Judge Denies Motion in Walsh Case Files Highlight
Fragmentary report notes threats by telephone to Walsh and a judge’s ruling denying a motion while Walsh faces potential jail. Details are incomplete in the readable text.
02 Nov 1928
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1928
Page
1
Fragmentary report notes threats by telephone to Walsh and a judge’s ruling denying a motion while Walsh faces potential jail. Details are incomplete in the readable text.
By Euclid Taylor, a Black sprinter, he triumphed in a race event with notable performance and said to have secured a leading position in the competition.
Excerpts from Arthur Brisbane in The Globe discuss ex governor Hughes praising Smith while questioning Hoover's availability. Brisbane notes Hoover would lead urgent policy with broad cooperation if needed and suggests Coolidge Thanksgiving remarks frame political reach ahead of the election. The piece also surveys Wall Street activity and a bizarre chain of personal anecdotes ending with a 20,000 pound rope.
The forecast reports fair and continued cold conditions tonight with low temperatures 22 to 28 in the north and 26 to 30 in the south. Saturday will be fair with a warming trend in the west and central portions. Extreme daytime temperatures reach 37 and 25 with hours shown as 7 am 25, 8 am 25, 9 am 27, 10 am 29, 11 am 31, 12 pm 30, 1 pm 27. Sunrise is 7 09 and sunset 5 52.
Radio schedules list Hoover from St Louis Borah from Boston Whitney from Cleveland for Republicans at several time slots. Democrats include Governor Smith from Brooklyn Roosevelt from New York and other state candidates with broadcasts from Madison Square Garden and various networks.
Severe cold grips the Panhandle with Amarillo recording a 25 degree low as sunshine returns after five days of clouds and rain. Temperatures rose to 29 by late morning and jumped to 87 by early afternoon, with clear skies and continuing cold weather forecast tonight and tomorrow.
A large Democratic rally at Amarillo auditorium drew union labor leaders lawyers and prominent citizens praising Governor Al Smith. H G Frosty Hamrick and J W Hunter lauded Smiths labor record while Hamrick noted friends who will vote Hoover.
Clarence Terhune a 19 year old New York caddy who stowed away on the Graf Zeppelin at Lakehurst will return to Rye Country Club where he had worked. He traveled to Germany as an uninvited passenger with his $50 savings. charges for his passage are unlikely.
In Santa Rosa California on November 2 a man killed C. J. Bertola a retired grocer and his wife Maria and daughter Camille with an axe before fleeing. Deputies pursued a suspect described as Camille Bertola's former sweetheart as authorities hunted the unknown assailant.
The Literary Digest poll shows Hoover ahead in 42 states and the Solid South. Alabama and Arkansas are nearly even, with observers tilting toward Smith in those two. Except for a few doubtful regions Hoover leads by sizable majorities, signaling a likely victory and a notable GOP surge since 1924.
E. R. Brame a Santa Fe agent warns fans to buy special tickets tonight for the Amarillo Lubbock game as trains leave at 9 in the morning. About 400 reservations recorded. fare is 3.30. WDAG will broadcast the game with sideliner commentary and two loudspeakers for home listeners.
Representing nearly every Panhandle city, educators gather at the high school for the annual two day Panhandle Home Economics conference. Opening remarks from Superintendent W A McIntosh precede musical numbers and welcoming addresses by Georgia Street and Kathleen Bate. The session covers department management, teaching methods, new courses, and extension of cotton use with overall professional growth discussions led by Louise Landis and Margaret Weeks.
Elfrieda Knaak a 30 year old book agent and psychology student died in Lake Bluff after self inflicted burns in the police station basement near a furnace. Police say she acted alone and a second party is unlikely to be charged.
Amarillo schedules the third performance of Anne Nichols comedy Abie's Irish Rose tomorrow at 8 pm in the Municipal Auditorium under the Tri-State Fair association. Tickets are selling at the fair office 310 Polk Street for 60 cents to 2 dollars.
The University of South Carolina and The Citadel battled to a scoreless 0 0 tie in the annual contest at the Orangeburg fair grounds.
Dr. Hugo Eckener announced plans to build two larger, faster dirigibles for trans Atlantic service and to use Graf Zeppelin as a training school for meteorology and flight operations. He noted strengthening the frame and motors and projected Atlantic flights, with hangars planned in Berlin and a central airport near the Rhone Valley.
The presidential campaign narrows to Tuesday with vast voter turnout anticipated. Analysts note a national mood of self-examination, focus on domestic issues like prohibition, agriculture, immigration, and economic stability, and a surge of interest from diverse groups shaping the vote.
Los Angeles prosecutors say three more men linked to the Asa Keyes bribery investigation are to surrender on warrants. Ben Getzoff Dave Getzoff and Charles Reimer are named as middle men and a district attorney operative. Five defendants including Keyes have already surrendered and face arraignment next Thursday.
The trial of Jose de Leon Toral, who assassinated President-elect Obregon, opened in San Angelo with a nine member jury selection. Mother Superior Maria Concepcion, named as moral instigator, faces trial in a heavily guarded courtroom as spectators are searched for weapons.
Friedrichshafen Germany November 2 19 year old American stowaway Clarence Terhune drew crowds as he disembarked from the Graf Zeppelin after captu ring the fancy of many frauleins. He planned to seek a temporary American passport in Stuttgart to reach Paris and then America. Terhune spoke little to reporters unless paid and reportedly attracted bids from two large American syndicates for his story or writing rights. He did not reveal his chosen future plans.
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