15 Jul 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane reflects on Palestine’s earthquake toll, Elizabethan lore, ape evolution, and modern reporting with sharp opinions on politics, science, and national readiness. He cites Keating’s 24 mile run, Queen Elizabeth’s ring tale, and Dr Tinley’s skull studies as fodder for commentary.
Second Lieutenant Herbert V. Vanatta of Buffalo Wyoming was killed when the airplane he piloted side slipped and crashed near Rantoul Illinois. Benjamin W Craycraft an ROTC student from Eustis Florida was seriously injured in the crash with Vanatta.
Forecast covers Amarillo and surrounding area with partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Temperature extremes reach 65 to 89 degrees today with last year’s highs 60 and 92. Text notes the Amarillo hotel and Panhandle’s Meeting Place.
Bobby Jones captured the British Open at St Andrews with a 285 total, seven under par, the lowest 72 hole score in a major. He led Audrey Boomer and Fred Robson by six strokes, with Joe Kirkwood and Ernest Whitcombe tied for fourth. Crowds carried him from the 18th green as police struggled to restore order after the celebration.
Citizens demand a grand jury investigate the beating of Rhea C. Meyers by two police officers. The piece questions whether officers acted cowardly or in self defense and urges accountability if misconduct occurred. The public’s rights and police liberties are at stake.
Gov Dan Moody defends veto of an 18000 liquor permit enforcement fund appropriation and rejects claims of lax enforcement. He says regular authorities can enforce the liquor law and additional travel spending across the state is not economical or worth the effort.
A leaderless mob swarmed near Vienna's parliament today in violent clashes sparked by the acquittal of fascist defendants. Police used machine guns as shootings erupted, and more than 100 people were injured with at least six killed. The unrest followed workers laying down tools and marching to the city hall, the scene turning into a field hospital amid democratic and socialist tensions.
The Sammy Mandell versus Phil McGraw lightweight championship bout scheduled for tonight was postponed until tomorrow night due to rain. Ambulance numbers provided: Blackburn 21 and Griggs 250.
Three inmates Roberto Torrez Charles Duschowski and Walter Stalesky were hanged simultaneously at 6:14 am at Will County Jail Joliet Illinois for slaying Deputy Warden Peter Klein during their May 1926 escape. Death orders were carried out with the trio reportedly smiling as they faced the execution.
J P Buckley and his two sons W O Buckley and B H Buckley died when a Chicago and Alton westbound train struck their car at a grade crossing near Armstrong Missouri. The victims were returning from a trip to Kansas City. Surviving relatives include widows and a daughter for J P Buckley and a son for B H Buckley.
Potter and Carson counties discuss a proposed oil field road linking counties while denying it alters state and federal plans. W W Lynch counters that Potter consent was for the oil road and not a pledge to pave Highway No 6 or the Groom road. A joint committee meeting is planned to review the proposed route change at the county line.
Police report a local man running a hamburger stand sold home brew over the counter in bottles. He was arrested this morning and jailed awaiting formal charges in county court.
A blaze in Bingham Utah destroyed two frame hotel buildings and four combined stores and boarding houses southwest of Salt Lake City. No injuries were reported. Estimated property loss is $200,000, caused by an overheated stove in a boarding house that spread to nearby structures.
A long radio log from United Press covers the improvised journey of the Spirit of Oakland and related planes. Messages reveal fog, uncertain positions, and calls for rescue as the aircraft traverse the Pacific toward Honolulu, with multiple stations tracking latitude and longitude and reporting weak signals.
The heat wave sweeping the East has claimed over 100 lives from prostrations drownings and related accidents. About 76 deaths are attributed directly to the heat with relief limited to scattered showers in places like New York. Temperatures ranged from 49 in Cleveland to 94 in Boston and 91 in New York, while Chicago stayed cool at 74.
Tex Thornton, veteran fire fighter, set off a massive explosion near Borger ending the Sanford No 2 gas well fire that claimed nine workers on May 26. The blast occurred late last night as Thornton attempted to curb the blaze amid dangerous conditions.
District court officials opened a court of inquiry into the beating of lawyer Rhea C. Meyers by Amarillo policemen Doug Connell and Bob Morris. The hearing, ordered by District Attorney W. J. Flesher, began at 2 p.m. with Meyers, his client W. P. Prince, the two officers, their attorneys, and many witnesses present. Charges were filed against Meyers for interfering with an officer, while Prince faces counts of abusive language and assault with a deadly weapon. Meyers claims self defense.
The City of Oakland monoplane ran out of fuel and ditched near 500 miles from Hawaii after 21 hours aloft. Ernest L. Smith and Emory B. Bronte sent SOSs as ships and aircraft raced to the open sea within hundreds of miles of Maui and Paia to locate them.
The vessel floats at sea with a battered crew seeking a safe landing while rescue efforts rush in. The radio set and signaling devices fail to convey full aid details, yet help accelerates toward the distressed craft.
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