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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1928
Page
2
The Associated Press reports widespread fear across Central and Southern Mexico after two days of earthquakes. Casualties are confirmed only in Oaxaca with many homes collapsed and residents living outdoors to avoid aftershocks.
Amon G. Carter chairs the arrangements as the West Texas chamber convenes at Texas Tech. Highlights include a massed band concert under Col E D Irons and an aviation review at the municipal airport. Notables arriving Monday include Gov Moody and S M N Marrs with talks on education reform and school law recodification.
A Santa Fe employee, Goetz, was found dead in a vacant house with a rope around his neck. He had supervised cement work on the Men ld-story Santa Fe office building at Ninth and Polk streets. Local officials and sheriff’s department members discuss possible foul play and hold persons for questioning as the investigation continues.
A fragmented page excerpt blends critique of the Republican platform with odd nautical anecdotes. A tiger shark was found in a Munson liner, and a large turtle survives after being removed from its stomach, seen alive in New York's aquarium.
A Texas Panhandle speaker advocates Al Smith for president praising his honesty and governance while criticizing Prohibition and the Republican record. He argues for reform, questions Mexican labor and railroad policy, and urges Democrats to unite behind Smith to avoid GOP control. He adds contextual remarks about Hoover and future outcomes.
Police hunt a well dressed portly man and three companions after a bootlegger Edward Carter and pickpocket ex convicts is killed near Herald Square. Carter alias Harold Atwater alias Edwin Mack dies after three head and body shots as a sedan blocks Broadway to Thirty sixth street. The car linked to chorus girl Doris Sheerin vanishes with Carter’s companion escaping in a crowd.
Mr and Mrs J W Collins marked twenty years of marriage dating to their wedding in 1908 in Amarillo. The couple, long active in church and local welfare, were married at the bride’s home on Tyler Street by the late Rev C N N Ferguson. They have three children, plan a Houston trip for the Democratic convention, then a longer honeymoon.
Amarillo citizens have ten days to remove weeds from their property says City Manager Jeff Bartlett. Vacant lots are heavily weeded and risk spreading seeds to neighbors, with fines up to ten dollars for noncompliance under city ordinance. Officials urge cooperation to curb a health menace.
Gertrudge Johnson, a Black woman, is arrested on a charge of incident with intent to seriously hurt in a knife attack that injured 19 year old Autell Carlan and Robert Jackson. Hal Givens, also Black, is charged in Panhandle. Police say both affrays were cleared within hours.
Hanson Post American Legion meets at the Legion Home to finish plans for sending the drum corps to the national convention in San Antonio in October. The 8 and 40 society and ladies auxiliary join at 8 o clock to form a ladies drum corps with prizes totaling 5000 dollars for the winning unit.
Carl A. Riesel, delegate to the Christian Endeavor convention, reports his billfold missing aboard the Outbound train this morning. It contained cash and railroad tickets. He left the train, seeking the billfold and can be reached at the Capitol hotel.
C A Newell charged with theft in connection with taking an automobile belonging to Frank Daniels, local cafe proprietor, was indicted by the Potter county grand jury and went to trial in district court this morning. Madison street and the telephone number 23185 are noted in the report. Bill Askew referenced his father A L Askew of Marble Falls who sent a present. the onion anecdote concludes the piece.
Mary McGinty was found choked to death in a physician's office. Clarence Tull the doctor's negro chauffeur was found dead from gas in the kitchen. The police say the man killed the girl and then took his own life with a revolver and a razor. The doctor W B G Terry and family were away at their farm in New Jersey over the weekend.
Puzzle fragment lists clues a mix of short three and four letter words. It includes words like left soapy mineral, flat fish, pit for storm, notion, wing part, bard, indolent type, to value, sea oracle, teen fodder, iced, tumor, to make at, wand of lace, principle, to cleans, to scatter, bleat, hater of mankind, to stroke lightly, before, one plus on, to implore, maple tree, rubber tire, comfort, single edged knife, driving command, verbal, entrance, headgear, snake, moves. Vertical clues include a water after, point, stir, sheltered place, a chain, break of day, beer, us.
