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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1928

Page

2

Auto Show Draws Thousands In City Wide Display

Thousands packed downtown streets for the annual Spring Style and Auto Show sponsored by The News Globe. Twenty three car makes, two to six models each, plus bikes and Harley motorcycles, filled Park Street and surrounding windows. Dave Derden’s band played while shoppers admired finish and beauty. trend favors closed and sport roadsters.

News-Globe Downt P@k Dave Derden Victory-Wilson

Amarillo News Costs and Prize Windows Sparking Local Debate

The Amarillo papers report subscriber losses and advertising reliance, noting losses of $63,645 last year and a $65,645 gap after costs. Contest judges awarded prizes to local shops for window displays, while a local association debates protecting residents from out of town bootleggers.

Globe Globe and the News The News and the Globe Amarillo

Waffles delay cowboy’s appetite and more notes from town

Charitable Aman rillo friend notes a hard drinker’s reduced intake though reports conflicting. Menu sighting at Capitol Hotel lists candid sweet potatoes. A cowboy newly discovering waffles caused fast orders and slow service. A kitchen message asks plain service. Local notices invite housekeepers via 4124 and 110 Tennessee Street, Mrs E R Shulze. Also readers hear Whis Bang dedication to Texas cowmen convention with soup on necktie remark.

Texas

Mellon Bond Transfer Details Capture Treasury Tie

The dialogue reveals a morning discovery of bonds in a package. Senator Walsh questions the amount, and the witness states fifty thousand dollars. Bonds were taken home for safekeeping due to a mislaid office safe combination and later sent to Indiana via S Parker Gilbert, then under-secretary of the treasury.

Senator Walsh Montana Hays Indiana New York S. Parker Gilbert the Treasury

Open House Held at Junior High School

Open house was held at the junior high from 8 30 to 3 15 as invitations were sent to every parent or guardian of enrolled students. Principal Miss Elizabeth Nixson said the faculty wish to discuss students work and offer suggestions. The letter urged parent interest to boost student effort and school spirit, comparing the school to a factory turning raw material into finished product.

Elizabeth Nixson

Board in Move to Establish Broom Corn Crop Here

A campaign to plant 10 000 acres of broom corn in the Panhandle will start immediately led by the Agricultural department of the Board of City Development and George J. Lins. Lins will build a warehouse in Amarillo ready for this season and will set up a market center with his established broom corn business supplying eastern plants.

Panhandle Agricultural Department Board of City Development George J. Lins Lins Amarillo

Brick Layer's Revenge Presented by Amarillo High Students

The one act play The Brick Layers Revenge was presented this morning at 10 oclock in the Amarillo High school chapel. Cast included Mrs. Dana Harmon Trent Miss Regina Weatherby C L A Bockemohle L Miller Bryan Weatherby and W Ball. Dr R P Parcells directed the production.

Amarillo High School Dana Harmon Trent Regina Weatherby C. L. A. Bockemohle L. Miller Bryan Weatherby W. Ball R. P. Parcells

Captain Nelson Sentenced to Five Years for Perjury

Captain J. C. Nelson was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of perjury. The charge stemmed from a prior trial, and Nelson faces a total of eleven years under existing sentences.

J. C. Nelson Nelson

Hardware firm boosts value of fair book

The Avertito hardware company voluntarily purchased advertising space in the 1928 Tri-State Fair Catalog. Ed Mardin, president, says the move supports the fair’s work and the development of farming methods, livestock, and youth clubs. Amarillo Hardware joins others in funding the 200 page catalog to be released in May with 5,000 copies.

Avertito Hardware Company Ed Mardin Amarillo Hardware Company Southwest Bob Emmett Polk Street

Amarillo Leaders Push for Municipal Airport

City officials and residents including A. W. Smalley Lita Witt Jack Wyatt T. F. Cartwright H B Jones Ray Edinburg Dr RM Walker Jeff Bartlett Wv G Hill Phil Seewald and others urge Amarillo to secure a municipal airport. They stress it as essential for regional leadership air travel and future development.

