Wide range of early 20th century opinions in Globe column
The column surveys public life topics from 1927, noting Will C. Wood's stance on schooling hours and critiquing garden party etiquette with spats, wildlife hunting practices in England, immigration and farming, labor and athletics, and American labor culture. It mixes comments from Brisbane and other writers on American society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star Company
Arthur
America
Globe
Brisbane
Nota
Sixteen Arrests For Gambling In City Raids
Twenty members of the sheriff's department conducted raids in the eastern city area leading to sixteen arrests on gaming charges. Most detainees were described as Negro or Mexican and paid fines on pleas of guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures This Week
Tonight and Friday show fair conditions with temperatures ranging from a high of 83 to a low of 62. Hourly readings start at 62 degrees at 7 a.m. rising to 83 degrees by noon and staying near that level into early afternoon.
Potter County tax rolls show $35.48 million in values
The complete rolls Franklin morning reveal total taxable values of 35,480,334 up from 25,125,888 last year. The 600 page roll lists commodity totals for city real property, personal property and bank shares among items like animals, livestock, machinery and railroad assets.
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Potter County
H. E. Kinkead
P. L. Blake
Will M. Benton
American Legion
France
Rogers So Famous They Won’t Let Him Ride a Horse
Will Rogers, so famous he won’t ride a horse, is filmed for a reel requiring him to gallop to the capitol in a night shirt. A stunt double, chauffeur Fred Lacey, performs the ride after directors deem Rogers’ neck too valuable to risk. The double recalls the difficult take with a comic remark about skidding once on a turn.
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Rogers
United Press
Washington
Will Rogers
Fred Lacey
Capitol
Texas
Lacy
Benedict Named President of University of Texas
Dr. H Y Benedict became president of the University of Texas as Dr. Walter Splawn retired to a professorship. Benedict, formerly dean of arts and sciences, described his move as leaping from deanery to the presidency. The ceremony featured Benedict also acting as president in Splawn's absence. One hundred one graduates received graduate degrees and fourteen earned arts and sciences degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Austin
H. Y. Benedict
University of Texas
Walter Splawn
Benedict
College of Arts and Sciences
Genedict
Splawn
Boston chosen for 1928 National Women's Temperance convention
Boston Massachusetts was selected as the 1928 convention city of the National Women's Temperance union by the executive committee in Minneapolis today. The report mentions Griggs ambulance and notes the Amarillo hotel coffee shop advertising fame for food.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Boston
Massachusetts
National Women’s Temperance Union
U S Leaps to Forefront in Commercial Aviation
The United States begins a new era in aviation with the end of government air mail and the start of a nationwide air express system. Private carriers will carry urgent express packages coast to coast in 82 hours and Chicago to Dallas in under 12, with a main New York to San Francisco trunk line and a return flight on the same route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
AIR Express
Associated Press
New York
America
Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Plainview businessman J W Boyle commits suicide at home
J W Boyle 56 a Plainview businessman shot himself at 3 30 am in his Plainview home after months of ill health including paralysis. He had returned recently from Glen Rose treatment. Survived by widow and son Wylie. Boyle moved to Plainview in 1919 from Knox City where he ran a music business.
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Globe
Plainview
J. W. Boyle
Boyle
Glen Rose
Wylie
Knox City
Knox County
Wheat seen as best 1927 crop in forecast
Washington reports the Agriculture Department forecasts wheat will be the best crop of the season with an 13 percent production increase and a substantial export surplus. Cotton faces flood damage and boll weevil effects while corn is a near total loss, lifting farm purchasing power on a world market basis.
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United Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
America
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Lightning Sets Three Oil Wells Afire in Bo rger
Lightning struck during a rainstorm last night in Borger, igniting three oil wells, pressure tanks, and a lumber yard. Heavy mud impeded firefighters as flames raged throughout the night. crews battled the blaze amid ongoing fires and stormy conditions.
