Nurses Raise 3069 Flood Relief Fund in Amarillo
Nurses and other employees at Northwest Texas hospital donate $30 to Mississippi flood relief, plus a $5 Santa Fe contribution today. The Globe-News total rises to 2449.24, with 214 last week and 1220 from First Presbyterian church. Amarillo’s Red Cross fund reaches 3669.24, far above the $600 national quota.
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Northwest Texas
Mississippi
Santa Fe
Globe-News
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Amarillo
The
Beauty consultations offered at Austin Drug store
Milady of Amarillo conducts free facial massage demonstrations in Austin at the Austin Drug store with expert Miss Hudson from the Dorothy Perkins Toilet Goods Company of Dallas. The sessions run the rest of the week and are open to any city resident with no strings attached.
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Milady
Amarillo
Anl
Austin
Dorothy Perking , Toilet, Goods Company of
Dallas
Miss Hudson
Business Women To Hold Meeting At Amarillo Hotel
The Business and Professional Women's club will meet at 6 15 this evening at the Amarillo hotel for the regular dinner business meeting. Full attendance is urged.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Amarillo Hotel
Markets Across Cities Report Mixed Livestock and Grain
Fort Worth reports cattle 4400 head with calves steady and hogs mostly steady amid varied bids while Chicago lists 19000 hogs steady and cattle higher with vealers. grain markets show wheat downward on weather, corn and oats easing, and cotton flat to firmer with mild gains. Poultry in Chicago trades softer with fowls 28 to 26 cents and turkeys around 25.
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Fort Worth
Associated Press
Chicago
Colorado
Market Opens With Mixed Moves Across Industrial Stocks
Opening trading showed selling pressure on high priced industrials including Du Pont Baldwin Mack Truck and American Smelting, while U S Rubber and Phillips Petroleum slipped. Gains appeared in International Harvester and General Motors as rail traffic steadied amid floods and a coal strike, with National Tea jumping to 135 and International Harvester hitting a record high after rising 3 points. Foreign exchange opened with the Italian lira slipping to 6.374% and sterling near 4.45 dollars.
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New York
Associated Press
du Pont
Baldwin
Mack Truck
American
U. S. Rubber
Phillips Petroleum
Eastman Kodak
International
General Motors
International Harvester
Mississippi
U. S. Steel
Beating a Beauty Contest Judge's Nerves in Amarillo
The writer recounts serving as a beauty contest judge at the Pair theater and laments poor arrangements. He complains about overcrowded judging, demands contestants appear in house dresses next, and notes a quarrel with Will Winch and T. F. Johnson. He mocks NY fashion and hopes for applause to calm nerves.
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Pair Theater
New York
Will Winch
T. EF. Johnson
Bex
W. O. Gatton
Claude Wise
Amarillo
Old Town
T. F. Johnson
Spanish War Vets Plan Meet Here Tomorrow
Amarillo to host a meeting at the American Legion hall to organize an Amarillo camp of Spanish American War veterans. W. Duke, Wichita Falls air operator and department commander, will speak. veterans urged to attend. Meeting at 7:00 p m with local veterans named and invited.
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American Legion Hall
Amarillo
Vicinnity
Spain
W. &. Duke
Wichita Falls
Amirile
Duke
Texas
George Walliams
W. 2D
DeGrassi
ER. D. Green
Harry Schwarts
Signs Gone With The Wind The City’s Sidewalk Ads Fall
Orley L. Miller argues Sunday wind and vandalism ended roadside signs. He frames it as progress toward dignified advertising, urging merchants to embrace change as the town sheds clutter and moves toward up to date streets.
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Rausoius
Orley L. Miller
Drought and Flood Forecast for 1928 Across Nations
The letter predicts cycles of drought followed by large floods in the United States China and Russia with a bumper US crop in 1928 but heavy rainfall and overflow risks for low lands. It also warns of a coming major flood in Africa and Egypt tied to the continent's drought. The writer claims forty five years of accurate forecasts and urges farmers to prepare.
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FE. R. Tack
United States
China
Russia
Africa
Egypt
Anecdotes of Driving and Wedding Morning Quarrels
A personal reminiscence describes a husband and wife morning dynamics with a joke about sportsmanship and defeat. The writer jokes about a neighbor Amarillo man who overindulges, a female driver sharing the road, and O W asserting control of the car for the day. The tone is humorous self critique and domestic banter.
Aviators’ Paris Welcome Stirred Anti American Feeling
Crowds in Paris angrily reacted to reports about aviators arrival with anti American sentiment. They burned newspapers and demanded removal of the American flag alongside the French flag outside Le Matin and the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune. The government was asked in the chamber of deputies to set a date to discuss the origin of the false news.
