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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1927
Page
2
An overnight fire at 209 Western Avenue caused over 2500 in damage to Mr. and Mrs. Lindon F. Webb home. Two neighbor girls staying inside escaped through a back bedroom window after smoke and flames overwhelmed the house. Fire officials cite smoldering interior roofing and a possible front room origin. The loss was partially insured. report filed at 12 52 A M.
The article notes women growing orchids as a profitable hobby with some sell prices reaching five thousand dollars and a collection selling for fifty two thousand. It urges readers to contact Washington for advice and discusses Count Czernin’s views on a European alliance to curb Bolshevism and the feasibility of a farmers union to regulate prices.
Mrs Ricks Lammel freed to custody of a customs agent Lamot held on $100000 bond. AUSA John M Blake cited $1000000 as the conspiracy figure and expected it to rise. Antwerp band allegedly smuggled gems, with annual illicit traffic estimated at 46 to 50 million dollars. Dispatches say the group used commission sales with American diamond merchants.
A humorous column recounts a publisher's plan to offer a book for one dollar with two-bit royalties, plus social commentary on gifts, lectures, and college girls. Hyacinth writes a Christmas letter, Adolph Menjou wedding news, and a charity drive where Realtors and individuals pledge support for medical treatment for 30 crippled children.
Amarillo proposal calls for lower advertising and utility rates with a fairer city. It demands a municipal pool and golf course, more parks, sewers, viaducts, and park improvements. The plan seeks extended bus routes, faster thoroughfares to San Jacinto, and tighter regulation of emergency vehicle signaling.
Dave Derden's concert band will lead the Armistice Day parade tomorrow and assemble at Fifth and Pierce streets promptly at 4:45 PM tomorrow morning. The Derden Junior band will meet at 908 Tyler Street at 10:00 AM.
A global ideas clearing house for permanent world peace operates at the Twelfth International Good Will congress in St Louis. Messages from Edward Prince of Wales and Sir Austen Chamberlain reflect broad support, with plans for a Prague world conference next August and a 1930 universal religious peace meeting.
Judge J C Paul lauds Tol Ware as a city builder with a strong bank to his name and three sons Charley Dick and Arthur active in the family business. Ware thanks tributes as Dick Arthur Ware P H Seewald and Alex Lumpkin join as guests in the club ceremony.
LUBBOCK November 10 Three people injured when a commercial airplane crashed about 200 feet from the ground near Lubbock regained consciousness. Miss Anna Burson 17 of Silverton in precarious condition with facial injuries and possible skull fracture. Lea Amonetto 23 of New Castle Wyoming pilot with deep facial gashes and possible skull fracture. Clinton Reese 17 of Ballinger Texas with a broken leg nose and facial cuts. condition not serious.
The equali zation fee of the McNary-Haugen bill remains a hurdle in reaching a compromise on farm relief among three major agricultural groups. A meeting in Washington adjourned for further consultation.
A letter from L. P. Blair questions ministerial claims that a young married couple can live on $20 weekly and save. Blair cites actual costs of $21 plus $6 housing, $12 groceries, $2 insurance, and daily recreation, totaling about $22.50 with room for little else.
G. J. Irvin reports a beneficent sequence for Amarillo's Children's Home: Mrs. Jessie N. Ross of the Red Cross helped secure two cows after milk shortfalls, with Metzger Creamery delivering milk without charge. The home now milks one cow for seven families and seeks further donations to feed the herd, praising Erasmus Tack and local suppliers for ongoing support.
Jack Davis and Clayton Yonte pleaded not guilty in district court on Wednesday as they were arraigned on murder charges in the killing of Leo J. Laley a Amarillo druggist on September 10 A special venue of 100 persons was ordered for the trial set for December 19 Davis and Yonte have been jailed since two days after the shooting at a Sixth Street drug store where Laley resisted a robbery attempt They were arrested at Borger and brought to Amarillo
Funeral services for W M Earl, 72, will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence of his daughter Mrs Hough L Umphries 2221 Tyler. Earl died last night at 7 o clock in a local hospital. Burial will be in Llano cemetery.
