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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1924
Page
4
Rates listed for one month three months six months and one year by mail daily and Sunday in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Separate price figures apply to Sunday only subscriptions per year. The ad outlines periodical pricing and regional availability with unclear numeric values due to OCR.
Washington reports that senior circuit judges led by Chief Justice Taft urge moving prohibition enforcement from the treasury to the justice department. They argue centralizing funding and control would cut trivial cases and improve deterrence, making prosecutions more effective with district attorneys bearing responsibility.
In Dallas a three decade battle over a $600000 estate ends with the death of Peter McClelland. His step mother Joanna McClelland left in 1895 a will directing $80000 to Waco for a female only city hospital ward to be named Joanna McClelland. The bequest accrues if Peter dies without issue.
Thirty one runners including seven who competed in Paris Olympic distance events gather for Berwick's fifteenth annual marathon. The mountainous nine and a half mile course saw the race begin at 3 o'clock.
A dense listing of WLS CMICAGO and other stations detailing program times and acts. Notable names include Ralph Emerson organist Johann Jones Orchestra Isham Jones Orchestra and Y M A quartet with multiple regional broadcasts across Chicago Louisville Des Moines and Kansas City.
In Columbus Ohio the football squad guards Rev C V Shearsley and his family at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage after the cremated body of Addie Shearsley wife and mother was found in a furnace eleven days earlier. Prosecutor John R King and investigators await a full scientific report on the case.
A collection of short quotes from Amarillo residents and leaders on topics from oil field naming to railroad impacts, fair bonds, wages, taxes, housing, water bonds, retail debt, deer hunting, and grocery store sufficiency, revealing local concerns and opinions.
The report on the tragedy remains due next week. Rev. Mr. Shearsley doubts suicide, saying he would rather believe murder. he will not lead Thanksgiving services today, granted a month or more leave by church vestry.
A satirical sketch portrays a polished young jeweler's man about town in Manhattan. He steers patronage to his shop from wealthy ladies, hosts lavish wine fueled gatherings, and hobnobs with celebrities while flashy Wall Street figures and movie stars enliven social scenes.
A temporary injunction blocked Judge A D Preston of Raleigh county from continuing six trials of alleged Ku Klux Klan members in a hooded mob case. Judge John H Hatcher issued the order on petition by District Attorney P D Ashworth who alleged the judge was a Klansman and biased. The motion followed Preston ruling Klansmen qualified as jurors.
Dallas November 27 Southern Methodist University of Dallas undefeated in the Southwestern conference faces a stiff challenge this afternoon against a speedy Oklahoma A M team. The game kicks off at 2590 p m. Baylor meets Rice Institute in Houston as the league race tightens with SMU still unbeaten in conference play.
Autome road racing returns to California after a decade with the 2000 200 mile Ascot gold cup race at Ascot speedway. A five mile course over hills features hairpin turns and steep grades as 47 drivers prepare to start.
The list names Holman-Austin Drug Store at Sth and Polk, J W Collins Drug Store at Sth and Polk, Lindsay Drug Company at 02 Polk, Heaton's Drug Store at 16 Polk, City Drug Store at 515 Polk, Oliver Drug Store at 5th and Taylor streets, and Heaton's Drug Store listed again at Polk street.
The page presents a crossword puzzle with instructions on how to solve. It explains that each numbered white square begins a word and that each number points to a definition in an accompanying table. Words must match the designated letter count and interlock with crossing clues.
A scrambled list of crossword style clues with numbered across and down hints. The puzzle includes definitions for words matching the blank spaces and references to a one-and-a-half cent per word want ad header.
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