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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1927
Page
12
The Amarillo Globe News lists its publication schedule and combined operation with the Amarillo Daily News. It notes editors Gene Howe and Wilbur Hawk, and provides subscription rates for different regions and durations, dated October 20, 1927.
The Amarillo Globe notes that five public school projects will be ready by early 1928 and two more by year end, as enrollment surges. Growth remains steady, with the school board planning another program to meet ongoing demand if population growth continues.
The Globe notes a missing detail in yesterday’s report on 33 corporal punishment incidents in the first month of school. It argues the instrument used should be disclosed and questions whether modern methods offer a viable substitute for discipline.
Officials and executives pushed for a Dallas state exposition trip after success with Panhandle fairs. Reservations surged when a special rate was promised, but the final fare matched the regular Dallas excursion, raising public distrust and claims of being misled. The board and sponsors feel good faith was used, though not blamed.
A nostalgic reflection on autumn smells and memories sparked by roadside tomatoes and apple butter. The author recalls a copper kettle, chili sauce fumes, and a boy returning from school and football as appetites revive with fall aromas. The piece ends with a meditation on appetite as a cherished possession.
Garland B. Ham ilton and Lieutenant Robert H. Gray flew into Amarillo Tuesday night in a new Army Canuck plane bought by Gray. Hamilton piloted the five hour and twenty minute Dallas to Amarillo flight, completing the Clarendon to Amarillo leg in darkness. It was Hamiltons first compass guided Dallas trip.
Cliffside school shows major upgrades following last year’s survey. Windows moved to one side to fix lighting, house painted, playground equipment added, and enrollment rising each year under teacher Miss Maureen Fletcher with trustees G. H. Overhultz and Mrs. J. D. Martin.
Philo Vance interviews Colonel Bigsby Ostrander and others connected to Alvin Benson who was murdered at his home. Pfyfe Pryfe Leacock and Muriel St Clair emerge as key figures with strained relations to Benson. The narrative notes Benson’s temper and risky affairs while outlining motives and tension among a group of associates.
The scene centers on Vance and Markham at a table where Vance teases Markham about Benson's crowd. Colonel Ostrander, pompous and gossipy, comments on a captain in love with Miss Muriel St. Clairfine. The talk hints at a Georgia origin and wartime decoration before the captain's fate remains unresolved.
A satirical note ponders women aviators dominating the field while men hide in cellars. It jokes about their gas mileage and airs, and contrasts with a secretary recounting long days signing off on agent dismissals amid a dryer nation. Eskimo men hunt seals five months a year, while some husbands here must leave to fund their wives.
Peter suspects a handsome rabbit visits the dear Old Briar patch and grows jealous as Mr. Blacksnake taunts him. The foxish tease hints at infidelity fears while Peter debates confronting the patch or staying away. The tale ends with Peter’s resolve to return home.
Striking miners in Western Pennsylvania pin hopes on the AFL meeting set for November 14 in Pittsburgh. The action seeks a political and legal push to counter nonunion operators, targeting Pittsburgh Coal Company while Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation remains cautious.
Berlin releases an automobile dress book listing every car with owner name and address to aid citizens and police. The directory notes the No 1 car owned by Rudolph Hertzog and records that about half of recent cars are American imports. only 300 women own cars in Berlin.
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