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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1927

Page

2

Lindbergh rejects royalty invites and big offers in Europe

Charles Lindbergh told the United Press in Paris he plans to return to his air mail service duties. He dismissed offers from promoters and royalty, stating he will not pursue trans Pacific or polar flights and remains committed to flying as his life. He will travel to Scourget field to inspect the Ryan monoplane after events with presidents and cabinet members.

United Press Paris Charles Lindbergh Europe Rited Press Air Mail Ndbergh New York

Texas Railroads Win Permission to Build Extensions

The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized both the Southern Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads to proceed with all extensions they proposed in the Brownsville area of Texas.

Texas Associated Press Washingscon Vuthern Pacific Missouri Pacific

Amarillo notes mix of thefts and business pitches

A outraged reader reports a thief stealing trees from a park and offers a $100 reward. a new All-Purpose Peck Knife firm plans to start in Amarillo with Gid Tack as treasurer. other items include a blackballing tale, a joke about caviar, a weathered note on a jailhouse confession, and a plea to help 35-year-old Tom reintegrate into society with honest work.

Tom Central Presbyterian Church Thomson Amarillo

Windstorm Hits Tulsa Wrecks Cars and Trees

A Tulsa wind storm at 1 a m overturned cars, toppled awnings, and felled trees. Three persons were slightly injured but no major property damage was reported. minor damage was widespread across the area.

Tulsa

Peabody Prepares 105th Atlantic Crossing

Boston resident Phillip J. Peabody, a retired lawyer turning 70 on February 22, heads for Rome with plans to reach his 150th crossing of the Atlantic. He hopes to live long enough to achieve the milestone.

Boston Phillip J. Peabody Rome Atlantic Ocean

Old Tack's Program for a Bigger Amarillo

Policy list calls for lower water and electricity rates and rents, cleaner city, more parks, flowers and trees, and a public Bivins lake. Proposes viaducts, more parks, municipal golf, and elimination of railroad crossovers. Seeks regulated police and ambulance driving, bus route extensions, and attracting new industry with livability focus.

Mor Bivins Lake North Amarillo

Wolflin School Honors Year’s Top Winners

Wolflin school held a banquet in the cafeteria, honoring 85 pupils and guests for top work in arithmetic baseball memory essay and declamation contests. Winners include Ernestine Rellins John Adams Tenne Sue Williams and Johnnie Louise Dilker son. Miss Fidel Jackson presided with readings and cups awarded by Ventura Smith and PD Hyder.

Wolflin School P.T. A Wolflin Tenne Sue Williams C. H. Mason, Jr Ruth Walter Josephine Woodlief D. C. Hyder Martha Giles Flin Marie Walker Nell Dean Rogers Sarah Morgan Frances King Hope Adams Harold Jackson Leory Bakdwin Caroline Pestor Helen Mode Frederik Steele Henry Earl Fuqua Alma Jean Rogers Janice Mize Ernestine Rellins Hermon Pipkin, Jr Mary Exum Murray Cannon John Adams Johnnie Louise Dilkerson John D. Munn T. R. Fowkles Tommie Clopton John Archer Lelant Fwaddell Francher Upshaw Weldon Forrister Jack Puckett Lawrence Ferree Fidel Jackson Mary Hall Carter

Flight and private power may advance air warfare prowess

The author mocks government inertia and urges private elites like Edsel Ford, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Vincent Astor to back bold aviation ventures. Citing Lindbergh’s solo flight, the piece argues a flying dreadnought could deter foes, while criticizing costly coastal drills and sham wars. It salutes American engineers and workers behind the nation’s aviation strength.

Lindbergh Edsel Ford John D. Rockefeller, Jr Vincent Astor Byrd North Pole Defense” Department

American girl crowned Beauty Queen of the Universe in Galveston

Miss Dorothy Britton of New York won the title Miss United States and defeated eight foreign contenders at Galveston’s second international pageant of pulchritude. The demi blonde with light brown hair and brown eyes was chosen from thirty entrants representing American cities. Okra note appears misplaced in the text.

United Press Galveston Dorothy Britton New York Mies United States Mies Britton Mies Brit

Boob All-Purpose Pea Knife Manufacturing Co Ad

An advertisement proclaims the Boob All-Purpose Pea Knife Manufacturing Company with capital of 13 000, inviting Amarillo investors to buy stock to fund a Borger branch and employ 50 mechanics. It promises guaranteed dividends and rapid certificate issuance as stock sells.

The Boob All-Purpose Pea Knife Manufacturing Company Amarillo Steck Panhandle Borger

Letters on Tom and oil address Amarillo needs

A contributor from Amarillo praises a young man named Tom who bought clothing on credit from the Federal Clothing Store. The writer also urges Tack to consider oiling dusty streets to combat illness, arguing oil deters germs and improves conditions during dry weather.

Texas Amarillo Tack Globe Sarah Coyle

Earnest Praise Letter Signed in Vague Acclaim

An uninformative note signs praise toward a recipient praised as an answer to prayer for steadfastly attacking vice. The fragment offers no clear names, dates, or places beyond generic commendation.

