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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1926
Page
8
Market roundup from Kansas City St Louis Oklahoma City Chicago with cattle hogs sheep and grain prices and trends. Cattle and hog prices hold steady to higher while wheat corn oats show firmness. hogs active with varied loads and regional quotes across major auction centers.
In Washington the former interior secretary Albert B. Fall and oil magnate Edward L. Doheny faced final defense arguments in the District of Columbia Supreme Court as jurors prepared to retire. Prosecution urged guilty verdicts while defense argued Navy policy shaped the 1922 oil lease decisions.
New York stocks opened with a rally led by Baldwin Locomotive as a new all time high for its common stock was recorded. General Motors and Allied Chemical showed strength while options and other shares faced mixed movements amid broader market pressure and regulatory concerns.
A brief local item records Seas AF Boat achieving a notable result and mentions surrounding figures, placing the event in the community sports scene.
Former President Obregon charges Adolfo de la Huerta with instigating Yaqui Indians to revolt and attack his train at Vicam Sonora. He cites letters said to be signed by de la Huerta and found in Yaqui general Luis Matus’s valise, seized after the Vicam defeat.
The November term of Potter county court will close Saturday with about fifteen criminal and fifty civil cases disposed of. Judge Sam Motlow reports twelve criminal convictions. Three weeks were set for civil cases and one week for the criminal docket as non jury hearings are cleared this week.
Half minute interviews capture R P Ingraham praising the Russian Symphonic choir heard in Denver on Oberfelder cores appealing to music students. The Amarillo segment notes local brew and chatter about a missing event, with fragmented remarks from Emil Myers and Terk.
The San Antonio fire and police commission ordered Julius Meyer to cease and desist his street megaphone advertising. Known for years as a colorful rider in various costumes, he planned a petition to recall the order while others warned of street clutter.
B F E Tyler of H V Robertson and Co is in Panhandle today on business. F E Baker an insurance man in the Oliver Eakle building and Mrs Baker will spend holidays at their former home in Brookfield Missouri and at Marceline. They return January 1. Mrs William M McKinney of Erosville Tennessee arrives tonight to spend Christmas and New Year with her son H K Stanfield county attorney and wife at their Country Club home. Mrs McKinsey has not been Amarillo since October last year. her first visit was to attend her cousin's wedding.
The readable content mentions German feet and Ameri cheese references, with unclear names and mixed terms. It touches on Germany, Europe, and possible place names, but specifics are unreadable. The piece lacks a coherent event, date, or clear entities to summarize.
Texas faces continued cold through tonight with a warming trend forecast for Thursday. Dallas reports 21 degrees, Amarillo 10, San Antonio 20, and Houston 82 with a statewide break in the cold spell as a nation sweeping storm dissipates north of the Rockies.
Six men and a woman were arrested as sheriff's deputies confiscated forty one gallons of corn whisky during raids on two Amarillo addresses. Florence Walton proprietor of a North Taylor street restaurant faces liquor possession charges along with A G Goforth A C Bryan C O Lindsey and Ben Sawyer all jailed. Johnny Long and William Chick were held on possession and vagrancy charges after the Mabrey street raid. Seized were thirty two half gallon jars and thirty four pints.
In Chicago on December 15 a policeman died after being shot by armed bandits, with detectives surrounding a South Side house where gunfire continued. Earlier another officer was wounded during a confrontation with two armed men near the university extension conservatory. Patrolman Julian Banfield was killed while stopping a holdup near Forty-First Street and Vincennes.
Sergt. Robert M. Perry arrived from Pueblo to assume charge of the army recruiting office in the federal building. He replaces the temporary officer Sergt. Henry Ross, who will remain in Amarillo. Maj. George Chariton accompanies Perry on an inspection tour from Oklahoma City, with future moves noted toward Denver.
A confused notice describes Musterete as a remedy claimed to relieve cold symptoms. It mentions applying the product and hints at preventing cold tremors, urging readers to check the sheet for warnings and usage guidance.
The city announced paving awards across multiple streets in Sixth to Seventh wards and El Paso Bithulitic Co of Amarillo earned several contracts. The decisions push the long delayed paving program forward, with additional white-way post removal on North Fillmore and funding for 124 fire alarm boxes citywide.
Henry Finley died this morning at his home 200 North Buchanan Street after a brief illness. He was 4 years old and employed by Safety First Magazine. He is survived by his widow and a daughter six years old. Arrangements will be announced by N. & Grigge and Bene funeral directors.
Dee F xttarns Billie Be Dene appoints a new member to the group as details remain unclear in the fragmentary text. The brief item notes appointment activity without additional identifying context or dates.
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