Atlantic column surveys wars and aviation feats of 1927
The excerpt notes Arthur Brisbane's Globe column, then surveys acquittal of Mr. Sinclair and racing bets, Arctic flights by Byrd and Wilkins, Bulgaria’s earthquake aftermath, Queens importing a "cannibal mosquito," Rockefeller against Royal Dutch Shell, Standard Oil vs Shell, Franco-German air links, and Britons spending on liquor amid prohibition.
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The
Star Company
Arthur Brisbane
America
Globe
Brisbane
Queens
New York
France
United States
Rockefeller
Central America
Sam
Weather forecast rounds up warm spell and coastal winds
Tonight and Wednesday look fair and warmer across the region with a few changes. Temperatures hit an 83 degree high today and 48 low, with hourly readings from 7 am to 1 pm. West Texas and Louisiana show fair skies with increasing winds on the coast and coastal states report lighter winds inland.
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Associated Press
West
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Amarillo to Vote on 30Year Refunding Bonds May 26
Amarillo city commission calls election for May 26 to authorize refunding bonds at 4.75 percent to replace warrants totaling $900,649.32. The plan would extend debt over 30 years, reduce annual interest and payments, not increase indebtedness, and fund past expenditures for street and municipal improvements. Tax levy would be 28 cents and 14 cents per hundred for the old warrants and new bonds respectively.
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City Commission
Amarillo
Commission
Lee Bivins
W. H. Brymer
J. H. Harris
Jeff D. Bartlett
Pulling Tooth Of Baby Girl Causes Stir
Chicago April 24 Geraldine McLaughlin four had a tooth pulled yesterday prompting police to search for a kidnapper after bystanders misread the scene. The girl rode in her father's touring car as he tried to ease her pain and a kerchief muffled her cries until investigators traced the license and found the truth.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Geraldine McLaughlin
Geraldine
Joseph McLaughlin
Amarillo on Wichita Line Trade Tour
Wichita chamber of commerce air tour plans include Amarillo as a June stop. The Western Kansas and Oklahoma circuit will visit several cities with about a dozen planes. The Board of City Development seeks an overnight stop for Amarillo on the second Wichita businessmen air tour.
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Amarillo
Wichita Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wichita
Bremen Plane Stormbound on Transatlantic Route
A report from Greenly Island Que says the Bremen and Ford relief plane are stormbound as snow and a northeast wind hinder arrivals. The Bremen to be refitted for the flight to New York while parts were delivered yesterday by the Ford plane.
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Lake Ste. Agnes
Que
Canadian Transcontinental Airways
Bremen
Ford
Greenly Island
Robert Cannon
New York
Fathers and Sons Meet at High School Event
Fathers and sons gathered in the high school cafeteria for talks by George Simmons national YMCA secretary and Grover Good state HI V secretary on the relations of father and son. Separate sessions followed with Simmons on vocational guidance and Good on the upcoming summer encampment at Waco. The HI V program included church membership talks by Jake Rockwell Roy Knupp and Jack Crutsinger.
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George Simmons
Y. M. C. A. Work
St. Louis
Grover Good
Texas
Mr. Simmons
Father
Mr. Good
Waco
Jake Rockwell
Roy Knupp
Jack Crutsinger
Odd Fellows in Special Session Today
Flood waters across six Southern states isolate towns and cause millions in damage. Rising rivers from Georgia to Florida wash out rail lines and highways, with four deaths reported and crop losses mounting as crews battle record rains.
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Odd Fellows
Sandino
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Caryville
Choctawhatchie
Bonifay
Bradenton
Fla
Panther Creek
Ala
Cordelle
Amarillo Firm Questions Missouri Securities Act
Young and Hawley Inc a Texas broker questions the Missouri Securities Act as the state orders 51 firms to cease selling Missouri stocks The Amarillo firm argues the act is unconstitutional citing interstate commerce and lack of jurisdiction in securities regulation cases and asserts Texas and federal law compliance.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Young and Hawley, Inc
Amarillo
Texas
F.T. Stockard
Missouri
George A. Hawley
United States
Henry L. Ford
Supreme Courts
Whittenberg Damage Suit Set In Hutchinson Court
Mrs Donna Vandever sues J A Whit tenberg for 1 000 000 damages in Hutchinson county district court. The case was called and passed until next Monday with a venue change possible to Carson or Potter counties. Attorneys from Amarillo and Wichita Falls represent the parties.
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Vandever
Whittenberg
Payne and Hart
Amarillo
Frank Willis
Madden, Adkins and Pipkin
Jimmy Allred
Wichita Falls
Quakes Wipe Out Corinth in Seventy Year Strike
Athens reported Corinth suffered two more earthquakes this morning killing thirteen and destroying the city. Four Greek ministers visited the stricken district and said rebuilding on the same site was impracticable. Damage was put at 600 million drachmas, about 780000 dollars, with the government sending food tents and two steamers for refugees.
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Athens
Corinth
Wurzbach Speaks in City as Ohio Primary Gathers Attention
Col. George Griffith of Dallas, advance agent for Rep. Wurzbach of Texas Fourteenth district, arranges a courthouse meeting tomorrow night. Wurzbach speaks with Dc. C. Littleton in Amarillo, part of Texas GOP efforts for an uninstructed delegation to Kansas City. Ohio primaries center on Hoover prospects with 61 delegates pledged to Hoover, others favor Lowden and Dawes.
