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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1928
Page
2
A humorous reminiscence fills a Judge page with playful asides about nightwear, horns, bankers, and a light tease of local life. The narrator recalls being dressed in a spouse’s garment, laments pajamas, mocks vanity, and notes small town characters like Amarillo’s bootlegger with stamps and a banker's cautious “no.”
Local column reports town chatter from Amarillo featuring Tack the German police dog registration, Cal Farley wrestling hints, and jokes from vaudeville. Notices include a formal auditorium opening at North Buchanan Street School, duck-leasing fines, and a humorous exchange with Dr. Stuckey about a $500 pledge.
The letter from H O Willborn of Willborn Bros Co and a note from J B Coe thank the appeal for clearing the old Tri-State Fair deficit and pledge $100 each with conditions that the full amount be applied to the debt before any portion is credited. A reader from Pampa Texas questions party alignment in a political letter segment.
Married man with one child, experienced machinist, can drive any truck or do any work. He is eager to find employment in Amarillo and asks for help locating a job. Signed by C L Moyer of 1603 Buchanan St with phone 8544.
A reader argues that religious belief should steer clear of politics and criticizes Mr Straton and Al Smith. The letter questions interracial table seating and lavatory use, suggesting white families would object to sharing spaces with Black individuals and endorsing segregation.
Funeral services for Miss Georgia France 16 daughter of Mr and Mrs J W France of 2420 Northwest Fourteenth street were to be held at 3 PM today at N S Griggs funeral chapel with Rev G F C Fons officiating. Burial would be in Memorial Park cemetery. Survived by parents one sister and three brothers pallbearers named E A Wenz W C McClish Dave Butler Noah Parris C Kelly and Robert Driskell.
Tri States fair association brings Naughty Marietta to Oklahoma City for a 8 o clock Thursday show at the Municipal auditorium with seats 75 cents to 2.50 at the fair office. The cast includes Eva Briggs Ferdinand Zegel and James Blaine with Kathleen Horner producing and designing the sets.
Amarillo schools observe Fire Prevention Week with drills essays and themes led by Charles F Poole at Senior High School Three boy scouts Bill McMillen Jack Roach and J J Deiss chosen as patrol scouts to clear halls after the fire signal tests show the building emptied in two minutes five seconds Students must march two abreast not run or talk Patrol scouts may run in corridors and halls Daily drills during the week and two drills monthly yield a 3 percent fire insurance reduction.
Eight new members were welcomed into the Senior Hi Y at a high school meeting. New inductees were Jack Foster, Jack Lemons, Howard Tomlinson, John White, Glen Purdum, Keith Martin, Dean Bullock and Warren Yates. Officers named include Jack Kreisinger president and Ben Ansley vice president.
The Panhandle Plains exhibit drew more attention at the Waterloo Iowa fair than anywhere else according to Dr O H Lloyd of Vega and Frank Brown who returned from the city. Iowa farmers showed strong interest and officials report thousands of inquiries after fairs in Nebraska Kansas and Iowa.
The navy airship Los Angeles lifted from the United States Helium plant in Fort Worth at 9 a.m. bound for Lakehurst New Jersey while thousands watched. En route, the Santa Fe procession passed Ardmore Oklahoma at 11 a.m. today.
The Tri State Fair and The Globe News seek donations to remove old debts from the 1928 fair. Officials report 250 000 attendees and aim for 400 000 next year with debts paid, enabling renewed leadership and growth for Amarillo’s fair and regional development. Gene Howe and Miss Morton coordinate donors.
Frances Edna McKnight 74 died at home 1611 Polk Street after 10 pm. A Amarillo pioneer of 35 years she was active in First Baptist and Order of the Eastern Star. Survived by husband A McKnight and two sons John 8 McKnight and Arthur McKnight of St Louis. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at the Baptist church with Rev G L Yates. burial Llano cemetery.
The C E Curtain club of the First Christian church repeats The Weasel and Squaring it with the Boss at 8 15 PM in the Christian Endeavor room on East Eighth street. Mrs B B Holland directs the First Christian orchestra which opens the program with a short concert. Receipts go to the missionary pledge.
Sixty new members joined the Pleasant Valley school P T A at an open house led by president Mrs R M Rose. The program featured Mrs C D Newell and daughters Mildred and Dorothy instrumental trio readings by Johnnie Louise Gilkerson a T H Bingham skit and a piano number by Miss Lottie Struve. The community band provided paper instruments and Victrola music.
A young woman convicted of shooting Losey at his Borger dance hall received a ten year term. She showed emotion at verdict as she awaited transfer to Amarillo to serve her sentence. Other prisoners taken included Carter Johnson Stinnett and several from Plainview with varying sentences up to forty years.
Governor Adam McMullen proposes naming a Capitol corridor Cornhusker Alley in Lincoln Nebraska. He notes footsteps in the corridor resemble noise made by walking over dry corn stalks.
A meeting is planned for eight o clock this evening. The event details are unavailable in the fragment.
The poem praises Job’s patience amid woes while humorously wondering how a biblical figure would cope with modern golf mishaps. It blends praise of perseverance with light mockery of three putts and rough greens, framed in Guest’s genteel verse.
Market listings show Chicago and Kansas City hogs 9 to 50 cents lower with top bids around 10.50 for 200-260 pounds, while cattle and calves display mixed gains and declines across weight classes. East St. Louis and New Orleans receive similar movements with fat lambs and yearlings adjusting modestly. Cotton futures edge up in New York and Liverpool despite intraday swings as traders weigh government crop data and weather notes.
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