19 Aug 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
1
The piece cites President Coolidge on farming happiness and Canada’s wheat exports, noting Canada’s rising prosperity and imperial ties. It discusses British naval aims, defense via submarines and flying machines, and the U S belief in the superiority of American labor and wages, with historical wage comparisons and value of labor.
Tonight and Saturday forecast is fair with temperature extremes of 66 and 60 degrees. Hourly readings show steady warming from 60 at 7 a m to 66 by 1 p m. The Coffee shop at the Amarillo hotel is Famous for Food.
Massachusetts high court denies the petitions of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco. Defense lawyers plan to seek a stay of execution and petition the U S Supreme Court for certiorari. The condemned men are informed at the prison as the fight moves to national courts.
Judges at Deer Isle town hall chose Mrs. Harry Wood of New York as the prettiest ankles. The winner is described as more than 50 years old and a grandmother, among contestants who danced on stage.
An electrical display in the West and Southwest yesterday left Amarillo cloudy today with temperatures around 60 degrees. Very light rain was reported in Tucumcari with no rain near Amarillo. the sun broke through in the afternoon as temperatures rose from the morning low.
Rep A H King seeks a district court injunction to stop salary and expenses for the state tax survey commission. The suit claims the commission is illegally formed, constitutionally invalid, and funded without an appropriation, arguing legislators and private citizens together cannot be paid from the legislature’s contingent fund.
The A. B. C. Club takes charge of a $750 athletic fund for Coach Butler's training camp. Members are actively conducting the drive and anticipate a strong response from supporters.
A failed blast on a Pennsylvania railroad bridge near Mayview suburb led to discovery of a can with three quarts of nitroglycerine under a span. An earlier small explosion damaged a freight car on the passing train, according to railroad officials.
Fort Worth awarded to Christy-Dolph Construction of Amarillo and Dallas for the $350,000 addition to St. Anthony sanitarium on North Polk Street. Main building bid set at $213,900 with eleven bidders. plumbing and heating to Persons Heating and Plumbing of Amarillo and the Wright company of San Antonio. competition was tight with a $13 difference between the San Antonio and Broome Electrical bids.
Hollywood whispers say Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey near settlement of their divorce with a formal hearing likely to proceed. Chaplin told me in San Francisco and Los Angeles that they are now on friendly terms and that no sensational disclosures are expected. He indicated he fought but will accept the terms and move forward as a family.
Flint residents shift from celebration to prayer after radio reports falsely said Mildred Doran and Auggy Pedlar were found. Local ministers call for prayers and announce church services, while Miss Doran’s brother William relays family news as new checks reveal no discovery. In Chicago, Tex Rickard collects 36000 for 900 ringside seats for the Tunney Dempsey fight with seat prices set.
Ira and Denzil Meadows brothers were sentenced to life in the state prison for killing a companion in a dice game over 70 cents. The July trial found them guilty of a murder tied to a gambling dispute in Moundsville West Virginia.
Two submarines have been ordered from Hawaii to investigate reports of an object in the water along the Dole Hawaiian flight route where two planes are missing. Admiral McKean, head of the submarine division, reported this to the navy department.
In Williamson West Virginia on August 19 two patrolmen D W Deerfield 45 and Harvey McGuire 40 were killed during a clash with Julius Lawson and Jamey Kirkpatrick officers under a rival city administration. Deerfield died of a heart shot and McGuire was fatally wounded after being shot six times. Kirkpatrick was leg wound and Lawson and Kirkpatrick surrendered to county officials.
A morning crash at Sizth and Harrison involved a Ford driven by a white woman and another car driven by a Negro. The negro claimed the other driver was at fault and was slapped by a white man. All three drivers were taken to the police station.
Texarkana report says engineer Charles D. Millis fireman W C Hughes and brakeman Co Burns, all from Bonham Texas, were killed instantly when engine 311 pulling mixed train 45 from Texarkana to Shreveport exploded three miles north of Shreveport at 6:00 am Friday.
The US Navy authorized Admiral Jackson to extend the search for the five missing Dole Race aviators for four more days using 42 vessels from California to Hawaii. Public appeals grew with rewards totaling 45 000 for occupants and recoveries as planes Miss Doran and Golden Eagle remain missing.
In Honolulu anxious city learns two more airmen Capt William J Erwin and navigator A H Eighwaldt plan to take off from Oakland in the Dallas Spirit bound for Oahu. Navy officials keep hope alive as search continues amid rumors of wreckage and sighting reports.
Day yesterday and through the night residents wondered about Miss Mildred Doran as authorities traced a radiocast lead. The search focuses on locating the young woman and clarifying her disappearance.
Police seek a hit and run driver who struck a man and a woman at Van Buren and North Twelfth. The woman was severely shaken. the man’s injuries were slight. The car's license number is on file with authorities.
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