14 May 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
1
The piece argues the British strike shows labor and capital can force policy, with conservatives learning labor unity can halt industry and miners deserved fair pay. It notes the strike cost the nation and US finance, and contrasts it with Arctic exploration and Ford’s decentralization plans for cheap power and rural manufacturing.
Weather bulletin shows warmer conditions tonight and Saturday with cloudy skies and frost risk in the extreme north. Temperature today ranges from 41 to 66 degrees, comparing to 57 and 85 a year ago. G. Russell notes bankers will benefit from a formal accountant and emphasizes the need for financial statements before loans in the east.
Pacific coast radio stations struggle to locate the Norge after it left Spitzbergen en route to Nome. Amundsen and 17 aboard are reported to have passed over the North Pole, with sightings at Point Barrow and continued radio gaps hindering contact. Nome residents anticipate long uncertainty as officials weigh possibilities of landing or wandering.
Amarillo leaders call for a clear program from Potter County Commissioners in a Saturday meeting on jail removal and a new courthouse. The piece argues for timely public buildings, cites rising city growth, and urges action to beautify Amarillo with better parks and civic spaces.
New York May 14 The failure to receive radio communications from the Norge after its polar flight may be due to ionized air in a local area, says Michael I Vupin professor of electro mechanics at Columbia University.
Seven teen year old colts entered for the 52nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Pompey leads the East and Bubbling Over the West with 126 pounds, racing a mile and a quarter for a purse of 62 600 dollars. Post time is about 4 0 clock tomorrow. An indictment for liquor law violations was sought against a minister after a prior fine for disturbing the peace and a sheriff led the grand jury inquiry into the arrest of the preacher and a business associate.
A note records Foster Jackson addressing Hazel Hubbard and mentioning Steinway Viancs in a brief, formal exchange.
The Tenth Street association declares no further meetings unless a matter of importance arises. The group, not disbanding, notes its mission completed after securing the Santa Fe subway crossing and the West Tenth Rock Island crossing. A noon meeting is called at Amaral hotel to discuss potential future actions.
The Polish legation reports Warsaw has ended the bloodshed as Marshal Pilsudski’s troops enter negotiations with the government and insurgents. Paris notes eighteen dead and eighty wounded in forty eight hours of fighting with officials calling Pilsudski a rebel and outlaw.
London reports indicate railway workers who had remained on strike after the general stoppage signed a settlement with railroad firms. Traffic will resume as quickly as possible and underground lines along with tram and bus services will return to normal soon.
Johnny Risko of Cleveland weighs 189 pounds at official scales to Young Stribling’s 174 pounds for a ten round match at Madison Square Garden. Risko carries a fourteen and a half pound edge into tonight’s bout.
In Dallas two robbers forced open a safe. John Couch refused and was struck on the head with a pistol before the assailants fled. Couch, a World War I veteran, wore a visible head wound as he closed his shop for the night.
Dr A J Caldwell, renowned Panhandle toastmaster, will preside at tonight’s informal banquet honoring Dr C M Rosser president of the state medical association. The Potter County Medical Society hosts the Amarillo event at 7 30 oclock at the Amarillo hotel with tickets complimentary for prominent local citizens.
A bulletin from local doctors sets Honorable Erasmus Tack to address the doctors convention at the Amarillo hotel banquet at 8 p.m. The Potter County Medical Society invites several hundred guests to share the dinner and hear the president. Dr Caldwell directs the program with Dr Rosser and Dr Keys noted for remarks.
At a Memphis Methodist Church general conference, heated debate rose over the phrase Holy Catholic church in the creed. M A Childers moved to strike it for Universal church of God while Dr W A Christian urged retaining Holy Catholic and adding a note clarifying it does not refer to the Roman Catholic church. his motion carried.
The Associated Press reports at Galveston on May 14 that closing sessions of the Automobile Dealer Association urged handling used cars only when profitable and called for tighter selling terms. They predicted radical changes in auto construction methods within five years and noted Texas ranks seventh in owned autos with 970,600.
Phillips Petroleum announces a major expansion in the Panhandle oil field, boosting Hutchinson county plant cost to 2 million and the south plant to 0.5 million. By June 1 the Hutchinson unit will yield 80 to 100 million cubic feet daily, while the south plant reaches 250 million. Construction moves fast as pipe links to Western Carbon plant.
Oklahoma City capitalists with E 8 Kitchen announce an overall and work clothes factory to be built in Amarillo. Site selection is near completion. construction to start soon and machinery orders to follow. The firm already operates two similar plants in Oklahoma and will hire local labor for building and operation.
The Southern Baptist convention adopted the relief and annuity board report paving the way for a larger program to assist superannuated ministers, widows, and children. The plan, funded by a contributory annuity, was approved with no opposition as Pat Neff read the concordant report.
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