Four Army Aviators Die in Mid-Air Explosion
Four United States Army aviators en route from San Antonio to Langley Field were killed when their plane exploded midair above Augusta Georgia. The crew listed includes Second Lieutenant Don F Wooshees, Sergeant Difford Glenn, Staff Sergeant James Read, and Corporal Melvin Andrews.
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United Press
Augusta
United States Army
San Antonio
Texas
Langley Field
Virginia
Don F. Wooshees
Difford Glenn
James Read
Melvin Andrews
Local Youth Readings At Kiwanis Club Lunch
TB Hitt James Dickson and Warren Pitts Crudgington Amarillo boys appeared at the Kiwanis club luncheon at the Amarillo hotel and delighted members with readings cornet and drum readings. Final plans for the Plainview trip were made as the club will not meet next Monday while members attend a district all day rally in Plainview.
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Hitt
James Dickson
Warren Pitts Crudgington
Civic Club of North Amarillo Meets Tonight
Rev. George Bryant, president, announces an important North Amarillo Civic Club meeting at Buchanan Street Methodist Church. He says it will be the most important gathering since the club’s organization and urges every member to attend.
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North Amarillo
Officers nab big still in northern river area
Amarillo and Potter county officers captured a fifty gallon still yesterday afternoon. Jeff Perking was arrested on a charge of possession of articles for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor. The device lay in a water hole seven miles north and west of the highway bridge across the Canadian River, near the Colorado to Gulf highway, with several mash barrels found in a plum thicket nearby. Sheriff and police teams cooperated in the seizure.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Jeff Perking
Canyon Girl Killed In Accident Report
Miss Beulah Brown 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs T M Brown Canyon, died in a automobile wreck at Mosquere New Mexico last night. Telegraph report received this morning gave no further details.
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Beulah Brown
T. M. Brown
Canyon
Mosquere
New Mexico
High School Annuals Arrive Tomorrow at Senior High
High school students may pick up their 1927 yearbooks at 1 PM tomorrow at the Senior High School. The books were only received from the printers today and will be distributed tomorrow.
Johnson Auto Theft Trial Opens in District Court
The trial of B. M. Johnson on charges of stealing an automobile from James O. Gulekie began in district court this morning. The offense is alleged to have occurred on October 27 of last year. Johnson is represented by Harry Bishop and District Attorney Flesher prosecutes.
Floods Widen Across Iberville Parishes With Relief Fleet
Bayou Teche flood extends toward Grosse Tete as Iberville West Baton Rouge Pointe Coupee and Assumption brace for emergencies. A relief fleet gathers at Plaquemine with supply hub at Baton Rouge while levee crowds rely on boats for sustenance. Boats evacuate 100 to 160 people from Yevecie near Sherburne and Krotz Springs.
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Spanish Lake
Grosse Tete
Iberville Parish
New Orleans
Plaquemine
Baton Rouge
Iberville
West Baton Rouge
Pointe Coupee
Assumption
McCrea
Sherburne
Krotz Springs
Yevece
Amarillo Letter Writer Mocks Lindbergh and Local Quips
A columnist riffs on Captain Lindbergh’s fame and a $26 prize for an Amarillo Texans home run. He derides Paris glory, urges more fire alarm boxes, and notes a Kansas City visitor staying with R B Wakefield at 1405 Washington Detroit.
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Mrs. Wakefield
Kansas City
Missouri
R. B. Wakefield
Washington Detro
Steam to fight gusher fire at Borger well
Lee Taylor died in a Borger hospital after a Cockrell-Mellroy well fire six miles east of town. Crews plan to smoke out the blaze with twenty boilers supplying steam to the well rather than use TNT, to avoid blowing off the bradenhead as oil continues to flow about 7,000 barrels per day.
