16 Nov 1927
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane surveys reparations and Germany's path to synthetic rubber, arguing the plan may be workable yet difficult to enforce. He notes industry shifts, language mastery, and social currents shaping revolutions, with calls for practical leadership over theory.
Tonight and Thursday forecast fair and milder with temperatures ranging from a high of 56 to a low of 31. Hourly readings start at 7 a m with 31, 8 a m 31, 9 a m 37, 10 a m 43, 11 a m 48, noon 52 and 1 p m 56. Blackburn ambulance listed with phone 5211.
Amarillo officials propose new water rates to cut costs for users over 100 000 gallons monthly starting December 1 if three railroads agree to buy water from the city. Rates drop to 17 1/2 cents per thousand at 100 000 plus, 30 cents at 160 000, 25 cents at 300 000, and 22 1/2 cents at 500 000. Mayor Bartlett says supply is secured if railroads cooperate.
The document outlines city and school tax rates, total rate changes from last year, and example payments. It shows city taxes of 35,568,994 and total tax revenue of 1,701,401.52 with valuations at 144,844,924. An example: a $4,000 home would pay $54 to city, $56.80 to state and county, and $32.80 to schools for a total of $143.60, using two thirds assessment.
Democrat S Harrison White, former Colorado Supreme Court justice, wins the unexpired Senate term over Republican Francis J. Knauss by 4,720 votes, 32,177 to 27,457. Independent candidates Kendel and Marrs total under 3,000. The campaign centered on modifying the Volstead Act amid bitter opposition from pastors and press.
Captain Lee Miller filed a charge of assault with a motor vehicle in Welice Court against J H Cox of the El Paso Paving company. The incident at Thirteenth and Tyler streets injured Junior Coughran, 1211 Johnson street, who was walking home from school. Investigators found the brakes of Coxs truck faulty and Miller vowed strict action against unsafe braking. The boy’s condition was reported as fair.
Murder charges were filed in Dallas against P. A. Derrick, a rent car driver, after J. R. Stoddy, a 24 year old taxi driver, died from knife wounds in an altercation. Officials reported the fatal stabbing and ongoing investigation.
A list of 100 percent firms submitting employee pledges for one day’s pay to the Community Chest drive shows strong early support toward the $45 000 budget for six charities. Guy C Saunders reports many firms are using pledge cards and assigning solicitation to a single member. Additional firms are forming and a public list of names will publish Sunday.
Tax totals for Amarillo show a yearly bill of 1 701 401 52 to fund city county and schools with a city share of 705 247 06 schools 469 700 and county state 526 454 46. State county and schools also gain 109 000 from the 15 per capita apportionment.
Mrs C M Wharton of 205 North Buchanan was treated in a local hospital after inhaling gas at her home. Electrician W W Clark forced entry, found her unconscious near a gas jet, shut off the gas, and carried her to fresh air before summoning aid. She was taken to St Anthony's sanitarium and expected to recover. Clark said the door was locked and he entered through a window after failed key attempts. Her husband runs a domino parlor.
In Ranger Texas last night Ralph McFarland a 50 year old brakeman for the Texas and Pacific railway was killed when an eastbound train collided with a stationary freight train. Robert Lewis of Warren Ohio was severely injured with a crushed leg and condition described as critical after surgery.
A jury was selected in Newark New Jersey for the case of Jack Kearns versus Jack Dempsey over a claimed 538393.34 fee under a management contract. The trial opened with both men present and a crowd gathering outside the court. Opening statements were to begin after jury instructions.
Fire officials report three separate blazes in the city with total damage under $1,000. A Pierce Street home owned by J. Stevens and rented to R. J. Sykes sustained about $500 from a gas leak blaze. A Locust Street grocer store owned by the Denney estate and operated by M. E. Sellers burned about $200 after a gas stove blaze near a wall. A small chicken shed also caught fire prompting police to respond.
Dr C C Faiman, a state witness in the Shephard McClintock case in Chicago, has had his state license revoked in a diploma mill dispute and has disappeared from his usual haunts. The McClintock trial alleged he furnished germs used in the murder.
The News-Globe announces a writing contest ending at 5 p.m. Thursday. Participants must submit 50 word essays on topics from merchant ads including KH L Barnard Amarillo Loan Office Elizabeths Linen Shoppe Gish Radio Service Mayo Dental Clinic H E Hertner and Son Empire Cafe and Hunsleys Inc. Substantial prizes are offered by each merchant.
Capt Frederick A Giles plans San Francisco to Honolulu flight as first leg to Australia. He rejects radio and safety gear beyond a life belt, relying on dead reckoning to reach Hawaii with no beacon guidance.
Ruth Elder will join the Loew Theatrical organization for 100 days in vaudeville, with reports placing her salary around 1000 dollars per night or five thousand dollars weekly for 25 weeks. Her managers pressed her publicity from the Azores flight into profitable appearances.
Griggs ambulance contact number 4811. Lumber service dial 2 2604. Calloway's Inc located at 16th and Tyler.
The Wife Who Failed is announced as the new serial story to begin soon in The Daily News. The piece notes RE Phillips Oppenheim as the author of the forthcoming tale.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a 99 year murder sentence for Russell Park in Amarillo for the shooting death of Donna McGuffin Calvert on New Year’s Day 1927 at the St Charles apartment annex. Her husband Fred Calvert was wounded but survived.
I W Dixon aged 49 of Berger dies in a Roxana No 3 gas well blast north of White Deer Carson county. A wall of flames engulfed the derrick as workers tried to smother burning clothing. Two other men Wal Simms and Frank Van Biren suffer serious burns and race to Pampas hospital.
About four hundred men will begin work December 1 on the Denver to Amarillo pipeline project. Thirteen car loads of pipe have been received from the East, according to David Williams of Williams Brothers, the successful bidders for the construction contract.
In Pittsburgh the Equitable Gas Company recovered four bodies from the Pittsby clay pot plant wreckage after a gas tank explosion. The death toll reached twenty six as workers continued digging, with Edwin Smith among the dead and two more unidentified victims found.
In Fisher county deputy sheriff Jake One was killed. Joyce Sheppard also known as Bill Sm charged with murder, the 104th district court under Judge W R Ch man heard proceedings. A 100 man special jury appeared briefly after prosecutor Clem Calhoun said he would not pursue the charge at this time.
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