Read of Memphis Tex to lead Khiva Shrine next year
J H Read of Memphis Texas a noted Mason and Shrine figure will succeed James C Gulekie of Amarillo as potentate of Khiva Temple Ancient Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine on January 11 1928 The change follows a temple practice of advancing officers with Read as Chief Rabban expected to become potentate at the annual Masonic temple meeting at 7 30 p m The Khiva Shrine Temple had a strong season last year and is regarded as a leading Shrine organization nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. HH. Read
Memphis
Texas
Panhandle Plains
James C. Gulekie
Amarillo
George Stapleton
Read
Rabban
Masonic Temple
Khiva Shrine
Baby Shrine Temple
North America
Winning Santa Sack entries displayed at White & Kirk store
Prize-winning Santa Sack contest pages by Modena B. Odor of Panhandle are shown in the White and Kirk department store window. First prize 250 dollars announced at the Fair theater last night. Second prize 100 dollars to Mrs. C. R. Bentley of Roberts Place Amarillo. Third prize 59 dollars to Mrs. W. N. Stewart. Remaining awards range from 25 to 5 dollars to multiple residents listed by address.
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Modena B. Odor
Panhandle
White & Kirk's
Fair Theater
C. R. Bentley
West Seventh Street
Roberts Place
Amarillo
Fillmore Street
W. O. Badd
South Pierce St
C. E. Osgood
Buchanan
J. P. Omler
Polk St
Geo. Bopp
Fillmore
Washington
Gay Owens
South Maryland
Mannie Wilson
West
Kate Wilson
The Hub Store Not Selling Cowhide Shirts
The Hub clothing store does not offer cowhide shirts despite yesterday’s Globe ad implying shirts as Christmas gifts for father brother and son. The advertisement claimed we have fine leathers cowhide and calfskin, a line more suited to a shoe store and not consistent with current offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub
Globe
Old Tack's Amarillo program for progress and reform
A lengthy platform listing aims to improve Amarillo with lower living costs and utility rates, expanded parks, a municipal golf course, public lake access, more roads and viaducts, and stricter traffic enforcement. It calls for fair treatment for all residents, better newspapers, and a push to attract new industries while expanding public services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bivins Lake
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Ten Charged With Defying Mine Patrol in Colorado
Ten alleged pathizers of striking Colorado coal miners were arrested for defying a national guard patrol order during a miners meeting at Longmont. Frank Palmer and James Alexander, IWY organizer, among those arrested. Guard actions followed a prior clash that left five miners dead.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colorado
National Guard
Charles White
Adjutant General's Staff
Longmont
Frank Palmer
Colorado Labor Advocate
James Alexander
Industrial Workers of the World
Palmer
Grout Aids Littlefield in Guernsey Cattle Plan
George P. Grout of Panhandle and former Texas A and M dairy chief visited en route to Tulsa for a dairy meeting. He discussed establishing a Guernsey bull circle using five registered bulls and plans to import fifteen registered cows for Littlefield stock farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Guernsey
George P. Grout
Panhandle
Texas A. & M. College
Tulsa
High School Girls Stage Style Show at School
Home Economics students staged a style show this morning in the school auditorium featuring outfits from bygone days. Alma Rogers performed a song, directed by Miss Leonora Walters as part of a weekly Thursday program enhancing school life.
