21 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1927
Page
1
Hollywood adopts cautious optimism as the Chaplin split nears court. Reports claim Mrs. Chaplin seeks 850000 plus custody of Sydney and Charles Jr with potential support for each child. Chaplin and attorneys remain silent as proceedings are anticipated next Monday.
N Shaw Rives a rancher and former banker was discharged by Judge J F Sutton after the district attorney moved to dismiss following the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling that the affidavit used to prosecute him was not a completed affidavit. The case involved a $10000 loan from the Federal Land Bank of Houston on a 1050 acre North Concho river valley ranch.
Ichthyology experts float theories for mass fish kills at Lake Bivian. Causes range from vegetation toxins to alkali overflow, with poison blamed on coyotes considered unlikely. Local fishermen fear loss of prime catches as Riley nears arrival to seek remedies. Potability of city water remains unaffected as the lake itself isn’t the water source.
Police and sheriff’s departments mounted a wide search for two missing men using aircraft for the first time in the area. By late night no trace of the men was found as investigators checked a suspect car number reportedly associated with a repair job, though officials offered no motive or danger.
The Agriculture Department issued its tenth boll weevil report summarizing regional findings. It listsinjurious reports from College Station Texas Waxahachie Port Levees Rebstown and Taft with averages and percentages for July and August 1946.
Mrs John B Henderson a national social reform figure argues American flapper fashion harms morality abroad She cites China Japan Italy and Vatican Vatican organ Osservatore Romano condemning film industry She calls for a shift toward modest easier attire and leadership from industries schools and media to restore American propriety and health
Gov. Dill on a neutral posture as New Mexico joins the seven state conference opening in Denver. Arizona and California quarrel over Colorado river water allocations, with no agreement reached and forecasts of possible revision to the seven state compact.
Saturday night at the police station saw two young men jailed for driving while intoxicated after police found three empty whiskey bottles in their car and noted red traffic lights meant little to them. A well dressed woman faced a vagrancy charge and was ordered held for investigation while a disheveled man with long hair was locked up for allegedly attacking a crippled man.
Aug 1 A carefully planned jail delivery was thwarted as officers suspected an escape and waited downstairs. When the guard opened the bullpen door two men attacked Jailer Terrill Williameen and a third rushed forward before Sheriff Beddehasen and Deputy Vernize Ford arrived with revolvers to quell the attempt.
In Manitou two robbers blasted a safe and took 560 in traveler's checks before escaping. Police were alerted at 6 am when an employee reported the break in. The attackers appeared to know the safe combination and used explosives. In Louisiana, Mrs. Den W. Sparisch of Shreveport was elected president of a local American Legion auxiliary group.
An oddly worded fragment notes a claim that cotton requires no further rain. The readable portion includes repeated phrases and garbled text, with no clear names, dates, places, or verifiable events to anchor a fuller report.
Rapid City South Dakota August 20 A confrontation over the U.S. Navy looms in the next Congress after President Coolidge said no immediate appropriations for new cruisers and submarines. Navy leaders in Congress protest the plan, arguing authorization this year with funding later delays gains to 1932 or 1933. They cite Geneva failure and Britain’s build up as pressure to act now.
A newspaper excerpt cites Sacco Vanzetti warning that American Legion Fascists will face reprisals. It notes L Humanite origins with Jean Juares founder in 1904 and his 1914 assassination, linking the paper to socialist and communist movements of the era.
Luigia Vansetti and Hartolomeo Vansetti await potential clemency as petitions for a third reprieve move through state and federal channels. Governor Fuller grapples with petitions while Supreme Court action remains uncertain amid clemency and habeas corpus petitions.
The AP reports 138000 U S union musicians seek to be classified as laborers in the field of music to block foreign jazz players from working in the United States. Joe Weber says foreign ensembles are displacing American musicians under the professional artiste exemption.
In Borger Aug 29 a man named Reynolds shot at Constable Rey Macey when the officer tried to seize a dog during a street fight. The constable was hit in the head hat and rear of a patrol car. Reynolds was arrested by rangers and bound over to the grand jury on a 1460 dollar bond for attempted murder.
Beaumont August 20 Five suits involving about 18 acres of land are filed in district court by H B B Fall and Mrs A E Cassell and 29 others. Claims total 42 460 608 in damages against Palments land owners and companies including Humpreys Oil Spindletop fields and Oakwood Realty Weed and Rice. The Yount Lee company faces a claim totaling 15 200 000 in damages amid land seizure.
A crash near Von Arsdall left members of a Kentucky family dead. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate a tragedy involving the heirs of a wealthy household and a newly acquired property.
Police report Andrew Kunderski, 36, cut his throat with a razor near a window in Newark. He held his head outside the window to avoid staining the carpet, dying by his own action.
Relatives weary after a long vigil follow the crash of the Flint fliers reached by Miss Doran. William Devan Jr. breaks vigil in Flint Journal office and seeks rest in a nearby cottage after hours of sobbing and waiting for news in the Pacific search.
Censtance Erwin, 18, wife of Dallas Spirit pilot William P. Erwin, remains composed as she refuses to abandon hope of his recovery after he failed the Honolulu race entry due to age rules.
Two destroyers Meyer and Sumner were ordered off the search for missing Cole flight aviators in the Pacific. They will continue naval reserve cruises and prepare to return to the Pacific coast from Headila Regetta as directed by Admiral R. N. Jackson.
The Dallas born William P Krein, a war aviator and scholar, served in the Pacific theater after training at Fort Logan H. He was educated at the University of Texas where he was among ten honor men before joining the war effort. He died in Gaza in the war era leaving behind Reverend and Mrs Krein as his parents and a notable record as a religious song composer.
Fragmented OCR reads like a garbled sports tease mentioning Dallas and Bern with unclear numbers. It hints at a competition or event but lacks readable names, dates, or clear actions to confirm outcomes or participants.
Lieutenant Ken Hawkins of the plane 21 Encanto announced a bid to fly from Dallas to Tokio in an amphibian craft. The mission aims to cover about 7208 miles with a planned night takeoff. The plan hinges on immediate financing.
At Bourget field a six month cycle tests aviators with pivot chairs for balance, blindfolded drills, light signals, and electrical timing. A sealed chamber simulates up to 2000 meters altitude to gauge nervous and muscular reflexes as surgeons report no accidents from periodic testing.
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