Midnight Matinee Spurs Parent Protest in City

A letter to the editor condemns a midnight matinee claiming it harms youths and skews Sunday routines. The writer urges moving showtimes to a Sunday afternoon window 2 to 7 pm to avoid church conflicts and intoxication.

The Carrier Ballad of The Globe Boys

A playful poem praising newspaper workers from carrier to editor and printer, noting each role’s value while urging boys to focus on work and teamwork. The narrator laments wasted effort if the paper fails to reach readers, ending with a rhymed invitation to children to plan fair inclusion.

Ambulance Red Light Debate Prompts Public Call for Signals

A letter to the editor argues ambulance access through red lights and criticizes local radio coverage. The writer, a newcomer to signals, offers a suggestion to improve cooperation and traffic signal understanding amid the controversy.

Gravel Crusher Signs Off Under Nom de Plume

A writer claims to publish under the name Gravel Crusher after noting an impulse to phone emergency ambulances to trigger city caution lights. The broadcaster and article author declined to reveal names, letting the pieces appear under the station and paper respectively.

Focal the Globe

Plumbing and health in Amarillo urged for sanitation

E Rasmus Tack voices concern that while eating places embrace sanitary codes for sterilization, defective plumbing remains overlooked in Amarillo. He warns of dangerous sewer gases from poorly vented, misfitted joints and unlicensed plumbers, urging stronger sanitation across homes and public spaces.

E. Rasmus Amarillo

One Subject and Two Viewpoints

A pair of poems contrasts farmer hardship from Eleven-cent cotton and forty-cent meat with a plan to diversify through dairy and poultry. W E Lewis argues for more dairy and fowl production to stabilize costs, while Mrs B C Ford laments downbeat prices and the squeeze on low income amid high meat and cotton prices.

8. C. Ford Frisco Texas Celeste

Baby Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Lowry in City

A seven pound baby boy named William Vinson Jr was born yesterday to Mr W V Lowry and Mrs Lowry of 2026 Hayden Street at St Anthony's sanitarium. Both mother and child are doing nicely.

Kansas City Livestock Market Report May 24

The Kansas City market shows mixed cattle and hog results. Slaughter steers steady to 16 lower, vealers steady to 6 higher. top calves around 11.00, hogs 8.20 to 14.00 with sows near 7.00 to 9.00. sheep and lambs active with a top around 6.60 for ewes and high feeding weights noted.

Kansas City Associated Press Eteckere

Chicago Livestock Market Report May 24

Hogs 80 006. top 9.68. packing hogs 8.00 6 96.25. Cattle 10 000. fed steers stronger. Fat steers 9.75 11.60. baby beef yearlings up to 11.00. Sheep 9 006. fat lambs active to strong. Colorado spring lambs above 16.75. fat ewes around 7.00.

Chicago Associated Prees Pe-U-Sa Rwwer

Livestock market and grain notes from St Louis and Chicago

St Louis hogs and cattle prices mixed with steady to higher move in cattle and lamb ranges. Chicago grain trends show wheats down after Liverpool gains, corn up slightly, oats mixed as futures edge lower. Kansas City cash bids list no. 2 wheat around 1.99 to 1.61, No 2 corn white about 0.90 to 0.92.

Kansas City The Associated Press

New Orleans Cotton Market Mixed Amid Weather Forecasts

The New Orleans cotton market showed early gains fading to slight declines as rains in Texas and a cooler forecast affected prices. July rose and January reached new highs before selling pressure trimmed gains. In New York, a government crop outlook and boll weevil concerns spurred renewed buying, with July up and prices near session highs after some profit taking. Bond prices moved with Liberty and Treasury issues cited, while poultry markets in Chicago noted steady live fowl and turkey prices.

New Orleans Associated Press Texas Drenth New York

Prices Mix for Potatoes and Staples in Chicago and New York

May 24 reports show mixed potato markets with Wisconsin round whites at 3.86 per cwt and new stock firmer, Southern and Maine varieties quoted. New York prices list flour pork lard coffee and dairy notes, with butter steady and cheese steady, while assorted poultry and eggs show varied daily ranges across regions.

Associ Chicago Wisconsin South Carolina Berrels Irish Alabama Tenan Georgia New York United Press Ee York Middle West Rio Santos Ducke Long Island Young Americas Maine Jersey Basket Pacific Comets Browns

New York Stocks Open Firm Amid Rail and Utility Strength

Stock prices opened firm with renewed activity in rails and utilities as merger rumors and earnings reports lift several rail and high grade issues to new peaks. Gains were led by Pere Marquette and Western Maryland while profit taking appeared later in the first hour. Foreign exchange opened steady with sterling around 4.86 and French franc near 0.01.

New York Associated Prove Rutland Preferred Canadian Pacific Lembert Company Simmons Inso International Combustion Buylie Rails Bubnee Pere Marquette Pittsburgh West Virginia Peoria Eastern Chess Peake Ohio Bangor Aroostook Maryland France

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