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Borger
Lee Taylor
Cockrell-Mellroy
Here
Cockrell-McIroy Company
Tex Thornton
McMillan
Sanford
Torpedo Company
Thornton
Say Thornton
U. N. Olver
Californa
W. O. Gatton
Fay Wils
Dr. Parcells
Pennsylvania
Indiaa
R. L. Vineyard
8. C. Hopkins
Ruth Davie
Denver
Margaret
Bert Levy
Nan E
Deer
W. A. Palmer
Oklahoma
Memorial Day Address Warns Against Civil War Threats
President Coolidge urges readiness and restraint in domestic life and abroad. He argues for maintained military and police forces, warns against sectionalism and disloyalty to the Union, and stresses the need for law, industry, and order to preserve national rights and civilization.
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Coolidge
Memorial Day Observance in Amarillo Highlights
Amarillo observed Memorial Day with grave decorations and church services. Flags flew at half mast then returned to full, Legion members led tributes at Llano Cemetery to World War I veterans and a few Confederate and Spanish-American War graves.
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Amarillo
Llano
American Legion
Memorial Day Tour as Coolidge Speaks at Arlington
President Coolidge travels to Arlington National Cemetery to honor American servicemen killed in war. The annual Memorial Day remembrance features ceremonies across the nation as the nation pays tribute to the fallen with small white crosses marking graves.
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Washington
Coolidge
Arlington
National Cemetery
Race Crash at 1920s Speedway Ends in Flames and Fast Lap
Lockhart led the first 50 miles at 106.03 mph before a picturesque crash sequence as drivers battled flames and injuries. Batten escaped death by remaining with his blazing car until stopping. Ellingboe, Ellingboe, and several others suffered injuries. The field thinned from 33 starters to 20 as hospitals treated nine amid a rapid burn and structural crash aftermath.
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H. Kehlert
St. Charles
Illinois
Jules Ellingboe
Memphis
Norman Batten
Brooklyn
Batten
Lockhart
Duray
Charles “Dutch” Bauman
Bauman
Indianapolis
Ellingboe
Lewis
Dave Lewis
Hartz
Bob McDonohue
Edwin Stanley Sedar to Play Here Wednesday
Edwin Stanley Sedar, perhaps the first professional organist in Amarillo, will perform Wednesday evening at the Central Presbyterian church in a joint recital with Else Harthan Arendt, concert soprano. The evening inaugurates the Voltteler Cathedral organ at the new church with a free will offering requested to defray expenses.
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Edwin Stanley Sedar
Amarillo
New Central Presbyterian Church
Else Harthan Arendt
Votteler Cathedral
Fire Damages Barber Shop and Drug Store
Fire yesterday heavily damaged the barber shop at 404 -2 Polk street, with interior flames discovered before containment. The H. & H. drug store suffered water and smoke damage. Carrie Nation owned the barber shop. R. T. Jennings and daughter Elaine, visiting relatives in San Diego, returned home yesterday. The article also covers a ceremonial program led by Major General John L. Clem with officials including former Senator Means of Colorado and others, plus tributes at national monuments and a King Albert message to American soldiers.
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Polk Street
Carrie Nation
R. T. Jennings
Elaine
San Diego
California
John L. Clem
Mr. Coolidge
Senator Means
Colorado
San Francisco
Potomac
National Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Albert
Belgium
America
Domergue
France
Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbegh
Tack's Program for a Bigger Better Amarillo
The platform calls for lower water gas and electric rates and a cleaner city with more parks viaducts and a municipal golf course. It asks for lower rents cost of living sewer improvements and public access to Bivins lake plus efforts to attract new industry and improve livability. It also seeks traffic reforms bus route extensions and tighter regulation of police fire and ambulance driving through signals. It urges oil for dirt streets and a smaller crude to gasoline price spread.
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Bivins Lake
City of Grase
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Apology to Mr Lutz Over Music for Film at Fair
The writer apologizes to orchestra leader Mr Lutz for criticizing the movie music. She notes the Amarillo arrival pattern for pictures allows little time to read unfamiliar music, making a difficult task for skilled musicians. May 27, 1927, Sarah Coyle, 207 Carolina.
