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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe outlines its founding date February 20 1924 and post office entry under the 1879 act. It lists publication schedule evenings and Sundays, address 110 East Fifth Street, and notes Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to published dispatches and local news.
Two Spanish War veterans Comrade Charles N. Stearns and Comrade Charles H. Fair led a two man Decoration Day procession in Whitesboro Texas. They wore old uniforms and carried a flag and flowers to honor fallen soldiers at the cemetery. Their quiet tribute stands as a rebuke to forgetfulness and a testament to patriotism.
Tom Mix returns with Three Jumps Ahead as the feature at the Liberty theater today and tomorrow. Also showing is Fighting Blood. Amarillo Gun Club holds a 7 PM meeting tomorrow at the Longhorn room of the Amarillo hotel to discuss a Thanksgiving shoot.
A dense listing shows KYW Chicago and numerous affiliates detailing late half hour news, music programs, lectures, and concerts through midnight. Entries mention Childean bedtime stories, Halftime Revue, Hemington Welch organist, Ralph Williams Skylarks, La Salle Orchestra, and regional stations WGN WLAG WHAS WDAF KPO KFI KGO KLX among others with varied program blocks and local events.
New York scenes unfold from Oct 10 with Bugs Baer styled thoughts and a parade of city vignettes. Will Rogers aids an elderly man on a streetcar, Broadway glints, cloche hats loom, and a fog rolls over the crowd as vendors, shops, and theatre figures populate the urban panorama.
Report says Cap Rock won a tight game last Saturday while the Golden Sandstrom seeks victory. Writers criticize the crowd for missing the sendoff at the station and urge more turnout at the stadium to back the team.
The Eulalians held a Tuesday program featuring a debate on whether women have as much right to govern as men and a storytelling session. Hi Y students reported large attendance with group presentations on school obstacles and new member requests, plus notes on Forum organization and name changes of vaudeville performers.
A compilation of radio and concert listings notes orchestras and ensembles across Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis, Kansas City, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and more. Entries include names like the La Salle Orchestra Balaban Katz Theater Revue and Henry Halstead's Orchestra with times from afternoon to late evening.
Clarence Warren Sargeant at Arms and reporter figures noted as much interest in the club with a large attendance invited to meetings. Mrs John Cone of 1306 Tyler loaned a bowl and three goldfish to senior English and Public Speaking classes to enhance the room atmosphere. Monday night featured parents visiting classrooms, social hour, and coffee and doughnuts after a short orchestra program enjoyed by the Hi Y and orchestra boys.
Fragmented text describes a typist on vacation and rough keystrokes. It references “Auto parts, 113 W. 7th” and garbled phrases implying a message about a missing or away typist and disjointed lines. No clear event or person beyond the location is identifiable.
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