A garbled OCR fragment lists varied clues and words such as raillery yellow bugle rent native metal renovate love exceedingly young devil inlet prophet who trained Samuel meadow hopskiin definite article flour box similar to a donkey devoured walled drain dove jog dark red vegetable striped camel s hair cloth fish constellation capuchin monkey measure of cloth and other numbers.
Ruby Gravely an 18 year old girl from Amarillo vanished Saturday after attending a carnival with her younger sister. Her mother Mrs. J V Gravely reports foul play fears as police seek carnival operators to locate her. Ruby is described as a blonde about five feet five inches tall and 125 pounds.
Stultz told the Associated Press the plane was forced to land due to fuel shortage. Bad weather and heavy mist accompanied most of the journey toward Bristol as efforts to secure gasoline were planned. London reports claimed four aboard including Ellsworth, but the count remains uncertain amid communications difficulties at Barry Port.
Amelia Earhart and two crewmen left Trepassey Newfoundland at 9 51 a m eastern standard time aiming to reach Valencia Ireland in about 18 hours. The Fokker monoplane rose from the harbor as villagers prayed and watched the ship turn east into a clear sky.
Fathers in Amarillo are invited to a Father’s Day observance at the Mission Theater tonight after a screening of Sorrel and Son. The event, sponsored by Dent theaters merchants and The News-Globe, features multiple contests with prizes including shirts, an alabaster stand, golf ball, electric fan, fishing tackle, and dental work. Family attendance grants free admission for dads, and winners earn awards for categories such as fattest, tallest, most freckles, and most red headed children.
In Medford Massachusetts Amy Otis Earhart mother of Amelia Earhart speaks of exhaustion after news of Amelia’s safe landing in England. In Mineola New York Wilmer Stultz’s wife Wilma celebrates as her husband guides the Friendship through Atlantic storms toward destination England.
Amarillo car owners asked to cooperate with the Boy Scout council by bringing one or more scouts to Amarillo tomorrow. Camp breaks Wednesday morning with about fifty boys seeking return home, ready at any time in the morning. Camp William Warner lies twelve miles south of Claude via a well marked road.
The Will H. Dilg League holds an 8 o'clock meeting in the city hall commissioners room. A report on selecting a rearing pond for fish and other official items are on the agenda. full attendance is urged.
Admiral Sirianni blocked a dispatch from explorer Nobile after reports he saw polar bears. The issue concerns an alleged incident where bears were linked to Nobile's radio, which authorities caution against spreading.
Poem fragment notes that charm hides misery as those who chase such trinkets often pay with unhappiness and regret.
Receipts for cattle and sheep at Kansas City were about 8 000 cattle and 4 000 sheep with mixed prices across grades. Fed steers and yearlings rose, slaughter cows steady, vealers milk fed at 8 to 14 dollars. lambs 14 to 18 dollars, ewes around 4 dollars. Chicago also reports hogs 46 000, cattle 19 000 with steady trends and high end hogs at 10.40. Lambs in Chicago 15 to 18.75 dollars with ewes near 4 to 6 dollars.
Hogs receipts 10 500 head market higher top 10 45. Cattle receipts 3 800 head calves 2 500. Steers steady with some 25c low at 12 25. dealers lower top 13 00. heifers up to 14 35. cows 8 25 to 9 50. medium bulls 8 75 down. Sheep receipts 4 500 head market steady fat lambs 14 50 to 15 00 fat ewes 24 50 to 16 50.
New York and New Orleans cotton markets rise as overflows in the Mississippi valley and storm damage in the West boost demand. October edges to 20.74 in New York session with gains around 16 to 23 points, July up to 20.45 and 20.60 later, while Liverpool quotes show steady futures amid mixed selling.
The article describes Mrs. Eddie Andrews of Bern Kansas and Mrs. Sophie Feldman of Humbolt Nebraska visiting T. D. Hobart's ranch near Canadian. Their capture by Indians as children and rescues by U S soldiers are recounted along with remarks on early Panhandle history and interviews for historical data. Also notes the Friendship seaplane crossing and stock market listings.
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