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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1927

Page

4

Amarillo Globe Newspaper Details and Rates

The Amarillo Globe Publishing Co lists editors and managers, payment methods, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by carrier and mail in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. The notice cites affiliations with the Associated Press and provides publication and postal details.

Amarillo Texas Amarillonn News Globe-News Publishing Co BY Mail Oklahoma New Mexico

Dangers in the Home Highlight Gasoline Hazards

The piece warns of gasoline dangers in households citing a Panhandle baby burned by gasoline used to rinse a dress and a Cisco boy crippled when a can exploded. It urges banning gasoline from homes and notes risks from matches and faulty stove hoses.

Panhandle Cisco

Wisconsin Professor Refuses 2 Million Offer for Invention

Henry Steenbock a University of Wisconsin agricultural chemistry professor rejected a 2,000,000 dollar bid from a cereal company for his calcium-enhancing food method. He transferred rights to the university, seeking broad access for humanity, saying money would corrupt his life’s purpose. He states ambition lies in advancing science, not amassing wealth.

Henry Steenbock University of Wisconsin Steenbock Wisconsin

Congressmen Fight in Capitol Reflecting Bills They love

Reports describe several fistfights or near confrontations among lawmakers in the capitol building. The clashes stem from heated debates over proposed bills, highlighting lawmakers' passion and demerits of the era.

Capitol

Hogg to Hold Revival Here for Methodists

Polk Street Methodist church plans a June revival with Evangelist Will Hogg and his party to conduct a series of services. A large tabernacle will be erected and the entire congregation will participate in the revival organization. The meeting likely runs the full month. Hogg is currently in Abilene for a major Methodist gathering.

Hogg Polk Street Methodist Church Will Hogg Board of Stewards Evangelist Hogg Abilene Methodist Church

Bets a Million On The Captive Raid

Horace Liveright, a would be producer, pledges to bet a million if police interfere with The Captive. The Associated Press reports the New York discussion of contemplated legal action to prevent police interference.

Associated Press New York John W. Gatea Horace Liveright

R. H. Nicholson Not Indicted Despite Name Similarity

A prominent realtor R H Nicholson objects to confusion with a man indicted on a liquor charge. The indicted man has the same initials but is spelled without an H, and appears misprinted in The Daily News.

R. H. Nicholson Nicholson Daily News

Night at the Abbotts dance turns sour

At a village pavilion dance, Helma resists advances from Mr. Anderson as alcohol flows among guests. The narrator, a chauffeur, intervenes when Anderson forcibly kisses Helma, wresting him away and delivering a hard kick. The confrontation ends with the assailant’s bluster and a cliffhanger.

Brownville Pavilion Helma Helnia G. Burton Anderson Harry Frazer Abbotts Anderson Helmia

Otto H. F. Kahn Turns Sixty With Lifelong Work Ethic

New York reports Otto Hf. Kahn marking his sixtieth birthday with continued banking labor. The note highlights his dedication and absence of celebration as he focuses on professional duties in the industrial city.

The Associated Press New York Otto Hf. Kahn

Santa Fe doubles track from Canyon to Pampa

Santa Fe announces extension of the double track from Canyon to Pampa to complete a seventy five mile parallel line at a cost exceeding one million dollars, bringing total construction spend to over five million. The project uses 110 pound rails, heavy ballast, concrete culverts, and includes major works through Palo Duro canyon and across two Cuyler lake fills. Over seven thousand carloads of rock will ballast Canyon to Pampa.

Canyon Panhandle Pampa F. A. Lehman Santa Fe Palo Duro Canyon Haney White Deer Cuyler Lakes Sais New Mexico

Skunk Family Tries Early Dinner at Farmer Brown

Jimmy Skunk and family wake hungry and head to Farmer Browns. Mrs Skunk scratches at the kitchen door and Mother Brown opens it, only to remind them dinner time has not arrived.

Mrs. Skunk Mrs. Jimmy

Clever Skunk Outsmarts Hosts For Supper

Mrs. Jimmy and six young Skunks arrive early expecting food but get ignored by Mother Brown who still feeds them. Mrs. Jimmy claims credit for the meal and flatters the host while the Skunks wander the kitchen. The tale ends with a note about the next story, The Banging Door.

Jimmy Mrs. Jimmy Jimmy Skunk Mother Brown

Advertising I Wore Centered Expert Declares

Kansas City February 22 National manufacturers are concentrating advertising in territories where sales are strong at the Mid Western Newspaper Advertising managers association meeting. Forest R Geneva advertising head of Des Moines Town Register says newspapers are gaining large national business and manufacturers are selecting profitable regions to cut wasteful effort.

Kansas City Mid-Western

Hunger strikers loses strength. man walks free after term

After a 35 day hunger strike Carl B. Robinson walked out of jail when his sentence for blocking traffic while distributing anti militarism literature ended. He had remained inside as his term expired.

Associated Press Los Angeles Carl Robinson

Half Minute Interviews with Local Figures

Local residents share plans and opinions about travel, cars, social circles, vaudeville shows, and a potential boycott. Mrs. Von Rosenbaurg visits Lubbock, Irene Ruddy boasts a new Chevrolet, Mrs. Childers comments on new neighbors, Dr. Parcells recalls Eddie Foy's Chicago fire anecdote, and Dr. Ball notes boycott concerns about Clarendon College.

Amarillo May Hear Plans to Attract Industries

James Z. George, head of Amarillo’s Board of City Development, urges attracting factories by building favorable local conditions rather than chasing “broken-down” plants. He notes proposals flow in, with one large factory candidate set for a local visit, and outlines a strategy of selling favorable power, housing, gas rates, and overall business climate. George previously helped establish thirty-three Houston plants and worked on New Orleans port projects.

James Z. George Board of City Development Houston Amarillo George Texas Commercial Secretaries Sherman Mr. George Ford Bacon and Davis Company New York New Orleans

Industrial City hosts sole industrial sector event

Industrial City features its only industrial sector event, highlighting local manufacturing, business outreach, and citywide participation.

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