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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1924
Page
11
The notice lists Associated Press rights and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include one week, one month, three months, six months, and one year by carrier and by mail for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Sunday only pricing is also provided.
A 1924 Bell Syndicate piece rails at dishonesty in business while praising rough, capable men. It contrasts customer theft with business fraud, mocks certain social types, and ends with a rambling note about aging cats and insomnia.
Washington reports the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce doubled activity in two years. Last fiscal year the bureau handled about 127000 inquiries from American businessmen with replies yielding 427 per inquiry. Farm and dealer inquiries numbered 143000, automotive 106000, specialties 98000 and textile 1000. six figure contracts for Americans credited to the bureau. Madrid and Warsaw offices saved exporters up to 250900 and 500000 respectively, and a California leather belting firm credited 500000 in business.
A dense listing of station programs across the Midwest for Monday November 24 1924 includes WMA Cincinnati WSAI and WLW with concert orchestras soloists and news briefings. Notable acts include Alvin Roehr's Music Makers the Dixie Stars and the Mue Grass Entertainers alongside local and regional recitals and theatricals.
The piece recounts hunters Toney Cullum and companions near Magdalena New Mexico claiming mixed luck with deer quail and jack rabbits during a ten day trip. It also notes a local Amarillo girl reading a questionable book and Jim Jenkins officiating a solitary golf round at Amarillo Country Club.
A diary page recounts breakfast with George Cohan and dinner with Aubrey Eads plus relatives and friends. It notes conversations on animals with souls, Ed Howe’s sincerity, vanity, gifts, and a Christmas game. mentions a con man record and hotel lobbies as meeting grounds. ends with self-reflection on climbing and improvement.
A slice of 1924 city life mixes a downtown cabaret review with a note on Swisher county cotton. The Nest cabaret in the Black Belt area features jazz and strict dress, while Pell Street hosts the Shanghai Club with an all Chinese revue. Tulsa editor J. S. Engleman says Swisher county farms, including 1200 ginned cotton, share top prosperity with grain, cattle, hogs, and poultry. General repairs listed at 112 W. 7th.
An old beauty remedy promotes Sage and Sulphur for turning gray hair dark and shiny. It suggests making the mix at home but offers Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready alternative. A few applications claim to restore youthful appearance with even, natural color.
A Belton Texas tale recounts Karl Steinheimer a German pirate who buried a vast fortune near the Nolan Lampasas and Leon river confluence forming the Little River. Guides say the treasure lies near Rogers in Bell County with a brass spike marker once used to mark the spot. No evidence has surfaced of any discovery despite long searches.
Norfolk ships report eight crew rescued from the Perry Setzer after a collision south of Cape Hatteras. The Solana saved seven crewmen from the Marguerite M Weymess as the Utah and Calamres aided in the rescue efforts amid a sixty mile gale.
The Tulia Herald editor and Chamber of Commerce secretary report a busy building program. A Farmers Grain elevator costs 50000 dollars, with a storage warehouse planned and a brick garage for C T Hodges costing 8000 dollars. A fifty room hotel is proposed on Clayton with unit plans and potential block infill in 1925. The area also sees a thriving residential boom.
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