13 Jul 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1927
Page
1
The all negro village of Mound Bayou with 1800 residents marks its 40th anniversary founded by Isiam E. Montgomery a former slave of Jefferson Davis. It features a brick public school a large church and a Carnegie library with local officials all black.
Tonight and Thursday partly cloudy with mild conditions. Historical highs and lows for reference show 84 degrees high and 60 degrees low last year. Hourly readings begin at 7 a.m. with 64 and rise to 80 by 11 a.m. and fall to 70 by 1 p.m.
In Soliet Illinois three inmates Charles Duschowski Walter Stalesky and Robert Torrez face a simultaneous hangings for the murder of Deputy Warden Peter M Klein at the state prison. Death watch begins with music as Torrez vows to sing La Paloma at the gallows.
Amarillo officials say a new oil field highway will cut through the northwest corner of Carson county instead of Potter county to the four corners. Carson and Potter counties near agreement on re routing U S Highway 66 with a western path from Conway to Panhandle highway 33 near Mary Mere farm. County engineers Cox and Ryder will start detailing the plans soon.
Ernest L. Smith and Emory B. Bronte plan a Honolulu refuel and return in the monoplane City of Oakland aiming for a daylight Hawaii landing. The duo seek a roughly 50 hour round trip, challenging the 26 hour Maitland and Hegenberger record.
Friona rancher R. L. Hicks known as Bob Hicks was moved from Friona to Parmer county jail after being held since Saturday night on robbery with firearms charges tied to the daylight Friona bank holdup where $3750 was taken. C. M. and Red Cummings also face robbery charges related to the same incident. Chief H L Gaither accompanied Hicks, with more arrests expected this week.
Diamonds valued at $50,000 were stolen from a Los Angeles jewelry store safe by two young men who battered clerk Sam Cohen, 58, into unconsciousness with revolvers. The incident was reported by the Associated Press from Los Angeles.
Funeral services for Mrs Janes M Shelton 25 held at 1904 Harrison with burial in Llano cemetery. She survived by husband James M Shelton two children Betty and Jack and her parents Mr Mrs W R Ozier sister Mrs Dwight Newby. She died after brief illness with shock to friends.
Hugh 8 Gibson head of the U S delegation announced a plenary session tomorrow afternoon at the naval limitation conference in Geneva. He said the meeting will review progress and include public views of Great Britain Japan and the United States though he declined to say if it signals a favorable augury.
Breckenridge endured a double disaster as a fire destroyed half a business block and floodwaters from Gonzales creek inundated low lying districts. Five inches of rain swelled the creek and damaged railroad roadbeds north of the city with total losses estimated at about $20,000.
Governor Moody will launch a speaking campaign for the constitutional amendments to be voted August 1. The exact itinerary is not yet announced and the effort begins Friday in Liberty according to the executive office.
Local classified snippet announces Griggs Ambulance services and Manney Printing Co ad partners with phone contacts 260 and 383 under the slogan It’s Easy to Do It Right.
Police records show multiple thefts last night. A platinum Shrine pin with diamonds was stolen from W. M. Agey at 106 Cheyenne Road Country Club. A watch taken from W. D. Deaman with a $25 reward offered. E. Donaldson at 609 Washington reports a rifle and a watch stolen. A 1924 Ford roadster belonging to W. A. Jones at 500 Arthur Street was reported stolen.
Hollywood stars Claire Windsor and Bert Lytell planned a conference with their lawyers to decide if their marriage can be saved after a separation that surprised many in the film colony. Windsor cited her husband’s vaudeville tour as a cause but said a reconciliation might be possible. they wed May 14 1925 in Juarez Mexico.
Four persons drown when a small sail boat capsized during a severe storm off Hamilton Beach Lake Ontario. Victims include Frank Ryan 30 and three children Winifred Turner 13 Edna Stuart 15 and Ryan's three month old baby. Rescued were Mrs Frank Ryan 28 Wilfred Smith 14 and Marjorie Stuart 12. The report notes the Amarillo hotel Coffee shop slogan appears in the clipping.
Eddie Stinson won the Edsel Ford trophy in the third annual national air tour. He battled severe electrical wind and rain to land at Fort airport after traveling from Grand Rapids. Randolph Page finished second piloting a Hamilton metal plane as the tour covered about 4,000 miles since June 27.
Rumors say Southwestern Public Service may propose private control of Amarillo’s $2.5 million water system. The company denies a formal offer but would study rates and cooperate to cut costs if requested. City plans to take over operations August 1 with new rate schedules set.
Miss Mildred Doran a 22 year old Mount Clemens teacher and Auggie Pedlar a Flint aviator left today in the Flint to Hawaii plane the Miga Doran for Long Beach California They planned to refuel this afternoon at Maywood field in the Chicago suburbs.
Police and witnesses fight to confirm the body found on railway tracks near Channing is Ralph M. Davis a young soldier of fortune and ex Marine. A Temple Texas man who traveled with Davis to Amarillo plans to travel to Channing to verify the identity. Authorities suspect foul play and continue inquiry as to how the victim died while Amarillo officials lead the probe with Chief H L Gaither out of town.
Miami Florida won the Elks 1924 convention bid defeating Los Angeles by 510 votes to 346 with Atlantic City dropping out. Los Angeles had led yesterday with 713 votes against 538 for Miami and 235 for Atlantic City, Minneapolis 1.
At San Jacinto revival in Amarillo Sixth and Carolina evangelist Blaylock denounces reducing religion to a math formula. He says God cannot be found in biology labs or child’s love proven by a surgery. He will speak on The Spirit-filled Life Thursday at 9 30 and Excuses tonight at 8.
Rebecca Bradley Rogers and her husband Otis Rogers were in Austin as her $1,000 bank robbery case moved from San Marcos to LaGrange. He met her en route from a tuberculous sanitarium near San Angelo, and both planned to return. she will resume work as a stenographer in San Angelo while he continues recovery.
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