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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1928

Page

2

Tom Campbell to be buried at Palestine

The body of Thomas Mitchell Campbell, physician and former Governor T. M. Campbell, was sent to Palestine for burial with his family. Funeral planned for Tuesday pending travel of relatives from Michigan California and Washington. He had served in Palestine banking and sports leadership in the Texas Association.

Austin Ang. T Thowmes Mitchell Campiell Old State Neatance Emmonissinner Winess Palestion T. M. Campbell Michigan Merc W. Dilley California BR. BR. Allen Washington Campbel, Jr William B T. M Campbell New Mexico Wes Moody Shost Palestine Guaranty State Bank Campbell State Bank Palestine Baseball Texas Association

Amarillo Politics and Bills Thompson Thrive in Tight Runoff

A long, opinionated Amarillo column recounts the Thompson Roach mayoral runoff, detailing voter organization, perceived political machines, and the local power balance. It notes Bill Thompson’s elective win, the county offices’ lucrative fees, and the forthcoming city election dynamics with Jeff, Grover Hill, and other local figures.

STYLE SHOW Lights Up Business District Tonight

The Mews Globe and local merchants praise city officials for co operation in preparing for the show. All cues must be off the street by 5 oclock to ensure proper work completion.

Epick Span Automobile Deslere

Hoover maps campaign plan after rest in Warmington

Herbert Hoover focused on mapping a campaign plan after two days rest at his Warmington home. He intends to prioritize the East, consult with campaign leaders, and consider visits to New York and Massachusetts before a broader push including border states and the West. He may visit Chicago before a continental tour.

Associated Press Warmington Herbert Hoover New York Massachusettc Booth Chileago Hoover Hubert Work Walter Newton Minnesote John Tilson Connecticut James W. Good Jows

Hope Gone for Passengers on Lost Plane

Beattie Washington August 27. Hope faded today for four passengers and two pilots of a Ford monoplane missing since last Saturday while en route from Victoria British Columbia to Seattle Washington. Searchers pored over the sea for wreckage after a possible oil slick and a report of a splash in fog near the area. Names of the missing include Arm A M Heatt England Victoria Dr C B Holden Victoria Thomas E Lakele 8 Harreld Walker Beattie Chief Pitt Leonard Carson Victoria relief pilot.

Plone Beattle Wash Hope Victoria B.C Seattle Juan de Foes Wtralia Gillie Hathmore Tolcher Streich Elen

Doctor Flies to Reach Critical Patient Near Childress

Dr. Robert B. Giles, a Valine physician, flew from Childress toward New Mexico to aid 5 B Shank of Dallas who lies critically ill in a Bent Pe hospital. He was met near Childress by aviator R Gray, who ferried him onward.

Associated Free Childress Tex Nushing B. Shank Dallas Bente Pe New Mexico Robert B. Giles Giles Wisserival R. Gray Amarinle

Two Boys Eye Jewelry Display for a Possible Heist

Two boys glimpse Pinklea's jewelry shop window, daring to choose items from the display with one wanting a diamond bracelet. A reader letter to Tack discusses ambitious women and schooling, arguing for six year old entry into public schools and tax burdens on parents.

Pinklea

Amarillo Airport field gains lighting and new facilities

Amarillo Airport Corporation field formerly Bivins field adds flood lights boundary lights and a lunch room. Four planes including a Ryan brougham and Travelair Hisso are now based there as Scenic Airways expands in the Southwest. James and T. T. Oxnard promote a line from Laredo to Mexico City. James Oxnard sails for Mexico.

Amarillo Airport Corporation Bivins Field T. T. Oxnard Harold English Ryan Brougham Travel Oxnard James G Scenic Airways, Inc Detroit Southwest James Oxnard Mexico Laredo Mexico City Curties Field New York Harvard University

Bert Martin Quits Party for Hoover Amid Progressive Split

Bert Martin resigns as secretary treasurer of the former labor party and declares support for Herbert Hoover. He cites ruralist bias and criticizes Tamany Hall leaders. J Edwin Spurr and Neil MacArthur also resign from their posts.

United Press Chicago Labor Bert Martin Herbert Hoover Martin Cleveland Hoover Alfred PB. Smith Tammany Hall

American minister to Paraguay killed in fall accident

William J. O'Telle, the American minister to Paraguay under Harding, died in a fall at the American Coal Cleaning Corp. plant in Gilliam near Bluefield West Virginia.

Paraguay Associated Press Bluefield W. Va William J. O'Telle Harding American Coal Cleaning Corporation Gilliam Here

Amarillo Seeks Families For Free Six-Year-Old Schooling

An Amarillo mother notes debate over free schooling for six-year-old children. Reporters interview the school board and Mr. Melatosh about attracting young families to settle in Amarillo versus other towns with early education options.

BE. Tack Globe-News Tack Littl Mike Amjariko Amarillo Melatosh

War Pact Read as Western Europe Girds for Armies

Western Europe remains heavily armed after the Kellogg Briand pact, with more than 3,000,000 in military service and swift mobilizations under way. Britain 408,000. France 366,000. Italy 347,000. Belgium 79,000. Greece 66,900. Romania 205,000, among others. The era’s distrust and past treaties drive vast rearmament as governments debate budgets and forge peace pacts.

