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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1927
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe-News announces publications by Globe-News Publishing Co. in Amarillo Texas with staff credits and Associated Press affiliation. Subs rates listed for carrier and mail across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. The issue date is Monday July 25 1927.
The government plan to build a helium plant in Amarillo signals federal recognition of the Panhandle gas field as the nation’s major helium supplier. The development could position Amarillo as a central dirigible base and boost aviation capability amid wartime needs.
The piece notes lingering squabbles over how to route the Canyon Amarillo highway funded by Randall county property owners. It argues Amarillo’s stake lies in access to Canyon College and urges public cooperation to avoid delays or defeats in this vital project.
A Tocca Georgia high school principal and church official was sentenced to one year on the convict chain gang after being found guilty of aiding a masked gang in flogging a woman. He defends the act as justified while ignoring his own guilt. The piece condemns cruelty and echoes the phrase let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
King Ferdinand of Roumania has died. For hours the public learned of the death only after the rulers prepared a successor. The crowd remained orderly as Prince Michael was announced future monarch, while concerns rise about loyalty and stability until he comes of age.
A humorous tale about a deaf prosecuting lawyer whose courtroom miscommunication leads to a contempt fine. The judge orders him to stop speaking but he cannot hear, prompting further comic misunderstanding and a quip from the clerk.
A collage of brief clippings covers political insincerity in New York Coolidge as cowboy candidate and flagpole sitters, Ireland zoo needs more tile accommodations, and Wichita women protest gas rates. Also notes on Pat rick incident and upcoming dressmaker price rises with a Kennedy Womack family visit.
Sonia Marsh travels to San Francisco to live freely and falls for Franklin Crane while entangled with Don Stillwater and Jed Thomas. After Maxine’s death and Henderson’s suicide, Sonia faces a deadly ripple effect as she prepares to return home and must explain to her father in Stockton.
Amarillo Boy Scouts start a Thursday swimming course at the River Road Park pool north of the city. Trained Red Cross life savers will teach life saving and swimming skills to registered scouts, with a life buoy available for demonstrations and emergencies.
Howard E. Miller 49, president and treasurer of the International syndicate, a Baltimore feature service, was found fatally shot in his home last night. Indications pointed to self-inflicted death. he died before a doctor arrived. Family members said he had been in ill health.
Denver readers hear rumors that the Russian crown jewels, long linked to royalist schemes, may be sold to American millionaires. Princess Stephanie Dolgorovky travels from New York to Denver seeking support for a monarchist cause while hinting at jewel transfers to fund planned political activities in Europe.
Governor Moody signed requisition papers as Sheriff Miller Chief Gaither and Special Officer Frances prepare to take Joe Alvaredo the former federal officer into custody from Tulsa. He faces robbery charges tied to the Wildorado bank hold up and is serving seven years for a Burbank Oklahoma store robbery appealed.
Carroll Helburn a 23 year old Richmond native son of the Virginia Anti Saloon league superintendent and secretary of the local Law Enforcement league faced trial on charges of transporting whisky and driving an automobile while intoxicated in Richmond Virginia.
Chicago obituary notes the death of Mrs P D Armour widow of Armour and Company founder. She was 84 and mother of J Ogden Armour who lies ill in England. Her long illness limited family awareness of her son’s condition as his wife and granddaughter travel toward England.
A two day Boy Scout camp is held at Silverton today and Tuesday led by Panhandle Scout council field men. Ed Nettle directs the Silverton meeting while Ed L. Roberts runs two and three day camps in the northern Panhandle area. Co A Chesshir returns from Nashville Arkansas after visiting his ill mother, reports her improved condition.
Rodney Dutcher argues that fears of dictatorship spread across political lines and traceable signs emerge in the United States. He notes how executive power and congressional weakness, plus moves against direct primaries, echo dictatorial trends seen abroad and threaten popular government.
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