W. A. McIntosh Wchools Amarillo A. W. Smalley Lita Witt Jack Wyatt Amatillo T. F. Cartwright City Water Works Amabllo Ray Edinburg RM. Walker Jeff Bartlett Wv. G. Hill Panhandle Tuto Club Phil Seewald Panhandle W. C. Kenyon Amuntillo Canyon Highway M. B. Johnson

Spring Style and Auto Show Praised by Amarillo Dealers

The Amarillo Automotive Association thanks City Manager and Globe News for support in staging the first annual Spring Style and Auto Show on Monday night March 12. President W. F. Lampe says the event was a success and will benefit local merchants, praising city employees and officials for aid and street closures on Polk Street.

News-Globe Amarillo Automotive Association Bmn Lampe Globe News Amarillo Texas Pwase City Commission Polk Street Globe News Publishing Company T Am

Flaming Youths Disrupt Fair On Water Plant Tax Hearing

At the Fair theater a vaudeville crowd antics scene ended when a boy's interruption drew a sharp rebuke from a girl nearby. In Canyon Amarillo officials protested a tax assessment on the Ward ranch municipal water plant and nine sections in the watershed, arguing the plant should be tax exempt. City officials voiced legal reasons against taxing a public utility as Randall county commissioners reviewed the claim.

Flaming Youth City Amarillo Word Ranch Randall County Canyon Jeff Bartlett Vance Huff Thomas F. Cartwright Ward Ranch

Crossword Puzzle Center Word Guides Quick Solve

The puzzle lists horizontal clues like Door rugs Eucharist wire vessel Openwork fabric and vertical clues such as Geographical drawing Places of business. It mentions the 11 letter center word and hints at a large themed solve using unkeyed letters.

Star Aviators

Crossword Clue Fragments From Yesterday’s Answers

A list of cryptic crossword clues with hints and partial answers including Constellation Tin container Large deer Deity Half an em To knock lightly Wing part of a seer Mover's truck Drunkard Beer By Popular tropical frus To infer Italian river Myself Valley Tiny devices used in golf Drone bee Yellow bugle Tanner's vessel Turf Silk worm To soak flax.

Amarillo Landscape wins contract to beautify SPS power plant grounds

The Amarillo Landscape company is awarded the contract to beautify the grounds of Southwestern Public Service's new power plant. A. H. Giesecke notes the grounds will become a big park with shrubs and smaller trees emphasized, and a large lawn planned for the future as part of the city beautification effort.

Amarillo Landscape Company Public Service Company A. H. Giesecke

Watner’s Window Displays Offer Artistic Spring Fashion

A stylish Watner’s display highlighted spring garments. One window featured beige and rose dresses with lace and Perlevisca straw hats. The other showcased black satin coats and ensembles including cape back designs with matching accessories.

Watner Milady

Local Resident Harvey L. Goodman Dies After Lye Ingestion

Harvey L. Goodman aged 35 dies in a local hospital after a week of illness from liquid lye mistaken for medicine. The Well­ington party return and dark room accident led to the death. He leaves a widow, two children, and siblings in Waco Arizona Quanah. In a separate report from Colombo, Ceylon, a passenger train collision near Kalutaria kills twenty one and wrecks the engine and coaches.

Harvey L. Goodman Blackburn Goodman Wellington Waco Arizona Quanah Associated Press Colombo Ceylon Gallecolombo Kalutaria

Mood enters district attorney race in Amarillo Texas

Amarillo criminal lawyer Alex Mood announces candidacy for district attorney of the 47th Judicial District subject to the Democratic primary. He cites twenty years in court and fifteen years in criminal law and procedure to efficiently press felony cases and urge fair, prompt juries while limiting state expense. Mood invites inquiries about his public and private life.

Alex Mood Amarillo Panhandle Mood District Attorney's Office Mr. Mood Southwestern University Georgetown Texas Court of Civil Appeals Fort Worth Courts of Inez News-Globe 47Th Judicial District of Texas Ady

Dont Be A Fool At Sixty Three Poem By Edgar A Guest

A witty verse narrates a young speaker watching a gray old man court a young maiden. The speaker mocks the bold elderly suitor and hopes to avoid his own foolishness as time passes.

