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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1927
Page
6
The Amarillo Globe bulletin lists founding date February 20, 124 and notes second class matter status since February 20, 1924. It lists publishers, editors, managers, AP affiliation, and subscription rates for Amarillo and surrounding regions.
On Tuesday November 22 1927 Chief Gaither quickly dismissed two intoxicated officers without an investigation. Sheriff Wiley Pollard accused Gaither of tolerating undisciplined men, prompting calls for a grand jury review. Gaither invited information and pledged to address any irregularities.
Texas law treating robbery with firearms as a capital crime was tested in Limestone County where a bank raid led to a death sentence for the bandit, despite no injuries or fatalities. The decision underscores harsh penalties for armed robbery to deter such crimes.
A young New York musician, Faye Ferguson, funds her education by selling stock in her musical career to Ohio friends and buyers. She frames her plan as a legitimate business venture, expecting earnings from concerts to buy back shares. The approach aims to empower struggling artists through patronage and corporate structures.
A Detroit office lobby revealed a mysterious device police deemed explosive and disposed of in a lake. Parisian hairdressers ban long hair while acknowledging it keeps resurfacing. The Wichita Eagle notes the nation needs less talk and more evolution.
Philo Vance and District Attorney John F X Markham untangle a complex murder at Alvin Benson’s home. Major Anthony Benson and a web of suspects, including Miss Muriel St Clair and Captain Leacock, are scrutinized as Vance exposes a cold blooded gambler as the killer using misdirection and stratagems. The hunt hinges on alibis, eavesdropping and a pivotal dinner hour.
New York essay on women securing high level secretarial posts with salaries from 50 a week to 30000 a year. It notes secretaries as essential buffers for executives, their access to private finances and schedules, and the evolving view of secretaries as confidential aides rather than mere assistants. The piece mixes anecdotes on culture, gender roles, and urban life in the theater and business worlds.
A short tale follows Cubby the bear as he envies his twin sister’s fat, hunts acorns and nuts, and imagines fat as a blanket against cold. He reflects on appetite, comfort, and the life lesson about size and behavior.
A tale of Cubby the cub who craves fat and fights for acorns. He pushes his twin sister aside, grabs her finds, and ignores the lesson that might does not make right. She finally cuffs him hard, leaving Cubby to bawl as his mother resumes eating in peace.
In chapter LVI the plan unfolds as Mark ham takes a pistol and jewels, calls Heath and Captain Hagedorn to the Criminal Courts, and instructs Stitt to report. Vance argues preknowledge prevents misreading clever alibis, revealing a strategy to seed the major Ostrander’s alibi into a broader list to test its strength.
Amarillo plans a major push for the 1928 Texas State Teachers Association meeting. A special train will carry at least 200 teachers and officials from Amarillo to Houston by 5 PM Wednesday for Thanksgiving dinner. Four sleepers are reserved for Amarillo with an extra car for Abilene teachers, and Abilene educators back the effort with city support.
On a California coast island a wealthy Chinese resident, Chang Ti Foy, resists a U S government bid to build a lighthouse. An official argues fog invites ships, but Chang retorts that at Oakland lighthouses and flog whistles fail to deter the flog.
Kiwanians and ladies enjoyed an entertainment centered ladies night at the Herring hotel. Festivities began with hats confetti and noisemakers followed by a 7:30 banquet presided by Charley Austin. Ed Green received the gavel as president and Dr T M Montgomery performed as a waiter with a saxophone number.
The Rev M Pearce will lead a Thanksgiving service and Sunday school on the train during the trip. Miss Laura V Hamner Potter county schools chief and state teachers board member will advocate bringing the convention here. W A McIntosh city schools superintendent and Miss Ventura Smith Amarillo schools are part of the Houston program. The train departs Houston at 11 PM Saturday and reaches here at 6 35 PM Sunday.
The Amarillo high school Hi Y club held its first weekly supper in the school cafeteria last night. Woodson Harris chaired the program while B C D Bynum, chairman of the Citizens Training committee, gave a brief talk about the winter format change.
Mentioned are Professor Williams and Prof. S. R. Steele at the high school as well as talks by Dr. W. J. Shudde Dr. R. P. Parcells and Judge E. C. Nelson at future meetings Plans for entertaining the senior Parent-Teacher organization next Monday evening were completed last night.
The two and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E F Nutt died in Greenville after a cook overturned a kettle, spilling boiling water on the child. Authorities report the accident occurred in the home on November 22.
Adrienne Clemenceau, sister of war time premier George Clemenceau, died after a lingering illness in Rambouillet France. She was 79 years old and never married, seven years younger than her famous brother.
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