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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1928

Page

2

Hoover for President drives organizing efforts in California

Reports filed by Herbert Boerer and others show Hoover aligned volunteers forming a Hoover for President group in Santa Clara County California. Women organizers are mobilizing housewives while California leaders plan meetings in Los Angeles and Albuquerque as Hoover declines additional public appearances this week.

Herbert Boerer Perny Leet Few Faye Civic Orgerioe Fewellins Freternites Besinene Sone Clere Png Mar Cheeney Chicago Banter Cok Weet Pittsburgh Sfer Dette Tavis Willian J. Cn Howver California Hoover Truths Freernity Stafford University Prearese Lon Angeles Albuquerase N. M Washington

Amarillo readers debate street lights and safety

A local column argues for proper residential street lighting and warns against overemphasis on downtown White Way displays. It notes burglaries in Amarillo, questions costs, and calls for expert advice to ensure value from the light company while balancing city comfort and safety.

Amarillo 18Th and Harrison

New York Population Figures Stir Broader Economic Signs

The census bureau reports New York City's population at 6,241,741, up 587,900 in 28 years. Brooklyn exceeds Manhattan in size while Queens tops Los Angeles in residents, signaling shifting urban weight and a thriving economy as crowds flock to a dense strip from Forty-Eighth Street to Lexington Avenue.

New York City Buresa Atlantic Brooklyn Manhattan New York Quens Los Angeles United America Fourenth Street Fifty-Ninth Street Ord Eighth Lexington Avenue

Fight Against Cleveland Loan Sharks Yields Early Wins

Legal Aid attorney Claude Clark reports progress in Cleveland against abusive salary lenders. The campaign targets employers and loan firms, claiming high interest rates and coercive practices. Early results include notices to honor guardians, protection from discharge for dismissed workers, and better enforcement of licensed lenders.

Ieternations! Mews Service Perchues Cleveland Better Busines Oe Claude Clark Cleveland Derk Clark

Police arrest two in accessory theft case

Amarillo police arrested two youths named Willem Cappe se and AN Heaney in connection with the alleged theft of auto accessories. Officers recovered an auto tire and other parts. A week earlier two youths were fined in court for similar offenses.

Amarillco Willem Cappe AN. Heaney

Amarillo City Puzzles Over Wading Pool Turned Flower Bed

Readers complain about removing a municipal wading pool for a flower bed and fear loss of a child friendly space. Letters urge preserving water quality and city attractions while noting recent taxpayer concerns and local officials.

Local readers warned about art scam in Amarillo claim

Letter writer cautions about con artists posing as artists in Amarillo promising a free portrait to lure victims. They use fake visits to obtain color details, push frame purchases, demand deposits and keep them if the customer resists. The note urges vigilance against such schemes.

Amarillo Tack

Drainage Plan Near Gray Court Touring Camp Noted

A drainage approach from North Williams toward the Gray Court Touring Camp, built just over a year ago, includes a 30 inch pipe to drain a several hundred acre watershed. The project is said to be sanctioned by the State Highway engineer and features a culvert just below the Gray Court.

North Williams Gray Court Panhandle Wighway

Woman Killed by Wringer at Bear Creek Home

Mrs. Anna Thorn, 40, died when a scarf she wore became tangled in an electric clothes wringer at the Bear Creek canyon mountain home of C. G. Gates, president of Gates Rubber Co. in Denver. The scarf end caught in the machine and she suffocated before the motor could be stopped.

United Press Denver Anna Thorn C. G. Gates Gates Rubber Co Bear Creek Canon

Water trouble floods streets after each rain in Amarillo

Letters describe persistent flooding in Amarillo city and state streets due to small approaching pipes. A resident claims $100 damage from repeated backups and presses city manager Bartlett and State Highway engineer for action. The note hints at potential damage suits as rains continue.

Bartlett H. B. Wade

Local People Move and Visit End Notes

Mrs Cora Astel returns home from a Denver visit with sister Mrs Guy Fowler. Mr Fowler formerly managed the General Public Utilities in Amarillo. Mrs Joe Bailey Woodward and baby return to Dallas after weeks with Fred Corneline and family. J B Campbell of San Jacinto moves to Dalhart to head the sales department of International Harvester. Donald Lambdin returns home.

