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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1927
Page
4
A harsh column rails at police and lawyers amid Amarillo unrest. The writer laments beatings of a lawyer, defends cops, and mocks newsboy rights while urging aid for struggling home buyers as layoffs rise and local contractors hire outsiders.
A mob seized parliamentary buildings and burned documents then set the court house ablaze while blocking firefighters. Police fired desultorily as crowds chanted revolution and attacked stations and newspaper offices near the opera and Imperial hotel area. Leading socialists urged order amid cries of traitors and fear.
A reader counsels the Amarillo Globe to show confidence in its newspaper and invites readers to help improve the paper. The Globe defends its openness to criticism and emphasizes continuous effort to serve the community. Critics praise the paper and urge constructive feedback to elevate the publication.
Reader RB requests faster paving on West Sixth and West Seventh in the Country club district. A new school and park are noted as signs of progress, but the writer urges using ordinary energy to finish the remaining blocks now and improve public thoroughfares.
A reader scolds Tack for criticizing women drivers claiming it would endanger his mayoral bid. The writer asserts women would target him in any race and mocks his statistics driven stance, urging him to stop publishing and let a woman drive.
Dear Tack suggests Amarillo officials handle park proposal with a park board, noting slow plans. Jailer Hoot Minter reports distributing two Globe copies to officers and eight to prisoners, aiming to provide reading material for inmates.
A citizen argues for a qualified Park Commissioner with a good salary to manage parks, playgrounds, and recreation. He criticizes current city leadership for lacking park knowledge and warns against leaving the job to volunteers despite their good intentions. The piece stresses parks attract the right residents and aid city growth.
Evangelist Blaylock argues the Bible’s durability and its message prove Christianity. He cites biblical indestructibility and widespread witness across 1900 years as key reasons. He plans to address Playing the Devil in Amarillo and speaks at a men’s mass meeting on How to Be Less Than a Man.
Soak feet five minutes in a solution of one cup rock salt to a quart of boiling water, then cool with a quart of cold water. Rub feet dry with a mix of alcohol and water.
A simple method described uses hanging netting over open windows with a pan of water beneath. Water wicks into the cloth and evaporates, cooling the room as air passes through the damp fabric.
The scene at the jail yard unfolds with Sheriff Markgraf leading a mass to witness a triple execution. Duschowski faces the noose first, followed by Stalesky and Torrez, as priests administer last rites and a fog cloaks the scaffold.
New York entered its fourth day of heat with little let up. Eleven more deaths yesterday attributed directly to the heat and drownings raised the metropolitan total to 31 since Tuesday. Prostrations rose as the cumulative heat effect grew. A midnight shower offered temporary relief but the day remained humid and hot.
Funeral arrangements for Walter Peack an 18 year old Rochester New York youth killed by a Fort Worth Denver train near Boden early yesterday morning are not yet completed. It is likely the body will be sent to his former home for burial though not definite. Peack and his companion Walter Zerniak were sleeping on embankment when the incident occurred.
Newton July 15. About 500 employees of F. L. Mailand washing machine maker received savings accounts totaling 180000 dollars as a birthday gift for the 70th year. Each eligible worker with at least three years service got 50 dollars per year, with Anna Griebel receiving the largest share of 1650 dollars.
F Hadden of the Hawaiian sugar planters association travels to Formosa to obtain natural enemies of the Japanese beetle. The pest, epidemic in southern China, is kept in check in Formosa by local parasites, and Hawaii hopes Formosan parasites will help control it.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest contrasts envy of a richer man with self blame for not studying or saving. The speaker recalls wasted youth and the belief that luck favored the other while acknowledging the same chance was available to him. He excuses his past inaction but laments lost opportunities.
Kansas City stockyards show cattle calves and hogs steady with small price ranges noted for various classes including light native fed steers and Texas cows. Chicago market reported gains in hogs and weaknesses in cattle and veal, with lambs and sheep mixed and grain futures slipping on Liverpool-led declines. Provisions eased slightly.
Wheat No 2 red quoted at 1.42 1/4 dollars per bushel with slight rise. Corn No 4 mined at 98 1/2 cents and No 3 yellow at around 1.01 4/4 dollars. Oats No 2 white 50 cents and No 3 white 45 to 47 1/4 cents.
Wheat prices for No 2 dark hard and hard and red grades are listed with bid and offered ranges. Corn and oats quotes show No 2 white yellow values and smaller grades with pennies per bushel. The AP dispatch provides typical daily grain price details from Kansas City.
Chicago buyers received prices for butter and eggs with creamery terms listed. Putter creamery ex tras at 40 cents, standard 4 cents, extra firsts 84 dollars. Reconds unclear. extra items show 39e and 3137 Ke with fragmented notes.
Poultry prices show slight weakness with alive hens at 22 cents per pound, leghorn hens 18, springs 27 1/4, and broilers 24 cents as of Chicago trading on July 16.
The Associated Piece reports weak potato markets with Virginia restricting Irish cobblers. Prices show Irish cobbler varieties at 4.26 to 4.05 and Kane sas and Missouri varieties at 2.10 to 2.25.
New York July 15 foreign exchanges show slight ease with Britain at 4.853 16 on demand and 4.869 16 on cables. 60 day bills on banks at 4.41 percent. France at 8.9117 16, cables 3.9144, Italy at 6.44, Belgium 19.89, Germany 23.73, Tokyo 47.18, Montreal 99.85.
Stocks opened firm with broad leadership across industrials and rails. Atchison, Allied Chemical and Marine preferred jumped to a new high. General Motors rose toward a record after car sales data. General Railway Signal Woolworth and others climbed to fresh highs as Commercial Solvents eased from early losses. Foreign exchanges opened steady with sterling near 4.81 and French francs around 8.91 cents.
Gov Ed Jackson granted executive clemency and parole to George Dale editor of the Muncie Post Democrat paroled from a ninety day sentence for contempt of court. Dale had criticized Judge Clarence Dearth and was jailed for publishing articles deemed contemptuous in Muncie Indiana.
A list of city improvement pledges for Amarillo including lower utility rates, new parks and trees, better newspapers, a municipal pool and golf course, traffic and street improvements, sewers, expanded bus routes, and commitments to attract new industries while easing living costs. The program aims for a more livable city with fair prices and public amenities.
The Pacific Fliers plane broke down after leaving San Francisco yesterday. Bronte was believed capable of sending SOS and position signals after landing at sea, though instruments might fail if submarines merged near land. Two small water stills provided to render sea water drinkable.
The U S S Pelican station tender departed Pearl Harbor for the position where the City of Oakland was last reported. It will take about three days to reach the spot. Commander M B McComb ordered the move to provide all possible aid and said seaplanes would be dispatched as soon as they could be of value.
In Hollywood California Mrs Emory B Bronte Sr keeps vigil beside a telephone in a rose covered bungalow awaiting word on her son the navigator of the City of Oakland lost somewhere on the Pacific off Hawaii The mother shows quiet confidence in rescue and questions reporters for the latest flight news.
C J Brunson father of J F Brunson sheriff of Armstrong county died Wednesday night at his Claude home after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife and twelve children, all but three of whom were at his bedside. Funeral services will be held at the Claude Methodist church this afternoon with burial in Claude cemetery.
July 16 two hunters reported wreckage inside in the interior believed to be the remains of the White Bird the plane of Nungesser and Coli Major F Sidney Cotton dismisses their claim after questioning the witnesses.
Place the rod for four coat hangers and all children's hooks for clothing in children's closets low enough for the children to hang up their own clothes.
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