Lovely May Maiden Fair Edgar A. Guest

Market reports from Kansas City and Chicago live stock

Kansas City hogs receipts 10 000 slow top 8 85 cattle 9 000 calves 1 000 vealers 13 00 down fat cows 7 50 to 12 65 sheep 750 not enough stock to quote Fort Worth hogs top 8 35 cattle 9 00 to 12 60 lambs 14 60 Chicago hogs 30 000 top 8 75 cans 6 90 goats 7 25 cattle 11 60 13 40 lambs 9 50 to 10 60 New York cotton steady firm early gains plus futures near 18 70 May 18 29 Oct 18 88 spot Liverpool cotton higher 11 10 to 10 75 futures steady near 9 50s to 9 53 in early trade Potatoes steady butter mixed prices Poultry steady roosters ducks and geese listed Misc stock market news and stock table excerpts included

Kansas City Itty Poe Fort Worth Associated Press Chicago East ST. Louis Associated P'ress New York Liverpool Texas Census Bureau Seach Associated Prasu Radio Corporation Chrysler Greene Cananea International Combustion Bethlehem American General Motors U.S, Steel Common Westinghouse Electric Dupont International Nickel American International Baldwin St. Paul Common Preferred

Radio stars in person at Palo Duro Furniture

WDAG Radio artists perform in person at Palo Duro Furniture 704 Polk Street in Amarillo from 2 to 4 on Saturday afternoon March 17. The Lone Star Girl, Sunset Four, Colorado Joy Boys, Kiddie Hour and Our Man Friday provide guitar ukulele violin piano and vocal numbers with readings by the kiddies.

Amarillo WDAG Palo Duro Polk Street Sunset Four Colorado Joy Boys Our Man

Sponsor Named for Junior High Girl Scout Troop

Mrs C E Minor appointed sponsor of the Junior high school Girl Scout troop, with twenty members, making good progress. The group meets at 3 15 p m in room 17 every Thursday afternoon per scout director Mrs Mildred Austill.

C. E. Minor Mildred Austill Austill

Dilg League Meets at City Hall Tomorrow

The Will H. Dilg conservation league meets in the city commissioners room at City Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o clock. Local president Bob Ames will preside and asks members to bring their list of applicants. Anyone interested in outdoor sports is invited.

Will H. Dilg

Tack's Revised Program for a Prosperous Amarillo

A sweeping campaign platform for Amarillo calls for big growth and lower costs. It demands more hotels apartments and offices, a municipal pool golf course and airport, a revived Bivins lake open to all, tougher crime laws and death penalty for kidnapping, broader utilities and lower rates, expanded streets and flood control, more newspapers and business investment, plus stricter rail crossings and more transit corridors to San Jacinto.

Bivins Lake San Jacinto Amarillo Palo Durd Canyons

Also Mentioned on This Page

Barnards, Inc the la Mode White & Kirk Blackburn Bros the Leader Killough & Davies Fakes-Palmer Furniture Co Palo Duro Furniture Co Ladies’ Store Tack Capitol Hotel Feiler Tennessee Street E. R. Shulze Mellon Brick Layer ED Hardin Lands Tri-State W. F. Lampe Fair Theater Teare Zelda Stanley Jelthes Zelda H. L. Goodman Alex Vec New Orleans Wisconsin Rev Russets Burbanks Roduce James E. Bennett Allis Ghathiare Sosccracsssy Ser Allied Chemical & Dy American Locomotive Smelt Amer Amer, Steel & Fadry Amer, Tel Telx American Tobacco American Woolen Anaconda Associated Dry Topeka & S. F Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore & Ohio Barnsdale Corp. A Bethlehem Steel California Petroleum Cerro de Pasco Chicago & Alton Chicago & Northwestern Mil St. Pyr Ceee R. I. Pac Chile Coca Cola Cola Fuel & Cola Southern Consolidated Cigara St. Crucible Steel Dodge Motors Dupont de Nemours Eastman Kodak Famous Players Fick Rubber Fleischman Yeast Freeport Texa General Asphalt General Electric Western Sugar Houston Oil Hudson Motors Hupp Motors Illinois Central Independent Oil & Gas Inspiration Copper International Harvester International Paper International Tel Kansas City Southern Kelly Springfield Kennecott Copper Republic Iron & Steel Sears, Roebuck & Co Shell Union Oil Simms Petroleum Sinclair Cons Oil Skelly Southern Pacific Southern Railway Stewart Warner Studebaker Texas Gulf Sulphur Texas Corporation Texas & Pacific Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Timken Roller Bearing Union Pacific U. S. Cast Iron Pipe U. S. Rubber United States Steel Victor Talking Machine Willys Overland Woolworth James E. Bennett & Co Dilg League
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