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Sreen
Fair Theater
Lutz
Amarillo
Sarah Coyle
207
Carolina
Amateurs and a one man vice squad debated
Dear Tack questions when a man becomes more than an amateur in a field. The letter defends J Frank Norfleet labeled amateur detective for arresting criminals in Arkansas noting his record of convictions and raises a quip about spelling lesson pride as a corrective comparison.
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Robert Blake
Young Blake
Arkansas
J. Frank Norfleet
Norfleet
Chesty Spurgeon Target of Reader Letter
A reader critiques Chester Spurgeon and his police column, defending Amarillo officers. The writer calls for fair pay, notes officers' long hours and duties, and urges respectful treatment of law enforcement, while warning against arousing conflict. The letter reflects local sentiment on policing and community respect.
Plot to cripple naval activity in Philippines probed
Manila May 30 United States government secret service agents investigated reports of a plot to cripple U S naval activity in the Philippines The effort allegedly involved Filipino agitators and Chinese nationalists aiming to destroy the Cavite arsenal to halt ammunition shipments to American units in China Officials denied ties to the labor federation Legionnaires of Work but agents kept close watch on Filipinos Chinese and Japanese suspected of anti American agitation
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United Press
Manila
Unite States
United States
Hillypines
Philippines
Cavite
Americas
China
Legionnaires
Trabajo
Labor Federation of
He Philippines
Secret Service
Community funds aid wrecked family home reconstruction
The News-Globe reports a $10 donation from N. 38 Griggs plus a $6 bill, added to $10 from the paper to reach $25 for rebuilding the damaged home. Griggs offers $25 for the arrest of those responsible. Donations continue at The News-Globe to aid a family left virtually destitute after the wreck which destroyed furnishings including a nearly new sewing machine.
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News-Globe
Griggs
Mar. Griggs
News- Globe
Sparke
Legislature wrestling with school aid bill debate
The piece notes a clash between house and senate over supplemental school aid, with the house proposal at four and a half million dollars versus the senate at about 1.6 million. It argues the higher figure aims to reach a $15 per capita allotment, discusses wage concerns for police, and includes a claim from "Weary Willie" about forthcoming disclosures.
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House
Senate
Lindbergh Talks Of Women Fliers And Sweden Flight
Charles Lindbergh says a woman could fly across the Atlantic with the right aircraft and instruments. He cancels all engagements through Wednesday including the planned Sweden flight and plans to depart for Paris then return to the United States. He examined his Spirit of St Louis at Croydon where the plane was damaged and notes landing risks at Le Bourget. He rejects movie offers for now and resumes work after returning home.
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Lindbergh
Sweden
London
Paris
Lniter States
Croydon
Ryas
Spirit of
Texans Win in Ninth as Clark Delivers for Amarillo
Amarillo defeats Wichita 5 to 1 with Clark pitching 1 2/3 innings for the win and Crandall taking the loss. Achenbach, Rutherford, and Handley contribute two base hits, while Allington, Harris, and Livle turn double plays. Time of game 1 56. Umpires Cady and Toman.
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Clark
Adame
Wichita
Pease
Amarillo
Pases
Connelly
Handley
Rutherford
Livle
Achenbach
Haley
Kelly
Doran
Allingtony
Allington
Harris
Crandall
Balla
Plac
Oklahoma City Indians
RPOA
Comorosky
Foamy Aeons
Wano
McNalley
Creed
Ened
Noe
Bene Ane
Swansboro
Wr Connelly
R Delly
Gunther
Smith
O Wee Handley
Es Aeeene
Eames Eaet
Wells
Lisle
Creer
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Kiwanis Club
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Europe
Falen
Johnson Street
Jackson Street
City Commission
Hollywood
Vaudeville
Tack
O. W
M’ilroy
Chester Spurgeon
Erasmus Tack
Bozo
Chesty
Chester
Tam
Taek
U. S
Wild Auto
Tim
Weary Willie
Margaret King
The
Marizon
Texans
Reliable Printing Service
Wright Printing Co
Taylor
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