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New York
War, Commerce and Interior
le Matin
Chamber of Deputies
Mothers Pray For News Of Fliers In Atlantic Attempt
Two Paris mothers wait anxiously for word on French trans Atlantic flyers Charles Nungesser and Francess Coli. Nungesser’s mother believes he will reach America. Coli’s mother expresses rising anxiety as the pair are long at sea. Consuelo Matmaker, once married to Nungesser, offers sympathy as Mme Nungesser receives a message from her son asking to prepare a luncheon May 31 for his return.
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Paris
Charles Nungesser
America
Nungesser
Francess Coli
United Press
Marseilles
Newfoundland
New York
Consuelo Matmaker
Mme. Nungesser
Amarillo letters mix civic pride with light humor
A multi‑tone excerpt features a community column, jokes, and letters from Amarillo residents. It includes a humorous anecdote about a fire alarm miscue, a plea for cleaner alleys, praise for Amarillo’s progress, and nostalgia for San Jacinto’s growth.
Unity in Work Is City's Need Tells Amarillo Lions
C W Whittington urges concerted action to build a great Amarillo. Judge James Wilson praises Lions for supporting boys institute as a crime wave remedy. Dr KR Thomson urges attendance at the institute. Edward Bassett zoning talk set by Real Estate board. Khiva Temple plans a May 23 concert for flood relief. G G Ordway pushes Amarillo ad campaign. H J Sanderson recounts U S Gypsum history and notes a $7,000,000 plant at Sweetwater West Texas.
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Amarillo
C. W. Whittington
Hamon-Whittington Company
Lions Club
Amarillo Hotel
James ©. Wilson
District Federal Court
Lions
Boys’ Institute
America
de. KR. Thomson
J. N. Bealsey
Edward Bassett
Albert S. Brown
Khiva
G. G. Ordway
H. J. Sanderson
Fresh charges against Israelite House of David leader
Fresh charges of moral irregularities against Benjamin Purnell known as king of the Israelite House of David are in a deposition sworn by Mrs. L Boschkey. The document sent to Attorney General W W Potter in Michigan alleges improper familiarity and forcible separation from her husband and daughter after she left the Benton Harbor cult in 1910.
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Fresno
Cal
Benjamin Purnell
King
House of David
L. Boschkey
W. W. Potter
Michigan
Purnell
U S Wins Moral Victory in Elk Hills Oil Case
United Press reports the government wins a moral victory as Judge Paul McCormick orders Pan-American Petroleum to pay accrued interest on Elk Hills naval reserve mineral properties at seven percent through March 17, 1924. The total likely exceeds 1.5 million dollars, far below the potential 2 million, with both sides expected to accept the ruling.
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United Press
Los Angeles
United States
Elk Hills
Paul McCormick
Pan-American Petroleum and Transportation Company
Naval Reserve
McCormick
E. F. Smith Dies at 41 After Pneumonia Attack
Edgar F P Smith 41 died in a local hospital after pneumonia. Survived by widow four daughters parents and siblings. Home at 1605 Madison street in Austin. Panhandle representative for Kirby Lumber company. Body to be sent to Gainesville for funeral. N S Griggs and Sons directing with Gainesville Masonic lodge at grave.
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Edgar FP. Smith
F. P. Smith
Austin
L. A. House
Gainesville
Beal Wood
San Marcos
W. W. Pruitt
Osceola
Joe W. Smith
Dallas
Smith
Madison Street
Panhandle
Massachusetts considers case of woodchopper
The Massachusetts boxing commission reviewed Paulino Uzendun’s appeal for reinstatement to the eligible list after his suspension for failing to meet Ed Keeley in an April 19 bout in Boston. Three cars were reported stolen last night including a 1927 Overland Whippet and a 1926 Dodge coupe from different addresses and firms.
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United Press
Boston
Mass
Paulino Uzendun
Massachusetts
State Boxing Commission
Paulino
Ed Keeley
M. D. Taylor
O’brien
Finance Company
I. H. Rascoe
Harrison
Associated Producers Gasoline Company
Naval Limitation Parley Opens June 20
Geneva conference set to begin June 20 with President Coolidge’s naval limitations talks to include Japan and Great Britain alongside the United States. Officials say invitations have been accepted by Japan and Britain.
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London
Invasion Plans and Switzerland in a Turbulent Era
The text argues Europe owes the United States for wartime destruction and taxes, and cites an alleged 1915 German plan to invade Switzerland via a Rhine route and France via the Jura. It notes Swiss readiness and argues conquest would be costly, while air invasion could profit with gold in New York. It reflects on war debts and future conflict incentives.
