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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1928
Page
6
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In a 1928 Burgess tale Cubby the bear explores alone while his mother and sister forage nearby. He trusts his nose over eyes, chases a wood mouse and a rabbit, digs alders for roots, and soon spots a bird he contemplates for a meal as he wanders toward an alder swamp. The scene sets Cubby on a path of independence.
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, a Japanese Rockefeller Foundation scientist, died of yellow fever in Accra, West Africa. He and collaborators from Britain and the United States pursued a serum from his own blood to combat the plague, illustrating international cooperation beyond political tensions.
In Atlanta on May 28 Louise Gardner, long a thrill maker for crowds, died after a triple jump stunt at an amusement park. Her husband Samy Wood witnessed the fatal plunge before 15,000 spectators as the ceremony of mourning began at a funeral parlor.
Witnesses describe a balloon ascent ending in tragedy when a 28 year old wife plummeted after being released aloft. The crowd heard her cry and a spectator comforted himself while the body was found entangled in a tree and nearby structure.
Tulsa police say Lee Granger, water department officer, will be exonerated for the fatal shooting of Virgil Still, 19, who allegedly fled a stolen car after entering it. Granger fired during a seven mile chase ending in the Mohawk suburb with a head wound to Still. Officer reports Still accelerated when halted.
In a lush city setting Jerry and Saxon explore a deep, idealized love as Maria and Marta observe. Past memories surface of Stephen Marsh and a bracelet, while family tensions and social expectations shape the young women’s desires for a single supreme romance. The night’s quiet garden scene frames a debated future and a vow to pursue a transcendent, exclusive love.
Edward Helton of San Antonio, 33, was killed when his parachute failed to open during a jump from an airplane near Kerrville Texas. He fell about 1500 feet as crowds watched the air circus stunt. Helton rode as a passenger with pilot Harry Phelps Jr and was part of a San Antonio group that performed stunts with another plane piloted by Whitey Powers of Tampico Mexico.
A diary style column recounts a day in the life of a modern Pepys figure. The narrator walks his dog in the park, observes a hospital visit after a fainting man, and attends the theatre with friends to see Porgy. The piece blends urban scenes and social glimpses from Broadway and Times Square.
Paris sponsors novelty in bridal gowns featuring a gold lame dress with appliqued gold lilies and trimmed with tiny gold paillettes.
The season showcases distinctly feminine little jackets pairing with plain frocks. Decorative jackets crown the look and alternate with simple frocks to create versatile outfits.
During the Big War a young Black man arrives at a New Jersey munitions plant to work unskilled labor. When asked about remailing the speaker jokes about sending his remains, and then takes them along, ending the anecdote with a grim punchline.
The Gallipolis Community Association erects a marker at the house where Odd McIntyre lived. Born in Plattsburg Missouri and raised in Gallipolis from age six he became a renowned New York columnist known for New York Day by Day and weekly pieces followed by millions.
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