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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
1
A mosaic of dated opinions touches on antisemitic oddly phrased statements, church-state relations under Mussolini, American and British film markets, science versus faith, and financial advice. The column name drops include Mussolini and Popes, with stray remarks about currency value and public dress codes.
Rainfall drenched Ardmore district causing flooding and disruption. Local services report road closures and staged evacuations as weather system moves through the area. Residents warn of rising water levels and utility outages. Authorities urge caution and monitoring of river gauges.
The Associated Press reports a third set of important documents and six photographs of Lorraine Wiseman Wiseman-Sielaff and Aimee Semple McPherson are missing from attorney S. S. Hahn's office. The theft occurred during the preliminary hearing in the McPherson criminal conspiracy case, with a courtroom altercation between Hahn and defense counsel W. S. Gilbert.
The American Legion at Philadelphia defeated a resolution affirming its support for the World Court after a brief debate. The opposition argued the World Court issue was political and that the Legion remained non political. The convention also rejected a proposal to extend the immigration law extra quota for foreign WWI soldiers through May 1927.
P J Chudej formerly of Seaton resigns from the state text book commission in Travis County after legal action by Attorney General Dan Moody. A J Lowe confirms the resignation and related actions amid ongoing proceedings.
A New Orleans resident has been named to the federal Shipping Board amid a broader personnel appointment. Officials in Washington announced the selection as part of a reshuffle affecting maritime governance and policy direction.
Andrew Coughfire, 26, was blown about fifty feet into the air when a boiler exploded on a Somerset drill rig late Wednesday. He suffered shattered bones and burns but may live, hospital attendants said, as witnesses described the violent throw and fall near the derrick base.
Frederick E. Moskovics of Indianapolis, president of the Stutz Motor Company, visits Amarillo with H. A. Dougherty of Kansas City. Host Toney Chisum praises the city's growth and discusses plans to attract East Coast capital, noting Amarillo as a developing metropolis with Panhandle resources and industrial potential.
Amarillo officers Williams and Case chased fleeing men after mistakenly being directed to a farm four miles east on the Panhandle road. They found a touring car filled with burlap sacks and liquor seized after a brief chase, recovered by sheriffs in a public sale.
In San Antonio a federal suit tests the Texas alien land law over lands in Martin Andrews Ector and Midland counties valued about 20 million dollars. The case State of Texas v. David Faskin et al alleges sales to Oscar W Kerr and trustees violated the law. Separately, officials announced all arrangements for the first Santa Fe train into Borger to serve the Panhandle oil field with a 7 am Amarillo departure and a 9 am Borger arrival with plans for a full all day celebration by the Amarillo and Borger chambers of commerce.
The notice appears to announce a government or corporate authority to sell a gas system. It references an official body and a procedural framework but the text is largely garbled. Key named entities or dates are unreadable, leaving the exact issuer and terms unclear.
Special to The Globe from Borger Texas Oct 14 authorities fail to close on the gunman who killed Mildred Poothman 16 and wounded her escort and sister in a highway robbery Two suspects remain at large as posses and bloodhounds sweep the oil field community for leads and a possible arrest
Government officials ask Governor Ferguson to send at least three Texas Rangers to Hutchinson County after a schoolgirl was killed by hijackers in Barge. They state local courts and officers are inadequate to handle the situation and urge immediate action.
Reported in terse form, officials said they had not uncovered tangible evidence to reveal the location or identity linked to the gas incident. Deputies and Rangers conducted searches along routes near Berger but yielded no decisive clues or traceable items.
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