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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
7
Curtis Wood reports on 1927 fashion shifting to gaudy bright attire for men in New York. Sun glasses and vivid underwear dominate summer stock with Duscots, pea greens, mauve, pinks, scarlet and lemon shades. The two-piece athletic style, a pullover plus shorts, leads popular patterns as men seek bold bee vee dees.
The article notes silk mesh or silk jersey fabrics with patterns like horizontal thin stripes or vertical thick stripes and colors such as apricot lemon grape wine and pink. A male outfitter says pink and apricot rank lowest while sky blue and green lead. Demand is year round with autumn and winter brisk sales and peak at this time. Men wear these undershirts at the beach or during outdoor games to show off a lighter, breathable layer.
Eleven indictments were returned yesterday by the Potter county grand jury now in session. The bills include four robbery with firearms, three liquor law violations, one wire desertion, one swindling and one embezzlement. Twelve arrests have been made on indictments previously returned, including J. A. Morehead Carl Coffee Frank Mc Guigan L. Robins alias L. Robinwitz and J. H. Hanes with related charges and bonds referenced.
Bonds forfeited in district court by Judge Henry S. Bishop with pers J Y Woods and others in jail or out on bond. Beulah Barrington and Walter Roberts named in bond forfeiture. Divorce granted for Lucille Andes and Jim Andes by Judge W E Gee. City building scene described as concrete mixers, steel chutes, and air chisels as Tulsa rapidly grows with buildings due in a little over a year.
Tulsa's business district buzzes with rapid growth as five skyscrapers, 12 to 22 stories high, rise within blocks and another structure is demolished for a larger project. The scene is marked by the staccato of rivets and heavy construction noise.
A 24 hour general strike called by the Argentine Union Syndical over the Vanzetti and Sacco sentencing passed without incident in Buenos Aires. The U S embassy reported no disturbances during the protest amid other notes on golf spending in Great Britain.
An advertisement warns against calomel a mercury drug that salivates and weakens bones. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a simple nightly spoonful that cleanses by morning, avoids salivation, and lets you eat anything, with claims of popularity and ready availability.
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