09 May 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses British rubber pricing and profits from tire costs. He questions religious segregation in youth organizations and imagines a united Young Men’s American Association. The column critiques censorship, imperial power, and India’s communal violence, noting American defense of classics and trade tensions.
The Navy reports Captain Nungesser passed over Portland Maine as the pair depart from Paris toward New York by air. As of May 9 no verified word on their location or status. rumors cited from St Pierre Miquelon and Cape Race lack confirmation. The pilots, famed WWI heroes, are aged 85 and 45, each with notable scars and eye injury, noted for their calm, steady temperament.
The fire department used newly purchased anchor ropes to secure two large electric signs in the business district during yesterday's high windstorm, likely saving at least $700 in property damage. Blackburn ambulance. Phone 21.
May 9 Chicago reports a four story Louis Department store at 1631 35 West Chicago avenue collapsed. Witnesses saw three girls flee as crowds gathered in fear for those trapped in the rubble. Authorities assessed the aftermath with many people feared injured or trapped.
Bids for the first section of the Empire Gas and Fuel Company natural gas pipeline will be opened in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The project cost exceeds 18 million dollars with completion aimed for January 1, 1928. The line will run from the Amarillo field through Pampa and Woodward to Wichita, Kansas, with five compressor stations and a daily capacity of about 106 million cubic feet.
Reports say a weekend wind storm driven by a low pressure area over Utah damaged Amarillo, caused scattered destruction across the Panhandle, broke windows and signs, and reduced Sunday traffic. temperatures dropped to 48 degrees with Sunday at 51. The forecaster noted the lowest barometric pressure in three years and linked tornadoes in Kansas to the Utah system.
Gov Dan Moody calls a special session for passage of about 40 million dollars in two year appropriations and to enact highway and civil service laws. Senate replaces its president pro tem as 113 house members and 28 senators respond to roll call. Miss Amarillo contest heats up with nine finalists to be judged at the Fair theater tonight.
Washington May 9 The American Red Cross was asked to aid cyclone struck Middle West states after a Kansas tornado damaged McPherson county and other areas. Red Cross flood relief nears its 10 million minimum target with 750000 to go. Medical director Nedden says about 500 people will be vaccinated against pranlipex and typhoid before relief ends.
Italian aviator Francesco de Pinedo was forced to land his plane near Norwalk Connecticut on the Nichola estate at Hickory Bluffs. A heavy fog caused the landing while he was en route from Boston to Philadelphia. the aircraft was undamaged.
In New York court Henry Judd Gray defense cites Ruth Snyder as the architect of a poisoning plot on the night her husband Albert Snyder was killed. Lawyer Millard portrays Gray as a innocent target while arguing motive and duress questions loom. Dana Wallace counters with claims of Gray’s coerced confession and calls Ruth Snyder a despicable figure. Jury expected to retire before nightfall.
Work is under way on the Linde Air Products plant near the Texan baseball park in east Amarillo. The site joins three new factories secured for the city this year by the Board of City Development, with more branches expected. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo hotel touts itself as famous for food.
Severe weather from the western states to the Dakotas and Iowa leaves eleven dead in Kansas alone. Missouri reports two deaths near Eldon and near Mexico. A drowning near Sioux City and property damage across Nebraska and South Dakota follow a night of tornadoes, blizzards, and relentless rain.
Weekend storms ripped through the midwest and southwest killing at least fifty five people and injuring over a hundred. Texas suffered the most with towns like Nevada and Garland heavily hit as tornadoes leveled entire neighborhoods and damaged property over two million dollars.
At Central Presbyterian church yesterday morning services Dr Thomsen appealed for 1000 dollars and 1200 dollars was raised for the Mississippi valley flood victims. The money will go to the Red Cross for relief.
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