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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
2
Fort Worth report says Texas targets money lenders charging 120 to 1000 percent yearly interest. A legislative committee investigates Usury as 25 offices operate locally with about 100000 dollars in loans. Banker notes victims rarely seek help though tales mix tragedy and odd humor.
Kansas City livestock reports show cattle, calves and hogs trading unevenly with various price ranges and tops noted for native and Texas fed cattle. Chicago livestock bids weaken with cattle and vealers down, hogs and sheep mixed. grain and butter markets also noted with minor shifts. Oklahoma City and St. Louis areas report steady to higher cattle prices and mixed hogs performance.
New York June 22 foreign exchanges show easy demand with Great Britain at 4654, cables 4851-32, sixty day bills 4811. France 2.91, Italy Tokyo 477614, Belgium 13.68, Germany 23.6814. In New York Produce steady figures across pork lard sugar coffee tallow and dairy with spot and delivered prices listed. poultry quiet with various fowl prices. butter receipts high. regional potato and sweet potato prices noted. cheese steady with state and Young America fresh quotes. overall market firmer on some items with mixed activity in others.
Governor Moody says the Texans trip is a goodwill tour to show Texans are like other citizens and to spread Tex as industries. The group, arriving from St. Louis and Kansas City, includes mayors, judges, lawyers, business leaders, publishers, and educators such as UT president W N Splawn and Baylor president S P Brooks.
Lincoln Nebraska June 22 Frank Carter Omaha sniper murderer faces execution in less than two days and says he is not afraid He has prayed for forgiveness and believes his fate is settled Governor intervention unlikely and Carter calls it a relief to finish his work and hopes for a better next life
Stock prices show tiny moves at the opening on June 22 New York trading. White Motors dips to a 1927 low while Sinclair, International Nickel, Baldwin, Hudson Motors, and U S Steel edge higher. Strong dividend week expectations boost buying, with tobacco, railroad equipment, and express shares gaining early.
State witnesses from the House of David testify about their marriages in group ceremonies as subpoenas delay the estate dissolution case. The testimony targets King Benjamin Purnell and the Shiloh colony, with Bessie May Woodworth set as the last Shiloh girl witness before a two week adjournment.
Amarillo plan calls for lower water gas and electric rates to cut living costs. It seeks more viaducts parks and greener streets along with a municipal golf course and Bivins lake access for all. The proposal wants fewer railroad crossings and traffic throughfares to San Jacinto plus regulated emergency vehicle behavior and bold push to attract new industry. The plan also targets oil for dirt streets and a smaller crude gasoline spread.
Geneva Adolphus Andrews leads the submarine base at New London as a communique reports the tech committee met to exchange information and clarify proposals. British dominion reps discuss attitude amid conference plans with Bridgeman, while Australia and New Zealand push to keep Singapore base strong for their fleets. Admiral Saito denies raising the Singapore issue and Admiral Jellicoe says naval bases not on the agenda.
Dewey Alexander is jailed after an affray at 1905 Van Buren Street where his wife Ethel was slashed and wounded. He allegedly threatened two white women and cursed others. an indictment is expected soon.
The city commission received applications for three bus transportation licenses under the new regulation. Amarillo Traction and Amarillo Bus were the applicants while Mayor Lee Bivins was away in Kansas City. The Wright Printing company won the water department stationery contract and bids were taken for extra fire hose. The Peters company secured the ammunition contract for police department target practice for the first month.
Amarillo realtors learned why the city did not host the 1928 Texas Association of Real Estate Boards convention at a noon luncheon in the Amarillo hotel. The local board plans its first annual picnic next Wednesday evening. Committee members Edward Biggs, John McKenzie, Tom Cotten, and Tom Bruner will announce the time and place soon. A resolution urged local contractors to employ Amarillo labor whenever possible.
Rev. Virgil Fisher will preach on The Price of a Soul at the San Jacinto Methodist revival tonight. The revival nears its closing week with large morning crowds. This morning he spoke on Why I honor the Church to a sizable audience.
A free dance will be given at the Old Mill 208 Polk Street tomorrow night. New managers H. T. Davidson of Los Angeles and Helen V. Stahl of Denver will run the event and entertain five hundred couples. Walker's College Trumpeters will provide the music.
