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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1928
Page
2
Edith Johnson profiles Mrs. Smith wife of New York governor, praising her kindness, poise, and balanced nature. The piece notes her intelligence, fashion, and motherly role, and includes her views on voting with her husband and the value of motherhood in society.
A fragmentary item notes a tea event or ceremony tied to Christs New, with unclear specifics and several illegible words. The readable bits point to a local gathering or ritual within a church context, but details such as date and participants are missing.
A dozen readers offered assistance after a 16 year old boy wrote to Old Tack asking for a job in a letter published yesterday. No return address was provided, so he could not be reached. He can visit the Globe office to be connected with helpers.
Colonel McNutt, dean of Indiana University School of Law, elected Legion national commander while on leave from his post. Born 1891 in Martinsville, he trained as an artillery officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison and served at San Antonio, rising to lieutenant colonel and now commanding the 326th field artillery. He married Kathleen Timolat in 1918 in San Antonio. their San Antonio convention trip marks their tenth anniversary.
The Associated Press reports a batch of student gaffes from London public school exams. Notable quips include Euclid called the Complete Angler, and a joke about Bacon writing Shakespeare. Other misrenderings touch on Latin phrases and humorous mistranslations.
Edward Hickman died at San Quentin in a public hanging at 10:25 a.m. after guards prepared three cords and a trap mechanism. The condemned youth faced last rites from Father Fleming as the crowd of about 200 watched the execution proceed with medical staff confirming death within 22 seconds of the fall.
Hogs at Kansas City and cattle at Chicago and East St. Louis markets show prices mixed with declines of 10 to 20 cents for various weight ranges. Reports include hogs 6 500 head, cattle 8 000, vealers, sheep numbers, and prices for different classes, with records of pork and beef values across multiple markets.
A poem by Edgar A Guest from 1928 reflects a weary observer who finds life dreary and dull. He dismisses nature and people as ordinary while recognizing that poets and artists find splendor in them.
London reporters describe a surge of complaints from British flappers over streetcars with splintered seats and exposed nail heads that tear silk hose. The protests target omnibus and motor coach operators as unsafe and uncomfortable for passengers.
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