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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1924
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a 1924 Amarillo Texas newspaper masthead with publication details including date September 21 1924 and pricing by mail for daily and Sunday editions. The legible items indicate postal matter status and department labels.
A Cosmopolitan October piece by Rupert Hughes critiques organized religion, claiming many churchgoers do not truly believe creed claims. Amarillo editorials defend the church, arguing it remains a moral force amid modern loosening morals.
Radio grid of Chicago Louisville St Louis Dallas and other markets with church services concerts and orchestras listed by time and station including KYW WG WHAS KSD WOAW WOAC WOC WOS WDAP WHE WFAA and more noting channels and performance details. Stations include KYW Chicago WG Chicago WHAS Louisville KSD St Louis WOAW Omaha WOC Davenport WOS Jefferson City WDAP Kansas City WHE Kansas City WFAA Dallas and WAP Fort Worth with entries for church services ensembles and broadcasts.
OA program pages list church services and evening concerts in Oakland San Francisco and Los Angeles. Notable entries include Little Symphony Circheatra at Tenth Avenue Baptist at 4:30 PM, Rudy Seteer's Orchestra at Undenominational Services 11 AM, Ambassador Concert Orchestra at Metropolitan Theater 8 PM, Art Hickman's Orchestra 7 PM, and Paotardie Orchestra Ki with various broadcast times.
A Durant dealer envisions life with no automobiles, noting one vehicle per seven people in the United States and contrasting with Russia and China. He warns daily routines like milk delivery and work commutes would falter and emphasizes the widespread dependence on cars and growing outdoor culture.
Clarendon agrees to partial Sunday openings with garages, beverage outlets, and stations allowed to open until 10 a m and reopen at 2 p m Daily papers allowed to deliver and sell after mail arrivals for one hour. Several court actions against violators will be dismissed.
The writer details a Monday morning opening of the Fair, including Hob Emmett arriving at The Globe, a basement entrance, and a shell game scheme. He boasts of outsmarting shell game men, rejects Coolidge, and jests about politics, dates, and a theater night before promising to attend races and bets at the Fair.
O O McIntyre recounts a Paris visit in September 1924. He notes American expatriates seeking help, visits to the Louvre and Seine book stalls, and encounters with Parisian life from markets to bars. He rails at quirky scenes, praises Maybelle Manning and American dressmakers, and ends with a humorous take on American soda and snails.
Visitors to the Amarillo Tri-State exposition will view a real Field Artillery gun encamped at the fairgrounds. Headquarters company of the 142nd Infantry will establish a model army camp for one company and remain until the fair ends. A sham battle and a fireworks display are planned, with an Indian buffalo hunt as part of Saturday’s program.
Clarendon Texas announces September 28 as Clarendon and Donley county day at Amarillo Tri-State fair. The chamber of commerce plans a large in body turnout with boosters caps banked, autos filled for those without transportation, and a caravan to showcase the county to the fairgoers.
Information from Fort Worth states Mrs W F White died at her home at 4 pm yesterday. Former Amarillo resident, she lived at 1602 Harrison Street. She belonged to the Delphian and Pierian clubs in Amarillo and retained membership here. She left two daughters.
Vernon to expand Moore Brothers Hospital with a new addition increasing capacity. Guy A. Carlander, Vernon architect, circulated plans yesterday. This is his fifth Vernon project, joining the Vernon High School and several commercial remodeling jobs for local clients.
The United States Biological Survey exhibit in the Agricultural hall at the Amarillo Tri-State exposition aims to spark interest among Panhandle farmers and stockmen. It features a large wolf pelt along with many other hides and furs and provides information on rodent control, with impressive elk panels decorating the booth.
Local political circles report that if Wiley Pollard becomes sheriff of Potter County, C A Herbert will be appointed chief deputy. Pollard has not confirmed this. Herbert ran in the first primary and supported Pollard in the runoff. Jerry Malin and Bryan McDonald, students at West Texas State Teachers College, were here yesterday on business.
Beautiful warm sunshine prevails after two days of clouds and rain. Farmers are breaking land and drilling in wheat while rain had delayed work in the area. Some fields of raw feedstuff damaged by pests and other garden crops affected.
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