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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1927
Page
6
The Salvation Army pot funds will cover less than half of hoped for families at Christmas. The 40-and-8 and Santy Pass groups are not yet reaching Amarilloans. Community Chest is a bit over half its 1928 goal. Brethren, reflect on these needs as Christmas approaches.
The News outlines that 200 to 300 Amarillo graduates lack access to college, with 200 forced to leave for higher education and another 200 stopping at high school. The piece argues Amarillo needs a local college to prevent brain drain and boost future growth.
A humorous column notes a New York health official banning whisk brooms in barber shops to curb dust and germs. It then jokes about dogs and horses spreading bacilli, prompting a city society to prohibit animals within city limits and push for cleanliness and public health progress.
Captain Robert Pamphlet, master of the rum schooner Pescawha, saved eight Caoba crewmen during a February storm off Oregon in 1925. He faces a two year term on McNeil Island starting December 17 plus a $5000 fine for rum running. A bitter satire follows on justice and trivial domestic disputes.
Warrington is arrested at the Hotel Stockton after a caper to misappropriate bank bonds. The district attorney questions his role, hinting at Bayne family involvement and Cox ties. Warrington balks, then admits some details while asking for time to think before deciding whether to confess fully.
The West Texas State Teachers College will debate the University of Oklahoma today in Canyon. The team will argue the affirmative on the resolution that protecting foreign interests harms world peace. Carl Perlman of Snyder and Willard Vineyard of Texline will represent the college with Jesse Barker of Canadian as alternate. In unrelated data, about 64,500,000 square feet of U.S. plate glass production in 1926 went to motor vehicle manufacturing.
Diary notes by O C McIntyre recount a week of New York cultural tidbits. Meredith Nicholson and Kenyon Nicholson are featured, along with scenes of a wassailed playwright, a Parisian fashion of ink smears, and memories of Paradise Alley. The column weaves in theater, books, and city oddities, from Park Avenue teas to Caruso memorabilia on display.
A Associated Press report from New York on December 19 states that a tariff change would harm farmers more than help. Agriculture Secretary W. M. Jardine warned at a Republican club that tariff protection may become more vital for farming as agricultural exports shrink as a share of total domestic production. He noted agricultural exports rose 122 percent from 1900–04 to 1922–26, while all other exports rose 328 percent, underscoring agriculture's growing reliance on foreign markets.
A serialized tale follows Terror the Goshawk after a hunter traps him on a farmhouse pole. He endures capture, fear, and helplessness as Farmer Brown’s Boy secures him in a cage, realizing captivity despite his past fear of humans. The text marks this as the next story in Burgess’s 1927 tale.
Hollywood reports that wholesome motion pictures lead box office success. Anne Nichols praises clean plots, citing Abie's Irish Rose as a long running hit and anticipates its wholesome film version. Other stars like Louise Dresser and Greta Garbo are under new projects at major studios as industry figures stress entertainment over sensationalism.
Lee Satterwhite former house speaker and now state legislator gave the first Panhandle Farm Development program address on KGRS at 6:30 AM. He defined the Panhandle as 26 counties and urged wheat farming dairying diversification and better markets due to oil population growth. Programs funded by business groups railroads utilities and others with information from chambers of commerce county agents and other agencies to be gathered.
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