Cora Astel Guy Fowler Denver Fowler Amerilla Wes General Public Utilities Company Joe Bailey Woodward Baby Dallas Fred Corneline Mea. J. BR. Campbell San Jacinto Dalhart Thee International Harvester Company Donald Lambdin

Contested 1922 County Commissioner Race Alleged Voting Violations

The petition charged the voting place near the polls isloitering by people and electioneering by clerks and assistants. It claimed voters were conveyed by vehicles to the polling place and that the judge locked the polls for part of July 28 1922. The suit asserts numerous unqualified votes and miscounted ballots favored Carl Hill over Paxton by 43 ballots, with 60 disputed votes potentially changing the outcome.

Paxton Carl Hill Hill

Nature's Children and the Work of Spring

The poem portrays nature as a stern parent who forces her offspring to endure harsh early spring trials to grow strong. After enduring the cold and labor, the children are ready to bloom, seed, and enjoy long sunny days. Edgar A. Guest writes with a quiet, moral tone about resilience and growth.

Nature

Markets Report from Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City bids show hogs 7400 head active and steady to higher with top cattle at 19.50 to 19.56 and calves 1600 steady to higher. yearlings strong, slaughter classes steady. Chicago market sees hogs 21000 top 11.75, cattle 8000, calves 1500 steady to higher, best weight steers 16.45, lambs 14.28. western range cattle steady to higher with some futures stronger.

Kansas City Preas Ueded States Department of Agriculture Sani Press Chicago United States Department of Agriculture Hicher Hida

Delinquent Tax Sales Start At 2 O Clock Today

The sheriff ordered the sale of 49 properties to collect delinquent county and state taxes totaling 980 dollars. The auction will begin at 2 PM on courthouse steps, marking the first of several hundred planned monthly sales for eight months. Attorney fees and costs average about 20 dollars per suit. Delinquents date from 1926 taxes back to 1885.

Sheriff's Department J. W. Collins Court House

Men Held for Burglary Transferred to County Jail

Four men arrested in a string of safe burglaries in Amarillo were moved from the city jail to Potter County jail. The detainees are Sherman Stout B Lighthouser Oren Stewart and Ed Summers Summers likely to be sent back to Arizona where he is an escaped convict serving a 15 year term.

Amarillo Potter County Sherman Stout B. Lighthouser Oren Stewart Ed Summers Summers Arizona

Graves Baby Dies In Hospital Today

Jack Ewegene Graves Jr aged one died at a local hospital at 1 45 this morning. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J B Graves 513 Northeast Tenth street. Body is in state at N and Griggs and Sons funeral parlors awaiting out of town relatives. Funeral services likely tomorrow afternoon.

Jack Ewegene Graves, Jr J. B. Graven Northeast Tenth Street N. &. Griggs and Sons

Local notes from Amarillo society page

After a summer in the wheat fields Mrs Elva Bennett has re entered the shorthand department of the Am arillo Business College. Mrs J B Pattons two sisters from Oklahoma City have been visiting. Pr and Mrs J B Landers and son Jack left Sunday for Colorado for vacation. Mrs George FE Jackson moved to Amarillo now at 4 Alabama Avenue. Miss Ethel Boone returned from a month in Pattysburg Mississippi with friends. Mrs Homer Bray expected to return to Amarillo this week after a visit in Dalhart with her brother and mother in law.

Elva Bennett Amarillo Pattysburg Mississippi Homer Bray Dalhart

Cotton market opens steady. prices ease in early trading

The New York cotton market opened steady with declines of 12 to 14 points on Liverpool cables. December sags to around 19.11 as selling increases before midday. Liverpool and New Orleans quotes show mixed moves while the stock market begins with irregular early gains.

E. York Associated Press New York Liverpool New Orleans Oiis Heousten Redia Chrysler Greene Canenee Chemi Pt Yisens Sinlair Associated Sinclair Mexican Seaboard O11 Bervedal Tretline Werner Pictures A Eastman Kodak Columbia Gas General Motors Carly Caine New York Central Genere Asphalt Montgomery Ward Gondwear

Hurricane Close In Shore Between Miami and Jupiter

Weather bureau tracks a hurricane near the coast between Miami and Jupiter Inlet just north of West Palm Beach. Jupiter lighthouse reports forty mile winds with a falling barometer. Miami records northeast breeze with low pressure. West Palm Beach endures gale winds with shrubbery and fruit damage reported.

Weather Bureau Miami Jupiter Inlet West Palm Beach Jupiter

Arbuckle divorce suit amid wild party charges

Roscoe Arbuckle faces divorce proceedings filed by wife Doris Dean who seeks $756 a month alimony citing his income of about $2,000 weekly and $245,000 in investments. The suit alleges Arbuckle became terribly intoxicated at a Hollywood home during a wild party.

Associated Press Los Angeles Roscoe Arbuckle Doris Dean Arbuckle Miss Dean Hollywood

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