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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
8
Oklahoma City market notes show cattle and sheep trading with mixed prices and a rally in hogs. Grain prices firming after an opening dip while poultry and dairy futures move on regional demand and packer activity.
A traffic wreck on Slaten Street caused congestion and lengthy delays. Police redirected motorists as responders arrived and cleared debris from the scene. No further injuries were reported, and traffic slowly returned to normal after the wreck was cleared.
The Herring hotel built by Col CT Herring cost about $1,600,000. It is fourteen stories tall and each room includes a bath. The opening featured a formal reception, a 7:30 dinner, and a dance led by Chester L. Jones, president of Sangeet Brothers.
In a heated interview, Mussolini denounces censorship and defends the new state without elections. He argues universal suffrage is harmful, claims the fascist system delivers tangible results, and cites low Italian electoral participation as evidence.
In Amarillo a jail bath became the disposal site for seventy gallons of corn whiskey and fifteen gallons of grape wine. Sheriff Wiley Pullard oversaw the proceedings to curb loitering as Rea Reynolds, a jail trusty sentenced for liquor violations, presided as cork pillar. The liquor, confiscated by the sheriff's office over two weeks of Christmas trade crackdowns, filled ten gallon kegs, gallon jugs, and pint bottles in a grim ceremony.
Trial details recount Louis Mazer and Floyd Streitenger aiding Louis Mellet’s murder at the Carey home in Canton. Thelma Harris testifies McDermott is charged with the crime as witnesses place Mazer and Streitenger with the scene before and after the shooting.
Dallas report says Frank P F Wood a 60 year old hardware merchant of Corsicana collapsed and died while greeting a friend in the Magnolia Petroleum office in Dallas. Wood had visited Dallas on business and was a Magnolia stockholder. He died within moments after extending his hand to a Magnolia official.
The Stuckey class at Polk Street Methodist Church held a banquet at Rose Dining Room to celebrate a more than doubling of its membership in the church's Sunday School drive. Eric Myers led the tail-enders and A. W. McDavid captained the winning team. Local attorney A. J. Morgan urged steady Sunday School attendance and many speakers stressed expansion of Christian work.
Yancy Brice sings of need as Mrs. Jesere Ross of the Welfare Association says the Day Nursery at 401 Buren Street has emptied its supply for men, women, and children. Clean usable garments are requested. donations may be delivered to the nursery to aid families hit by sickness and cold weather.
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