Masked robbers loot express car on Chicago limited
Two armed men wearing masks boarded the Chicago and Alton limited at Joliet, bound and gagged express messenger Gottheff and conductor Connery, and forced safe access. They escaped after a planned signal wire cut five miles from Joliet slowed the train, with estimates of cash and valuables ranging from 2400 to over 20000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago and Alton Limited
Joliet
A. A. Gotthoff
Juliet
Gottheff
James Connery
Frank Wenglawu
George Mitchell
Gotthelf and
Connery
National Realtor Official Speaks at Amarillo Hotel
William K. Herren director of the National Association of Real Estate boards extension department told the Tee club that real estate is the biggest business on earth and the foundation of all business. He praised the local board and outlined a year plan. Beaumont convention committee Tom Bruner W. W. Cox and A Po Hall named to oversee Amarillo's bid for the 1928 Texas real estate boards convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Herren
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Amarillo Hotel
Mr. Herren
Tom Bruner
W. W. Cox
A. Po Hall
Beaumont
Amarillo
Texas Association of Real Estate Boards
Amarillo Produce Market and Western Livestock News
The Amarillo grain and produce listing shows prices for hens four pounds and over, roosters, ducks and geese, and butter. Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and Chicago livestock sections report cattle, hogs, and sheep prices, with steady to mixed changes and top values for steers, calves, and lambs. Cotton market in New York opens steady to higher on weather and demand, with notes on Dr. Flamm's medical absence.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma City
New York
Wall Street
Southwest
Hundred Men Expected At Scout Meet In Amarillo
More than 100 Amarillo men were invited to a meeting at the Methodist church annex at 8 o clock tonight. Lee Williams head of the Amarillo scout council called the meeting to organize a Community Boys institute. The group aims to engage city leaders in boys work and seeks no finances. An open invitation was extended to all men interested in boys’ work.
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Knight EF. Dee Seamann
North Texas
Amarillo Commandery
Knights Templar
Claude
Knights
Claude Baptist Church
Seaman
W. A. Hitchcock
Claude Methodist Church
F. BE
Cook
Generalissimo
N. H. Mehler
Amarillo
Methodist Church Annex
Lee Williams
Dry Goods Men Re Elect State Group Officers
The Texas Retail Dry Goods association re elected all officers at its eighth annual convention in Dallas. President J. M. Dyer of Corsicana led the slate as reports praised a satisfactory year despite low cotton prices and a subdued mood.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas Retail Dry Goods Association
J. M. Dyer
Corsicana
Wild Attends W T C C Meet In Crosbyton
Claude Wild assistant manager of the Board of City Development attends a West Texas chamber meeting in Crosbyton as Ama rillo representative. A conference of South Plains chamber of commerce secretaries is also scheduled. He returns tomorrow.
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Claude ©, Wild
Board of City Development
Crosbyton
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
South Plains
Mr. Wild
Traffic safety tips from Chief Gaither on intersection manners
The guide warns not to pass at intersections without signaling and prohibits double parking. It urges keeping brakes in top condition to ensure reliable stopping. The message concludes with assurance of fewer traffic troubles if followed.
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TR Amaritte
H. L. Gaither
Six Frigidaire and Delco salesmen win Dayton trip
Six salesmen led by Clark McSpadden of Southwestern Public Service and Ed Enochhs along with John Oakes and others earned an all expenses paid trip to Dayton Ohio for the April 3 4 sales convention of Frigidaire and Delco light. More than 1000 salesmen qualified in 1926 and 700 more due to early 1927 sales. Alfred P Sloan and C F Kettering will attend.
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Clark McSpadden
Wale
Southwestern Public Service Company
Ed Enochhs
Frigidaire
Delco Light
John Oakes
R. W. Mulford
C. T. Miller
W. J. Matthews
Prigidaire
Dayton
Ohio
E. G. Biechler
General Motors
Belcher
Alfred P. Sloan
C. F. Kettering
Rotary hears report from Waco meeting
Rotarians at noon heard Walter Allan of Allen Engineering present a detailed report on the district Rotary Convention in Waco. The program, led by Norris Ewing, introduced nurse Jean Campbell and noted Dr. John Potts visit for tuberculosis education. Bishop Seaman announced a Boys Institute at Polk Street Methodist Church annex tonight.
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Walter Allan
Allen Engineering Company
Waco
Norris Ewing
News-Globe
Jean Campbell
Panhandle Medical Society
J. J. Crume
John Potts
Potts
State Medical Society
FE. C. Seaman
Polk Street Methodist Church
Amarillo
Emil F. Myers
Panhandle
Texas
De Pinedo Disaster Details Amid Refueling Fire
The ship caught fire during refueling when a youth is believed to have dropped a match. Crew members del Prete and Facchetti sprang into the sea to escape the blaze as the plane was ready to depart and de Pinedo said goodbye to friends on shore.
