Amarillo Globe notes sheriff and police efforts in 1927
The grand jury mildly criticizes the sheriff and police for cooperation gaps while praising overall effort. In 12 months the city police made 8 942 arrests and collected 65 226 in fines, with 7 000 arrests reported in the sheriff's three year term under Wiley Pollard. Both departments show substantial results despite tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
Wiley Pollard
New Day Law Adds Liability on Bootleggers in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling upholds an 1855 statute making sellers and premises owners liable for damages caused by intoxication. A recent case awarded a family $5,295 for mistreatment linked to a drunk patron of an inn near Boston. The decision asserts National Prohibition does not invalidate the old law and may prompt bootleggers to seek casualty insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Boston
Norfolk Editors Missed Kitty Hawk Flight Then
A Norfolk journalism anniversary recalls the 1903 Kitty Hawk flight and editors who doubted the heavier than air machine. The piece notes early skepticism, later aviation milestones, and contrasts past disbelief with modern advances and figures like Lindbergh Byrd.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Harry P. Moore
Col. Lindbergh
Byrd
Glenn Curtis
Money and power haunt a man in a Virginia tale
Hammond writes checks for debts, dowries, and staff bills while wrestling with the hollow value of money. He recalls why wealth once brought joy then bitterness, as family schemes and a rogue chauffeur foreshadow a dramatic turn in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Norman Wiatt
Tony
Norman Flatt
Platt
Fairfields
Virginia
Washington
Chaos in Texas politics as new year opens
United Press reports Texas enters the presidential year with chaotic politics for both parties. Republicans contend for national convention delegates with Rep. Harry Wurzbach and National Committeeman Rene Creager in a leadership contest. Democrats face primaries in May covering senatorial, gubernatorial, and local races while Gov. Moody weighs possible bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Austin
Texas
Harry Wurzbach
Seguin
Rene Creager
Coolidge
Creager
Wurzbach
Fourteenth
F. E. Scobey
Mint
U. S. Senate
Wall Street Surges and Sinks Weave New York Tales
New Yorkers face daily Wall Street caprices as fortunes rise and fall with fleeting market moves. The piece notes a culture of indifference to losses and warns of traps, blackmail, and the temptations of sudden wealth. It also cites statistics on education, transit, and theater delays amid urban life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
0. C. McIntyre
New York
Wall Street
Broadway
Gates
Texas Campaign Signals and Possible Candidates for Governor
The piece outlines potential 1920s Texas gubernatorial contenders including Barry Miller of Dallas and R. L. Bobbitt of Laredo, with others like Lynch Davidson of Houston and Whit Davidson of Marshall mentioned. It also notes C. A. Chambers as a possible power broker and lists campaign issues such as water rights, power regulation, highway policy, UT lands, rail and bus rights, and prison system centralization.
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Moody
Morris Sheppard
Sheppard
Senate
Mayfield
Washington
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Heflin
R. R. Ogden
Medy
Austin
Bob Stuart
Fort Worth
Electric Highway Commission
Ferguson
T. H. McGregor
MacGregor
Stump
Barry Miller
Dallas
R. L. Bobbitt
Laredo
Lynch Davidson
Houston
Whit Davidson
Marshall
Claude Pollard
Chambers
C. A. Chambers
San Antonio
Bexar County
University of Texas
West Texas
Shadow the Weasel Hunts Under Old Stone Wall
Shadow the Weasel uses his nose to hunt for Striped Chipmunk under the old stone wall near the Green Forest. He detects scents of Chipmunk Wood Mouse Rabbit Chatteret the Red Squirrel and Happy Jack the Gray Squirrel as he searches for the entrance to a hidden home and considers lingering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadow the Weasel
Shadow
Green Forest
Green Meadows
Striped Chipmunk
Bob White
Shadow the
Weasel
Munk
Peter Rabbit
Whitefoot
Chatteret
Happy Jack
Gray Squirel
T. W. Burgess
Elevated roads the only solution for big cities says Montagu
Lord Montagu argues traffic congestion will double in six years and advocates a three tier road system with trunk highways, B class routes with weight limits, and unclassified streets. He envisions vast archways supporting elevated highways with offices above, keeping fast traffic underground or aloft to keep cities beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Lord Montagu
England
Ondon
United States
Jailbird Mayor Declares War for Gravy in Newburyport
Newburyport Massachusetts January 4 A jailed ex-god Andrew J Gillis nicknamed Rosey wins votes while jailed for punching the former mayor and now seeks to grant favors to friends. He rose from jail to mayor in days and aimed to pressure the city council to pass permits and favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Mags
Sherman
Andrew J
Rosey” Gillis
Bosey
Ice rate set at 18 per car for Texas railroads
The Texas state railroad commission ordered an 18 dollar per car ice rate for 11 railroads serving south Texas vegetable regions. The rule covers ice used for cooling water washing vegetables in preparation for shipment and for icing during packaging and top icing, within station switching limits and only when the loaded line hauls the shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
State Railroad Commission
South
Texas
Three Wise Fools Triumph at High School Auditorium
The play Three Wise Fools by Austin Strong and John Golden drew a capacity crowd in the high school auditorium. Presented by Better Plays Extension, Inc., it proved a riot of humor and suspense, with proceeds funding a newly purchased Electrola for the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Strong
John Golden
Better Plays Extension, Inc
Electrola
Eal
Addressing Urban Transport With Overhead Roads
A speaker argues for overhead and underground roads in future cities. He claims every pier could support such construction and rent would cover costs, urging decisive, energetic action to solve this century’s transport problem. The idea emphasizes large-scale infrastructure to relieve city congestion.
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Globe-News
Fillmore
Ion
Amarillo Publishing Co
Genf. Rowe
Wilbur C. Hawk
Telephones News and Business Department Circulation Department
BY Mail
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Iowa
Mildred Barbour
Copyright Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Hapter
Toney
Carlotta
Rita Carstair
NEW Yorkers Daily Victims
Hawaiian Islands
The
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Jailbird
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