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Switzerland
Germany
Gerany
France
Basse-Borschach
Rhine
Jura
New York City
Levees Holding As Men Continue Work On Dikes
Southern Louisiana levees hold as workers bolster sand bag tops on dikes and refuse evacuation pleas. Some residents depart while most stay until floodwaters force removal. Mississippi rise near Baton Rouge slows, New Orleans water level steady with no imminent danger.
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United Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bayou
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Nantchez
Angola
Plan to Link Los Angeles by Air With Texas
Special to The Globe. Los Angeles plans to connect by air with Phoenix El Paso and Fort Worth Texas under Aero Corporation of California plans led by secretary Charles Cradick The service could start by June 1 with twelve planes each carrying six passengers A test flight from Los Angeles to Fort Worth took 11 hours and the route would include stops at San Diego to pick up or drop off passengers.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
el Paso
Fort Worth
Texas
Charles W. Cradick
Aero Corporation of California
Cradick
San Diego
Applicant fails naturalization exam due to U S government ignorance
A federal court examination reveals an applicant cannot name three branches of government beyond the four he lists and cannot identify the local congressman or Texas senators. Officials urge further study and plan to renew at the next court term.
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United States
Texas
Sigma Nu Alumni Plan Amarillo Meeting Saturday
A Sigma Nu dinner for all alumni is set for 7 PM Saturday at Club Lido. The Panhandle region Sigma Nu members are invited, with about twenty reservations reported. Bob Johnson of Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. handles reservations at phone 196.
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Sigma Nu
Club Lido
Panhandle
Amarillo
Bob Johnson
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Gray County Creates Road Bond District
Gray County commissioners created a special road district in precinct two at LeFors, Pampa, to finance a 500000 bond issue for paving about 42 miles of highways. A taxpayer petition supported the move and an election is expected within 30 days.
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Pampa
LeFors
Gray County
Principal installs school loudspeakers for whole building
Marion high school principal W. E. Orcutt equipped the entire building with loudspeakers so he can deliver a single message to all students by pressing a button from his desk.
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Marion
W. E. Orcutt
Public Service Stock Issue Put On Market
Seven dollar cumulative preferred stock of General Public Utilities of Philadelphia, with Southwestern Public Service as a subsidiary, goes on sale to customers now through May 28. Immediate yield is 7.14 percent, non taxable for federal income, and the issue mirrors the employee sale subscribed to by 95 percent.
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General Public Utilities Company of
Philadelphia
Southwestern Public Service Company of
Amarillo
L. L
Southwestern Public Service Company
Day & Zimmerman, Public Utility Operating Engineers of
Women Qualify In Texas Golf Tournament In Fort Worth
The eleventh annual Women's Texas Golf Association tournament began at Glen Garden CC Fort Worth with 126 plus entrants. Katherine Allen of Honey Grove and Mrs R E Winger opened play as warm conditions and light breeze greeted the field. Most top Texas women golfers are entered except Mrs Jackson W Jappam of San Antonio.
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Associated Preas
Fort Worth
Texas Golf Assomciation
Glen Garden Country Club
Katherine Allen
Honey Grove
R. E. Winger
Glen Garden
Jackson W. Jappam
San Antonio
Coolidge Will Not Call Flood Session Now
President Coolidge will not call a special congressional session to address Mississippi flood relief at this time. Senator Reed had urged a session and received support from several Democratic senators, while Everett Sanders confirmed the president’s current position.
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Coolidge
United Press
Kansas City
Congress
Mississippi
James Reed
Reed
Everett Sanders
Model Stucco Home Contract Let in Country Club
A construction contract has been let by A. J. Harris to KB Ashford for a model fire safe home featured by the Portland Cement Association. Cement products will be used where possible including duntile walls by Amarillo Duntile, California cement stucco, and cement tile roofing. Construction has begun in the Country Club addition. Plans are by architect J. Roy Smith.
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A. J. Harris
KB. Ashford
Portland Cement Association
Amarillo Duntile Company
California
Country Club
J. Roy Smith
Miss Jewell Smith Dies At Home North Of Amarillo
Miss Jewell Smith age 19 daughter of Mr and Mrs D Smith died at the family home six miles north of Amarillo early this morning. She leaves two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held from the home at 5 this afternoon under Blackburn Funeral Home direction. Burial was in Llano Cemetery.
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Jewell Smith
D. ¥. Smith
Amarillo
Blackburn Funeral Home
Llano
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