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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
2
Health officer Dr. R. M. Walker says the Amarillo mad dog scare is groundless after consulting vet Dr. F. E. Lanham. Lanham explains rabies comes from bites, incubation lasts 15 days to 2 months, symptoms include nervousness and jaw droop, and urges caution, vaccination, and Pasteur treatment for bites.
John T. Porter, 57, of Winston-Salem, N C, died in a local hotel room at 5 50 yesterday afternoon. He was en route to California with his wife and son for his health and was connected with a tobacco factory in Winston-Salem. The body was sent to Durham N C this morning by N S Griggs and son.
Lewis Walker seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Walker died at a local hospital at 930 oclock Sunday night. He is survived by his father and mother and two younger brothers. The body was prepared by N S Griggs and Sons and sent overland to Erick Oklahoma Monday afternoon for burial.
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs George Copeland dies at 900 Jefferson Street at 2 this morning. Funeral services set for 2 this afternoon at Griggs Funeral Chapel. Burial planned at Llano Cemetery.
In an Amarillo column the writer rails against “wet checks” and urges merchants to verify funds with banks. He praises a mayoral candidacy push, laments local business friction, jokes about caddies and weather, and critiques water rates while voicing plans to cut them.
The Tri-State fair executive committee and directors convene Wednesday at 4 PM in the Fair association rooms at the Auditorium to discuss upcoming exposition matters. Secretary-manager Bob Emmett urges full attendance and prompt arrival.
County commissioners prohibiting parking in the court house yard this morning except for the sheriff. The ordinance, one of the first police measures by the court, imposes a $5 fine and asserts the court’s authority to enforce the rule.
Lions Club at the Amarillo hotel screened moving pictures on the West Texas Gas company project moving gas from Amarillo fields to the South Plains. About 000 feet of film depicted drilling, ditching, pipe laying, and progress. The company is spending over 5 million dollars to distribute gas to South Plains cities. J. Ray gave a report after a California trip. next week's program was postponed.
Mrs. Mary Olive Kochan, 24, died at 9 15 last night in a local hospital. Her husband Frank Kochan resides in Amarillo with the Santa Fe. They moved from Wichita Kansas about a year ago. she was formerly Miss Marsh of Wichita. Surviving are her husband a baby daughter two brothers W D Ames and Jerry Marsh of Wichita. The body rests at Blackburns Funeral Home. Mrs Keechan was a Catholic church member.
A young Amarillo man was arrested and jailed after a visiting motorist party complained he had annoyed a woman in a hotel corridor. Police reports say similar mashing complaints had been filed against him in local theaters prior to his arrest.
A letter from Dutch Mantell and neighbors praises the paper’s coverage of Amarillo’s water and gardens and presses for an expanded sewer system. They note low water pressure now resolved, request sewer extensions to San Jacinto Heights and nearby additions, and urge ongoing efforts to attract new settlers and boost city pride.
An optimistic pessimist writes in Amarillo Texas on July 16 1927 urging Tack to aim higher than a park board job and seek the mayoral chair. The note praises past work and offers future unsolicited comments while asking for leniency if rejected.
The message from Flap Jack Bynum of 119 West Seventh Street Amarillo Texas invites Tack to dine at his cafe. He asserts he offers homestyle meals and urges Tack to visit anytime.
Hanson Post commander Lewis Fields says he will not join the Legion trip to Paris due to unable to take the time. He notes a mistake caused his name to appear with others headed for Europe. Amarillo Legionnaires plan departures with nine booked on a Legion boat while Leland Abbot travels ahead. Carrie Nation leads local delegation preparations and publicity photos are set for 8 am tomorrow.
Definite plans for staging the pageant next month will be made at a special meeting tomorrow evening at 7 30 o clock in the rooms of the Board of City Development. All participants urged to attend by Mrs Vernon Hogan director of girls athletics.
The divorce suit of Mrs. Jewel Stuckey vs. Rev. Lewis N. Stuckey, pastor of the Polk Street M. E. church, has been set for trial in 108th district court for August 15. The case is on the jury docket and may be consolidated with the husband counter-suit.
Counsel for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging Judge George Sanderson's denial of their writ of error. The defense argues the ruling violates state and federal constitutions as they press for relief before pursuing federal avenues.
