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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1927
Page
6
Amarillo Globe praises District Attorney Flesher for balancing duty and publicity, noting cases where disclosure could harm justice and urging readers to consider the broader impact of reporting. Also mentions children in Amarillo homes nearing Christmas with mixed feelings.
In a reflective piece, the burden of rehearsing children for a Sunday school recital is described. Parents fear memory lapses despite endless practice, while the prompter saves the moment. The article notes girls who recite well grow up to public reading, and boys with talent often enter the Legislature.
The piece contrasts the not guilty verdict for George Remus in his wife murder case with the fourteen year sentence given to Becky Rogers for a bank robbery using an empty gun. It notes public discontent with the system, mentions Otis Rogers supporting Becky, and adds brief vignettes on smoking in England, Republican candidates, and Vermont maple sugar scarcity.
Mrs Bayne rests in bed as Holly and Margaret contend with crisis downstairs. Holly waits for Warrington who promises steadiness, while Margaret plans to tell the truth. Mrs Bayne discovers a hidden stash beneath the attic and plots next steps as tension rises toward continuation.
The Interstate Commerce Committee met in Washington to consider Walsh resolution for a special investigation into the power combine. A preliminary inquiry will determine if an investigation is warranted, with no definite action expected until after the holidays.
New Yorkers struggle with the metropolis scale as neighborhoods shift from business to residential and back. Tales of misdirected taxis, the Pennsylvanian station, and the vast street maze illustrate how even locals feel dwarfed by Manhattan. Elevators and lunchrooms shape daily deals, while underworld whispers, vanished figures, and danger loom in the citys shadowy side.
Admiral Philip Andrews asserts naval battles are becoming rare and may disappear. He argues the navy should be a peaceful guardian, defending trade routes and ensuring free seas, citing the Jutland battle as comparatively minor and praising the old ship Constitution in countering piracy.
Reddy Fox learns from Sammy Jay that Terror the Goshawk is imprisoned in Farmer Brown's barnyard cage. Night venture begins as Reddy plans to view Terror, watching for guards and lights to fall, and contemplates the hawk's fate.
Reddy taunts the trapped fox Terror inside a caged area atop a chicken coop, warning him to stay away from Farmer Brown's chickens. Bowser the Hound rounds the cage as the scene ends with Terror facing an uncertain fate. The tale continues in Tommy Tit Pities Terror.
Gladys and Percival planned a morning golf outing after their engagement. She waited for him in a smart sports costume as hours passed with no message. A maid reports Percival seen with a big bundle of sticks, mistaken for an umbrella man, deepening the mystery.
Panhandle Highway division engineer W. A. French says roads are in fairly good condition despite dry weather and heavy traffic. Recovery work is limited by cold, dry conditions. Wheeler Collingsworth and Childress counties report severe wear from bumper crops with a rain would aid road repair efforts.
Dispatches from central Europe report many deaths from the severe cold. In Uskub 20 railway workers were found frozen to death. Nearby at Ghevgheli seventeen soldiers guarding the frontier died as conditions worsened across the region.
Caroline Robbins of London arrives in Cleveland to collect material for a thesis on how early New England writers diverged from English traditions to form a distinct culture. She studies at the William G. Mather Library home to a premier collection of early American books by the Mather family.
Los Angeles mining engineer Lyman Fay Barber was kidnapped in Mexico by bandits on Sunday and held for a $5,000 ransom, according to a telegram received by Barber's mother, Mrs. Mamie A. Barber.
Fort Worth records Christmas day on Sunday so all commission firms and stockyard offices will be closed Saturday. A G Donovan manager of the Fort Worth stockyards company said no business will be transacted in the yards that day and urged shippers to plan shipments accordingly.
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