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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1927
Page
2
The Amarillo Globe Daily and Sunday editions published by Globe-News Publishing Co. 6th and Fillmore Amarillo Texas announce publisher and staff. The edition dated Monday November 7 1927 lists Gene Howe editor Wilbur C Hawk general manager and Associated Press affiliation with subscription and circulation notes.
Abilene judge denounces reckless adults as mentally crippled, warning that speeding and red lights risk children's safety during a Lions Club talk on the crippled children's clinic. He urged slower streets and greater consideration for others.
The piece argues sentiment influences business choices, using Henry Ford and the Model T as a case study. Ford clung to the utilitarian flivver despite market shifts, ultimately losing sales to rivals as sentiment delayed change. It suggests sentiment remains a real force in business decisions.
The essay argues that over twenty years American towns have grown busier and more modern, losing peaceful sameness and detaching air. It notes brick streets and rapid growth, while acknowledging both loss of old virtues and emergence of new ones, implying overall progress toward better towns.
Philo Vance grills Captain Leacock as Markham and Major Benson observe. Leacock admits a confession while Vance shows it unreliable, notes missing gun details and the jewel switch, and hints the captain concealed evidence to shield Miss St Clair. The verdict remains unsettled as Vance taunts the captain’s motives.
In a confrontation, Vance questions Leatock about Benson’s hair color, voice, a blue jewel-case, and lighting after shooting Benson. Leacock recalls turning off the lights as Pryfe notes darkness when he arrived, but hesitates on how exactly the lights were extinguished.
Henry Clive, the artist behind the American girl illustration for 15 years, says the United States has developed a new pulchritude. He describes nine-tenths of the country’s belles as lithe athletic figures with long limbs, capable feet and hands, graceful but strong arms, and defiantly sturdy shoulders.
In this Burgess tale Mrs. Peter protects Mrs. Pete from Reddy Fox by drawing him away with a brave display. The scene unfolds as Mrs. Peter hops into the open to misdirect the fox and warn her companion, then stamps danger and dashes for cover.
A humor piece follows Simpkins who notes hotels grow costly yet signs are missing. He mocks lack of nuanced warnings and imagines a sharper phrase to catch guests, suggesting changing "Have you left anything?" to "Have you anything left?" to punch the point.
Washington November 7. Members of the house flood control committee gather in the capital to discuss a comprehensive policy to stem Mississippi River floods. Governors and mayors join as officials and flood victims emphasize immediate action to prevent further devastation and aid rehabilitation.
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