Judge Webster Thayer of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied defense motions to revoke the death sentence or grant a stay. The respite deadline is midnight Wednesday. The decision was conveyed by telephone from Worcester to the Norfolk County court clerk. full text was en route to Dedham.
Hugh S. Gibson the new American ambassador to Belgium refused to receive a socialist delegation that came to intercede for Sacco and Vanzetti. The visitors left a letter at the embassy seeking clemency.
About 60 000 workers across marine transport stevedore and dock unions joined a half day protest strike in Philadelphia against the Sacco Vanzetti executions. Central Labor Union officials did not authorize the walkout yet sympathizers were blamed. Extra police guarded union headquarters to prevent disturbance.
The Associated Press reports from Rapid City on August 9 that President Coolidge again says the Sacco Vanzetti matter should be disposed of by Massachusetts courts. The statement was made at the summer White House.
United Press reports from Detroit on August 9 that Henry Ford publicly opposed the planned executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. He admitted limited knowledge of the case but argued that killing them would erase any chance to correct a miscarriage of justice if they were innocent.
A dynamite bomb with an electrical timer was found today in a dilapidated building next to the 1201 West Madison Street sub-post office. A hobo reported hearing a ticking clock and alerted police, who ...
Premier Mussolini telegraphs to Michael Sacco saying he has long studied the Sacco Vanzetti case and done everything possible under international rules to spare Nicola Sacco from execution in Massachusetts. The message responds to a personal appeal for intervention.
General Wood died Sunday in Boston. His funeral procession moved to Arlington where a regiment escorted the casket to a grave in the rough riders section. Thousands of Washington residents paused work to view the procession and floral tributes from President Machado and Japan's Baron Tanaka accompanied other memorial gifts from U S forces and training groups.
A poem celebrates two weeks of vacation as a dreamer's escape from duty. The speaker contrasts carefree leisure with the stern pull of responsibility, imagining fishing golf and beauty as mandatory duties vanish. The verse envisions a nation’s ruler in pomp passing by, inviting the speaker to claim vacation equality.
Hogs 8,000 head steady with top 10.60. Cattle 11,000 with calves 2,500. yearlings and fed steers steady. grassers slow and tending lower. Wealers up to 60 cents, stockers and feeders firm. yearling steers 14.00. choice heavy steers 18.76. bulk grain feds 12.50. grassers 7.75 to 8.00. Sheep 3,000 steady. Colorado lambs 14.00. natives 13.26. Colorado owes 6.50 to 16.60.
Oklahoma City stock market notes cattle 1,100 head steady with grass heifers at 9.00 and steers at 7.25. Cows range 6.50 to 7.50 with lows at 3.76. Light calves at 10.00. Hogs 400 head down with bulk prices 9.25 to 10.25.
Fort Worth market report dated Aug 9 shows hogs 300 head with prices ten cents lower, bulk $10.16 to $10.40, packer buyers $7.50 to $8.00, stockers around $6.25, cattle market with 2,800 head including 1,100 calves, slaughter steers $7.00 to $7.65, butcher cows $4.50 to $6.25, stock cows $5.00 to $5.85, 2 year old stockers $7.75, fleshy feeders $8.25, and choice light veals at $11.00.
East St. Louis reports hogs 15 500 head with early sales at 10.90 and 711.60, packing sows 7 750 7 65, pigs 9 50 9 75. Cattle 6 000 with calves 2 500 steady. western cattle strong, heifers steady to 25 cents higher, vealers 25 to 50 cents higher, top heifers 13.00, cows 6.00, cutters 4.25 to 4.75, vealers 15.00 to 15.25. Sheep 3 500 steady. lambs 13.00 to 13.26, fat ewes 4 to 7.75.
CHICAGO August 9 reports cattle hogs and sheep market movers with price ranges and shifts. Hogs top sows and pigs quoted. cattle bids lower on most classes while vealers and yearlings show mixed gains. Wheat corn oats and soy futures listed with No 2 grades and price brackets. U S bonds and bar silver quoted along with Chicago produce notes and foreign exchange rates.
The program outlines lower rates for newspapers advertising water gas and electric service plus urban improvements. It calls for a municipal pool viaducts more parks a public lake opening and a golf course. It demands driver regulation highway safety and expanded bus routes while pledging to attract new industries.
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