Funeral services for Vera Mae Parker 2 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Parker will be held this afternoon at 4 o clock from the family residence nine miles east of Amarillo Burial will be in Tiano cemetery The body was prepared for burial by Blackburns.
The teachers training class and mid week devotional service meet at the church this evening at 8 o clock. Everyone is invited. Class completes Bible History by Dispensations. Rev F W O Malley will discuss next Sundays Bible school lesson for all teachers.
United States officials reaffirm the 5-5-3 ratio for the Geneva naval talks, aiming for an American‑led treaty. They dispute British claims of politics over substance and expect Britain to drop its capital ship style, with Japan moving toward 6-5-3.
A navy seaplane with Lieutenant Commander William Harper and passenger Charles Robbins disappeared four miles offshore between Laguna and Newport. Rescue boats recovered one occupant. Lieutenant Thomas G. Fisher survived. Seaplanes from San Diego searched the area for the missing crew.
In Boston on June 22 a petition nearly a mile long with about 500000 names was delivered to Governor Fuller requesting a public investigation of the Sacco-Vanzetti murder case. Gardner Jackson and Joseph Moro carried the two paper rolls to the state house.
Mrs. Betty Willborn of Paris Texas is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sanders of 1003 Jefferson Street for a period of social call and hospitality.
Hugh T Autremont was found guilty of first degree murder with a jury recommending life imprisonment. The verdict came after about an hour and 24 minutes, with brothers Ray and Ray facing indictments for participation in the same four trainmen killing during a Siskiyou mountains holdup. Judge Thomas scheduled sentence later. defense hinted at possible retrial.
In Morgantown North Carolina on June 22 posse efforts target Erodus Miller a Black man accused of attacking and fatally injuring 19 year old Gladys Kincaid whose skull was crushed by a club. State troops patrolled town at sheriff's request and Will Berry a Black man aiding Miller is held at the county jail.
Col Lindbergh is expected to fly the Army plane and meet leaders in Washington, Navy, and Commerce to discuss aviation plans. He will overnight with Orville Wright in Dayton before heading to the capital, where a Dayton reception is planned. He may return home to resume aviation work if not assigned elsewhere and has been offered to head a proposed 1 million dollar aircraft company.
Col Charles Lindbergh appears set to tour the nation as an orator for two months on a chautauqua circuit. He aims to boost aviation and raise working capital, possibly leading to a St Louis aircraft company as general manager after the lectures.
Edgar A Guest poem about a wife always fixing up the home and never finishing. A husband prays the house will never be complete while admiring her evolving taste and constant improvements. The piece ends with a house that will never be finished and crepe on the door.
Albany dispatch reports President Coolidge and state governors are expected for Saratoga’s 150th anniversary on October 8. New York rebuilds the battlefield to its 1777 appearance, marks forts and roads, and will host air pageants with federal aid and a Burgoyne stamp planned for August release.
An escape from the state prison occurred after midnight as a inmate shot the guard, seized keys, and freed companions before relocking the door. Ireland and Ennis were recaptured, two others remain at large, and police report varied sentences for those involved or at risk.
The court of criminal appeals invalidated the affidavit clause of the search and seizure act allowing searches on affidavits by two responsible persons not officers The ruling reverses the liquor conviction of O. A. Chapin of Shackelford County on this ground.
Postmaster W. C. Kenyon warns that all people with lock boxes at the post office must pay box rent promptly to keep them. Rent is due now for the July quarter, with few vacancies expected as demand remains high. He says boxes cannot be held without payment to maintain service amid crowded conditions.
Russell T. Scott, thrice sentenced for the drug store clerk slaying during a hold up, was granted a new lease on life as the Illinois Supreme Court reversed and remanded his case for a new trial in Conk County criminal court.
The Evening World reports the film star Lillian Gish and dramatic critic George Jean Nathan will marry within three weeks, according to well authenticated notices in New York. Nathan later denied the reports, saying New York reports were incorrect.
Purina Mills will present The Lay of the Hen in two Potter county communities next Monday and Tuesday. The educational play covers vital poultry industry facts in an entertaining manner and mirrors last fall’s dairy industry program. Time and locations have not yet been decided.
Three of seven convicts who beat Deputy Warden Peter M. Klein to death at Joliet penitentiary on May 5, 1926 were sentenced to hang July 15 by the Illinois Supreme Court after denying their appeals for a new trial. Two other slayers escaped while one was killed during an escape attempt.
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