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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1928
Page
5
Following Amarillo lead a crippled children clinic was held in Borger last Friday and Saturday. Twelve children were examined five girls and boys aged 9 to 21 will go to Oklahoma City for treatment. Local volunteers from the Lions club and chamber of commerce aided the event.
Three men who escaped from Midland county jail after overpowering Deputy Sheriff D E Covington remain at large. Bloodhounds brought in failed to track C C Baze Teague Lawler and F A Duncan. Baze faces grand jury action in a recent shooting. Lawler has a 99 year gun robbery sentence. Duncan received two years for forgery.
Washington March 20 New contributions to the Sinclair repudiation fund amounting to 1045 were received today by Senator Borah His collections now total about 3600
Pope Pius granted an audience in Rome to Major John A. Warner and Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Warner is a daughter of Governor Smith of New York, during a Vatican event dated March 20. A follow up note mentions a Capitol Hotel advertisement seeking experienced white elevator boys.
First Lieut. William C. Williams an air corps reserve and a judge in Atlantic Iowa was instantly killed when his plane crashed into a telephone post near the Second Division air field at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio March 20.
A. P. Barry, jailed for refusing to send his children to school, alleges in a letter to The Globe that inmates battered and mistreated him during a Friday afternoon confinement at Potter County Jail. George Bevins, present in the cell, counters that Barry started the fight after a Kangaroo Court fine and bath ritual.
Inmate George Bevins of Potter County Jail states Barry refused to surrender his cash for safekeeping and that Hillburn did all possible to stop the fight, insisting Barry was aggressor and the court only interceded.
In Nashville on March 20 the Woman's Missionary council of the Methodist Episcopal Church South began its annual pledge drive with missionary societies signing their pledges as part of focusing on financial matters.
Mrs Ina Davis Fulton, treasurer, recalls the evolution of the missionary effort from the mites to modern budgets. She cites a 1926 income rise of 73000, a total 1197117.56 with 1061368.49 from conference missionary societies, and notes ongoing support for enterpries maintenance. A rail laborer injury report follows from Lonview, Texas.
Mexican laborer Diaz employed by Missouri Pacific was critically injured when a locomotive severed both legs below the knee at Longview Junction last night.
Grape fruit became the Isle of Pines principal product and a key industry after American colonization began soon after the Spanish American War, transforming local commerce and employment.
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