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George Griffith
Dallas
Wurzbach
Texas
Griffith
Dc. C. Littleton
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Kansas City
Creager
Herbert Hoover
Alaska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Lexus
Commerce
Willis
Lowden
Dawes
Democratic Organization
Atlee Pomerene
Smith
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nevada
Beverley Nominated Attorney General of Porto Rico
James R. Beverley of Texas was named by President Coolidge to serve as attorney general of Porto Rico. The brief notice references Griggs ambulance and local business listings for John Maynard Lumber Co on Fifth and Jefferson.
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Associated Press
Washington
James RK. Beverley
Texas
Coolidge
Porto Rico
John Maynard Lumber Co
Fifth and Jefferson
Stewart says he got fourth share in Continental profit
Robert W. Stewart manager of Standard Oil of Indiana testified before the Teapot Dome committee that he received a one fourth profit share from Continental Trading of Canada and was handed Liberty bonds totaling 759500 dollars by H. S. Osler. He described transferring bonds to Roy J. Barnett for a trust and later moving bonds to the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company with profits cited on a barrel basis.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Senate
Continental Trading Company of
Canada
Stewart
H. S. Osler
Continental
Liberty
Sinclair Crude Oil Company
Standard of Indiana
Roy J. Barnett
The
Standard
Chicago
Barnett
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Company
A. BE. Humphreys
Denver
Sinclair and
Sinclair
Convention Attracts Hundreds Of Panhandle Odd Fellows
More than 200 delegates from across the Panhandle attend the Independent Order of Odd Fellows convention at Amarillo’s Odd Fellows hall. Officials expect over 300 for encampment degree work, with registration, a musical program, and speeches by F B Walker and FE Vestal. The Rebekahe auxiliary participates. events continue into tomorrow evening.
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the Panhandle
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Panhandle
Dallas
Panhandle
Rebekahe
The
Odd Fellows
Elk’s
Ada Ramney
Wichita Falls
Nebekahs
Two Men Returned to Amarillo by Officers from Pampa Arrest
Lonnie Fanning and Robert Barrington were brought from Pampa and lodged in Potter County jail. Bob Barnett and Cat Townes retrieved them, one already in custody there, with Fanning facing charges of receiving and concealing stolen property linked to a chicken theft. Georgia Triplett was arrested on a bad check charge in Pampa but paid her fine and was not returned.
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Lonnie Fanning
Robert Barrington
Pampa
Potter County
Bob Barnett
Cat” Townes
Sheriff's Office
Fanning
Georgia Triplett
Amarillo
Zimmerman Explains Taxidermy To Scouts At Meeting
Stanley Zimmerman, a renowned Southwest taxidermist, gave an engaging talk on preparing specimens and skins for mounting at the Roy Leadership training meeting at Central Presbyterian Church. Rolla Cartwright demonstrated uses of the scout neckerchief and Sam Sullenberger showed scouting equipment. John L. McCarty of the Globe will discuss Panhandle Indian history and display Palo Duro canyon relics at the next gathering.
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Stanley Zimmerman
Central Presbyterian Church
Mr. Zimmerman
Southwest
Rolla Cartwright
Sam Sullenberger
Gay C. Saunders
John L. McCarty
The
Globe
Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyons
Amarillo Seeks 1929 Knights of Pythias Meet
Amarillo plans to host the 1929 Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge session in Austin from May 6 to 10 the local lodge will invite the Pythians to assemble in Amarillo next year Edward Biggs of the Board of City Development and T Morrison are named delegates to attend the Austin meeting and extend the invitation.
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Amarillo
Knights of Pythias of Texan
Edward Biggs
Board of City Development
T. ©. Morrison
Grand Lodge
Austin
Pythians
Twenty Counties in All Panhandle Old Fiddlers Contest
Twenty counties will compete in the All Panhandle championship Old Fiddlers contest at the Amarillo Municipal auditorium Friday night. Tickets selling briskly show strong local interest and a notable appearance by Hugh Roden the stunt fiddler who is 30 years old and considered extraordinary. Fiddlers listed include Charles Gouee Friona Eck Robertson Altus A P Copeland Amherst J T Marshall Canyon EF Jackson Tulsa W M Houston Chilli cothe John S Ray Crosbyton Jim Chapman Hereford Louis J Propps Portales M L Franklin Vernon F M Beck Plains Jess Morris Dalhart Tom Coleman Clovis W EF Wollig Clarence W C Massey Roswell Milt Trout Dimmitt H E Welchel Amarillo J C Kelly Tucumcari Babe Barker Claude Wheeler Wheeler.
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Amarillo
Hugh Roden
Roden
Charles Gouee
Palmer County
Friona
Eck Robertson
Jackson County
Altus
Oklahoma
A. P. Copeland
Lamb County
Amherst
Texas
J. T. Marshall
Randall County
Canyon
EF. W. Jackson
Swisher County
Tulsa
W. M. Houston
Hardeman County
Chilli+cothe
John S. Ray
Crosby
Crosbyton
Jim Chapman
Deaf Smith
Hereford
Louis J. Propps
Roosevelt County
Portales
New Mexico
M. L. Franklin
Wilbarger
Vernon
F. M. Beck
Hale County
Plaine’ S
Jess Morris
Dallam
Dalhart
Tom Coleman
Curry County
Clovis
W. EF. Wollig
Donley
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