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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1931
Page
4
The note lists departments and asks about contact points or roles for the telephones. It implies a newsroom and circulation queries channel through central desk, guiding readers to appropriate lines for News, Business, or Circulation information.
Sam Sherrill fears a rich widow funds Fourth Aldersea's odd invention while protecting her control over the family. Nelson, married to the maid, strains Fourth's pride. Sam buys time by an engagement to Peak Abbott as Nelson and Martha vanish. Fourth reveals a crystal gift and hints at money origins as tensions rise between them.
Sam confronts Fourth over money from an invention and his mistreatment of Nelson and his wife Martha. Fourth insists the funds came from a legitimate, profitable invention and denies wrongdoing, while Joan pleads to return a jewel case and stop taking money from the "poor widow" Mrs Frye. The tension centers on ownership and rightful sources of wealth.
Amarillo volunteers report only 35 000 raised of a 65 000 goal in the third week of the campaign. Committee members fault both large donors delaying gifts and smaller contributors holding back until others give. They urge a renewed sense of community responsibility across all earners to feed the hungry and support city welfare. The piece closes with two quoted remarks from Gar Wood and Evangeline Booth.
The article argues that the machine age spreads beauty through everyday objects like furniture and kitchen gear, democratizing art by prioritizing widespread daily impact over monumental but scarce masterpieces. It weighs democratized, consumable beauty against rare, enduring beauty, favoring broader social influence.
A note on a coon’s reputation for longevity linked to a proverb. Tomorrow’s column will explore origins of phrases such as A Miss Is As Good As a Mile, Beauty Spots, and Origin of Naples. Readers may write to Russ Murphy and Ray Senusky at The News-Globe with ideas.
Irene Castle, famed for fashion and influence, maintains her edge after visiting Saratoga Springs. The New Rochelle native, linked to Vernon Castle and Fred McLaughlin, sparked styles from the bob to the Castle Walk, while running Orphans-in-the-Storm and residing in Lake Forest.
Peter Bunny, bored by Briar patch life, sneaks to the Old Pasture to check on Jed Thumper and the Reddy Fox vicinity. He finds signs of activity, meets the grouchy Jed Thumper, and slips away, wary of trouble and curious about intruders in the Old Pasture.
The NBC WEAF station will feature Gus Arnheim from San Antonio on Tuesdays, Wayne King from Chicago on Thursdays, and Andy Sanella from New York on Saturdays for four weeks, as B A Rolfe’s ensemble takes a rest tour abroad. Elsewhere listings note Lillian Roth, Miss Patriccio, Dino Borgioli, Nevada Van Der Veer, and performances from Ormandy, Rochester C. Vic, and Mildred Bailey, with Coleman shipping over 200 carloads of grain this season.
Yesterday's puzzle shows a long list of horizontal and vertical clues with mis-spellings and broken words. The entries include many common crossword terms like tanned skin of a sheep female horse and various directional references, plus several errors and unclear fragments from the OCR.
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