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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1929
Page
4
The notice states the Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for dispatches and regular news in this paper. It lists subscription options of one week one month three months six months and one year.
In a fervent view the author frames Premier Ramsey MacDonald and President Hoover as central figures in a two act drama toward world disarmament. The piece stresses real obstacles and the hope for a dramatic Act 3 ending with universal disarmament.
Washington notes describe George Higgins Moses of New Hampshire as a blunt yet vivid orator whose quips spark wit and conviction. Examples include his Versailles critique and a comeback to Dr Grayson on Wilson’s ailment, revealing a sharp, self interested stance on filibusters.
The speaker blends slang and American colloquialisms with a robust classical cadence. He freely uses Latin and Greek to enrich English and demonstrates deep scholarly mastery of the first two languages. The result is a vibrant, well formed oratory.
Senator Moses, 60, appears younger with a sturdy build and sharp mind. Each morning he faces a mountain of mail on his desk, which disappears by day’s end as he works methods, humor, and wide friendly reach across Democratic and Republican peers.
A city committee outlines requirements for present and future water supply including peak loads and fire protection. It analyzes costs of sinking new wells at Word Ranch and Bush farm, pumping equipment, transmission power, and unit costs per 1 000 gallons. It also weighs Purity and hardness of sources and the impact of land acquisitions near Amarillo for improved supply.
In a melodramatic tale, Helen discovers she may be the heiress Henry Brent seeks. Brent pressures her to marry, while Helen rejects loose morals and vows to seek a life with true partnership. Jealousies with Carmel and Eva complicate the path to an engagement.
In midtown Manhattan the Roaring Forties pulse with noise from ash cans to milk wagons. The scene along W 47th Street features hotels, theaters, speakeasies, and burlesque troupes as two toned pajamas become a fashionable craze with bold color mismatches like white trousers with a black jacket and mauve trousers with a salmon pink jacket.
A city committee questions using eminent domain for land purchases for wells and pipelines while urging efficient water use. They critique a proposed $200,000 forty year bond for water supply, suggest using surplus earnings and smaller land purchases, and seek a transparent plan and debt limit for Amarillo's water program.
A salesman notes that the traditional over the head night shirt remains in demand among devoted wearers. He mentions vintage night gowns as popular with older generations and even admired by film fans, likening them to Clara Bow in a musty black mohair bustle.
A playful roundup notes French night shirts with starched bosoms and lavish New York sleepwear for the Duke of Manchester using Persian silk at $150 a yard, monograms with crests at $200, plus jeweled fronts. It mentions Adolph Menjou’s famed pajama collection and a Bronx banner joke about a “Dangerous Woman.”
A crossword puzzle page presents numerous horizontal clues such as Convent Garnet gem Bed lath and Bed lath, with entries like Whalebone and Hager among others. The grid shows numbers 36 through 42 and multiple short word prompts including Part of eye and Chimed.
In Burgess bedtime tale Flip notices a striped chipmunk with an oddly swollen head peeking from a burrow. He mistakes two chipmunks for one then observes the same head shape reappearing, concluding there may be two distinct chipmunks in the hole. The story ends hinting at the next installment.
The Tri-State Technical Society urges a halt on a $2.3 million indebtedness and postponement of the bond election. They call for a thorough scientific study of Amarillo's water system, recommending a board of experts and a three to six month delay to avoid probable defeat.
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