09 Jun 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
1
Secretary Jardine, returning from the West, says this year's wheat crop will be lower than May estimates. He cites farmers' busyness with crops and predicts prices should rise despite a reduced yield.
Amarillo police identify three suspects in the $1,200 theft from the State National Bank of Groom. Frenchie Richards, Frances Richards alias Fannie Gillispie, and Betty Ducett alias Betty Gillispie were arrested in Panhandle by Deputy Sheriff Allen Johnson and Amarillo officer Frank Gamblin. Authorities photographed fingerprints and pursue charges as witnesses describe the late night party and the brick dust on clothing.
Governor Dan Moody plans to call the Texas Legislature to meet September 1 or soon after. He criticized the recent session for failing to honor party pledges and noted that all major legislation he requested was killed or delayed by opposition.
Tonight and Friday fair with highs and lows not shown. High around 99 degrees and low near 64, matching a year ago. Hourly readings start at 7 am with 66, rise to 99 by 1 pm, and show a peak near afternoon.
Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine proposed a non stop round the world flight and a trans Atlantic air service with a $2 000 000 investment. Levine outlined a plan to start within a year using multi motor planes carrying 2000 pounds. Chamberlin discussed the world flight and spoke of the project.
A Texas ranger finished examining conditions in a Texas prison branch other than Huntsville. Governor Moody may or may not release the report. A prior investigation on cruelty charges by M. L. Smith of San Antonio is under advisement, with a secret second probe on a rumored prison plant mutiny.
Three jurors were accepted to try Ben W. Stratton for murder in the April 21 killing of John A. English. The panel included A. T. Anderson, W. J. Blassingame, and Earl W. Ince, all Amarillo residents. Both sides declared ready as District Attorney Flesher anticipated a missing witness, Meredith, arriving tomorrow.
North Amarillo unveils plans for a modern second school unit costing 150000 dollars, bringing total school costs to 250000. The Gothic, semi fireproof brick and concrete building will have 45 classrooms, an assembly hall, cafeteria, rest rooms, an emergency hospital room, and space for 1500 students. It will be two stories with a basement, over 300 feet long and 100 feet wide, and located on nearly a full block for playground use.
Arthur Sapp of Huntington Indiana was unanimously elected president of Rotary International. Refus Chapin of Chicago was named treasurer. US directors elected include J Knoepsel of New York Walter E D Cline of Wichita Falls Texas Leonard T Skegs of Youngstown Norman Black of Fargo and Cornelius Garrison of Wilmington Delaware.
Miss Doris Doree, 21, an actress seen in An American Tragedy, was attacked in her Hollywood apartment by a man who branded her with the letter K on multiple body parts. The intruder, about 30, believed to be a degenerate or seeking revenge, forced entry after she answered a knock.
The Amarillo waterworks project is nearly complete but underperforming. Officials blame late orders for pumps and a power switchboard, leaving the system pumping around 1 million gallons daily instead of 4 to 5 million.
A detailed timetable outlines Charles Lindbergh’s weekend in Washington with naval escorts, air cover from the Los Angeles and 20 to 56 aircraft, a ceremonial welcome at the Peace Monument, a presidential reception, White House meals, and a dawn departure Monday for New York aboard The Spirit of St Louis.
A truck carrying nitroglycerine exploded on the main road at Lick Hill near Butler, killing two men instantly and injuring twenty others, with three nearby residences destroyed and fifteen damaged by the force of the blast. Local commerce was briefly affected by the incident and surrounding properties sustained damage.
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