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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1924
Page
8
Dorothy Dix argues that parents should only sacrifice to send children to college if the youths are truly capable and hungry for study. She contends most students attend for status and entertainment, not learning, and warns families to appraise their children before costly commitments.
Peter Drew wins Helen Marshall away from Bop Powers despite disapproval by Elizabeth Brace. After a tedious wedding, Helen endures an evening of dull conversation at Mr. and Mrs. Norris byplay, where gossip and petty chatter reveal social vulgarity. Helen longs to escape the stifling scene and walk home with Peter, frustrated by the night.
At the theaters the Fair shows Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model in a picturization of the old melodrama with Claire Windsor. The Mission presents Babbitt from Sinclair Lewis with Willard Louis in the title role. The Liberty screens The Thrill Chaser with Hoot Gibson along with H C Witwer's Fighting Blood.
The film Babbitt opened at the Mission theater offering a stark portrayal of American business life. Willard Louis stars with a cast including Mary Alden Carmel Myers and Gertrude Olmstead as director Harry Beaumont adapts via Dorothy Farnum.
Hoot Gibson headlines the Liberty Theatre showing The Thrill Chaser a action packed western. Also screening is Fighting Blood in the H. C. Witwer series. K A Poe of Tulia and Frank White Jr of Clarendon visited yesterday for DeMolay events. The note mentions Harding's Ranch boasting Texas' largest swimming pool.
The Rev. R F Jenkins stated on Polk street this morning that he planned to preach and take up a collection, adding that a small collection would not be a loss. Dyer Slaton of Plainview attended for the DeMolay ceremonial.
The revival of the melodrama Nellie The Beautiful Cloak Model at the Fair theater delivers old fashioned suspense as Nellie is placed on doomed tracks with a rushing express. Claire Windsor charms as Nellie Hobart Bosworth and Lew Cody supply the villainous edge.
In Claude Texas the class of 1924 honors Miss Sarah Elizabeth Campbell valedictorian and editor of The Whirlwind while Ramie Romans is salutatorian. Graduates prepare for further schooling as teachers attend institute at West Texas State Teachers College and the Claude school plans to begin next Monday.
Prof W E K Patty superintendent of Plainview public schools visited Amarillo yesterday. W N Martin left Wednesday for Roswell New Mexico to buy apples for several weeks. The gate fee is all you have to pay at Harding's Ranch with swimming and fishing free.
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