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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1928
Page
2
West Amarillo residents attend a Thursday night meeting at San Jacinto school to discuss beautification plans for parks in the district. Officers will be elected and topics include garbage and sewer problems, extending the West Sixth Street whiteway, and a large welcome sign on U S Highway 66.
A community initiative in Amarillo calls for a new college as a revenue and employment booster. Business leaders will oversee district solicitation and recruit 200 volunteers for a May 9 push, framing the effort as a civic project rather than denominational.
A diarist recounts odd calls and a scare about appendicitis, jokes about politics and gas tonnage, a courtroom joke about a bum check, and notes on neighbors aiding a mother and children. The piece closes with praise for Amarillo residents and community spirit.
Letter praises Tack column in the Globe for its news feature and urging less focus on crime. Writers discuss preference for Tack over other columns and comment on the nickname Broncs and pitchers’ pace in games.
A letter from R V Evridge of Pampa offers a donation to assist a destitute woman and her two children, urging medical aid and charity loans. A second correspondent criticizes local advertising practices and entertainment venues in Amarillo, praising theaters but lamenting intrusive ads and urging balanced community commentary.
A provocative list outlining ambitious changes for Amarillo including infrastructure like a viaduct and central depot, more housing and hotels, lower utility rates, more newspapers and stores, shorter police hours, a new courthouse, and measures on crime and industry. It mixes pro growth policies with libertarian touches such as lower taxes and expanded services, urging livability and resilience for residents.
A compact list of across and vertical crossword clues with terse definitions. Items cover synonyms such as gentler and similar, plus specialized terms like machine for lowering weights and rulers in absence. The puzzle mixes ordinary words with several long entries and a numbered grid style.
A compact puzzle style entry lists terms with definitions or cross references arranged as a mixed numbered sequence. Readers glimpse echoes of vocabulary like revered awe joiner cheek related solitary neck back constellation maker wigwam unit plug scatter hay rack measuring stick quaking famous price seasons fodder pit obese bench in church eon
A reader laments roadside sign boards cluttering highways at high speeds. The poem notes signs distract drivers, hide wheat fields, and hinder safe travel while urging law action to move them quickly. The verse critiques ads for gums and soaps and praises road markers eventually improving navigation.
Miss Willie Mae Marshall daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Derden received a flattering offer to join the Hollywood Redheads the girls orchestra that played on the Interstate bill at the Fair theater as saxophonist. The group planned weeks in the south then London for six weeks. She refused due to her current music studies and a full year of work remaining.
Recurring shocks in Greece cause fresh damage to Kalamaki the watering resort at the eastern entrance to the Corinth canal. A sea surge at Piraeus rose high then receded while a minor quake near Athens triggered panic among residents.
Jans Bennett stated that he and Mrs Bennett Dr Barach and the American consul Colonel Dennison will arrange the funeral this afternoon. It was understood Bennett's body may be flown to New York by airplane with a military escort.
Col Charles A. Lindbergh flew 500 miles from New York to Quebec carrying anti pneumonia serum and three rats to assist Floyd Bennett's treatment. Doctors later reported Bennett's lobar pneumonia type 3 as the most virulent and the serum would not cover it.
A 1928 poem by Edgar A Guest urges boys to embody integrity courage and resilience. It exhorts independence, honesty, and steady effort, advising against whining and cowardice while valuing discipline perseverance and fair play.
The 1920s aviation mechanic Bennett, a Warrensburg, New York native born in 1890, rose from obscurity when chosen by Richard E. Byrd for Greenland work. His skill and nerve helped Byrd and Donald MacMillan reach the North Pole, but a 1926 crash left him badly injured yet later he recovered and remained essential to Byrd’s projects.
Market notes from Kansas City and Chicago detail hog and cattle receipts and price ranges. Hog prices rise slightly with 15,000 head at Chicago. cattle and calves show varied trends amid overall steady to higher demand. East St Louis and New Orleans cotton and futures moves accompany the day’s market mood.
Major James Fitzmaurice and Bernt Balchen of the relief plane recount the Bremen crew in Bremen. After the meal, Captain Hermann Koeh and Baron Gunther Von Huenefeld inspect the engine and express confidence the aircraft is in good shape and airworthy.
Tearful Amarillo youths aged 15 and about 17 were taken into custody after being found driving a car in the city. They said they found the vehicle in a ditch seven miles northwest of Amarillo and telephoned the county tax collector to trace ownership. The car reportedly belonged to an Amarillo resident. A juvenile court hearing was set for this afternoon. parents are expected at the jail.
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