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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1928
Page
2
Edgar A. Guest notes how bitter wind drives idlers from corners while workers and youths press on to their tasks. When temperatures drop to zero, streets empty as crowds dispersed and only those with a purpose remain, proving winter changes the city rhythm.
Twenty six Census Bureau enumerators started a three week survey of Amarillo population. Territories assigned with double checks ensure all residents are counted. Work is confidential and at the request of the Board of City Development and city commission. Annie Lee Ownby assists supervisor J T Nichols.
A column from Amarillo recounts Will Winch warning actors after a Lions Club meeting while Bert Lytell attends. The piece recalls desert myths about the Panhandle, notes a poll tax reminder, and condemns unfair treatment of visiting Mexicans after a basketball game. It ends with family tales and a job listing offering a dollar a day.
Proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeals announced affirmations reversals and remands across multiple cases. Names include Job Hatton Elmer Boothe Jack Davis Earl Carter H S Sparks Francisco Garcia Arthur Masten J T Holland Bully Roseborouch and Ex parte Charlie Knox with bail granted and writ denied actions listed.
Mrs. C. M. McCullough of 1408 Jackson street donates a portable cot and camp chairs to the Amarillo Council of Girl Scouts. The gear will be used in bed making demonstrations and at the annual encampment as the movement reports strong growth and record achievements in Amarillo with troop numbers rising from about two to nearly four.
A historical statement outlining civic reforms in Amarillo including lower advertising costs, no public officials silencing newsboys, a municipal pool, shorter police hours, equal treatment, lower water and utility rates, cleaner city, more parks, tree planting, lower rents, improved sewers, a municipal golf course, elimination of railroad crossings, and enhanced city vitality with cheaper dirt-street gasoline.
Prominent musicians heard the first ether concert in the United States at the Hotel Plaza. Leon Theremin and J. Goldberg showcased the theremin horn and antenna controls for pitch, volume, vibrato, and color variations. Rachmaninoff Kreisler and Toscanini lauded the demonstration while Schmitz warned of precision demands.
A caller reports an emaciated horse roaming near the four hundred block on North Grant Street. Neighbors say owners abandoned it and the animal feeds on dry lawns by day and rests in alleys at night. The writer urges the city commission to act to help both the horse and hungry residents.
A reader praises E. M. Gish and his KGRS station for honesty service and clear programming. The letter praises a proposed 1000 watt station and includes a reader poem urging boosting Gish and KGRS over the WDAG rivalry.
A reader reports a Saturday night game between the Sandies and El Paso, noting crowd sentiment about Amarillo sports. The El Paso lineup included several Mexicans who impressed as clean players and did not appear to dispute officiating during the contest.
L. R. Ward of 2302 North West Third street was injured when he was nearly buried in a deep sewer ditch at Sixth and Jackson streets. He received emergency treatment and was taken home. Six other workers were slightly injured.
Board of City Development and Amarillo Real Estate groups plan a canyon tour to evaluate routes for a scenic drive. F M Lefforge will lead the Realtors party while S J Cole heads the BCD committee with John L McCarty as guide. The trip covers Palisades and Harding's ranch with a possible crossing to Wayside.
A sports column condemns a minority in Amarillo for booing and pressuring officials during an El Paso game. It urges clean play and fair treatment of visiting teams on unfamiliar floors and in hostile crowds.
A cyclone damaged property near Monterey and Cookeville as connections with stations in the area were restored. At Dripping Springs near Monterey, three or four homes were wrecked by the tornado. All telephone wires in the county and Wilson county were down and rural reports were unavailable. Trees were leveled at Monterey and roads were nearly impassable.
Gales shattered window panes and toppled small buildings in suburbs last night. The weather bureau issued storm warnings along the Atlantic seaboard from Delaware breakwater to Eastport Maine. The windstorm hit New York shortly after midnight endangering shipping off the North Atlantic coast.
Funeral services for E. N. Miller postponed to 2 PM Thursday in the N. S. Griggs and Son chapel. Active pallbearers named Roy O'Donald J. G. Purcell A. T. Whitehead Paul Meaders Sam Van derwide and D. H. Powell. Rev. Foster of St Andrews Episcopal Church to officiate.
Arto, the card writing wizard who set a world record for continuous card writing, left with his manager Mike Hollander for Oklahoma City for another attempt later this week to lower the current mark.
Mrs. Ida Chitwood spoke on vegetables and salads at The Globe News cooking school in Lindy Land Amarillo aided by local merchants. A spring style show featured models and sold out seating as capacity crowds attended for fashion and culinary demonstrations.
United Press outlines the Hickman case timeline from December kidnapping plans to January insanity hearing. Dec 13 kidnapping plot. Dec 15 Marian Parker abducted. Dec 16 ransom demand of 1500 dollars. Dec 17 body delivered for payment. Dec 22 capture near Pendleton and murder indictment. Dec 23 confession. Dec 20 arraignment plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Jan 25 insanity hearing begins.
Deputies in the precinct wait with tear bombs and riot sticks in two corridors leading to the courtroom. The chamber has scarce seating and limited standing room as authorities brace for the Hickman trial amid prior robberies and a slaying linked to Marion Parker.
Los Angeles January 25 The Hickman murder trial opens in the Hall of Justice with Superior Judge Carlos Hardy presiding. Hardy opposes capital punishment yet has sentenced killers to the gallows when juries return first degree murder verdicts, stressing strict law enforcement.