Western Europe Associated Press Paris Germany Europe Great Britain Ireland France Italy Belgium Greece Roumania

Nations Sign Kellogg Pact to Renounce War Forever

The Kellogg Briand pact signing concludes with 15 nations renouncing war as state policy. Kellogg and Briand sign for United States and France respectively, followed by ministers and high commissioners from Belgium Britain Canada Australia New Zealand Ireland South Africa India Italy Japan Poland Czechoslovakia and others in a rapid ten minute ceremony.

Kellogg Benes Czechoslovakia Soviet Russia Stresemann Paris United States America Hymans Belgium Briand Associated Press Dr. Stresemann Benjamin Franklin M. Briand France Lord Cushendun Kingdom of Great Britain Mackenzie King Canada Alexander MacLachlin Executive Council Commonwealth of Australia Christopher Parr New Zealand Jacobus Smit South Africa Cosgrave Irish Free State India Count Mansoni Italy Count Uchida Japan Zaleski Poland

Tuccumcari Hearing Hears Bond Likely No Bail

The sheriff says the county expects the couple to be held without bail after today’s hearing. Jackson and Schmidt claim they never saw the woman. District Attorney M. Compton is in Tuccumcari to investigate the tragedy. John R. Armstrong of Foxworth Galbraith Lumber bought 2411 Ong Street and will build immediately, sale handled by Powell Realty. Rev J Q Mervin of Rochester is mentioned in connection with the panel.

Jackson Schmidt M. Compton Tuccumcari John R. Armstrong Foxworth- Galbraith Lumber Company Ong Street Powell Realty Company

Fragmentary historic verse yields a whispered trial of fate

In the hours of trial the speaker contemplates what a man must endure for his mother and child, noting curses and luck as fate shifts. The lines hint at personal sacrifice and tense familial fate without clear context or full narrative.

Live Stock Markets Steady to Strong Across Major Exchanges

Chicago and East St. Louis markets show gains in hogs and cattle with top hogs near 12.90, beef steers reaching up to 16.90, vealers to 17.50, and lambs around 14.75. Pigs and sows trade higher. cattle and vealers demonstrate mixed strength across volumes of 10k to 33k head.

Chicago Associated Press

New Orleans Cotton Opens Mixed With Cables Pressure

The New Orleans cotton market opened easier on light Liverpool cables but rallied from early lows as private crop reports spurred buying. October and December contracts fluctuated around the 18.1x to 18.2x levels, with prices retreating later on favorable weekend weather and moderate short covering.

New Orleans Associated Press Liverpool New York Upy the Associates Ress Allied Chemice Candy Schulte General Motors Sears Roebuck, Drug, Inc Electric Auto Lita Otis Elevator Kroger’ Stores Calumet & Keela Hupp and Woolworth Armour A National Biscuit American Railway Hepress General Electric Briggs National Tea Greene Cananes Pittsburgh West Virginia American Express American

Knife Trick Returns Victims Hear of Latest City Incident

A recurring knife trick swindle resurfaced last night in the city, with Amarillo men claiming to have reduced by 640 through the prick knife. Police were provided with descriptions of two suspects, but no arrests followed. Residents remain warned as some think they can safely perform the trick despite police cautions.

Burton Road Jwst Burton Roach Burton AL Sevith Bill Thompson Jett Bartlett Grover Hill Hoover Bill Jeff Grover Amarillo Armcaville Tack Neal Ap Amarillo

Buck of Oklahoma City in the city on business

W. L. Buck of Oklahoma City is in town on business matters.

W. L. Buck Oklahoma City

Turbulent talk on religion and reform in a divided world

The column mocks sectarian decrees and reform impulses, citing Kimal Pasha and Mohammed, while noting Turkish shifts away from fez and Arabic script. It contrasts old orders with new cravings for liberty and alcohol, then shifts to John Coolidge's view of his father’s vacation.

Kimal Pasha Turkey Mohammed Alisha Althoug Hohammed

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Woman Held for Slayings Says Nothing

Union Missouri August 27 Indictments name Be Gifford 50 year old farmer's wife held for trial in November. She refuses to confess further to police who say she admitted poisoning two boys and a man to ease their suffering. Eleven poison purchases traced between 1911 and 1927. Victims include Edward Brinley Elmer Schamel Lloyd Schamel all at The House of Mystery in Catawissa.

Gifford Edward F. Brinley Elmer Schamel Lloyd Schamel Catawissa Emilie Gifford James Gifford Sheriman Pounds James Ogle Beaulah Pounds

Victor Herbert Opera to be staged at Tri-State Fair

Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta is booked by the Tri-State fair association and will appear October 11 with nationally known artists. A radio contest shows Herbert as the second most popular American composer after Beethoven. Dorothy Greathouse, noted coloratura soprano, will give a concert recital September 14 under fair auspices.

Victor Herbert Amarillo

Two Stowaways Near Death After Ship Harbors In Baltimore

In Baltimore on August 27, two stowaways were reported dead after being smothered in the hold of the Munson liner freighter Manissa. Four others were rescued in a semi conscious condition as the ship docked today.

Baltimore Manissa

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