England Faces Split in High and Low Church
London December 16 Protestant England faces a potential church split after the house of commons rejected a revised King James prayer book. High church leaders fear division with low church factions as ritualistic fundamentalism gains momentum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Clifford L. Day
United Press
London
Church of England
House of Commons
Five Negroes Held in Connection With Burglary
Five men were arrested yesterday and charged in district court with burglary tied to a house robbery earlier in the week. Capt. Lea Miller led the arrest of L. Z. Payne, Henry Hall, L. R. Foster, J. C. Harris, and Freeman Smith. Foster is named as ringleader and linked to several recent local burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Miller
L. Z. Payne
Henry Hall
L. R. Foster
J. C. Harris
Freeman Smith
Foster
Sandies Guests Of Civic Club
The Amarillo Golden Sandstorm football team along with Assistant Coach Farmer and Superintendent W A Mc Intosh spoke at the American Business club luncheon in the Amarillo hotel. Talks were given by Farmer McIntosh Dr R P Parcells and Charles H Kef fer. McIntosh said plans were under way to schedule games with Liberal Kansas Oklahoma City and Roswell next season. Mr and Mrs A S Brown sang two solos and Carter Mathews reported on a district club meeting in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Carter Mathews
Oklahoma City
Santa Fe to Run Farm Demonstration Train to Amarillo
The Santa Fe railway will operate a four coach farm demonstration train early next year with a loud speaker and full facilities. Texas A and M College cooperates, sending speakers and experts to accompany the train led by agricultural chief J F Farrell. The train is due in Amarillo at 9 AM on February 22, with the full schedule to be announced later.
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Santa Fe Railway
Board of City Development
T. B. Gallaher
Texas A. & M. College
J. F. Farrell
Agricultural Department of the Road
Amarillo
Mexican documents fuel Hearst money trail in Mexico row
Testimony before a Senate committee linked papers supplied by W R Hearst to funds funneled through President Calles era intermediaries. Avila, a former army intelligence employee, testified he bought the documents with Hearst money and that Elias knew him, while Elias denied meeting Avila. The panel planned further checks of New York cable records and Mexican government bank records.
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New York
Calles
W. R. Hearst
Avila
American Army Intelligence Service
Mexico City
Elias
Hearst
Victor Watson
New York Daily Mirror
Hinman
Watson
Page
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Mexico
Reed
Documenta
E. B. Coblentz
New York American
Mr. Hearst
California
New York City
Robinson
Ferdinand Lopez Portello
Los Angeles
Missing Santa Addresses Hopeful Guard for Families
A fragment notes a effort to ensure all families are accounted for before Christmas. The text mentions names and addresses and the pledge to include every family Santa Claus might miss.
Help Needed for Christmas Families in Amarillo
A plea lists a coupon to aid a family with many children in Amarillo, inviting readers to donate or act as Santa Pal. It asks donors to mark options such as providing gifts, articles, or volunteer delivery and collection, and to contact through P O Box 22 or News-Globe care in Amarillo Texas. The note emphasizes the need for help to ensure a happier Christmas.
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P. O
Care News
Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Little Square
Care News-Globe
Highway Men to Speak Here Early in 1928
D Mm Colp manager of the Glacier to Gulf Motorway association announces postponement of the lecture tour until January. Board of City Development received a letter this morning confirming the early January start. Several speakers are slated for a short program here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Mm. Colp
Santy Pal administers aid coupon for Amarillo families
A community appeal describes Santy Pal taking charge of aid for needy Amarillo families. The coupon below invites those who know of families in need or who wish to contribute to fill out the form and send it in to help the 40-and-Annual program carry out its plans.
Lindbergh Honored by Mexican Deputies in Mexico City
Lindbergh received a formal honor from the Mexican Chamber of Deputies with a carved coat of arms inscribed to him. He bowed on the rostrum as deputies cheered, thanked Mexico for the distinctions, and spoke of his gratitude. A banquet followed with toasts to Coolidge, Morrow, and Lindbergh. President Calles and the aviator reviewed a map of his flight as crowds filled streets and a large theater reception unfolded.
