. A veterans parade is planned with Amarillo and Canyon Legion posts joining, followed by the Buffalo N M M I game in the afternoon.
Arthur L. Fauble Shawnee wholesaler was pronounced sane by a sanity commission led by county judge Jack Bradley with Dr. G S Baxter and Dr J M Byrum. Ten counts of attempted extortion were filed by Randall Pitman county attorney.
Governor Moody in Austin reported awaiting action from the Federal Farm Board after urging a loan promise of up to 16.35 cents a pound for cotton. Texas farmers had stored cotton, now selling below loan terms, and faced delays as loan machinery remained unestablished.
Final plans for the drive to aid Amarillo's needy were to be worked out today at noon at the Capitol Hotel as Community Chest directors met. President C. S. Lambie said the campaign would start November 15 with male callers targeting downtown firms and women handling residential areas.
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