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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
4
The fragment from the Amarillo Globe mentions a one month period and prices, but readable details are limited. It appears to reference a publication cycle and a figure around 2.00, yet specifics are unclear.
A Texas statewide education drive promotes five constitutional amendments. Leader Senator Edgar Witt, future lieutenant governor, backs a 120 day legislature, county taxing of UT lands, shifting university funds from bonds, higher pay for legislators, and reduced mileage. The message highlights Texas growth and calls for constructive laws and engaged citizens.
Analysis from a National Education Association bulletin shows 1928 wealth at 353.52 billion and public school property at 6.334 billion. Public schools account for 1.79 of every 100 dollars of wealth, with 1.55 invested in elementary and secondary schools and 0.24 in tax supported colleges. The piece argues education is a prudent investment amid other expenses.
Babe refuses Pete’s marriage as she has promised his father to stay apart. She moves to a furnished room, searches for work, and faces a string of rejections while haunted by Pete and the Scareye case. She lands a chocolate-dipper job but remains lonely and wary of her past.
Rumors say a drive to create a strict 400 social set in New York aims to replace the existing upper crust. The plan centers on a leader likely Mrs. Vincent Astor, with the new group limited to 400, shifting from the old cafe society of New York.
The Globe invites reader ideas on origins of phrases and sayings. Contact Russ Murphy to contribute an entry on how a custom began, or suggest a term like the Bachelor Button or the RX Symbol on Prescriptions.
Babe endures loneliness while saving money and proving self sufficiency after breaking from her past. She fights to earn a living, hides from friends, dreams of Pete, and weighs a future with a sorority offer as she forges ahead on her own.
A crossword puzzle featuring clues about Balboa and a vertical set with strokes measures portraits ventilating machines and merits. It also includes a messy section of yesterday's scrambled answer words and varied single word hints such as devoured lafollette sheep dimes and monkey alongside mis-spaced list items.
Farmer Brown's Boy suspects Flip the Terrier of stealing Black Pussy's dinner each night. Mother Brown defends Flip while observing Black Pussy's diet worsens. He trails Flip with Bowser the Hound and discovers Black Pussy's dishes empty upon return as she is missing.
A collage notes Frederick Lonsdale as a London playwright living quietly in Sussex. It then shifts to a farm tale about Black Pussy the cat, her hunger, and Farmer Brown's Boy solving the mystery of missing meals by inspecting a round shed doorway and feeding the cat.
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