George P. Grout of Panhandle spoke on WDAG about poultry as a growth area within the Panhandle farm immigration drive. He cited cool nights altitude and dry conditions aiding productivity, plus cheap land and native grasses as advantages for poultry raisers.
Announcement of an examination for appointment as second lieutenants in the Air Corps regular United States Army, to be held February 27 to March 3, was received by Captain Peter Salgado, instructor of the 142nd Infantry National Guard of Texas. Eligibility restricted to qualified fliers who have graduated from the Air Corps Primary Flying School and from the Air Corps Advanced Flying School within the past five years.
Reverend Ernest E. Robinson pastor of the San Jacinto Methodist church reports the death of his mother Mrs. N. G. Robinson aged 81 in Sterling Kentucky after a period of illness. The long illness and advanced age contributed to her passing.
The 40-8 Society of the American Legion will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the Legion home Municipal Auditorium. Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
Jack Smith of Fresno reported his Chrysler sedan stolen from a downtown parking space several weeks ago. Police arrested I. K. Bicknell in connection with the theft and handed him to Fresno authorities a month ago.
The narrative notes Sandino shifts to guerrilla warfare due to overpowering Marine and National Guard forces. Marines concentrate at Quilali with five dead and 23 wounded in capture, plus Sapotilla casualties. Rebel losses are reported heavy, including 40 killed in a bombing, with total rebel dead feared above 50 in recent days. Major General Lejeune, US Marine commandant, will depart for the United States Friday.
Markets fall as the Chicago Federal Reserve rediscount rate rises from 3% to 4% and traders flood the tape with selling orders. Early losses recovered, but mid day weakness returned as bears pushed many issues lower and large blocks traded at reduced prices.
Kansas City live stock market report shows hogs 11,000 head steady to higher top at 8.10 and sow prices 6.60 to 7.25. Cattle 6,000 head with weighty steers up slightly, fed types steady, heifers strong, cows barely steady, vealers up 60 cents. Sheep 5,500 head higher with fed lambs at 13.00 and fat ewes up to 7.66.
Hogs 21 000 head at lower prices with top 8.30 per unit and pigs 7.25 to 7.50. Packing sows 7.10 to 7.25. Cattle 2 500 and calves 1 500 steady with wealers up 0.50 to 15.50, steers 1152 lb at 15.00, others 10.40 to 14.00. Butcher yearlings up to 13.00, cows 7.50 to 9.50, bulls 7.00 to 8.00. Sheep 750, market nominal.
Hogs 28,000 steady top 8.30 with packing sows 7.156 to 7.40. Cattle 8,000 steady fed steers 18.00 to 15.50, light yearling heifers 11.50 to 13.60, top bulls 8.75. Lambs 14.25 to 14.35.
Cattle and calves total about 2 000 with steady to unchanged values. Steers bring 11.00 to 13.00 dollars, beef cows 7.25 to 8.00 dollars, vealers around 11.00 dollars. Hogs near 7.90 to 8.05 dollars. Livestock market report from Oklahoma City dated Jan 25.
The New York cotton market opened steady with a 4 point to 3 point range. Selling continued amid easy LiverPool figures and January liquidation, with March slipping to 18.06 and May to 18.14 before covering and buying pushed prices higher. By the end of the first hour March rose toward 18.28 and active months net gained 9 to 18 points.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with favorable Liverpool cables and a weekly weather crop report. March, May, and July futures slipped early, then rebounded with gains of 7 to 23 points from the lows as trade bought amid weather notes and ongoing dehydration concerns in the West. Prices eased slightly near noon but remained above the prior close.
Liverpool dispatch reports cotton prices with American and strict middling values and daily receipts and sales. Futures closed steady with January through October futures listed and American sales noted.
The Associated Press reports dull potato trading in Chicago as Wisconsin sold round whites at 1.45 to 1.455 per cwt, Minnesota offered round whites and Red River Ohios at 1.494 to 1.50, and Idaho moved russet Burbanks between 1.65 and 1.80.
Butter prices ease in Chicago market with creamery extras at 45 and 41. steps. Standards quoted at 44 1/4 to 44 1/2 percent, firsts near 41 1/2 to 42 percent. Seconds listed around 38 1/4 to 40 1/4 percent. Eres lower, ordinary firsts about 38.
Poultry prices in Chicago on January 25 show fowls 20 to 25 cents per pound with springs 21 to 28 cents, turkeys 25 to 28 cents, roosters 20 cents, ducks 20 to 25 cents and geese 18 to 20 cents per pound.
New York stock prices fell sharply at the opening as selling followed the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank raising the rediscount rate. Initial losses mounted as traders reassessed financial prospects and potential ripple effects across sectors.
Proceedings in the Seventh District Amarillo sessions grant and deny motions in multiple cases including Yarbrough v Brookins and Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Co. v Gilmore. Remittiturs, recalls, and rehearings handled with affirmations and dismissals across Crosbyton Wilbarger Wheeler Lubbock Hall and other counties.
A 1927 report shows Toledo saw twelve thousand three hundred forty eight arrests of male law violators, reflecting urban crime patterns and enforcement intensity in that year.
Stocks showed mixed moves with many names slipping while a subset rebounded after early volatility. Chicago banks influence touched rail and metals shares, with coalitions like Gold Dust and others rallying briefly before easing. Foreign exchange remained firm despite a higher bank rate as traders reassessed risk.
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