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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1928
Page
8
The Amarillo Globe News publishing note lists its founding date February 20 1924 and publishing pattern Evening edition except Saturdays with Sunday morning edition. It notes printing at 6th and Fillmore and circulation rates for various term lengths.
Amarillo crowds flood the Tri State Fair grounds as shops close for an afternoon, with 200 visitors from Roswell and 500 from Borger joining delegates. The piece highlights civic boosterism and regional cooperation across the Plains states. It then shifts to winter projects recommending ship model building with simple tools and notes wild beast fatalities in India versus auto deaths in the United States, ending with a quip attributed to Mr. Mack.
An article by Agnes Lyne stresses the teacher parent bond as essential for reading and math progress. It urges mothers to know their child’s teacher, visit the school, and foster honest, friendly cooperation to align home and school influences.
Henry Ford plans a large Edison Museum near Dearborn in the Ancient Village. The structure will display Edison inventions, his laboratory tools and notebooks used while refining telegraph and motion picture devices. Thomas A. Edison is to attend the cornerstone ceremony.
In West Tennessee near Reelfoot Lake, a 1811 earthquake formed the lake later used for hunting and fishing. A visiting Northerner is duped by a native into paying for a bass caught by a dog, which returns with a two pound fish and thirty-five cents in coins. The tale notes local pride in honesty and the region's fishing lore.
Janet Mary James, an aspiring stage star, navigates fame and romance in New York. Ballard Riley, a physician with a wary view of show business, clashes with her motives as producer Mort Goldstein pushes her toward a major Madison Square Garden revival. Corinne Malcolm and Della De Lacy figure in rivalries and personal ties amid publicity frenzies.
A 1928 observation portrays New York as a refuge for deserted wives from across America who find work in small tea rooms and as cashiers while rebuilding lives. The piece notes about 50,000 such wives, reports on welfare aid, and threads of crime and social behavior, including dog thieves and casual nightlife. It then shifts to a fictional tale of love and struggle between Ballard and Janet, detailing tensions, fear of heartbreak, and the pull of an uncertain relationship.
A crossword puzzle includes short clues such as Pale and English coin with numbers marking word positions. A lengthy quoted fiction excerpt follows describing a stage actress Janet in a New York opening night, detailing feelings, rival Flo and character Fladine Desly in a theater setting.
A list of crossword style clues with numbers for across and vertical entries including definitions such as home of a bird five centime piece Carmen composer born largest river inflammable item and other language and musical term hints.
Berkeley reports 18 000 University of California alumni will receive a knowledge test via the California Monthly alumni magazine. The quiz rates recall of items from college with grading scales and an honor system to not view answers until mailed.
Cubby Bear suspects a stranger is dead after a fall but finds the culprit is Unc Billy Possum playing dead. Bobby Coon and Sammy Jay aid in revealing the prank, teaching Cubby that appearances can fool, and that the joke is on him.
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