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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
10
President Coolidge goes to work in a new two story Rapid City high school room with blackboards and a mahogany desk. He handles official mail then, with Mrs. Coolidge, returns to the hills for the summer White House and spends time fishing at Squaw Creek.
First National Pictures, Inc. petitions Supreme Court to compel motion star Colleen Moore to arbitrate a $1,000,000 contract under which twelve pictures were promised but only seven made. Nathan Burkan filed the petition, noting Moore left California for New York and plans an extended European visit.
Panhandle Auto Club reports roads from Amarillo to Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Dallas in good condition with some rough stretches after rains near Childress and Memphis. Other routes including Amarillo to Lubbock Abilene San Angelo are rough due to heavy rains washing out sections. travel remains busy with many tourists.
The Frederick County circuit court in Winchester Virginia imposed the death penalty on a dog owned by James Smith after a jury verdict finding the animal guilty of running wounding and killing sheep belonging to Newton Long. The appeal followed a magistrate order for the dog’s destruction in a case under state law.
London reports Wyndham Lewis argues frankness and rudeness could reshape society. He suggests calling enemies by name and treating distasteful people rudely to provoke frank social patterns, extending the term enemy to drawing rooms and beyond. The note mentions royal sightseers, Covent Garden, and King George favoring gray toppers at races but not in town.
London June 17 traffic disruptions near Covent Garden due to royal car arrivals for the opera season opening. Authorities ordered fruit and vegetable crates moved away to ease congestion as Princess Mary and Viscountess Lascelles arrived in royal cars for Rosenkavalier.
London June 17 Lord Birkenhead revived the gray top hat boosting its popularity as he arrived at Downing Street for a cabinet meeting. Within hours gray toppers were seen on display in many shops and likely to be worn by more men.
London report notes Lord Balfour, a veteran former prime minister, remains tight lipped on any youthful regimen. At a recent trade function a master of ceremonies pressed him for the secret, but he did not disclose details.
New historical notes reveal that all weeping willows in the country and England descend from a twig found in a basket of figs sent from Turkey to Pope in the early eighteenth century. Rubber goods worth over 2.5 million dollars were shipped from the United States to the Philippines during recent talks on rubber expansion. Shanghais plans a building with a department store hotel restaurant cafe and 2000-seat theater to rise once normalcy returns.
The speaker, noting continued activity on the tennis courts and driving in London, hints at perpetual youth. Lord Balfour then rises and speaks with cautious, general remarks shifting to a different topic.
In Germany on June 17 the General Synod decided that women may be admitted to the rank of vicar in Protestant churches. They cannot become pastors or administer sacraments or perform congregational pastoral functions. A vicaress may preach at children's services teach Bible lessons and carry out missionary work in girls' homes hospitals and prisons.
Bloomers worn by young girls at a public school calisthenics exhibition are denounced as improper and immoral by Grafhorst Brunswick pastor who has refused communion to the girls for a year. Indignation spreads among parents and relatives.
In Holstein Germany a local custom bans bobbed hair among women, with none native to the region sporting short styles. Visitors may see short cuts only if the woman is from another area, as Holstein girls maintain long braids and prize hair as a symbol of womanhood.
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