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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1927
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe News details publication schedule and circulation options. It lists evening publication with Sunday morning edition, Associated Press partnership, and subscription rates for carrier and mail across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Amarillo notes rising prosperity as Ed R Mayer builds a $65,000 Capitol hotel area home and Frank Wolflin buys a lot for a palatial residence. City already known for fine homes with prosperous, well kept blocks and flower boxes. In crime, Oklahoma bandits sentenced by Judge Newman within 24 hours after bank robbery.
Traffic officials and scientists urge stricter auto license tests as car use soars. States without license laws risk delinquent drivers gaining access to vehicles. New York’s strict system and Ohio’s lax approach prompt calls for nationwide adoption to reduce harm to bystanders.
The Amarillo region should back a fish hatchery near town to develop the Word ranch reservoir as a fishing resort and to utilize the Canadian river possibilities. Stocking ranch tanks and creeks with suitable fish will enhance community entertainment, attract new citizens, and improve local appeal for anglers.
International News Service reports from Quebec on August 30 describe the belief that Nungesser and Coli perished at sea after their proposed Paris to New York flight. Officials discount sightings and vow no credible trace exists, while locals and woodsmen continue cautious searches with no results.
The retirement of Miss Kent, registrar of births and deaths for thirty years, accompanies news that the City of London population has declined by about 600 since she began her tenure. Many residents migrated to surrounding municipalities, affecting metropolitan London.
Betty marries Jared after a train ride to a ivy covered Methodist church where a whispered meeting reveals that Jared follows a mysterious man named Mac. Betty suspects deceit but clings to hope of happiness, planning to solve the mystery with help from her family and her own resolve.
Workmen cleaning Westminster Abbey uncovered a two century old inscription above the west window. It reads A. R. GEORGE II A. D. MDCCXXXVV, meaning 1735, marking a restoration during the eighth year of King George II. Dean Joseph Wilcocks completed the western towers.
Nottinghams Prince of Wales herd uses electric troughs to regulate drinking as sensors trigger extra water supply. Separately, Casco Bay draws 25 white whale reports prompting a harbor hunt by four boats with harpooners. In New York, actor William Haines shields Joan Crawford during a crash, breaking his arm while Crawford suffers a scalp injury.
A witty 1927 NEA column riffs on aviation hopes and social quirks. A Kaiser adviser to German flyers is critiqued, parental candy indulgence noted, and flying hotels forecast for the future. A Parisian wager tale, a Kansas boarder, and fashion ethics draw in readers with sharp humor.
Thousands of women crowded Shepherds Bush Pavilion for a Valentino Memorial Service staged as a Temple of Remembrance. Ivor Novello conducted the service, placing roses before Valentino’s picture and the Italian flag. A tenor sang Massenet’s Elegie before screening Valentino’s Monsieur Beaucaire and Reminiscences of Valentino.
In a Burgess bedtime tale Cubby the pantry imp discovers an empty cookie jar at Farmer Brown’s. Lured by tempting smells he raids shelves for substitutes, only to trigger a chaotic kitchen scene that ends with Mother Brown racing to safeguard the pantry. The tale captures a childlike longing and comic mischief in a farm setting.
In Florence at the Uffizi Gallery a cultured couple presses a guide for deeper meaning of Adam and Eve. The guide, armed with routine lines, struggles to satisfy their demand for psychological and theological detail. The wife then asserts their interest lies in the Garden of Eden, claiming they know the anecdote.
Gold mining returns to North Carolina after years as Randolph county plans a new corporation capitalized around 300000. Backers have consulted the State Corporation Commission. State Geologist H J Bryson notes rich deposits but scattered in clay and shale, favoring mobile placer operations.
Aug 20 Beverly Hills Illinois Charley Heck nine year old tries to give away his dog Tipper an ornery Irish terrier that steals papers and digs up gardens. He mails Tippers photo to a magazine contest and the dog wins first prize and a shot at acting in movies.
Washington dispatch forecasts a crowded 1920 style race for the Republican nomination with Hoover leading the delegates and Dawes poised to emerge. A parade of “Uncle” figures and state blocs are mapped, suggesting Dawes could snag the Lowden group and surprise by securing the nomination amid smoke screens and strategic delegate plays.
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