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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1924
Page
15
A playful note urges readers to submit snappy titles for a weekly contest. It invites many possible titles tied to the town belle theme, mentions suitors, poetry, and a home run in a baseball reference, and promises five $1 checks for winners.
The contest editors unveil Timber Products as first place winner with a long list of titles and entrants. Winners include Dan Harmon of Tulia Texas and O D Kerr of L East Fifth Street, with many honorable mentions from across Texas and nearby states.
In the Soviet Union, changing names is easy by filing a written request with the Soviet registrar of vital statistics. Children may adopt new names with parental consent, and multiple siblings may bear different names. The political upheaval and past prisoner stigma boost name-change applications, making Russia a leading country for name changes.
United States labor statistics commissioner Ethelbert Stewart reports the quota theory guides immigration limits while exemptions and non quota regions alter totals. He notes the overall quota fell by more than half since 1923, with biggest cuts in southern and eastern Europe and 46 percent more aliens admitted outside the quota in the year ending June 30, 1924.
Houston reports spread that Progreso Mexico has become a Mexican El Reno and that divorces are easy after 30 days residence. Mexican consul Hermenegildo Valdes questions accuracy noting federal law set about one year residence with required grounds and proof.
The Capit building of the United States housing Congress and the Supreme Court is valued at 25,500,000 dollars in actual cost. If current local real estate values were used the amount would be much higher.
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