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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1928
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe News issue from Friday November 16 1928 provides publication details and rates. It notes evening publication except Saturday, ties to Amarillo Daily News, and Associated Press rights for news dispatches.
Public health progress noted as Amarillo completes a 200000 capacity sewage disposal facility. The plant uses advanced science and is designed to serve a city twice its current size, with improved street lighting and pavement alongside. A separate Oberlin College incident is described as youthful bravado turning dangerous, highlighting the enduring lesson that juveniles' folly can lead to serious harm yet yield eventual maturity.
Virtually complete election returns show just over 55 percent of qualified voters cast ballots, a historic high but still leaving 45 percent unvoted. The piece laments voter apathy and asks if prosperity breeds contentment, urging a larger turnout next time.
A summer camp director, skilled with children, recalls Sunday parent visits. Some parents show gentle affection while others trigger homesickness by clinging to emotional displays. True parenting grants the child emotional freedom to pursue their own interests and exploration.
Synopsis notes Dixie Dugan, once a nightclub dancer, now the focus of a leading role in a new musical. The piece, from Theatre Notes, previews auditions for The Girl from Woolworth's at Alhambra Theatre, with Dixie among featured players and a backstory of past scandal and romance.
A humorous tale recalls a Kentucky Capitol hotel dining room where a waiter named Babe earns generous tips from a wealthy state senator. A new waiter reveals Babe’s gambling losses from a late night card game and that he himself won money from Babe, evoking a classic Southern anecdote vibe.
Incoming Mexican president Emilio Portes Gil plans to submit a labor code to Congress that would guarantee a minimum wage and paid annual vacations. The code would require compulsory arbitration of labor disputes and restrict work by minors.
D. O. McIntyre reflects on a Sunday morning extra and a collage of Brooklyn and New York city life in 1928. He catalogs sights from dog ambulances to Broadway, vaudeville personalities, and the fevered tempo of editorial work, ending with a note on reporters’ humanity and pride.
Senor Portes Gil, secretary of interior, presented reform plans to the congress of workers and employers. Proposals include an eight hour day, six day week, conscription of labor in national need, abolition of saloons in labor centers, a minimum wage tied to living costs, four annual paid holidays, and a recognized right to strike with violence forbidden. A German compressed air gun propels air pilots and parachutes 30 feet from a falling plane.
Two boys with air rifles hunted Rusty the fox squirrel. When Rusty was hit twice, one boy realized the pain caused and felt guilt. The lesson ends with both boys reflecting that hunting for sport harms animals, deciding to quit and go home.
Six letter crossword puzzle with four horizontal and six vertical words. Clues include Pistil for horizontal entry six letters and varied terms such as one who shoots at distant forces, rubber pad for a wheel, pain, before, admission, and bard.
Paris Texas November 16 contestants attorneys in the will trial of late William J Mc Donald challenged two physicians who treated him about his mental state. Doctors L P McCuistion and R L Lewis testified McDonald remained mentally normal to his death and they knew him for 40 years. He left about 1 250 000 to Texas university for an observatory while 120 000 was shared among relatives.
Julius Graff, manager of Turner Welding works, was killed when a tank welded at the shop exploded after failure to remove several gallons of gasoline. The blast nearly demolished the shop and occurred in Wink, Texas, as reported by The Associated Press.
A dense collection of crossword style clues pairs matching 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 items with vertical hints and scattered thematic terms like Eucharist wine vessel surrender sesame cabbage salad organ of hearing and other: slide, years, life, and more.
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