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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1928
Page
2
Amarillo merchants and auto dealers plan their first annual Spring Style and Auto Show on March 12. The event will display latest models and fashions with cars on Polk Street from Fourth to Eighth roped off for the occasion. The Globe News sponsors a street band beginning at 7 PM.
The piece warns that millions of workers worldwide will join a Russian red army when it advances and that nations will mobilize labor forces to resist. It notes a French pilot's looping feats, then downplays stunts, emphasizing thinking and invention.
The piece notes Mrs. Colby seeking divorce in late 1925 citing capricious treatment and letters read in court. It covers Start Life Anew Millerand’s claim Colby fled to France seeking freedom for both spouses and mentions a Versailles court ruling denying jurisdiction and US society’s reaction to foreign divorce cases.
Reports from Pampas say funds to procure right of way for a new road extension have been raised. The route would cross Wheeler Roberts and Gray counties and connect Clinton Oklahoma and Western with the Santa Fe at Pampa after approval from state and federal commissions.
Yukichi Goto, 21, one of four Japanese airmen to fly Tokyo to Seattle in July, died today when his aircraft crashed on a Kyushu hill during a test flight. Companion Suwe, 26, and aviation instructor Lieutenant Okamoto suffered severe burns.
Lula Wyatt, 17, stands accused of murdering her husband Fi Wyatt in November. The state seeks the death penalty while the defense requests a suspended sentence as the case heads to the jury in criminal court in Fort Worth Texas.
The senate foreign relations committee approved today the new French arbitration treaty. The action clears a path for possible ratification and signals United States support for streamlined arbitration between the two nations.
The columnist denies being jailed over census remarks in Amarillo and outlines his plan for a community driven count. He reports talk of a petition with merchants, hints at a genuine census next week, and shares odd detours including a marriage request and a charity bake sale.
Robert Condit, inventor, plans a rocket flight to Venus from Miami in about 48 hours. He will carry one sandwich, trains daily at 60 miles, and seeks public support as atmospheric conditions favor the launch.
Letters discuss Bobbie Budd’s bus fare and a seven cent water cost claim. They urge a 25 cent per thousand irrigation rate to boost water sales, beautify Amarillo, and raise plant profits. Local voices push City officials to study pricing and expansion.
Editorial argues crime cures lie in press restraint not sensational exposure. Isbel Whitehouse Toppin critiques publicizing criminals as it spreads “waves of crime” and praises targeted action over sensational reporting.
In Childress near here the Community Center district pushes ahead with growth. Students planted nearly fifty shade trees for George Washington's birthday. The new auditorium seats total around two hundred and a painted stage curtain was installed with dual curtains for quick scenes.
In Marietta Oklahoma February 29 a bail hearing for Claude Andrews the bandit suspect charged with the murder of Sam Long Love County sheriff during the Love County National Bank robbery is scheduled before District Judge Asa Walden. Andrews is said to have returned some loot to Wes Croy Love County attorney and James Mathers Love County judge. Charges against the officials for concealing loot were dismissed and a grand jury probe was ordered.
C. C. Pettijohn counsel for the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America told the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that the Brookhart bill would eliminate the current system of selling and distributing motion pictures and replace it with only a commission to conduct hearings and fix prices.
William Alonzo Hopkins of Brattleboro Vermont founder of Le Matin Paris newspaper died at 88 in Paris France He was known as the dean of the American colony and counted friends including General Grant Ferdinand De Lesseps Leland Stanford and other leaders He made a fortune from a bronze invention and retired to Europe in 1878 in ill health.
The dirigible Los Angeles arrived at Cuargo Realea canal in Cuanacayado bay Cuba at 11 10 a m and prepared to moor to the Patoka later Lieutenant Commander Rosendahl reported to the navy department
At a noon luncheon the Amarillo Real Estate board stressed Amarillos important position on U S Highway 66. Board member W W Chilton reported that Amarillo now has a permanent place in the road system after the Oklahoma City convention. Talks by Roy Smith Tucumcari Edgar Knight Albuquerque and H R Jackson Flagstaff emphasized Amarillos gate way role to the scenic southwest and its valuable highway 66 position.
The excerpt portrays a man driven by ambition who ignores simple joys and comforts to pursue greatness. Edgar A. Guest muses whether fame and a place on the lists of achievement outweigh the personal pleasures missed along the way, as life passes swiftly and rest eludes the driven.
Kansas City receipts steady to weak with hogs 12 000. cattle 6 000. feeders steady. vealers soft. Chicago hogs and cattle higher. New Orleans cotton rallies on weather. New York cotton opens steady then eases. Liverpool futures quiet. Poultry and produce mixed. stocks rise with oil shares leading early gains. Kresge hits new peak while Continental Baking slides.
The Texas supreme court reversed the Paris, Texas will case of W. J. McDonald and ordered a new trial. McDonald left 1 250 000 dollars to the University of Texas for an astronomical laboratory. Relatives argued McDonald lacked mental capacity when making the will.
147 children at the Corsicana state orphan's home were on the sick list with a mild influenza outbreak. One large dormitory was turned into a hospital ward. Two patients share each of 50 beds while 47 are in the temporary ward. no deaths reported.
Educational problems of Southern Methodist schools in Texas and New Mexico were to be discussed at a Dallas conference today. Representatives include presiding elders district secretaries of education presidents of boards of education college presidents and one pastor and one layman from each district.
Government tests in Eddy County disclose a thick deposit of potash salts. Nine beds of possible commercial interest were found in a well 1,500 feet deep, drilled about 28 miles from Carlsbad by the Bureau of Mines under the potash act.
In San Antonio on February 29 Charles Magee 28 died and Helen Ackins 20 was seriously injured when Magee’s car collided with a second vehicle driven by Kenneth Roberts 29 at a street intersection. Both cars were demolished.
Civil appeals court on Wednesday refused a rehearing to the state in its suit to enjoin Humble from laying a pipe line into Corpus Christi Bay. The court upheld earlier rulings allowing the pipeline project and rejected additional arguments from the state in the ongoing dispute.
James J Kekahaloa Hawaiian musician dies at Northwest Texas Hospital after shooting his wife Miss Vesta Jorgenson and wounding her. he then killed himself. He had lived in Amarillo months, played native tunes at local venues and at WDA station. a murder charge had been filed. Body held at N B Griggs Funeral parlors awaiting relatives in Honolulu.
A fragmented list of proposed municipal improvements and policies for Amarillo. Items include lower utility rates, more housing and offices, expanded infrastructure such as sewers and a municipal airport, a public lake, expansion of newspapers, and tougher crime laws. Multiple typos and odd phrases appear throughout.
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