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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
14
The report shows a deficit of 93 909 000 in the first half of the year attributed to Ted’s free passes and a large number of deadheads on Austrian railways. The figures highlight how discounts and unpaid staff time impact the system’s finances.
El Paso prepares to greet thousands for the 1900 Texas State Teachers' association meeting with railroads offering bargain rates. The article recalls past growth to 1926 with Fort Worth headquarters and 24,000 members, stressing equal educational opportunities and a six month public school mandate for Texas children.
Ambitious writers at North Texas Agricultural College compete like athletes for places on the school paper. Successful candidates earn berths on the paper staff through the same tryout process as athletics.
Delegates gathered for a Methodist conference as Beth had presided and Henry Udackens welcomed. Bishop John M. Moore spoke. Officers re elected include secretary Sterling Fisher and assistant secretaries Gaston Hartefield and J. Fisher Simpson. Districts named assistant secretaries for Austin Beeville Brownsville Cuero Kerrville Lampaasas San Angelo San Antonio San Marcos Uvalde and more. Epworth League marked its anniversary with a sermon by Rev Paul B. Kern. A Constantinople decree bans red on autos, reserving it for fire engines.
Faculty praise the Shorthorn year for high grade work with steady organization and polish. Miss Margaret Vaughan of Oak Cliff becomes editor with reporters Louise Johnson Shamrock Christine Fowler Carl Nerman Beth Waggoner Elizabeth Preston El nora Leslie Annie Lou Waggoner Glenn Collard and John B Hearne listed as staff. Letters awarded to those who print 150 to 160 column inches of copy.
A Des Moines trainer and the state board face inquiry over alleged abuse at the Mitchellville state training school. Superintendent Miss Rae Hanchett confirms rubber hose whipping, confinement in dark punishment rooms, and adhesive tape on foreheads as discipline for rule violations. Three detained girls, Marion Jerauld 19 Sioux City Alma Kyd 17 Des Moines Laurena Osborne 17 Delta, were returned to the school after reporting the abuse.
Indiana former Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon D. OC Stephenson appealed to the state supreme court from his 1927 second degree murder conviction for the death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis. He argued lack of jurisdiction and errors in indictment and trial, listing eighteen errors in all.
Creomulsion offers two fold action to soothe inflamed membranes and prevent germ growth. The emulsion, containing creosote, is claimed to heal persistent coughs colds bronchitis and related respiratory illnesses. Money refunded if relief is not achieved with proper use.
The text notes a girl poisoned then dying weeks later, with prosecutions blaming injuries and withheld treatment on Stephenson. It reveals Stephenson met Miss Oberholtzer at Governor Jackson's inaugural ball in January 1926. A grand jury probe into Indiana political corruption, led by Thomas H. Adams, is in its third week. Stephenson testified briefly after being brought from prison.
Mrs Hi Imboden and Carol Hollon of Mountainair NM visit Mr and Mrs B R Voss at 110 Fillmore Street. Roy Harned, new arrivals from San Antonio, visits his sister Mrs Marion L Miller at 409 N Fillmore. L R Kershaw, a Muskogee OK businessman, is in Amarillo exploring oil field investments.
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