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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1929
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe began as a second class matter on February 20 1924 and was issued evenings except Saturdays with Sunday morning editions by The Globe News Publishing Co. Publisher and Editor Gene Howe and General Manager Wilbur C Hawk are named.
The Texas legislature requires vital statistics registration and Amarillo passes a city ordinance. Violations carry a misdemeanor fine. The health officer stresses public cooperation to report births and deaths to the registrar. Parents must promptly register births to aid veterans and federal aid programs. The article links vital statistics to resource conservation and orderly records for future generations.
Helen Brent, raised as ward of Leonard Brent, learns she is heiress to Cyril Cunningham after a dying beggar's tale. Cunningham and lawyer reveal the inheritance in Yonkers as Helen faces suspicion and a grand design for her future. A car drive threatens danger when a pedestrian steps onto the road during a tense chase.
Financial observer Paul Tomlinson argues that about one billion dollars a year are lost in bad investments due to public financial illiteracy. He calls for education by colleges and schools and urges seeking expert advice from bankers or the National Better Business Bureau to avoid fake mining and oil stock schemes.
A parenting guidance piece urges parents to examine their own motives when confronting child disobedience. It notes that adult behavior often mirrors past harsh treatment and warns mothers especially to avoid projecting unresolved childhood resentment onto children.
Kirke Simpson notes James G. Blaine found tariff debate terms repeated from the First Congress onward. He cites ad valorem versus specific duties, infant manufacturers, fostering government aid, diversified growth, and cheap European labor as recurring themes across decades.
The article recalls Blaine's view that tariff policy shaped prewar causes and that industrial capacity driven by steam created cycles of peak production and downturns. It notes that by 1929 mechanization defines global leadership in productive capacity, beyond duties.
The Bystander notes Blaine's writings referencing James J. Davis who addresses the American labor problem. Davis argues production growth outpaces consumption and warns against unemployment from rapid mechanization. He calls for creating new public wants and new industries.
The feature surveys New York dining with a tour of iconic spots from St. Regis to Lindy’s and Port Arthur in Chinatown, listing favorites like chicken hash, lemon meringue pie, and chow mein. A side vignette follows a motorists incident and a nurselike heroine helping a injured girl to hospital, ending with a police intervention and a cliffhanger.
Peter Rabbit and Mrs. Peter worry over a visit by a fast white and black dog blamed for chasing Peter to a hole in a wall. Flip-Fast explores the Briar patch edge, sniffing paths and risking discovery as Peter plans to trap him.
A 1929 column notes a campaign against hatless dress and jokes about fashion trends. It mentions 500 men going hatless last winter, tripling in summer, and a protest against showy style. It cites Stefansson in Greenwich Village and a Kentucky singer as examples, plus a buttonless shirt by Floyd Gibbons.
A scrambled crossword puzzle titled Mostly Short Words appears with scattered clues and partial entries. The grid hints include weapon terms, verbs and nouns with mixed letter fragments and errors, creating a fragmented puzzle readout.
Amarillo city voters approve an emergency ordinance creating a registrar of vital statistics and naming City Health Officer H. Larson to the post. The measure enforces compulsory birth and death reporting under state law, with penalties for noncompliance and no salary increase for Dr. Larson.
The Moose lodge of Belleville Illinois will host an annual home-coming event on October 4 and 6 to answer the question Who is the biggest liar in Southern Illinois. Local residents and guests are invited to attend the event featuring a humorous contest and community activities.
Paris reports police will wear steel skull caps beneath helmets to guard against stones and bottles during riots. Several officers have suffered fatal head wounds in recent disturbances.
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