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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1927
Page
2
A quirky Amarillo column mocks a delayed water project funding and missing pumps while praising police morale and autos. It riffs on local wit about Lindbergh avenue, Governor Moody delays, and a playful quiz with cheeky punchlines.
General a three year old German police dog owned by Karl Cullum is missing from Amarillo. He wore a plain steel-chain collar when last seen. Cullum listed a $250 reward as a six week old offered price and asks anyone with information to contact telephone 2800 at 505 Fillmore.
William Mainer of Nashville Tenn proposes area administrations to supervise Rotary clubs at the International Rotary convention. The resolutions committee accepts the plan and will introduce it on the floor. A competing tariff and war debt resolution was not reported due to private origin. The Perkins Williges resolution seeks to remove religious economic and racial barriers to unity.
A platform listing lower water gas and electric rates and rents, cleaner city with more parks and trees, Bivins lake public, municipal golf, viaducts, new parks, road expansions, bus routes, and regulated EMS and police driving through signals, plus efforts to attract industries and improve livability and dirt street oil.
A reader advocates creating a hotel or home for employed women in Amarillo inspired by YWCA models. The letter argues a public parlor and organized programs would aid self respect and safety, proposing a downtown building, self sufficiency, and shared rooms at modest rates. The plan outlines feasible financing and eventual ownership by sponsors.
Crooks and criminals protest a city commission decision to fund monthly target practice for Amarillo police. The plan, urged by Erasmus Tack, includes ammunition costs and aims to equip officers to shoot with accountability. Officials consider reducing officers’ working hours to boost efficiency.
United Press reports air mail stamps sent to Berlin by Charles A. Levine may attract collectors upon his return from Europe. Hempstead postmaster Fred N. Sealy sold and canceled stamps for Levine though not sworn in, hinting at possible legal trouble. Values range from 50 to 1000 dollars each, spurring local civic speculation and a potential YWCA nucleus in Amarillo with community backing urged by Clara A Lisetor Lane.
Mr and Mrs Martin of 801 North Mississippi announce the arrival of daughter Mary Carolyn. She is a sister to Globe Martin, three, once nicknamed Globe after the paper’s arrival. Globe’s father previously worked for The Globe and later joined Lincoln National Life in Amarillo as a top insurance writer.
An anonymous letter to Hon. E Rasmus Tack questions police readiness and admits support for target practice and amber ambulance lights. The writer urges furnishing a speed touring car for Chief Gaither and asks for views on police wages and equipment and cites recent calls at the station.
Aboard the USS Memphis Lindbergh reaches the Atlantic midway point on the voyage to Washington. The ship has covered 1675 miles at 22 knots and is expected to reach the Virginia Capes by Friday night, with plans to arrive in the capital by Saturday noon. Photographers subject Lindbergh to a playful, public display on gun mounts, seaplanes, and the bridge during calmer seas.
Earl Carroll was removed from a southern railway train and carried on a stretcher to an ambulance near track level. His wife and Norman Carroll accompanied the stretcher party to the ambulance but did not go to the jail. Carroll was taken to the prison hospital amid waived arrival formalities.
Earl Carroll arrived at the United States penitentiary in Atlanta in a weak, coma like state and was placed in the hospital. Warden John W Snook introduced him to the staff and the former Gov Warren A McCray of Indiana shares a hospital room. Carroll remains under constant care with no visitors allowed until doctors authorize.
A fragmented letter from several commissioners expresses regret over an infringement of a copyrighted form used in correspondence. The missive suggests tearing up rubbers and praying for rain while noting uncertainty over the offending party. It ends with a call for further replies from Billy and Tack.
Two men, Martin Rossi and Ernest Georgia, drowned when their skiff upset in an artificial lake at a McKeesport park. Rossi's parents, aboard the skiff, were rescued.
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine were received by President von Hindenburg in Berlin after their New York to Germany air crossing. The pair met embassy officials, posed for autographs, and answered reporters as crowds cheered outside the German capital. Levine spoke of messages from home and both aviators described travel plans and preferred destinations.
Berlin reports that Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine faced criticism from German and American newspapers as Chancellor Clinton’s actions drew debate.
In this reminiscence the speaker recalls his boyhood and his son in a parallel age fourteen. He notes dirt and scrapes, the pride and mischief, and a mother's sigh as he and his son mirror the past. The speaker, now an adult, sees his younger self in the boy and reflects on shared memories.
County Judge Sam B. Motlow said the court is moving quickly to build the oil field road in compliance with the law. Bond issuance cannot occur until next Monday and bidders must have at least twenty eight days to advertise bids, with all legal steps to be followed.
Chicago and East St Louis markets show hog, cattle, and sheep movements with top prices and mixed trends. Hogs weak at East St Louis, cattle steady to higher, lambs strong, grain markets and cotton futures also noted amid international crop concerns.
Poole announced at a press conference that the airmen sold exclusive rights to their flight tale to an American newspaper and will reveal no further details to the press. West Am Abend accused the fliers of seeking revenue from the venture while German editors drew parallels to Queen Marie of Roumania. American correspondents plan to request embassy staff to share information with the world.
Amarillo Real Estate board named a delegation of seven members to attend the Texas state convention in Beaumont next week and authorized action in the effort to bring the 1928 convention to Amarillo. A $500 fund was pledged to cover delegation expenses, with additional members possible if funds rise.
General Enoch Crowder, ambassador to Cuba, personally presented his resignation to President Coolidge. The move takes effect September 1 and Crowder plans to reside in Chicago, following an earlier White House announcement of retirement intention.
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