23 Apr 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1926
Page
1
A traveler on a train from Del Rio describes vast Texas land and opportunities for farming with endless plains and rising cities. He muses on population growth, birth control debates, and cooperation between nations, while noting Chinese immigration and cliff dwellings along the route.
West Texas chamber of commerce officials outline June 20 to 23 events in Amarillo including a Plains fiesta band contest parade and barbecue. About 30 000 visitors expected with 60 bands competing for 2500 in prizes and a big Tuesday parade touted as the southwest’s largest.
The House Agriculture Committee voted to amend the Haugen bill deferring an equalization fee on basic agricultural commodities for two years. It would boost a revolving fund from 250 million to 450 million dollars and keep prices at world market plus tariffs in the initial period.
Ten year old Muriel Hausner from Yonkers sought a real baby by posing as a mother of a foundling. Police investigation delays adoption plans after Welfare Commissioner Coler learns Muriel authored a letter claiming maternity. Officials pursue leads as Yonkers authorities corroborate with the city case.
Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson says prohibition fights block city governance. He testifies before the senate committee that in some wards pro prohibition standers cannot win council seats, while in others they can, hindering able men from office. He notes misleading Chicago crime statistics and urges shifting focus from prohibition debates.
After a one day campaign by the Hanson Post American Legion, 135 new members joined, boosting the post to a leading position in the state. Commander Walter Irvin thanked volunteers who canvassed downtown streets and organized a program of per and related events. The drive supported veterans and orphans of former service members.
A Senate group moves to end the Bratton Bursum conflict amid a national push for settlement. The mechanism appears to involve political maneuvering and potential concessions to resolve the long running dispute. No further concrete details are provided in readable text.
When nominations opened this morning for the next district Rotary governor the election slated for tomorrow Will Ind wards of Denton newspaperman stood as the sole nominee.
The April 28 report from Hilo describes a strong quake accompanying Mauna Loa eruption. A building shifted eight inches. lava flow neared Milli village as refugees from Hoopuloa were sheltered by Milolit residents. Lava threats, cattle losses, and a forming lava lake at Waukeekee crater are noted as observers monitor the advancing flow.
A fragmentary notice describes St Pauls Methodist Church planning a new structure valued at fifty thousand dollars. Names such as J Paule and W Henetris appear in the unreadable text, with mention of lot details on a Washington street area and parcel dimensions.
Will C. Edwards of Denton was unanimously named the nomine e for the next district governor at the opening session of the Forty-First Rotary District conference in Amarillo. About 500 Rotary and Rotary-Anns delegates from forty clubs attended, with rivalries anticipated between Waco and Stamford for the upcoming convention.
A damaged OCR line with unreadable text fragments. Readable names or events do not clearly appear. The fragment shows scattered letters and partial words, lacking coherent context or identifiable subjects.
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