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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
2
Amarillo readers hear praise for Tunney as a great fighter while criticizing Denver writer Curley Grieve and urging support for Governor Dan Moody. The column notes local civic activity, candidacy boosts, and a charity gesture toward The Home as elections approach.
A letter from J. W. G. Col to Erasmus Tack in Amarillo invites him to inspect a stagnant frog pond at 1200 West Ninth Avenue. The note humorously urges a photographer, warns of flooding, and cites a proposed life guard and safety gear as a plea amid a stalled campaign season.
Marvin Jones, re election candidate for Congress, will conclude his campaign tonight at 8:30 at the courthouse lawn. He has covered fifty counties in a whirlwind, delayed in Washington, and is known for agricultural legislation praised by local observers.
The account describes survivors arriving after a perilous voyage aboard a ship. Nervous Nobile, on crutches, mingles with companions in civilian clothes as onlookers note his past sufferings. Radio Operator Giuseppi Biagi is welcomed by his brother, Ceccion declines aid while greeting the group.
McCoy's attorneys appealed his case and he was released on bond. He appeared at the jail ten days before bond expired after notice his case was affirmed at Austin. Defense claimed self defense in the shooting of Lewis. McCoy became a trusty prisoner after time behind bars. He is father to three children aged 4 to 14.
The county event featured Judge Motlow defending his record while criticising rivals over county commissioner appointments. Burton Roach won the mystery box and $10 price, with Leo Sparks' orchestra performing as J D Parnell and J Ross Bell spoke. Laura Hamner highlighted the Orphans' Birthday club needs as >1,000 attendees packed the hall.
A chicken dinner at Buchanan Street Methodist Church starts at 11:30 tomorrow noon. Rev. George Bryant says the meal includes all trimmings and the public is invited. Charges are 50 cents per plate.
Rain totals around Amarillo and Panhandle reached about five inches with some areas reporting six inches over the period. The showers, lighter on Wednesday and cooler on Thursday, caused heavy road conditions but little crop damage while grazing lands and cotton crops benefited from the moisture.
Funeral services for Mrs Lula Nelson 54 wife of W C Nelson were held at the First Baptist church at 11 this morning. She died Wednesday at the family home in Amarillo where she had lived about 10 years after moving from Collin county. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters and several siblings. Blackburn and Boxwell funeral home conducted the arrangements.
Rev. Robert C. Jones, pastor of the Church of Christ, returns from a two week vacation at Lake City Colorado with wife and daughter. He reports trout fishing excellent and will preach at 11 am Sunday on The Lost Christ and at 7 pm on Will Ye Also Be His Disciples.
The article notes Hoover will be staged about 5 p.m. Pacific time and that tomorrow he will depart with his party at 6 a.m. for a four to five day fishing journey through the northern California redwood region.
Hogs and cattle seen across Kansas City Oklahoma City and Chicago markets with mixed demand. Cotton futures showed early gains in New York and New Orleans before broad profit taking. Liverpool spot steady to lower with weekly reports. Poultry values held steady in Chicago as officials note local placement in York County.
A reflection on a historic duel where one yielded and the other triumphed. Time changes value of victory and defeat as the loser fades while the survivor grows stronger lessons. Years pass and the crowd forgets the clash yet the loser learns to live with his pain.
Chicago reports dull potato demand with Irish cobblers sold to Kansas Missouri and Virginia at varied prices. Butter remains unchanged while foreign exchange and stock market gains feature in the New York market. A Potter county sheriff election ride service headline appears with polling day July 28.
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