China for Chinese and the right to manage affairs quoted
The text argues for national self rule with phrases like China for Chinese now and independence echoes from July 4, 1776. It suggests the Chinese may read Saint James condemning the rich and ends by noting a New York man collecting 500 walking sticks of varied woods.
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China
New York
The Tactless Texan in Amarillo Society and News
A column notes local quests to marry off daughters amid lively town chatter. O W schemes to fix up Hyacinth, theater changes threaten vaudeville at Fair theater and a Music Box suit from George Wintz in Mississippi draws press attention. A stray bloodhound bird dog is missing, a fire department trend sparks safety worries, and Grover McDaniel plans a Globe return after illness.
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Fair
Amarillo
Will Winch
Lloyd Fletcher, Jr
West Thirteenth Street
George Wintz
Jackson
Mississippi
Wintz
Mr. Wintz
Associated Press
Music Box
South
Daredevil in Darkness Delights Oakland Crowd
Daredevil Jack Hobson blindfolded with sixteen cloth layers guides an Oakland sedan through Wilhoit's venue route on Polk Street selecting a crowd’s prettiest woman to receive silk hose. The event begins at 2 PM from Harman Gault, with E C Luce adjusting the blindfold, and a 6 PM ride follows with crowds and ice cream giveaways at the Oakland Pontiac salesroom.
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Jack Hobson
Oakland
Wilhoit’s
Sixth
Polk Streets
Harman-Gault
Polk Street
Hobson
Amarillo to host spring style show grand opening
Thousands of dollars in new spring and summer merchandise will be on display Monday night in Amarillo as the News-Globe sponsors the spring style show. Models will showcase the latest apparel while Dave Derden's band plays before the windows are unveiled at 7 30. Downtown crowds are expected for the event.
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Amarillo
The
News-Globe
Dave Derden
Bohemian Night at Club Lido Tonight
Club Lido hosts Bohemian Night with carnival atmosphere, special decorations, favors and noise makers as Rex Mayne provides entertainment. A prospective juror asked to be excused over capital punishment, the judge noting the case involves a wife suing her husband.
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Club Lido
Rex Mayne
Tack for San Jacinto Nuisance Calls and Prank Signs
Letter from a resident in San Jacinto asking Tack for solutions to nighttime door rapping by local boys who run away after knocking and scratching car signs. The writer urges stricter adherence to red light signals and proposes a public clock atop the tallest hotel as a visible civic feature.
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San Jacinto
Mr. Tack
Amarillo Office Fans Seek 4:30 Start for Weekday Games
A letter to the Amarillo Globe from A L Matteson on behalf of local office workers urges the Amarillo Baseball Club to begin weekday games at 4:30 rather than 4:00 to allow workers to attend. The writer cites 5 000 affected fans and the desire for broader support and full attendance.
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Erasmus Tack
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Tack
Globe
E. B. Tracy
J. D. McClaren
McClaren
Ball Park
Amarillo Baseball Club
A. L. Matteson
Straining at a Gnat and a Camel in Modern Decorum
A column critiques moral pretense and public vanity, urging self examination before judging others. It laments shortening women’s gowns and exposed legs, calling fashion a distraction from virtue and urging repentance and spiritual clarity.
Shriners Plan Largest City Parade Ceremony
Khiva Shrine Temple aims for the biggest spring ceremonial yet in the Panhandle Plains area. George Lindsay will lead parade planning with Potentate James Galerie authorizing expansion to attract hundreds. About three thousand Shriners and delegations from twenty-five clubs are expected, with a full day of concerts, entertainment, and a grand Shrine ball and free nobility feast at the Masonic Temple.
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Khive Shrine Temple
George Lindsay
Panhandle
James
Khiva Temple
C. Willard Smith
Arthur W. Ball
Plac
Albert S. Brown
L. Cradit
Guy C. Saunders
Billy DeVere and Ritz Ballroom Masquerade
Blues singer Billy DeVere and Billy Watkins with the California Rel Jackets headline a masquerade dance at the Ritz ballroom on Polk Street opposite the Rule building. The two day circus shows close with tonight’s event as the masked finale amid remodeling and a newly polished floor, fountain, and lunch service. Watkins aims to mount elaborate programs if business allows.
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Billy DeVere
Billy Watkins
California
Ritz
Polk Street
Watkins
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Wild
Dayton Fete
DELCO
Rotary
O. W
Hyacinth
C. W
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O.W
Old Tack
Grover McDaniel
Oo. W
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Mojice
Sheik
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