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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane weighs flood damage and drought relief, urging government action and compensation for victims. He critiques Eugenics debates, notes China’s Yangtze tensions, and warns of hunger and disease as disasters unfold amid a world of wars and evolving science.
Amarillo officials announce the $2,000,000 water plant will feed the reservoir and, within 48 hours, be distributed through city mains. Engineer H Banks Jones says testing and purification take 48 hours with possible earlier delivery. full municipal system expected by May 15.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with probable frost tonight. Temperature extremes a year ago were 68 and 47 degrees. Today's hourly readings show 41 at 7 am, 45 at 8 am, 47 at 9 am, 52 at 10 am, 54 at 11 am, 68 at noon, and 61 at 1 pm.
Borger officials reshuffled after resignations. Glenn Pace appointed mayor while W. E. Corn and J. E. Higgins become commissioners. Former mayor J. R. Miller and commissioners Dr. W. T. Malone and Pace resigned following Gov. Dan Moody’s municipal affairs actions.
Lieut Carlton C Champion of Savannah Ga established a new seaplane altitude record of 23 455 feet at Hampton Roads Va on May 5 flying a Wright Apache single seat seaplane The record surpasses the 30 479 feet set by French officer Lieut Ze Mougeot on March 28 This makes the fifth air record claimed by the United States in recent weeks
Miss Moleta LeFors daughter of Gray County founder won election as sponsor of Pampa at the West Texas chamber of commerce convention. Election held by the Pampa chamber of commerce with votes costing one cent each. The piece notes local civic ties and area business references.
Architect Guy A. Carlander der shows Amarillo, with a population around 60 000, would require about 92 story equivalents of three story plus office and business buildings to equal other cities. He argues Amarillo has less than half the needed high buildings compared with Wichita Falls Topeka Wichita Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Ruth Brown Snyder, convicted of first degree murder and death by electric chair, suffered two seizures after verdict. Doctors said episodes resembled epilepsy and may trigger a sanity hearing or a possible asylum commitment while Gray remained unperturbed. Guards watched her through the night as officials weighed the legal implications.
Governor Moody outlines appropriations highway policy and civil service changes in a message to the Texas legislature. He calls for a savings clause for manslaughter reform, urges specific highway policies, and stresses funding for elementary and rural schools amid a proposed 29,999,999 biennial school fund.
Casualty lists from a three day tornado outbreak show 218 known dead and over 800 injured across Missouri Arkansas Texas Illinois Wyoming Iowa Louisiana and other states. Poplar Bluff Missouri reports 60 dead and 250 injured as relief crews mobilize.
Tornadoes sweeped Arkansas from end to end causing numerous fatalities. Eighteen more deaths reported near Maynard as May 10 dispatches add five to the Norphjet Strong oil belt toll. Eleven killed in Maynard where the village was razed.
Paris May 10 Bainbridge Colby former American secretary of state is seeking a divorce in France He has authorized his attorneys to file proceedings and a petition will be prepared after formalities are complete Colby has taken an apartment on Avenue Niel to meet French residency requirements Mrs Colby formerly Nathalie Sedgwick of Stockbridge Massachusetts is now in New York
Cherry Ozella Webb representing the Diamond Shop leads the Miss Ambrillo contest preliminaries at the Fair Theatre in Galveston. Four contenders sit near fifty points as finalists approach Wednesday night final judging. Thu night previews show bathing-suit performances and strong rivalries as Carmen Callahan and Viola Guy miss early photo cuts.
Frank Garcia, a Mexican, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by a district court jury for liquor law violations. Co defendants Josephine Salazar and Martinez Alvarez were acquitted by directed verdict of not guilty. The liquor cases were to be taken up again later in the afternoon.
French airmen Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli remain missing after their Paris to New York attempt. U S Coast Guard and Navy patrols extend from Cape Race to Nova Scotia while radio stations relay weather and search data. Shipping vessels join the hunt as officials urge wider sea search and hope persists.
Parisians expressed anger at optimistic coverage of the trans Atlantic fliers Nungesser and Coli. Police guarded newspaper offices after reports of the aircraft reaching New York sparked crowd disapproval and window damage at several papers.
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