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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1928
Page
2
A bomb damaged the home of the executioner Barre and Vengetti in New England amid riots. Two blasts within minutes injure no one but shatter windows. reports say the bomber targeted the residence while neighbors watched as authorities pursued suspects.
The article describes Wichita as an emerging air capital with the Trevel Air factory producing biplanes and monoplanes. It notes public air fields, maintenance shops, and a push to enlarge facilities while Amarillo is seen as a potential rival in aviation development.
A garbled early 20th century civic platform proclaims aims for Amarillo including population growth, tax relief, lower living costs, more grocery stores and services, a municipal swimming pool, new roads and utilities, a proposed central depot, a golf course, reduced railroad crossings, a broader airport, and tougher crime laws with death penalty.
A collage of comic vignettes, personal ads, and neighborhood pleas from Amarillo readers. A man bets luck at lotteries, a woman seeks catering work, and families ask for help with children. Messages include missing numbers, job asks, and caregiving offers amid chatter about relief groups and civic notices.
A letter from Mrs. J. A. Smith and local Amarillo residents details a destitute woman identified as Mrs. Bam Moffard. The note clarifies alleged welfare support, cites assistance from Canon City Colorado resident A Mackey and Haines at the McIntosh Hotel, and describes travel aid arranged to reunite with her husband in Grand Junction Colorado. The writer requests publication in the paper.
The second trial of false imprisonment charges against Amarillo police officers Bettis and Riddell began in Potter County Court as city detective Mitchell was found guilty earlier and sentenced. Mrs. Lyle Perritt, owner of the Little Brown Hen luncheon stand, accuses the two officers of arresting her without provocation on April 14 and detaining her at the county jail.
Dr C L Powers spoke to a large audience at the First Baptist church today during revival services now entering their second week. He urged that true Christian identity shows in how one lives and the signs of Christ in a follower's conduct and virtues like goodness and forgiveness.
Wilson W. Brown secretary of the Dallas Service Grocers Association will address grocers in Amarillo tonight. He spoke to non members of the Independent Grocers Association this evening and will give a further lecture at the auditorium at 8:5.
Court records list a wide range of indictments including violations of the Mann act transporting a woman from Crockett California to Amarillo and multiple charges under the Dyer Act mail fraud currency and narcotic statutes. Prosecutions target individuals across Texas including Amarillo Hereford Abilene Dallas Fort Worth and Spur with about two weeks expected to dispose of the cases.
Boarders of St. Mary’s Academy will present the feature numbers of the WDAG radio program to broadcast tomorrow morning. Those from the school taking part include Lottie Shoemaker Shamrock Eve lyn Foreman Borger Alice Harrison.
Mrs. Mary Tokert of Muskegon fled to Chicago after a pint of whisky was found in her home following her daughter's wedding. She had three prior liquor law felonies, and Michigan law imposes life terms on repeat offenders. Police traced calls to her husband in Muskegon, leading to her arrest. Palm of Lansing, a related case, also seeks to challenge the law's constitutionality.
Commencement exercises for St. Anthony's hospital school of nursing take place at eight o'clock in the city auditorium's Women's club rooms. Recipients include Nett Edwards Caleb Kathleen O'Brien and Chase G Bromert with piano violin and vocal selections by Miss Miriam Canfield Miss Maria Dillett and others. Dr R A Duncan presides for diploma conferment and singing culminates the program.
San Jacinto residents host Potter county candidates and Old Tack of the Globe at the San Jacinto Methodist Church corner Fifth and Tennessee. A box supper follows the talks to defray church expenses. All in San Jacinto, the Country Club and Roberts addition welcome. Festivities start at 6 o clock. Local names listed include Rankin Probst Walker Whitedeer Kelly Spurlock Bret McIntosh Scott Tennison.
A cryptic style crossword lists ten letter horizontal and four letter border words with clues. Entries include Marching ceremoniously Naked i to place in line yield ed and many more, with vertical clues such as sun god wing part of seed and augured among others.
A list of crossword like clues appears, with entries such as Yesterday's Answer and various numbered hints. The text reads as a mixed sequence of definitions and wordplay clues, including items like Scarlet, Diety, and Tapestry, plus a card game and a beer reference.
A nostalgic review of Victor week end releases featuring Waring's Penneyvanians with Goodby Broadway Hello Montreal and Beloved by The Troubadours. It covers I Do Not Choose to Run by the Six Jumping Jacks, My Honey's Lovin Arms and Sorry dance fox trots, What Do You Say by Jules Herbureaux, Laugh Clown Laugh by Harry Richman, Mamamy by Al Jolson, plus Brunswick notes and new sheet music including It Must Be Dreaming It Must Be Love and My Honey's Lovin Arms in period streetcorner tone.
All candidates for county and state offices are invited to attend the meeting of the Negro Civic League at the Fred Douglas school at o'clock tonight. The league, composed of Negro voters and taxpayers, shows strong interest in the races. A tip for salad prep: plunge hard boiled eggs into cold water immediately after cooking to prevent discoloration.
A short poetic meditation on price versus value, praising friendship, laughter, and simple happiness over wealth. It contrasts glory and common achievement with a warning against loneliness, arguing that true peace comes from companionship, not money or status.
Receipts show cattle 1566 head with steady to mixed moves across grades. Slaughter steers 13.98 to 15.00, heifers 12.14 to 14.00, cows 9.25 to 12.26. bulls and cutters varied. Sheep 1100 head, lambs 16.25 to 18.25, bulk weights around 14.15. Market activity mixed with some declines in lower grades.
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady on strong Liverpool cables and rose on heavy rains in Oklahoma and North Texas. July, October, and December futures climbed to top levels before a wave of selling cooled gains, then recovered slightly as rain fears persisted.
The Associated Press reports Liverpool spot cotton mixed grades with a 4,000 bale sale and 7,000 American receipts. Futures closed steady with May at 11.28d and July 11.26. Poultry prices in Chicago show live fowls at 23 to 24 cents and turkeys at 25 cents.
Chicago May 18 The Associated Press reports firmer potato prices with Wisconsin sacked round whites at 1.25 to 1.40, Minnesota and Red River Ohio sacked round whites 1.25 to 1.40, Idaho sacked runners 1.60 to 1.75. New stock firm Alabama and Texas Bliss Triumphs mostly 3.25, some 3.00.
Markets opened with heavy selling after the New York fed reserve rate increase and a large rise in brokers loans. Stocks including General Motors, United States Steel, General Electric, Radio, and Texas Gulf Sulphur fell. Curtiss and American International moved higher as buying supported a late rally. Foreign exchange weakened on higher money rates as sterling and other currencies fell slightly.
A C Fox civil engineer was found guilty by a district court jury and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary for swindling. He was arrested in Austin and brought back for trial after being indicted on a $50 check claim from J D Harrison, a East Third street tailor. The case followed a grand jury complaint. The court paused for a liquor violation case against H C Reese.
The Vernon show midway drew one of the largest crowds last evening. The Tri-State Fair association brings the shows to the corner of Fourth and Grant streets and plans to remain through next week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Daugherity of Bell California formerly from Artesia New Mexico visit grandchildren Mrs. F. R. Walling at 1904 Taylor and Mrs. K. K. Bigelow at 1707 Fillmore in Amarillo. Duration of stay not announced.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars host a benefit dance at the Polly Garden in the Palo Duro hotel Saturday at 8 PM. Amarillo Pastimers orchestra provides music with whistling and singing numbers featured.
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