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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1928
Page
1
A reflective column on political platforms, the power of song over speech, and war’s economic impact. It discusses Roanoke’s convention, Germans and French attitudes, and the persistence of belief, faith, and youth’s political choices amid uncertainty.
A North Thompsonville New England Fireworks plant explosion killed five people, three of them boys. The blast caused widespread fire and could be heard for miles. Police sought details as workers rushed to respond. the plant employed fewer than ten.
Amarillo logged 2.10 inches of rain with hail, battering gardens and flowers while roofs remained mostly intact. Panhandle towns reported scattered showers, with Texico leading totals and the Tenth Street viaduct under Santa Fe rail line briefly impassable due to flooding.
Jamarillo native Harrison G. Hendricks Jr. will sail from New York on July 5 for a year of study in Paris and other European art centers. He studied at the New York Art Students League under George Robinson and Kenneth Hays Miller and has lithography as a hobby. Charles Locke praised his prints as exceptionally textured. His mother leads the Amarillo Art Association.
Elwood Park will receive a white way soon as city landscape engineer Dave French announces. Fourteen concrete granite posts will circle the park, each with a 300 watt light. Electricians await cable arrival to finish the installation.
City officials plan to adopt a renaming and renumbering ordinance to take effect next Sunday. Residents must post permanent metal or glass numbers on buildings. Information is available from Alma Roach in the city engineer’s office. The same issue notes a large All States Reunion and Free Barbecue planned for July 4 at Harding’s Ranch under the Tri-State Fair Association with state groups holding meetings tonight.
A plate glass door at Killough and Davies men’s clothiers was smashed early in a rain and hail storm. A night patrolman found the damage shortly after the incident. Nothing from the store was taken. intruders appeared frightened. Police think a shoe was used to force the door.
Three men roped a messenger outside the San Antonio Light building and fled with 6000 dollars from the payroll. Paymaster George Farmer, returning from the bank, faced a revolver as the trio forced him to surrender the money bag and dash to a waiting car. The gang sped off into traffic.
Mrs. John Shelley widow of John Shelley testified again in the forgery trial of Arvell Meador a 21 year old insurance agent. The case centers on a $939.37 check with Mrs Shelley's mark tied to premiums paid to Meador’s company. The trial began yesterday and juror selection dominated the opening day with State witnesses scheduled to continue testimony.
City commissioners will hear a full report from John Hill and Walter Barlow of the aviation committee on a definite action for the municipal airport. A final report on the storm sewer system was completed yesterday, with Major John Hawley noting the project is now finished.
King’s Bay June 26. Six explorers are rescued from a floating ice bed while twelve remain missing amid the Arctic collapse. Airplanes from Sweden Italy and Finland patrol the vast wasteland as Rabuchkin threads the ice seeking the three missing groups.
Houston June 26 Democrats opened the national convention amid cheers and harmony. George Van Namee forecast a first ballot nomination for Governor Smith of New York, with platform and keynote delays likely shaping the day's schedule.
A Houston convention faced disruption as J. L. Woods of Ennis Texas died of heart trouble near the gathering. Earlier a shooting inside the Rice Hotel on the fifth floor left seven shots fired at elevator doors, with a man believed to be intoxicated involved. Police intervened as bystanders moved him away.
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