New York November 10 Frieda Hempel soprano attorney denied a New York American claim that she settled out of court for 250000 dollars with August Hecksher 75 year old philanthropist in a bid involving a suit against him.
Mrs. Josephine Ray 57 of San Antonio was killed when her car overturned near San Antonio while en route to Corpus Christi to meet her husband returning from the valley with grapefruit. Frank Martinez and his wife were critically injured. four others were injured. The truck carrying fruit arrived at the scene just before Mrs. Ray died.
Denver report notes many coal miners return to work as mobilization for a wage agreement grows. Police guard strike centers while efforts to broaden petition circulation and present worker demands to operators proceed under Governor Adams.
D. C. Broyles, Concho county judge and publisher of the Concho Herald, died in Paint Rock at 12:30 a.m. following a paralysis stroke. He was 63, a Paint Rock Methodist lay leader, ex-officio county superintendent of education, former Eden Echo publisher, and former Edwardes County surveyor who taught in Concho.
Boston Nov. 10 President Coolidge and the Red Cross faced an urgent appeal from Vermont Governor John E Weeks for immediate flood relief. Weeks described the catastrophe as severe and stated aid was absolutely imperative to address widespread damage.
Millicent Rog ers Ramos and husband Arthuro Peralta Ramos sailed at noon for Chile aboard the Grace liner Santa Eliza. They arrived unaccompanied at the pier and, dressed in mourning for her grandfather George H. Benjamin, were photographed as she clung to her husband and rushed aboard. The couple refused to speak to reporters, locking themselves in their suite.
Chicago observers report Judge Harry M. Fisher declared the recent primary election law unconstitutional in a suit by Julius Kreeger to stop an April primary. The demurrer filed by counsel was overruled.
Baby Princess Josephine was christened at the royal palace on the first anniversary of Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid’s marriage. Cardinal Roey officiated as King Albert Queen Elizabeth attended with visiting royals, court members and citizens. The Earl of Flanders served as godfather and the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg as godmother.
Governor Moody proclaims Texans should participate in the eleventh annual Red Cross roll call from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving. Beavers repair dams on Coles Creek and Light Street, preventing leaks for mill owners after eight years. F A Sliger returns from eastern buying trip as Moore-Poston wholesale manager.
Poem reflect on how joys and pains intertwine. Deep losses test the heart of true lovers, while indifference spares none. A meditation on love, sorrow, and endurance in verse by Edgar A. Guest.
Sheriff Wiley Pollard, serving a second term, says he will seek reelection in the Democratic primary. He vows no platform but enforcement, citing active organized crime and a past record he calls his campaign speech. Pollard was moved to run after a petition from 60 business leaders and says he does not yet know his opponents.
Livestock market report lists Kansas City and Chicago figures for cattle hogs and sheep with prices by class and region. Notes include Missouri fed yearlings at 14 50 and hog top at 9 75 in Chicago with beef veal and lamb prices across multiple markets.
Oklahoma City sale reported cattle 1600 steady with steers around 10 dollars and common steers seven. fat cows 6.25 to 17.50, heifers 96.00 to 8.26, dealers 9.00 to 10. Hogs 700 head fell, top 9.20, bulk 8.25 to 9.20.
The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 2 to 3 points on buying and short covering but quickly slipped as liquidation increased. January rose to 19.91 and May to 20.24 before selling pushed January back to 19.81 and prices hovered near midday lows, with southern selling and scale-down demand limiting further rise. New Orleans followed a similar pattern as futures weakened on government crop estimates, with December around 20.68 and January near 19.69 as markets drifted lower on liquidation. local activity noted tomorrow's short closure and dampened demand.
A tiny downtown Des Moines shop earns about 8000 dollars a year and has customers stand outside to make purchases. The owner sees no need to enlarge, despite the very small footprint of the Hole in the Wall jewelry shop.
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