12 Jul 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1927
Page
1
The column notes John D. Rockefeller’s eighty eighth birthday with remarks on patience and economy as keys to wealth and public service. It mentions Rockefeller’s health and gifts to humanity, and contrasts wealth with charitable foresight, plus a digression on a rare red diamond and observations on life, travel, and power development in the United States.
John Hill of Panhandle Lumber urged Amarillo to capitalise on the Texas goodwill tour by sending committees to Pittsburgh and Detroit to attract branch factories, designate Amarillo an air mail center, and run a broad follow-up campaign highlighting Panhandle resources and cheap power. He called for civic unity and a major recreation program to boost appeal and development.
The forecast calls for tonight and Wednesday to be unsettled with likely showers. Temperature readings throughout the day include 74 at night, 66 at 8 am, 72 at 9 am, 76 at 10 am, 82 at noon, and 89 degrees at 1 pm. One year ago temperatures were 39 and 65.
Indiana lawmakers and public figures press for a special legislative session after the Indianapolis Times exposes D. C. Stephenson documents. They seek to address alleged corruption tied to a $2,500 check reportedly given to Governor Ed Jackson as calls for reform grow amid the scandal.
Washington report from the National Conference of city administrators notes 80,000 arrests, 20,000 more than last year, amid rising moonshining and home brewing. Liquor seized drops to 2.5 million gallons, with out-of-court settlements and budget cautions shaping enforcement.
An eye witness arriving in Cairo from Transjordan said about 500 persons were believed killed in a quake. In Jeru salem the disaster caused 26 dead and 260 injured with additional deaths at Ramleh and Ludd as work to recover bodies began.
San Francisco July 12 The second attempt by former air mail pilot Ernie Smith to span the Pacific in a Travelair monoplane may begin today Capt William H Boyle says the aircraft is ready Two weeks earlier Smith took off on the 2408 mile flight but returned after a minor accident Bronte acts as navigator for the flight
Amarillo police under Captain Bob Morris arrested Will Woodley, a Black man, as he rode into town on a stage line car. He was wanted by Panhandle officers in a Texas filling station robbery and is to be transferred to Carson County officials this afternoon. Details of the robbery were not available, though it was described as a hold up.
The eastern Pennsylvania federal court dismissed the Reed senate committee suit to obtain Delaware county ballot boxes for examination in the Ware-Wilson senatorial contest. Judge J Whitaker Thompson ruled the court lacked jurisdiction and that the matter fell to the Senate to decide if its committees still exist.
A. M. Barnes was returned to Amarillo from Colorado Springs on a charge of embezzlement and jailed after registration at the police station. Ed C. Galloway, identification expert, accompanied him. No further details were available.
Fumes from rotting bananas in a Paris central markets cellar killed three workmen. Another rescue attempt by a colleague nearly ended in tragedy, as fire crews labored for hours to recover the bodies.
Maj. G D Hatfield commanding US Marines at Managua issues 8 AM July 14 deadline for General Sandino to lay down arms at El Ocotal or face joint American and Nicaraguan attack. Sandino commands about 1000 men with four machine guns and operates at San Fernando and San Ocotal.
Inability to gain a jury in San Marcos due to preconceived judgments led to transferring Rebecca Bradley Rogers the University student charged with the December bank hold up at Farmers National Bank of Buda. The case moves to LaGrange Fayette County for a December 6 trial after nineteen veniremen failed to yield a juror.
Percival L. Lynwood, former motion picture director and publicity man, lay dead with a deep gash on his head in a disordered Hollywood apartment. His dazed wife was present when police forced entry as chairs and glass lay scattered around the room.
A prohibition officer was killed and another wounded when moonshiners ambushed them in Little White Oak Creek, Wyoming County. Gus J. Simmons of Beckley died. Sam Lester was wounded as the ambush occurred last night.
In Emerson Iowa on July 12 15 year old crippled girl Mabel White was beaten by two masked men stripped and left to die in a corn field. Her family was away in the fields and a posse of farmers searched for her as she slowly recovered from injuries. She refused to disclose the hiding place of the family money during the assault.
A young man’s body was found beside the Fort Worth and Denver right of way near Channing on Sunday. Officials suspect foul play due to lack of visible injuries and absence of blood, with evidence including flesh fragments and proximity to the rails noted by Sheriff Queen, the coroner, and the county physician.
Sheriff R O Queen of Dalhart arrived in Amarillo to aid the murder probe into a young man found on railroad tracks near Channing. Chief H L Gaither and officers collaborate as evidence points to homicide. Ralph M Davis identified as the victim. further details awaited.
Willie Robinson a wounded prisoner in Dallas County Jail admits involvement in the slaying of farmer J. C. Terrell near Justin. He claims another man fired the fatal shots while Robinson helped plan the crime. Robinson described a partner named Butler or Buckner, brown garments with a blue shirt.
The deceased man, 22 to 25, about five foot ten and 159 pounds, was found with a deep head fracture and a severed leg near a recent rain. Five dollars seventy in cash and a three dollar fifty nine cent check were on him. Clothing bore a Bridgeport Nebraska cap maker and government contract stamps. A laundry mark may help ID the wearer. FP Ay White, investigator.
July 12 AP report notes Lieutenants Lester J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger greeted by whistles bells and sirens as they return from their California to Hawaii pioneering flight. Crowds line the water front and ships in the harbor celebrate the historic aerial conquest.
Joe Stecher defends his heavyweight world title for the first time since winning it from Stanislaus Zbyszko in a match here tonight against Paul Jones. The report mixes with an unrelated obituary notice about an unidentified body found near a railroad site and local funeral details.
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