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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe lists publication details including founding date February 20 1924 filing as second class matter and publication schedule. It notes Associated Press membership and exclusive rights to news dispatches credited or not, plus local news hedge.
Rates shown for Amarillo by carrier and by mail span one week to one year. Local figures list one month at 50 cents, six months at 2.50, and one year at 5.00 for Sunday only and daily plus Sunday editions across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
A Chicago judge sentences Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb to life imprisonment in Illinois. The piece argues public sentiment and money influence could lead to parole within twenty years, predicting special privileges and eventual release, with moral alarm over waning respect for the law.
Central Standard Time listings show KYW Chicago a full night of musical programs and children’s stories. Station WF quotes include WMAQ and WGN Chicago lineups with orchestras, studio shows, and special reports across multiple markets and times.
A humor piece recalls a miscommunication in Spain where a waiter answered two glasses of milk with two bull fight tickets. It then riffs on Texas quips and a local Amarillo wit, Quincy Ford, noting his farm observations and worms in corn.
A listing of evening radio programs and orchestral performances across multiple stations from Chicago to Portland. Entries include names such as Josh DeBabary and Hilda Butler Farr, with times ranging from late afternoon to night and notes on time zone differences and daylight saving adjustments.
A column from Paris dated Sept 9 blends social sketches of dressmakers and American visitors with jokes about a wife named O W and a planned Cadillac parlor car caper. The narrator recounts office chatter, a new Polk Street store opening, and O W’s playful exploits in Amarillo.
Writing from Paris in 1924, the observer details fashion shows in private rooms, Parisian saleswomen, and male dressmakers amid American clientele. The piece contrasts couture venues with at the Ritz headwaiter, notes flavors of nightlife, revue comparisons, and the display habits of tiny shops, ending with a McNaught syndicate copyright note.
Peter Drew, a conventional businessman, wins Helen Marshall away from Bob Powers but finds her bored after marriage. Helen seeks meaningful work and social independence, clashing with Peter who tries to control her. Silent treatment, accusations, and resistance follow as their conflict grows.
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