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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe and Amarillo Daily News publish as Globe-News. Masthead lists GENE HOWE as publisher editor and WILBUR C. HAWK as general manager with Associated Press affiliation. Subscription rates show daily and Sunday mail and carrier options for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
A plan to establish a modern aeronautics program at Texas Tech in Lubbock argues for early aviation education as demand for pilots grows. The piece envisions the Panhandle becoming an aviation hub with airlines crossing the region.
Potter county commissioners cut the tax rate by five cents despite a $500 000 road bond issue. Amarillo residents have seen two reductions this year, pushing school board cuts of ten cents, as officials cite efficient, economical county administration and ongoing public improvements.
The Stoners mother and daughter duel as advocates for identifying bright youths neglected by mass schooling. They plan to travel and enlist donors to train promising youngsters for significant future contributions. The piece notes genius often hides and may fail to answer when found.
The article warns that pellagra threatens flood victims in the Mississippi valley due to poor diet after crops were ruined. It credits Hoover and the Red Cross for planned emergency relief and notes the need for fresh fruits and vegetables to prevent disease as reconstruction spans eighteen months.
The Perkinses summer in a country cottage includes a thin goat fed with clothesline castoffs. The cook reports burglars stealing items, but Tommy and Ethel confess they fed the master and cook’s collars and aprons to the goat after overhearing talk of fattening foods.
Sonia Marsh travels to San Francisco and entwines with Franklin Crane while Don Stillwater and Walter Henderson woo her. After a reckless marriage to Crane, Henderson dies, and Sonia testifies to protect Crane. Her lie triggers a chain of tragedies including her father’s suicide and a return to Olga’s affair with Crane as she battles despair and unemployment.
The piece notes air traffic control by helicopters as ships crowd skies and larger touring buses may raise demand for space on routes. It mentions trap shooting and the hope for strong laws to prevent weak individuals from breaking them, reflecting 1927 attitudes.
Jack Williams of Bay shore Oil leaves for El Paso to handle several days of business. J. P. Hollingsworth visits Plainview on business. Robert Stokes, formerly collector at Federal Clothing, is promoted to assistant manager. Mr. and Mrs. Weinberger and daughter depart Bone's Economy Dress shop for a Colorado vacation with Mrs. Weinberger’s mother Mrs. Bone of Wichita. Miss Mary King at 1101 South Buchanan improving after illness.
Peter Rabbit learns how Jimmy Skunk removes Woolly Bear hairs without harming the skin. Jimmy secretly uses rubbing and rolling to strip the bristly caterpillar, revealing his clever method as autumn ends and food finds tighten.
Rodney Putcher reports on how relentless bootlegger chases by District of Columbia police endanger lawmakers and civilians. The piece cites shootings, crashes, and deaths in 1927 as proof of peril in the capital amid prohibition.
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