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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
2
The piece is a humorous local column recounting civic hopes and backroom politics as O W pursues influence for a water plant job while readers joke about Lindbergh, weather, serenades, and small town misadventures across Amarillo and nearby towns.
Hollywood police say a young actress reported being followed from New York and trailed to Denver. She described a nighttime assault about 2 a.m. with a razor and the letter K marked seven times on her body. She hinted at a prior "trick" in New York but did not explain its nature.
Rock Island officials visited the western town crossing and ordered near-term safety upgrades. A bell will ring for trains, speed reduced to ten mph, and whistle blasts to double length as engines approach. Attendees included Cal Davis of Rock Island Amarillo, R B Ford from Chicago, F T Becket from El Reno, and H E Mullen of Dalhart. They cite new north side residences altering the area and justify extra precautions.
City officials discuss how late pump orders, missing equipment, and shipping issues stalled the Amarillo water plant. Pumps ordered February 10 were not received. temporary pumps operate two wells supplying 1,000,000 gallons daily. Engineers urged faster installation to finish by April and June targets.
Police describe the Groom robbery as exceptional with a night watchman alarm and escape before entry. Several hundred dollars were left in drawers. tools were stolen from a section gang. Tracks of a man and a woman were found. no measurement reports released. Amarillo police aided in related arrests linked to nearby hold ups.
United Press reports Chamberlin comments on offers from German firms and individuals. He notes some offers exceed 2 million dollars while the total cash value of all offers remains unestimated, likening the stance to Lindbergh’s reluctance to accept deals not aiding aviation.
Vernon June scene reports a bus line operator from Vernon and Stamford died from a gunshot wound in the early Thursday morning incident. B. Robinson is named in connection with the event.
A political program promising lower water gas and electric rates, cleaner city with more parks and trees, lower rents, storm sewers, and public lake access. It calls for viaducts in North Amarillo, elimination of railroad crossings, improved through traffic to San Jacinto, extended bus routes, and regulated emergency vehicle driving. It emphasizes attracting new industry while making Amarillo more livable and affordable.
A reader writes from Amarillo about a police station incident with Captain Luce and a harsh police judge. He laments police court etiquette, suggests a louder siren and clearer signals for patrols, and comments on the Amarillo boom and labor issues. He closes by endorsing a program for a better Amarillo and supports renters against aggressive landlords.
A letter from B J Akin argues for mandatory red clothing for hunters and a citywide red paint program, insisting the measure would deter conflicts and claiming the cost would be about $12.50. He warns of fines if questioned by the judge and vows to speak his mind.
Four travelers ask a cowboy where Big Joe lives. The cowboy denies living nearby until learning Long Sam is the neighbor and that Big Joe was indeed within gunshot distance. The exchange ends with the reveal of Long Sam as the neighbor.
A docket notes a quarrel between a husband and wife with the prisoner claiming the wife attacked him, challenging the magistrate over liquor questions. The exchange emphasizes the odd defense as the man states he did not drink and asserts his wife started the altercation.
A reader praises the columnist and laments rent spirals in Amarillo. He recalls a Tulsa boom insult and argues landlords profit from high rents while workers struggle. The letter asks for laws protecting workers paying multiple weeks in advance and seeks safer, fairer housing rules.
General John J Pershing sailed from Cherbourg aboard the President Harding for New York. He had remained in Europe months as chairman of the Battle Monuments commission and visited Switzerland to see his son who is studying there.
The verse asserts that victory comes not from skill wisdom or wealth but from inner merit and character. success endures when one carries a true heart as the badge of merit beyond material gains.
Soviet government accuses Britain of complicity in terrorist acts against Russia after the Warsaw assassination of its minister. A Moscow communique links Winston Churchill to planned operations, cites an English spy and calls the event part of a chain threatening peace, widening anti British sentiment.
Paris reports French pilots prepare for their own nonstop trans Atlantic flight after Lindbergh. Drouhin tests a two engine plane with navigator and radio operator aboard as he aims to reclaim the continuous flight time record previously held by Chamberlin. Other French contenders are also pursuing the feat.
Witness Ruth Wade Wuerth testified in the dissolution suit that Benjamin Purnell performed a miracle by turning water into wine for skeptical members of the House of David. She recalled a red sweet-tasting beverage at Ides and described drinking parties in Shi loh parlor where girls were served liquor and one became intoxicated.
G Mabry Seay of Dallas urged at the Texas Association of Insurance Agents convention that legislation be enacted to reduce fires in Texas. He noted Texas has high fire insurance rates and Dallas has severe fire damage among large U.S. cities.
Hogs sold to 9.05 top with packing sows and pigs at 7.75 to 8.50. Cattle offerings about 1000 head including calves and yearlings with native steers 9.65 to 11.40, mixed yearlings around 10.60, cows up to 4.60, bulls at 7.00. Sheep around 2,806 with no early sales reported.
Hogs 31,000 with most prices higher top $9.10. Packing sows $7.75 to $7.85. Cattle 9,000 with strong slaughter classes. Yearlings to $12.50, stockers and feeders $8.00 to $9.00. Bulls $7.45 to $7.50. Sheep 9,000 fat lambs active with yearlings $14.00 to $18.50 and ewes around $6.00 to $7.00.
Chicago June 9 wheat prices moved higher on bullish Indiana rust reports while corn and oats slipped. Early sessions showed openings steady to firm for wheat, with later declines as corn and oats softened amid mixed futures activity.
Cotton futures edged higher in New York trading on June 9 with July at 16.48 cents, October 16.86, December 17.08, January 17.36, and March 17.47, reflecting a firmer tone across contracts.
The Associated Press reports New Orleans futures opened steady with July at 16.39, October 16.72, January 17.06, and March 17.18 bids. Readably one term shows paresis 16.96 amid the market notes.
A fragmented AP text from Chicago discusses batter creation, yardage extras, and grain storage figures. It notes counts of firsts and seconds, with percentages and numeric tallies for ordinary and packed storage, reflecting a technical statistics snippet rather than a cohesive news event.
In Chicago on June 9, poultry prices for alive market show weak demand with fowls 164220, springs 24412, broilers 18 21, turkeys 283, roosters 15, ducks 2825, and weese 23 25.
Chicago market update lists new and old stock prices for potatoes across regions including Alabama Louisiana Texas and Wisconsin. Sacks and round white varieties show ranges with some price fluctuations and notes on stock weakness.
The Associated Press reports New York markets show bar silver value at 43 percent in Mexican dollars as merchants gauge metal trends.
Buying of high priced railroads lifted early trading as Lehigh Valley and Reading led gains. Illinois Central, Denver and Rio Grande Western, Texas and Pacific, New York Ontario and Western and others rose with merger railroad activity boosting broader list. foreign exchange opened firm with sterling around 4.855 and pesetas 17.4 cents.
The Texas state tax survey commission met in Austin for its second session to standardize taxation and cut obsolete forms. Former Gov. O B Colquitt reported data showing Texas A M College cost the state 1537.50 per student and Texas University 493, noting twelve universities exist though the constitution allows one.
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