21 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1927
Page
1
The Globe notes Arthur Beighare and Brisbane comment on Congress sending the McNary-Haugen bill to the President. Lawmakers wait for a veto while facing political risk for actions taken despite convictions. The cotton market collapse spurred calls across regions for farm relief.
An analysis of an agricultural bill framed as economic aid. The government touts taxpayer funded help for farmers if their operations fail, a plan debated by Congress with varied views on its effectiveness. Rural voters influence cited as key, with citrus and fruit growers not yet addressed.
A deranged patient fleeing St Anthony's sanitarium was captured near Amarillo by Rock Island locomotive engineer G W Vincent after breaking glass and brandishing a granite vessel. He had undergone recent major surgery and was to be housed in isolated quarters with double guard until Armstrong county officials decide his disposition.
A continuation line lists garb age related messages with two phone numbers 2044 for general service and 1000 for emergencies out of gas. The fragment implies local utility notices directing residents to call these numbers for assistance.
Partly cloudy conditions for Amarillo tonight and Tuesday with warmer trend. Temperatures range from 34 to 67 degrees. One year ago the highs and lows were 45 and 60.
Amarillo representatives will attend the monthly chamber meeting at Canyon and the McLean chamber banquet tonight. The Board of City Development is organizing the effort and names three representatives for each event.
In Shanghai the defense commissioner ordered swift sword penalties for seditious speech and strike literature. Reports say 28 beheadings occurred with 16 on the day, as nationalists claim 90 total. The crackdown aims to celebrate gains in Chekiang and Hangchow, driving locals toward the foreign settlement amid rains.
Amarillo Council, Boy Scouts of America, meets this afternoon to elect delegates for the Panhandle council annual meeting opening tomorrow. Registration begins at 9 30 for representatives from 27 counties with the program starting at 10. At 4 tomorrow afternoon the Eagle court of honor will present badges to fifteen Panhandle boys in a ceremony honoring the highest scout badge.
P. C. Bennett, head of the agricultural department of the Board of City Development, attends the Floydada hog sale to acquire twelve registered Duroc Jersey hogs. The loaned animals will supply Potter County boys club members with farming opportunities.
A brief notice invites patrons to visit Wood for parking and dining services at the Green Line location one half block east of the Court House on Sixth Street. The beauty specialist operates at 112 East Sixth with the listed phone number 49.
Special to The Globe from Panhandle reports a fatal blaze caused by gasoline used to clean a dress. Three month old Garland May, child of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whaley, died as flames engulfed the bed. Older sisters Helen and Dorothy, aged 13 and 15, suffered burns while trying to rescue the infant. The house burned to the ground while parents were away.
The Texas House rejected printing for consideration a repeal of Senate Bill 180, with 66 voting against and 41 in support. The measure aimed to bar foreign corporations from buying Texas companies and voting stock by proxy, despite a favorable committee report.
Gen. John A. Malen and L. M. Hogsett of the Fort Worth and Denver railway visited Amarillo for a brief conference with the Board of City Development about traffic conditions. They discussed harvesting season congestion and measures to prevent a recurrence. The Amarillo Hotel is noted as a meeting place.
Congress meets as House tackles calendar bills and Senate resumes debate on the Boulder Canyon issue. Government presents on Ford taxuit while the American Jewish Congress continues sessions today in Washington.
Police probe the 22 caliber shell from Shelly’s wound matched to a Winchester rifle. Investigators pursue a tall slender man seen near 805 Johnson Street and a second shot reported near N Johnson Street, while neighbors recount hearing a gun blast and a bullet strike.
Snowdrifts halt a Canadian border bootlegging run as a sleight with sixty four cases of ale is abandoned in Ogdensburg New York. Officials report storms hamper illicit liquor activity along the border.
Michael Ahern veteran Chicago newspaper man who helped invent the cow and lantern tale that sparked the 1871 Chicago fire dies at 77. He later said he and two reporters devised the story and learned later that spontaneous combustion in the OLeary barn likely started the blaze.
About 60 U S troops and bluejackets landed at Corinto to guard the Manague Corinto railroad and protect Americans and foreign business. Four hundred marines guard lines to Leon with others along bridges and water tanks. Navy actions come with Nicaraguan government consent and aim to keep rail links open amid Conservative Liberal fighting. Senator Borah denounces reliance on warships and marines for Central American policy.
Hereford's picnic scheduled for tomorrow eight miles northwest of Hereford near KB Oil Company's test site has been indefinitely postponed. T. D. Moss, secretary of the Hereford chamber of commerce, telephoned The Globe the afternoon the date would be announced later this week.
A major snow sleet and wind storm battered from Maine to Delaware, claiming sixteen lives and causing millions in property damage. Coast guard crews report eight deaths near Provincetown as waters rose and ships were hurled ashore. Atlantic City boardwalk sections and piers suffered severe damage while New York harbor saw its highest tide in twenty years.
Letters seeking information pour into the Hoard of City Development about Amarillo. Requests cover varied topics from a school boy essay at Fort Worth to tent and business ownership statistics. Dates range from Spokane to Georgia with few about common labor.
Thirsty villagers salvage 200 kegs of whiskey from the two masted schooner W. T. Bell ashore after the crew was rescued. Each keg holds 25 gallons and the find followed by a warmth and feed for the crew.
Amarillo residents will view a pictorial account of Roald Amundsen’s polar voyage in a lecture at the Auditorium. The program includes motion pictures detailing the Norge expedition from Rome to the North Pole and back to Alaska, with dramatic images of the ship’s peril and landing. The voyage began May 11, 1926, stopping in Rome Putnam England Oslo Leningrad Vadsee and Kings Bay Spitzbergen before reaching Teller.
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