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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1924
Page
4
Note indicates the Amarillo Globe Publishing Company publishes content including Associated Press dispatches and local news. The text references publication hours and departments with contact details and a disclaimer about AP usage.
Rates listed for Amarillo and Texas Oklahoma areas show weekly monthly and yearly options. Prices include one week and multi month terms with varying mail delivery and Sunday only options.
The article argues Amarillo’s honor code and violence tale are sensationalized by Denver’s Great Divide and others. It notes 2,000 mourners at Bessie Sommers funeral and defends Amarillo as well behaved, contrasting big city murder rates to Texas incidents and media stereotypes.
The National Cycle company offers a Radio directory and Trouble Finder book for free this week. J L Martin, manager, touts new items including an electric light attachment for B battery powered neutrodyne and multi tube sets. The device connects to house lighting to supply detector voltage up to 45 volts and amplified up to 125 volts. It occupies less space than two 2249 volt B batteries and promises noiseless operation and precise tube adjustment. The Michigan Model 4 speaker unit features a mahogany cabinet with an arm rest, marketed as a furniture piece.
A Friday November 21 1924 radio guide lists program lineups for WLS KYW WON WMAG WHAS KSD WOC WMAQ etc. It notes performances by Isham Jones Orchestra Ethel McCullough and various local and national acts along with educational and children segments and night broadcasts across multiple cities. The page also mentions a safety tip about tuning element protection for radio sets.
Weary Tack Bob Ames offers a $15 reward for his five year old English setter Nick last seen about eighteen miles southeast of Amarillo yesterday afternoon. He warns crook coyotes prey on dogs and jokes about wisps of local chatter while including a string of minstrel jokes and column banter.
O. O. McIntyre details New York life with notes on Al Woods and Rialto producers Tom Woods and George White. He recalls stage lore, Berlin’s early days, Coney Island lost children, and rapid city building changing streetscape and storefronts.
Half Minute Interviews presents Jim Threatt recalling a near miss for a $50 prize after a late hole in one at Amarillo area clubs. Contributors discuss local development, hunting laws, notable visitors, travel, literary appreciation, and wheat farming experiences in early 1924 Amarillo.
Shoppers are urged to buy now as only 28 shopping days remain before Williams Department Store closes its seasonal sale. The store touts low prices and a broad selection as crowds converge for final bargains.
Harry DurbinBattling Dudley a veteran will return after a 1920 spine injury when he faces Wildcat Monte in an eight round bout in San Antonio. Durbin manages Johnny Simpson who meets Speedy Snow in the final go, with Snow boasting a strong twelve round record. The night also features the Memphis Rattlesnake and the Oklahoma Tornado before Dion O Banion’s clash. Meanwhile the coroner’s jury probes O Banion’s death and may move from police to special detectives. Morgan A Collins and the police face questions as habeas corpus is denied for Frank Yale and Sam Pallasia pending formal charges.
Chicago Nov 20 William Scoe maker was named chief of detectives to succeed Michael Hughes in a police department shakeup prompted by an investigation into a slaying ten days ago.
Jackie Coogan, once a child star, returns home from a mission of mercy as a pilot of a ship supporting Near East relief efforts. He aided orphans in Greece, Syria, Palestine, and Armenia during the mission.
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