16 Jul 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1926
Page
1
A report highlights a planned visit by the Governor and Mrs. Smith to President Coolidge at his Adirondack fishing camp. The piece notes what they will not say and uses humor about politics, finance, and international affairs, including views on France and McAdoo.
About 150 Lions from 50 clubs in six southern states will stop in Amarillo for 90 minutes en route to the national Lions convention in San Francisco opening next Wednesday. Amarillo club members led by Bill Flenniken plan a warm reception with rides, pamphlets, and municipal band support to showcase the city.
The Globe reports the 1913 disappearance of 11 year old Dallas Anderson mirrors the Melvin Stewart case. Stewart vanished with a gun in 1913 and was found in Anaheim 13 years later, identified by his mother after war service and a family search.
The Panhandle region sees a fresh oilfield town called Wilees in Gray County near Pampa. Promoters plan a formal opening Saturday to welcome hundreds of visitors as builders rush in and property changes accelerate amid feverish activity.
The article reports Reverend Yates selling a Polk Street building to an Illinois man. Details on the buyer and sale terms are not fully legible.
Aimee Semple McPherson testified before a grand jury defending her account of a May beach incident. Five witnesses offered contradictory statements challenging her version of events at Angels Temple and related activities. The testimony focused on the alleged abduction claim and associated details.
A report recounts Potter County Deputy O S Sloan pursuing Tom Rice, a wanted black suspect, across fields and alleys until he was cornered, hog-tied, and jailed. Sloan, a sick man, showed notable persistence in the chase.
Philadelphia pitcher Ehmke held St Louis to six hits while Ballou and Schang drove in runs. The A’s won 3 to 2 in the opening game as they posted two straight wins over the Cardinals.
Former New York Governor Charles S. Whitman was unanimously chosen as president of the American Bar Association at its Denver convention closing session. Chester I. Long of Wichita, Kansas, did not retain the post, with Frederick A. Wadhame of Albany re-elected treasurer and William P. McCracken Jr. of Chicago reappointed secretary.
A local fair launches a prize drive to attract attendees for its opening day. Organizers promise rewards and discounts to visitors who arrive early or purchase advance tickets, aiming to boost turnout and generate buzz.
In Boston two Dallas sisters aged 17 and 19 were found by their brother with an itinerant preacher and his wife and returned to Dallas. The sisters claimed they faced a demanded $150 to reach the railroad station six miles away fearing a wreck if unpaid. A deputy sheriff aided the rescue.
Vernon July 16 J A Kemp Wichita Falls capitalist urged Wilbarger county voters to back Dan Moody for governor. He attacked Jim Ferguson for not cooperating to validate road district bonds and criticized Lynch Davidson for his stance on the highway commission controversy and state issues. Kemp warned the Texas name is weak while Ferguson seeks another term.
Amarillo wakes to wild oil well rumors as officials probe several sites. Telegrams mention Toe Shamrock-Werley delivering 10 000 barrels and Le Fors with a Gulf contingent reporting a 1200 barrel well.
The report states an elderly man, aged 80, was hanged in Mississippi for the murder of his wife. Details are garbled but indicate a capital offense and execution carried out under state law. Local authorities executed the sentence after conviction.
Boll-Weevil Blaylock lies near death at St Anthony's sanitarium after three bullets struck him near the Canadi an river bridge site north of Borger at 3 this morning. Police and deputy sheriffs pursue clues while rumors place the shooting near an auto stop or on the temporary bridge.
J. R. Susith, president of the Atlanta real estate board and a director of Bankers' Trust, shot himself at his Morning Side home after a federal receivership action. Found by a servant, the locked door torn down, gunshot to the abdomen, several letters turned over to the coroner. A former member of the J R Teeth and W Reotie firm, his death appears self-inflicted amid ongoing inquiry.
Philadelphian named head of bank group is reported amid fragmented text. The article mentions individuals and places in a chaotic OCR segment with limited readable facts and no clear events or dates.
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