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Chamber of Deputies
Lindbergh
Mexican Chamber of Deputies
Congress of Mexico
Mexico
Morelia
Michoacan
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Oklahoma Capitol Guarded to Block House Meeting
National guardsmen were posted at entrances to Oklahoma State Capitol to stop house members from meeting in senate rooms after the impeachment court ordered access limits. Governor Johnston ejected a rebel inspection committee as a moral turpitude probe began, sending prosecutors to the Lee Huckins hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
National
State Senate
Henry
House
Senate
Charles Barrett
House of Representatives
C. H. Terwilleger
Tulsa
Capitol
Okla
Henrys. Johnston
Lee Huckins Hotel
New piston to be tested in plane here
A revolutionary piston and ring motor will be installed in an airplane engine within a week or ten days for a thorough test. Brawmer Piston & Ring Co of Dallas sponsors the test with Lieut. Robert H. Gray assisting. The test may lead to a local branch factory and J. A. Friedman of Friedman Construction represents the firm. The Brawmer piston has reportedly completed 150000 miles in car service. N N Thomas and his son Sam returned from Brownwood after a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brawmer Piston & Ring Company
Dallas
Robert H. Gray
J. A. Friedman
Friedman Construction Company
Brawmer
George Brawmer and
British Brides Continue To Swear Obedience
United Press report from London notes British brides will swear obedience to husbands and husbands will endow brides with worldly goods after rejection of the revised Church of England prayer book. An alternative marriage service would omit obedience and modify promises, but the old form remained permissible for unmodernized brides.
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United Press
London
Christmas Tree Planned For Amarillo Business Men’s Association
Employes of the Business Men’s association of Amarillo will observe Christmas Eve with a decorated tree. Manager R. O. Walkup aids in plans to ensure a pleasant occasion. The association’s staff includes Mrs. Carmen Northen, Mrs. Ethelyne Walker, Mrs. Verda Daniels, Miss Helen R. Greenberg, Miss Ruth Roberts.
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Business Men's Association of
Amarillo
R. 0
Walkup
Business Men’s Association
Hyman
Carmen Northen
Ethelyne Walker
Verda Daniels
Helen R. Greenberg
Ruth Roberts
Borger Woman on Trial for Swindling
Borger resident Mrs. J. H. Singleton faces district court on swindling charges tied to a check for furniture from Palo Duro Furniture. She seeks a suspended sentence as her husband and baby attend court. Also, a jury in the W. H. Speers statutory offense case was discharged after failing to reach a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Singleton
Borger
Palo Duro Furniture Company
Civic funeral Sunday for fire victims in Quebec
A civic funeral will be held Sunday for victims of the Hospice St. Charles fire that destroyed the orphanage. Mayor Simard announced after a finance committee meeting that all expenses will be covered by municipal and provincial authorities. A mass will be celebrated Monday. Search continues for other bodies believed in the ruins after 883 victims were recovered, most of them children, with seventeen unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Quebec
St. Charles
Simard
Dallas Approves Ulrickson Plan Bond Issue
Dallas votes 3 to 2 to approve a $22,900,000 bond program for public improvements. The Ulrickson plan includes 389 propositions and charter amendments to authorize the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dallas
Ulrickson
Velma Woeet to stand trial after hammer death
Velma Woeet, 21, of Painesville, accused of killing her husband with a claw hammer after he refused to take her to a party, will face trial in late January or early February. Prosecutor Seth Paulin ordered a county grand jury session for January 9th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Velma Woeet
Seth Paulin
Schools Close Friday December 23
Christmas vacation begins Friday December 28 and ends Tuesday January 2. Authorities cite late school session start as reason for shorter break this year.
Funeral Rites Held for Veteran Realtor J R T Bassett
Funeral services for J R T Bassett veteran realtor of this city were held this morning at the Central Presbyterian church with Rev R Thomson officiating. A large number of friends attended and many beautiful floral tributes were in evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. T. Bassett
Central Presbyterian Church
Rev. R. Thomson
Plumbers and Praise In a Satirical Poem from 1927
A verse by JY St Pols defends a plumber's honor amid critics who accuse the speaker of malice. The poet claims playful intent, asserting the plumber is "the whitest man in town" and noting weekly notes of thanks for services.
Early December 16 Markets Report Kansas City to Chicago
Hogs with 2,500 head in Kansas City and 29,000 in Chicago show steady to weak tones. cattle and calves varied with limited sales and prices mixed. New Orleans and St Louis notes on cotton, sugar, and produce. potatoes unchanged. butter and poultry prices listed.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Chicago
ST. Louis
East &T
Bovina Rancher Dies at Clovis in New York Stock Letter
Heavy overnight buying set a firm early tone in the New York stock market. Key gains appeared in Radio Corporation Du Pont General Motors Chrysler and Hudson with brisk short covering as Ford models spurred interest. J C McDonald long-time Bovina rancher died in Clovis. funeral planned in Bovina with R F Walker to officiate.
