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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1929
Page
4
Residents report the new street flusher wets mud rather than washing away dirt into storm sewers. Despite being hailed as the latest equipment, the daily operation leaves streets muddy and dusty, with sprinkling reducing dust but not cleaning.
Commander Byrd called the Akron event the dawn of a new era in U S air travel as the ZRS 4 lighter than air craft began formal construction. Rear Admiral Moffett praised the project while acknowledging mixed expert faith and future outcomes.
A mother and child take an overnight coastwise steamer trip seen through the eyes of Betty. The voyage sparks wonder as she explores the engine room deck lifeboats and pilot house fantasies while dreaming of distant shores and endless water. The piece highlights a child’s sense of travel as daily life transformed into adventure.
Washington Day Book notes Bronson Cutting of New Mexico drew attention in the senate as he argued for freedom of speech and thought. His lengthy speech helped repeal a censorship law targeting obscene and seditious literature, winning both galleries and the press gallery.
A learned professor lectures colleagues with familiarity as he showcases masters from all ages. The urban visitor Cuttings contrasts with regional expectations, presenting an easterner’s perspective on local culture.
Barbara faces pressure from Ralph Henderson to marry him while Ray Lowther’s position weakens. During a house party and a fox hunt Barbara bonds with Henderson yet resists a kiss that could seal a dangerous turn in her marriage plot. Read tomorrow for the next development.
Barbera and Ray converse after a gambling night in a four poster bed. Ray laments losing 20 pounds and jokes about money while Barbara worries about his debts. The mood turns tense as she offers to bring notes, and he insists he will repay and may try to win it back.
A brief portrait of Cutting, among the youngest U S senators, born to an old New York family line. He studied at Harvard, chose the West over returning East, and is described as athletic, vigorous, and sociable in Washington, living with his mother in a stately Georgetown home.
The subject, a public figure and war veteran, mentored by Theodore Roosevelt and active in the progressive movement, led the Santa Fe New Mexican and a weekly. He fought libel charges that reached the supreme court, securing the right of New Mexico newspapers to criticize judges. Known as a champion of New Mexico natives, he supports diverse regional communities comprising a portion of the population.
Senator Bingham of Connecticut backs ending congressional immunity from libel laws a move seen as radical though he is not a radical. The plan could curb some senators oratorical style as it faces debate.
Providence November 19 A series of meetings between bankers and lawyers aimed at liquidating the assets of Mandeville Brooks Chaffe suspended by the New York Stock Exchange for failure to meet engagements. Robert S Emerson appointed temporary receiver in superior court by Judge Edward W Blodgett as the firm seeks to cope with indebtedness estimated between 4 and 5 million dollars. The partnership formed in 1927 is the first hit by the market slump. A permanent receivership hearing is set for December 16.
In New York a shift in blackmail behavior emerges as targets refuse to pay. Victims now report threats to the District Attorney and police, with some paying to silence callers before filing records. A 10-year city tally cites ten million dollars paid. The piece blends urban gossip with crime notes and literary allusions.
In Washington Senator Walsh cites French designers following government guidance to use more cloth for long skirts. In New York Mrs. Louis Slade links shifts in women’s work to social change from home canning to business roles. Also: ancient mud incubators in Cairo hatched eggs at high efficiency. Mr and Mrs H Edward Manville prepare to sail to Stockholm to meet a grandchild awaiting the stork.
Be not too hasty in your pride and be sure the cause is justified. Inside the henyard Flip the Terrier chases Une Billy Possum. Une Billy faces down with teeth bared while edging toward a post as Flip aims to seize him by the neck. The pursuit continues along the henhouse to the fence line.
Corpus Christi reports at the third annual convention highlight President O. W. Killam of Laredo and Ray Leeman of Texas as general manager. Robert Lee Bobbitt, speak on The Business of Government from a sick bed. Leeman praises progress and Leeman’s eight point program. Resolutions committee members named.
Eleven girls' private schools in Brooklyn subscribe to a code of social ethics. Parties are limited to Friday and Saturday nights, end at midnight, and are chaperoned from start to finish. Dresses should be simple and modest.
Puzzle list with numbered clues spans ocean origins meals dwell notes and more. Clues include ancient places and common terms across 36 entries, inviting cross referencing for word fits.
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