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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses Union Pacific's glory trip from Wyoming into Utah, Washington's stance on Mexican land rights under the Monroe Doctrine, and the case for centralized railroad management to balance profits and losses. He notes stock reactions after a Supreme Court ruling and muses on national policy and industry. The piece ends with a local ad for parking and dining near the Green Line.
The Amundsen program features Captain Amundsen and Dave Derden's band in a packed auditorium. Derden and his musicians offered services to The News-Globe and the Tri-State Fair, aiming to support worthy Amaro events. Doors open 7:39, concert at 7:45, lecture at 8:15, with students given priority tickets.
The famed polar explorer Captain Roald Amundsen praises the day and air, then dismisses gossip about Amarillo. A reporter counters that the Texas city bears little resemblance to the polar regions and notes a long distance between here and there.
Tulsa Oklahoma February 24 Associated Press reports oil production in the Seminole area will pause for 30 days to bring output within pipe and tank storage limits as producers and authorities reach a unanimous shutdown plan.
Partly cloudy and cooler. Forecast covers Amarillo and surrounding region. Night temperatures fall to the mid forties with Friday expecting continued cooler conditions. Highs reach the low sixties and lows around the mid thirties, with recent readings noted in the past 24 hours.
A Texas house bill proposes sending pickpockets to the electric chair with a claim that lawmakers starve without funds. Representative Masterson of Angelton filed the measure for emergency passage after noting Fortieth legislature members were robbed and left hungry for days. A senator reported losing a watch and 160 dollars on a Washington to Laredo trip.
Washington February 24 Congress aims to clean up many bills before adjournment but faces a weak chance of major legislation. The Swing Johnson Boulder dam bill remains stalled after a 30 hour filibuster and will not likely reach a vote in this session. Senate plans two hours of other business including the Tyson retirement bill while Republicans seek action on prohibition and customs reform measures.
At 7:80 this morning six automobiles with twenty eight Amarillo representatives departed for Boise City to tour the new oil field opened there and meet local business leaders. This marks the first of fifty goodwill tours sponsored by the Board of City Development to strengthen regional ties and observe the Ramsey discovery well fueling oil production in Boise City and the Cherokee badlands.
Houston February 24 A series of upsets in the first round of the Houston Country Club invitation golf tournament eliminates defending champion George Rotan runner up W C Hunt and Jack Speer. Tom Gregory Riv er Oaks defeats Rotan one up in a nineteenth green thriller Ossie Carlton Texas amateur champion defeats W S Mackey six five and G S Peek Galveston over Hunt two and one Al Badger San Angelo eliminates Speer one up Von Elm beats Joe Russell four and three Carlton advances after five and three or better proof.
Commander de Pinedo, Italy's long distance flying ace, landed at Port Natal Brazil from Ferdinando Noronha completing the southern trans Atlantic leg of his journey toward the Americas.
Seven banks in southeast Kansas part of the Monte-Miller group were closed today by the state banking department. The institutions, controlled by John G. Miller and J. W. Montes, operated in Pittsburgh, Fort Scott, Englevale, Cherokee, Arma, Opolis, and Mulberry.
The administration has no necessity for the Senate foreign relations committee to visit Mexico and Nicaragua, after consultation with President Coolidge. Kellogg informed Chairman Borah of the decision, signaling no planned congressional travel on the issue.
The Amarillo community faces a surge in car thefts with more vehicles stolen daily than ever. Officials recall a past mayoral drive and demand a joint city county auto theft bureau funded to combat thefts, noting state funds are lacking and owners bear recovery costs. The Globe supports creating the bureau promptly to protect property.
Ernest Ricker killed his wife in South Langhorne Pennsylvania and Sheriff Culp in a hotel in New Jersey. He then called a reporter to tell his story, fired three shots into his body, and died after confessing his actions.
United States army goodwill expedition fields four aircraft for a hazardous morning flight over the Andes toward Argentina. Read as the team prepared to begin the challenging journey from Valdivia Chile, with repair shops and support services noted in the dispatch.
The British ambassador notified Washington that the Colombo will arrive at Corinto on February 26 to deter further fighting without landing naval forces. London confirms a cruiser will go to Bluefields as refuge for endangered British subjects, preserving Monroe Doctrine policy.
Governor Moody signed the Potter County district attorney bill and wired word to Amarillo District Attorney W. J. Flesher. The emergency measure allows appointment of at least one, possibly two, assistant district attorneys to handle Potter County criminal court matters. Flesher says he is not yet prepared to make appointments.
Loreta Dean ten years old died after a coal oil stove explosion at the Dean home six miles north of Amarillo. Her mother Mrs Dean remains hospitalized in serious condition. A third family member was severely burned and taken to a neighbor’s home. The body rests at N S Griggs & Sons chapel pending the mother’s recovery.
Manila investigation begins into a fire that devastated the Calle Kacolta district along the Pasig river. Loss estimated between 1 million and 2 million dollars. Nine business houses destroyed, four badly damaged. damage threatens the Amarillo Hotel and The Panhandle's Meeting Place.
J Be Ratliff of Purcell Oklahoma says he fights for his stake in Alaska mines and had W S Deaner engineer arrested in San Francisco on a forgery warrant. Ratliff claims harassment and false arrests linked to his supposed contract and stock in vast mining properties.
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