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Borger
Johnson Ranch Declares 15 Percent Dividend on Royalty
Johnson Ranch Royalty company, rooted on the Johnson ranch in south Hutchinson County, will pay a 15 percent dividend totaling 109 725 dollars for stock of record September 20, payable October 1. This brings total stockholder returns to 65 percent since September 20 last year, with four prior dividends declared. Ed R Mayer is president, and directors met in Denver during his visit. The company holds a two fifths interest in the Johnson ranch royalty, covering 10 079 acres, plus additional acreage across the proven field and other districts totaling about 20 000 acres in royalty rights. Previous dividends were 6 percent on Sept 20 1926, 5 percent on Dec 20 1926, 20 percent on Mar 20 1927, and 15 percent on Jun 20 1927.
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Johnson Ranch Royalty Company
Johnson
South Hutchinson County
Ed R. Mayer
Denver
Mayer
Johnson Ranch
Hutchinson Field
Borger
League of Nations opens forty sixth council session
The League of Nations council opened its forty sixth session in Geneva with Enrique Villegas, Chilean ambassador to Italy, presiding. The meeting resumes the interwar body's work on international diplomacy and crisis response.
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League of Nations
Freas
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Enrique Villegas
Italy
English Airplane Now Long Overdue Amid Atlantic Flights
Trans Atlantic aviators chase record flights as four monoplanes push toward distance limits while Lindbergh flies westward. Princess Anne Wertheim aboard Saint Raphael is overdue near Canada with 900 gallons onboard and 4 1 2 hours of endurance. Dispatches report other crews in Europe and North America preparing for trans Atlantic or global routes.
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Atlantic
United Press
Lindbergh
Anne
Lowenstein Wertheim
I. T. Minchin
Leslie Hamilton
Princess
Saint Raphael
Ireland
Ottawa
Canada
St. Johns
N. F
Irish
Courtney
England
Dieudonne Costes
Breguet
Felt hats debut as summer ends in Amarillo window displays
Open season on straw hats is here says Amarillo merchants who plan a shift to felts by Saturday. Storefronts showcase new fall styles with narrower brims and sober shades like tans and grays. Bill Adams notes proper hats depend on crown and wearer’s physique and urges customers to see the felts in shops Saturday.
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Amarillo
Bill Adams
Mr. Adams
Redfern lands report inexact amid Brazil search
United Press reports a Brazilian telegraph office saying an inland landing claim about aviator Paul Redfern is inexact. U.S. State Department orders Para consul to probe Brazilian reports as efforts to locate Redfern continue in the Amazon jungle frontier beyond Alemquez.
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United Preas
Para
Brazil
Santarem
National Telegraph
Alemquez
Paul Redfern
Georgia
Amazon River Valley
Alemquer
Washington
State Department
United States
Amazon
Cattlemen's Day at Tri-State Fair Set Aside
Pat Landergrin president of the Panhandle Livestock Association announced a cattlemen gathering on September 12 in Amarillo. The event will resemble a called session of the spring convention with no formal program a casual reunion for cattlemen to inspect the fair discuss business trade feed and socialize.
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Tri-State
Pat Landergrin
Panhandle Livestock Association
Panhandle
Amarillo
Mr. Landergrin
Five Bonds Forfeited For $6000 In District Court
District Judge Bishop forfeited five bail bonds totaling $6,000 due to defendants’ failure to appear for trial. Bonds and defendants include Whitey Barton for liquor law violation with $2,000 bond, W. E. Elms for liquor violations with $1,000 bond, Joe A. Allen for swindling by check with $1,000 bond, X, and E. W. Schleiger for liquor violation with $1,000 bond, with multiple sureties listed.
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Bishop
F.D. (Whitey) Barton
M. T. Bailey
Fred Thompson
W. E. Elms
A. L. Thomas
Seth Gordon
Joe A. Allen
John E. Toles
H. i Holland
E. W. Schleiger
A. L. Dye
Ross Farmer
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Will C. Wood
California
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Buckingham Palace
Lordon Magazine
William Johnson-Hicks
Hoover
G. Forbes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Iowa
Eureka
Kan
Joe Loebel
Loebel
Amarillo Hotel
the Panhandle
U. OF T
Temperance Union
Griggs Ambulance
Manney Pty. Co
Rule
Blackburn
St. Raphael
Center of Hope
Africa
Europe
Asia
Pacific
Wonoula, Haan
North America
Edward F. Schlee
William Brock
Harbor Grace
New Foundland
Pride of
Detroit
London
Munich
Belgrade
Constantinople
Redfern Lands
Para Consul
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