Amarillo Globe full masthead and pricing notice
The Amarillo Globe published evenings with the Amarillo Daily News on Sundays by Globe-News Publishing Co. Publisher Gene Howe and General Manager Wilbur C. Hawk lead the staff. The paper carries Associated Press dispatches and lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail in Texas Oklahoma New Mexico.
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Ama- Texas
Amarillo
Associated Press
BY Mail
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Amarillo Opens New Air Route marks transportation era
The Denver to New Orleans air route via Amarillo signals a new era in local transport. Promised routes from California to Chicago and Wichita to El Paso suggest Amarillo will gain a pivotal role in air travel. Rail expansions by Santa Fe and Rock Island boost oil region access, aiding manufacturers, jobbers, and retailers in the Panhandle.
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Denver
New Orleans
Amarillo
California
Chicago
Wichita
Kansas
Elaso
Panhandle
White Eer
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Let's Walk From the Wheel to Better Health
The piece notes a Wisconsin medical study on student drivers showing sufficient seated exercise from steering and pedal work. It urges readers to step outside the car, stretch arms and legs, take deep breaths, and walk to regain full bodily activity.
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University of Wisconsin
Edison on Happiness and the Age of Change
The article reports Thomas Edison describing happiness as only moderate for people in both rural and urban settings. He calls this era the Age of Peace, noting the fading myths of religion and history, while acknowledging the complexity of modern civilization.
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Thomas Edison
Edison
City Health Department Moves to New Building
The city health inspection departments and laboratory relocated to the second story of the new city hall unit. Dr. R. M. Walker moves his office from the Eberstadt building and heads a list of officials including Jack Wyatt and W. McAdow.
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Department OF City
City Hall
R. M. Walker
Eberstadt
Municipal Auditorium
Dr. Walker
Jack Wyatt
Inanc
W. ®. McAdow
Fred Shields
Co I. Goldsmith
W. M. Freeman
E. W. Little
Eva Harvey
W. E. Landsberry
G. F P. Bell
B. Bettis
Women Learn Butchery Skills at Smithfield School of London
Women are admitted to a course once limited to men at Smithfield School of London. They excel in instruction about animal anatomy, meat refrigeration, preservation, and modern butcher shop sanitation, with strong enthusiasm for the studies.
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Smithfield School of London
Caver
Enigmatic Murder Case of Alvin Benson Recalls Vance
Philo Vance and John F X Markham discuss crime theory while detailing the murder of Alvin Benson a Wall Street broker. The dialogue names many involved figures including Benson's brother Major Anthony Benson and secretary Elsie Hoffman as investigators weigh opportunity proximity and psychology.
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Philo Vance
John F.X. Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Paula Banning
Pfyfe
Phelps
Tracy
Springer
Higginbotham
Carl Hagedorn
DR. Doremus
Frank Swacker
Currie
Vance
S. S. van Dine
Woman’s gloves and handbag found at Benson murder scene
Markham traces the items to Miss St Clair and brings her to the office. She gives flippant answers yet shows concern when asked if Lea Cock owned a Colt .45, the same gun that killed Benson. Vance insists the girl is innocent.
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Benson
Markham
Miss St. Clair
Leacock
Vance
Motive and Temperament in Crime Discussed by Vance
Vance argues motive is not proof of guilt noting universal human motives. He compares motive to legs in crime and emphasizes temperament and psychology as keys. He suggests concealed motives may emerge only after investigation.
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Vance
Mrs Peter and Peter Split From the Briar Patch
Tommy Tit the Chickadee visits the briar patch to check on little Mrs Peter who has learned Peter left and won’t be returning. Mrs Peter explains Peter seeks the Great World but she must stay home, unhappy yet resolute about life apart. The tale foreshadows the next story, Reddy Fox Hears the News.
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Tommy Tit
Mrs. Peter
Tommy
Peter
Briar Patch
Petey
Debating Criminology and the Lie Detectors
A dialogue between Markham and Vance questions criminal research and the use of lie detectors and psychological machines. They reference Lombroso DuBois Pearson and Goring and note detectives and writers often explore such devices while pondering crime origins and motives.
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Sunday Supplement
Markham
Vance
Lombroso
DuBois
Karl Pearson
Goring
Chaucer
Mordre Wal
Shakespeare
G. K. Chesterton
Father Brown
Pearson and Goring
England
Miss Crook Prohibition Agent and Ford Road Plans
A Chicago prohibition agent named Miss Crook appears in a fragmented clipping. A Ford administration plan aims to accelerate road construction as 60 000 miles of 170 000 planned Federal roads were completed this year.
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Ford
Liberia's King Visits Germany After World War I
President Charles Dunbar Burgess King of Liberia arrives in Berlin as the first former enemy head of state to visit postwar Germany. The Liberian leader, labeled as the highest representative of an emancipated race, meets with German officials and media noting aims to secure credits for Liberia's economic development.
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Berlin
Germany
Charles Dunbar Burgess King
Liberia
King
Germania
Dr. Marx
United States
Europe
Iceland aims to develop its water power with foreign aid
Iceland plans extensive water power development using major waterfalls. Since WWI, German Danish English and Norwegian interests have pursued concessions. A Danish firm targets Vest fjord waterfalls while another negotiates rights for a large falls project to produce saltpeter.
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Iceland
Vestfjord
The Murder Will Out and the Poisoner Demographics
Sir Basil Thomson discusses why murder stories captivate the public and frets that many criminals, including poisoners, are not easily detected. He notes that a history of crime often runs in families and that sensational cases reveal justice only after surprise revelations.
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Sir Basil Thomson
Metropolitan Police
London
Saturday Evening Post
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