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New York
Associated Press
Steel Common
Radio Corporation
Pacific
du Pont
Brooklyn Edison
Radio
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hudson
Dodge Brothers
Midland Steel Products
Houston Oil
Greene Cananea Copper
Nations Distillers
Mathews Alka
J. C. McDonald
Bovina
Clovis
R. F. Walker
Amarillo
Women tied by Chinese troops in Han kow crackdown
In Hankow on December 16 Chinese troops occupied former Russian and German concessions and conducted a house to house hunt for communists. Foreign observers saw Russians of both genders marched to jail in night attire. Many women were roped together, a girl jumped from a second story window and was injured. Soviet consular officials were reportedly taken to military HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hankow
China
London Girl Gives Up In Gibraltar Swim
Miss Mercedes Gleitz a London typist abandoned her attempt to swim the Straits of Gibraltar. She started from the mouth of the Jeus river at 2 50 a m and after covering more than half of the planned 27 miles she was forced to quit due to shifting currents and the danger of sharks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tangier
Morocco
Mercedes Gleitz
London
Strai
Gibraltar
Jeus River
Anti Theft Board Gains Plainview Member by Mail
The Amarillo Poultry Anti-Theft association received a one year membership from Mary V. Tyler of Plainview. The group serves Panhandle counties with a focus on preventing chicken thefts as seventy brands were registered this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Poultry Anti-Theft Association
Mary V. Tyler
Plainview
Panhandle
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Thal
High School Girls
Sandies
Fari
Santa FE
Shrdluta Vishrdlu Shkrdlu
Santy- Pal
Lindy
Oklahoma
Tack
Amarillo Day Nursery
Ida Mae McClure
McClure
Adelaide Summers
Lela Traylor
St. Andrews Episcopal Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary
First Christian Church
W.M. S. First Baptist Church
Woman’s Council
American Association of University Women
Citizenship Training Club
Sunshine
Harmony Club
Wheeler McKnight
Martha Nelson
Welfare Association
Neblow
Earl Wyatt
W. Flenniken
E. R. Mayer
Douglas Witt
J. I. Kendrick
B. F. Harper
Ray Dickerson
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Citizenship Training
Sunshine Child Study Clubs
N.N. Thomas of
Moore-Poston
Sam
Brownwood
Girl Hammer
JY St Pols
Oree Quest
Murray Sales
Edgar A. Guest
Micka
Liverpool
New Orleans
The
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James E. Bennett & Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Can
Barnsdale Corporation
Bethlehem Breal
Cerra
Dy Pascal
Chicago & Alton
Chicago & Northwestern
Chile
Stress
Chiryeles Ies Tiesse
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Consolidated Cigars
Dodge Motors
Dupont de Nemoure Famou
General Asphalt Genera
Motors
Houston Qi
Hudson Motors
Hupp Motors
Illinois Central Inspiration Copper Aid International Harvester
Erstt
UO International Nickel
Kansas City Southern
Kelly-Springfield
Kennecott Copper
Lame Oi
Maracaibo Oi
Marland Oi
Miami Copper
Middle States Oil
Missouri Pacific A
Montgomery Ward & Co
Nash Motor
National Biscuit Con
Nha Packar
Motor Chest
Pan-American Pet. & Trans
Philipa Petroleum
Producers & Refiners Radio Corp. of America
Republic Iron & Steel
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sinclais
O! Skelly
Southern Pacific
Stewart Warner
Studebakes
Timken
Union Pacific
U.S
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Victor Talking Machine
Winite ‘Hegie
Independent Oil & “Gas
Jordan Motors
Mexican Seaboard Oil
Missouri
Kansas
Union
Southern Railway
Texas & Pacific
U. S
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