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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1927
Page
2
In Amarillo voices denounce police overreach against lawyers and urge calm. Readers discuss newsboy rules, driving habits, and a growing home loss crisis as eight local families seek relief and councils weigh relief funds.
A mob in the city seized a parliament building near the heart of the city and burned documents while cutting a fire hose to keep flames raging. Police fired desultorily as crowds shouted revolution and attacked newspaper offices and the city hall. Police held the line as stones were thrown and rioters pressed near the opera and Imperial hotel precincts.
A letter praises The Globe for quality and compares it favorably to major papers. It urges the paper to actively sell itself to readers, build confidence, and invite constructive criticism to improve the community newspaper's standing.
A reader urges city officials to accelerate paving on West Sixth and West Seventh in the Country club district. Progress is slow, and residents want the last blocks finished now to complete a fine thoroughfare.
A letter mocks Tack for criticizing women drivers and predicting political trouble if he runs again. The writer claims Tack ignores statistics and suggests letting O. W. drive to see results, urging him to stay out of public life.
In a local column, officials face a park board idea amid rush of building and homeowner concerns. Jailer Hoot Minter calls about prisoner access as two Globes are routed to officers and eight to inmates. He vows personal delivery to those in cells upstairs.
A local opinion argues Amarillo should hire a paid Park Commissioner or Superintendent with expertise in landscaping. The writer criticizes current city salaries, urges competent leadership, and contends spending on parks brings long term civic value and attracts suitable residents, while noting no candidate is proposed.
Evangelist Blaylock argues for Christianity citing Bible print volume and its indestructibility. He cites its message and extensive eyewitness testimony across 1900 years. He plans to discuss Playing the Devil tonight and hosts a men’s mass meeting Sunday on How to Be less Than a Man.
Foot rest instruction advises soaking burned feet five minutes in a solution of one cup of rock salt to a quart of boiling water cooled with a quart of cold. Rub feet dry with alcohol and water.
A stifling day remedy uses window nets dipped in water to wick moisture into cloth. Water travels up the fabric and evaporates, cooling the room as air passes through.
A crowd of over 1,000 gathered outside the jail as three condemned men faced execution. Torrez, Duschowski, and Stalesky died in quick succession when the trap was sprung, with priests giving last rites as the nooses were placed and the lever released.
New York enters its fourth day of extreme heat with 11 more deaths, totaling 81 in the metropolitan area since Tuesday. Prostrations rise as heat and drownings claim lives across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Chicago and surrounding areas. relief briefly arrives with a late night shower.
Funeral arrangements for Walter Peach an 18 year old Rochester youth killed by a Fort Worth and Denver train near Boden are uncompleted. The body likely will be sent to Peach’s former home for burial. Peach and companion Walter Zerniak both of Rochester were asleep when the accident occurred.
About 500 employees of Franmailand washing machine maker received personal bank accounts totaling 130000 dollars as a birthday gift. Each eligible worker with at least three years service got about 50 dollars per year. Anna Griebel received the largest share at 1650 dollars.
F C Hadden of the Hawaiian sugar planters association travels to Formosa to collect natural enemies of the Japanese beetle. The pest is epidemic in southern China but controlled there by Formosan parasites, hoped to reduce Hawaii’s beetle problem.
A reflective verse by Edgar A Guest 1927 condemns envy of others success. The speaker regrets choosing play over study in youth and laments wasted learning. He notes the other man’s steady work led to happiness while he squandered chance. Luck, effort, and missed education are weighed as life choices.
Markets report from Kansas City and Chicago on July 16 shows cattle and calves steady with stockers unchanged. Hogs and sheep also steady with price ranges listed. Chicago grain notes a decline in wheat, corn, and oats with provisions easing.
Chicago cash grain report lists wheat No 2 red at 1.4244 and No 2 hard at 1.4276, corn No 4 mined at 98 percent and No 3 yellow at 1.014 with slight percentages. Oats No 2 white at 50 and No 3 white at 45 47, reflecting muted market moves.
Kansas City reports wheat prices for No 2 dark hard at 1.32 1 534 dollars and No 2 hard 1.31 1 53 while red stands at 1.86 1.38 and corn No 2 white 98 1.02. Oats No 2 white 46 53 with various grades. Chicago feeds and eggs show creamery exports at 40c standard 4 9 8e extra firsts 5 4 7 9e. Poultry in Chicago weak with hens 22 leghorn hens 18 springs 27 14 broilers 24. Potatoes in Chicago weak Virginia barrel Irish cobblers 4 26 4 05 Kansas Missouri sacked Irish cobblers 2 10 2 28.
Foreign exchanges were easy with Great Britain at 4.853-16 on demand and 4.869-16 on cables. 60 day bills on banks at 4.81 percent. France demand at 8.917-16 and cables at 3.9144. Italy at 5.44, Belgium 13.89, Germany 25.78, Tokyo 47.18, Montreal 99.85.
New York July 15 Stocks showed firm undertone at the open with buying distributed among leading industrials and rails. Baldwin jumped over six points to a fresh high, General Motors advanced on car sales news, and General Railway Signal Woolworth New York Ontario and Western reached new highs while Foreign exchanges opened firm with sterling near 4.81 and francs around 8.91 cents.
Governor Ed Jackson of Indiana pardo ned George Dale editor of the Muncie Post Democrat for contempt of court. Dale faced a ninety day term after articles criticizing Judge Clarence Dearth led to the conviction and sentencing in Muncie.
A colorful laundry list advocating bold city improvements in Amarillo. Proposals include lower rates for newspapers and utilities, a municipal pool and golf course, more parks and viaducts, public lake access, traffic and police reforms, and efforts to attract industry.
Pacific Fliers broke down shortly after leaving San Francisco yesterday. Bronte may have sent SOS after the plane alighted on the sea though instruments would be useless if submerged. Two small water stills, one for each man, were provided to render sea water into drinkable fluids.
The U S S Pelican station tender sailed this morning toward the former site of the City of Oakland reported nearby. It will take about three days to reach the location as Commander M B McComb at Pearl Harbor orders swift aid and plans to dispatch seaplanes when considered valuable.
Mrs Emory Bronte Sr mother of the navigator aboard the City of Oakland waits by a telephone in Hollywood California. She kept an all night vigil hoping for news of her son missing somewhere on the Pacific off Hawaii. She remained hopeful and confident of his rescue despite a sleepless night.
Claude July 15 J F Brunson sheriff of Arms strong county loses his father J Brunson who died Wednesday night at his Claude home after a long illness. Survived by wife and twelve children, all but three at bedside. Funeral at Claude Methodist church with Claude cemetery burial.
In St Johns Newfoundland on July 15 Major F Sidney Cotton dismissed a report that wreckage found inside suggested remains of the White Bird plane piloted by Nungesser and Coli after two hunters had earlier sparked hope of a breakthrough.
Place the rod for four coat hangers and all children hooks in children's closets low enough for the children to hang up their own clothes.
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