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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
7
United Press reports the agricultural department calls this year average with pockets of profit. Wheat and cattle outlook favorable while corn and oats suffer shortages and high prices. Cotton production drops due to boll weevil and floods, with 15.5 million bales forecast.
C W Whittington of Hamon Whittington Mortgage tells the Amarillo Real Estate board that black walnut trees thrive in Amarillo. He has inspected existing trees and finds them in perfect condition with normal growth and potential for further development. He advocates more trees and parks, noting the only limit is planting and care. The black walnut is described as strong and beautiful, providing shade and enhancing landscapes.
Mrs. Jessie N. Ross Potter County probation officer and Red Cross secretary did welfare work over the weekend. She investigated two families in a nearby city and reported their records to the Oklahoma Welfare Society within three days after weeks of effort.
The Globe announces a feature serial by Orlin Tremaine set to start tomorrow. Readers can follow the unfolding narrative across installments, with Tremaine’s distinctive voice guiding the serialized story.
A new all metal air boat named Iris II built by the Blackburn Aeroplane Company in London claims world leading speed for its size and 14 hours airborne. It uses an all metal hull replacing floats and can carry five people with Rolls Royce Condor engines delivering 2100 horsepower. The ship spans water takeoff at 50 knots and includes navigator and wireless operator quarters, a culinary area, and water storage tanks. it can cruise on water or stay moored for nine months of the year.
West Sixth street will be widened to forty eight feet from the Rock Island viaduct to McMasters street in San Jacinto. Brick laying on the south side from the viaduct west is underway, and the north side has been completed. Widening work east from the viaduct is also in progress.
In a August New York dispatch the Woman's Home Companion for September argues women have hindered peace efforts and caused wars. It credits male leadership for real progress and cites Carrie Chapman Catt blaming women for aggravating international tensions through exaggerated rhetoric on race and foreign policy.
The sixth annual Inter-Tribal Indian ceremonial begins at Gallup New Mexico with a parade, three days of primitive sports, dances and chants from thirteen tribes, and exhibits of Indian handiwork. Notable entrants include Quanawahu the Hopi chief and Milika the Zuni racer.
Miss Mary Meador of Lubbock visits Mrs. Howard Trigg at 803 Pierce Street. G T Oliver returns from a three weeks vacation in Colorado Springs. W A Hunter and daughter depart for Joplin Missouri after learning Mr Hunter's mother is not expected to live. Mrs C L Ross and daughter Clarice of Norway Kansas visit Mr and Mrs J F Ross at 8311 West Nineteenth Street. Flora Ross will join them home this week then re-enter school at Manhattan Kansas.
The County Board of Education met in regular session at the office of Miss Laura V Hamner, the county superintendent, yesterday afternoon. Members present were John Dettin George Menke and J E Ware with Dettin presiding in the absence of J W Cheney and Sloan Kritzer as vice president. The board classified schools approved the Canyon five day institute and handled routine matters. They scheduled the next meeting for September 3.
Pupils at a Kent public school created an open air swimming pool in their spare time, showcasing student initiative and community effort in transforming a school area into a recreational facility.
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