31 May 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1926
Page
1
The article reports Jesse Sweetser, a young American and newly married, winning the British amateur golf championship, noted as the first native-born American to do so. It highlights his reluctance to travel and his brother's remark on his conditioning and nerves for a major tourney.
President Coolidge on Memorial Day in Arlington National Cemetery delivers a speech urging practical results in world affairs and domestic policy. He champions religious liberty, defense, the world court, and arms limitation while urging patience and mutual cooperation at Geneva.
In a 14 U. S. Court filing, Campbell and Sharp are named in an assault case. The document contains garbled text and unclear details but references the parties and the legal action.
Amarillo begins a city wide cleanup with volunteers from civic groups and Boy Scouts, using carts, rakes, and shovels to remove dirt. Harve Avery leads as generalissimo urging every resident to join, including burning yard waste outside fire zones and preparing piles for pickup by wagons. The mayor supports the effort and notes expected traffic from visitors. J Horace Griggs travels to Memphis for a business trip this week.
The Amarillo chamber of commerce will hold its first regular luncheon tomorrow at the Amarillo hotel from 12 to 1. President Flenniken asks for full attendance and guests, with brief talks reviewing past actions and future plans. Officials will decide on regular monthly or semi monthly meetings.
The Kiwanis Club held its weekly meeting and elected delegates to an upcoming convention. Pastor Virgil Pieher spoke on community service needs and the group discussed plans for committee representation and travel arrangements to the event.
In Indianapolis May 31 Frank Lockhart and Harry Hartz, both Los Angeles drivers, traded blows for the lead at the halfway point of the 500 mile race. Lockhart led by six feet after 250 miles as several favorites faltered and prize money was distributed for laps. A rain halt at 175 miles paused the event and Ben Jones crashed, escaping harm as goggles fogged. Milk processing note ends odd item about buttons.
Judge H E Bell of the state railway commission says a fair and full hearing will occur at the Panhandle gas conservation meeting to discuss cementing off upper gas in wells and other field issues. He will study input from oil men after touring the field, with Deputy Commissioners Fitzpatrick and Calloway, as sessions convene Wednesday in the auditorium.
Realtors and business men planning to ride the special train to Tulsa stage a 7 o'clock jubilee this evening at the county library after postponing from Saturday. Boosters urged to collect hats canes and badges at Adams and Parr's store for a group photo to be used in Amarillo advertising at the national realtors convention.
Wild, garbled score notes describe a balcony of errors and hits as Cleveland faces a close game. Players including Vena and Poteet appear in scattered phrases, with incomplete lines hinting at a tense late closing.
A major raid by Sheriff Pollard and constables netted twenty-nine suspects from diverse sections of Amarillo, including whites and blacks, ex-convicts and drunks. The operation targeted forgers and disorderly conduct with many jailed or fined, and daily raids pledged to continue.
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