Marines Ordered Into Action across Aug 1
More Marines are ordered into action. About 1,000 will be sent to August, with 1,400 already there.
04 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1928
Page
1
More Marines are ordered into action. About 1,000 will be sent to August, with 1,400 already there.
The United States plans an intensive campaign against Nicaraguan rebel Sandino with 1000 additional marines joining 1400 already on the ground. Navy ships will land troops at Corinto while commanders resume control to assure a free election. Some lawmakers object, calling for more precise force levels and scrutiny.
Partly cloudy and warmer for Amarillo and vicinity on Wednesday. The larger area shows mostly partly cloudy skies in West Texas and New Mexico with extreme eastern portions warmer. A high pressure system sits over the lower Mississippi valley and Utah, bringing continued cold conditions east of the plains, with snow reported in Kansas and the northern Rocky Mountains.
In Chillicothe two stores were robbed of checks and cash totaling nearly 3000 dollars Monday night. A janitor, described as a Negro, was abducted and held until the burglars neared Vernon. Sheriff Bralley sought the suspects from Wichita Falls to Chillicothe. About 2700 to 2800 dollars came from pay checks issued by the Chillicothe Oil Company to employees and cashed at the scene.
Announcement of the sale of the J. E. Bryant company to Plains Wholesale Grocery company became effective January 1. C. S. Pugh and J. S. Walker head the new Plains operation with J. D. Roberson and J. S. Hobbs as directors. The firm’s stock rises, and the candy factory will close as stock moves to new holdings.
Reports from Marlin say all 13 Lone Star Gas company employees injured when a truck struck a bridge railing last night will recover. Three or four were seriously hurt, while the rest escaped with bruises.
John J. Esch of Wisconsin received a recess appointment to the Interstate Commerce Commission from President Coolidge. The Senate had not acted on his nomination by adjournment and his term expired December 31, so the recess appointment continues him in office until the Senate acts.
Amarillo’s S. D. Tex and W. W. Whitey McIlroy rose from small grocery operators to heads of three major oil firms, Dixon Creek No. 2 sparked the Panhandle boom, with 5.7 million barrels produced and 625000 in dividends paid to early investors. They now own Dixon Creek Oil, McIlroy Oil, and Cockrell McIlroy Oil.
In Eastland Texas Judge George L Davenport set January 16 for separate trials of Cisco bank bandits Henry Helms Robert Hill and Marshall Ratliff linked to the December 23 First National Bank robbery and the murder of Police Chief Bedford during the heist Nine accomplices detained at a Moran camp remain jailed on bonds of 500 to 1900 Attn: Governor Moody revoked pardons for Helms and Ratliff both wounded and indicted in the Cisco robbery
Los Angeles January 3 An inquest finds Mrs Amelia Appleby died from congestion of the lungs due to exposure after her body was found in a ditch. Dr Charles M McMillan held as the suspect refuses to testify as prosecutors plan a murder indictment.
Seven German children were rescued by a naval vessel after drifting four hours on an ice floe off the Wilhelmshaven coast. They had been playing on the crust when the tide broke it away.
Paspa Texas January 3 Q O Ross bridegroom of a week died by suffocation Tuesday afternoon while repairing an Empire Gas company well on the 6666 ranch near Pampa. He was about 30 years old and had been employed by the company for some time.
Amarillo speakers outline education versus school spending and tires while a program on wheat marketing unfolds. Dr Thomsen opens with a prayer and remarks followed by an entertainment segment before Henry Ansley of The GlobeNews speaks at 1 30 p m. Horace Russell of Russell Cockrell Co concludes with a marketing discussion and musical numbers.
Texas Wheat Growers association members in Amarillo attend a four day marketing school. Dr R Thomson opens with devotion and talk on law enforcement. Henry Ansley discusses farm marketing methods and business practices for farmers. Horace Russell to speak at night as leaders discuss cooperative marketing and middlemen.
Amarillo and the Panhandle swung from freezing to springlike warmth as the temperature rose from near 10 degrees at dawn to a 63 degree high, with clear skies and no precipitation. Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Dallas, Fort Worth reported freezing or above freezing conditions, while Houston and Galveston remained cool.
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Tegucigalpa aboard the Spirit of St. Louis at 1 55 pm after circling the field three times and landing before the hangar. He was greeted by President Miguel Pas Barahona Foreign Minister Fausto Davilla and American minister George T. Summerlin. Six women presented flowers and the mayor offered the key to the city.
In Austin on January 3 the Texas university board of regents hired private counsel as the attorney general's office signals likely non support. The regents face mandamus suits seeking mineral permits on state lands with the January 18 supreme court submissions. Respondents include O W Greene D J McDaniel Joe S Batts Austin.
The State Department publicized a plan inviting France and other principal powers to join a multilateral treaty renouncing war as a national policy. Secretary Kellogg welcomed the bid, proposing a broader pact to garner global adherence, replacing the Root arbitration framework.
The proposed endurance flight by Bert Acosta and Emile Burgin in the Fokker Splitdorf was postponed again due to Acosta’s illness. The pilot has a cold, delaying the planned record attempt in New York.
Mexico City January 3 General Coloca acting chief of aviation today proposed purchasing a Wright airplane for a non stop flight from Mexico City to Washington with Captain Emilio Carranza as pilot.
A judge scheduled a January 2018 trial for the defendant charged with killing Marian Parker. The court set the date and ordered standard pre trial proceedings and disclosures.
William E. Hickman, charged with kidnapping and murdering Marian Parker, pleads not guilty by insanity in Los Angeles court. Judge Carlos Hardy sets trial for January 25 after rejecting a 35 day continuance request. Parker family member present as guards secure the crowded eighth floor.
A News Globe carrier asks customers to have exact change ready when collecting payment. He claims he has prepaid for papers and profits depend on full subscriber payment.
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