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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1928
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane notes Hippocrates and heat surgery as early ideas, cites Bier’s heat cauterization, and Flammarion on knowledge beyond sight. He compares costs of war to building cities, roads, and education, urges restraint, and praises Hoover’s disaster response. The piece ends with a tease of continuation on page two.
Gov Dan Moody's Dallas speech drew mixed reactions from the Texas Constitutional Democrats. Dr C C Selecman urged bolting if Al Smith is nominated, provoking applause and protests from clergy and attendees while Moody defended party unity and warned against discourtesy.
Tonight mostly fair with freezing temps and frost in south portions. Saturday expected fair with rising highs. Alaska not included in report. Texas Oklahoma Arkansas notes list ambulance numbers for Griggs and Blackburn.
Charlie Chaplin won a judgment totaling 75100 dollars plus interest for royalties on The Kid. The ruling, issued by New York Supreme Court, requires First National Exhibitors and First National Distributing to pay Chaplin royalties from foreign showings of the film in which he and Jackie Coogan starred.
H C Hinson, 23, former Liberty National Bank teller, was acquitted by a district court jury in Pawhuska Oklahoma after deliberations since yesterday. The trial centered on conspiracy charges in the bank robbery. Griggs ambulance was listed in the report.
Atlantic City hotel men withdraw support for the National Beauty Pageant saying it attracts personal advertising and profit. The event faces about 45500 in debt as the chamber of commerce acknowledges but cannot reverse the loss of sponsors.
A major March snowstorm hit Wichita with 1.90 inches of precipitation and 7.7 inches of snow the heaviest since 1918, halting traffic and stranding motorists. City and county crews fought to keep streets open as telegraph lines failed southward and service remained unstable.
Santa Paula flood disaster prompts drastic relief measures as thousands of dead animals rot in the valley. 200 more workers head from Los Angeles to bury carcasses while authorities guard against ghouls and looting amid rescue efforts and ongoing searches for missing residents.
John G. Petritz president of the national association of American Business clubs could not reach Amarillo for the noon luncheon due to weather. He was to be flown from Fort Worth by Lieut Robert H. Gray, but the trip was canceled as conditions prevented the flight.
Four men were killed and three mills destroyed at the Hercules Powder company plant in Valley Falls New York. A spark from a carpenter's hammer ignition is suspected to start the explosion damaging the glazing mill and injuring others.
DETOUR MICH March 14 The dog team led by Dr John F Deadman arrives bringing 100 pounds of food and medical supplies to Detour cut off two weeks by snow. The animal team defeats an army airplane attempting a two day route halt by snow and ice. A landing may be possible soon but snow and drift warnings persist.
Reports from Biddeford Pool Maine and Greenville Maine say a golden hued plane seen near Stratton Island was not the Endeavour. Coast guard and police found no trace of the plane or its two purported occupants Captain Walter Hinchcliffe and the Hon Elsie MacKay.
A terse notice urges readers to act quickly on dictionary distributions with a final deadline tomorrow. The raspy ad promises no second chance and encourages early clipping of a coupon for the Globe-News distribution.
The Old Fiddlers contest at the Cattlemen's convention is near capacity with $200 in prizes. Tickets went on sale at 9 am from fair headquarters on Polk Street. Panhandle entrants rushed to secure seats as 21 contestants were listed and more sought admission before noon. Linn Stack of Clayton NM was the only other definite entrant.
Washington March 16 The house aims to pass a bill adding 16 vessels to the U S fleet including 15 light cruisers and one aircraft carrier. The measure authorizes a 274.6 million dollar appropriation, with an appropriation bill to follow next season after senate action.
James Brown, 45, is held in Newkirk on a charge of assaulting Joe Carson, an Otoe Indian. Carson lies in critical condition from knife wounds said to have been caused during a drunken party.
Two former secretaries testified before the Senate Teapot Dome committee that a non filing understanding existed in 1923 between Republican and Democratic treasurers over campaign contribution records. Upham and Marsh reportedly feared public records due to anticipated large donations. The hearing also touched on political gifts and Liberty bonds linked to Harry F. Sinclair.
Dr. R F E Morgan announces intensive campaign for Amarillo College fund of 200000 to be raised via 100 two man teams led by twenty five captains this week. 200 volunteers start Monday to meet Northwest Texas Methodist Conference endowment target of half a million. Mayor Lee Bivins and associates pledge 700 acre land for administration building. Grade A senior college planned if requirements are met.
Four robbers crowded the cashier Elmer Baltz's car at the First National Bank in Madison NL and escaped with 23 000 to 25 000 dollars after shooting Baltz in the abdomen and the bank watchman Frank Smith in the hand.
An explosion at Standard Oil Louisiana refinery in Baton Rouge early today killed three men, injured two, and damaged filter building number three. Victims include Joe DeWitt night foreman and two laborers Madison and Fate Weston. Injured workers are T. J. Jackson and R. T. Penny. The blast occurred about 3:30 am. cause undetermined amid wreckage and fire.
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