07 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane comments on the 1927 political landscape noting betting odds for Hoover and Smith, Raskob’s picks for Indiana Illinois and Ohio, and industrialists views on prohibition. The piece cites Wall Street losses, Dante’s ashes, and science discussions in Glasgow, ending with a tease for Gene Tunney.
Governor Smith plans a September 16 campaign tour with a first Omaha speech September 1s focusing on farm relief water power and prohibition. Hoover reports Old South efforts to unite anti Smith forces behind a single electoral voters group. Reed declines Farmer Labor VP slot and backs Democratic party. Robinson to speak tonight in Chattanooga and finish Tennessee trip in Knoxville.
Earl Rowland of Wichita Kansas again led the class A transcontinental air derby from New York to Los Angeles on the Wichita to Oklahoma City leg. Rowland arrived at the Municipal Airport at 10 47 a m in a Cessna monoplane, forging ahead as others trailed. The field saw shifts with Robert Dake and Duke Close close behind, and weather delaying the New York to Los Angeles Class B races.
Letters urged schools to close for one day during the Amarillo Tri-State exposition from September 22 to 29 to enable students to visit the fair and enjoy free gate. Mrs. Phebe K. Warner and S. A. Tibbets spoke at Canyon urging dismissal. over fifty teachers backed the plan. Also, the Texas railroad commission ordered higher differential freight rates north of Amarillo to Grover on the Amarillo Liberal Rock Island line.
Steve Reicher a 17 year old Dayton Ohio youth was brought back to Amarillo and placed in Potter County Jail charged with auto theft. The car said to be in Amarillo was returned with him. He was arrested on the highway between Amarillo and Oklahoma City when the car stalled. Reicher says he did not possess the car and that the driver who rode him to a nearby farmhouse for parts gave him a lift when officers arrived.
Four men were arrested in New York over the kidnapping and murder of six year old Salvatore Santomoreo at Coney Island. Panorella admitted luring Salvatore and his brother but implicated Jerry Perino John Marisco and Pasquale Borello in the killing.
A Shakespearian play featuring about 200 children will be staged at the Municipal Auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. Directed by Mrs. Vernon Hogan, the program supports the summer playground and recreational work of the Board of City Development. Admission is 26 and 60 cents, with proceeds aiding playground expenses. Elaborate costumes and fine training are described as standout parts of the production. See John About Building. John Maynard Lumber Co. 800 W. 8th.
Secure a heating expert today by checking the Classified Rde under Business Services Offered for daily listings of skilled workmen ready to install repair or maintain your heating system for the upcoming cold season.
Amarillo residents faced a decisive referendum on a 1060,000 municipal airport bond. A strong "yes" would create a Class A airport with broad national appeal, while a "no" would leave Amarillo reliant on private fields and delay aviation ambitions.
News from Superior Wisconsin and Northampton Massachusetts report John Coolidge plans a railroad career. He will start in the freight department of the New York New Haven Hartford line, with confirmation only partial and carefully hedged by himself.
Three boys aged 14 to 16 were returned from Vega to Potter county jail in Amarillo after arrest in a long ago car theft case. Named Halle Karr Harold Yeager and Bernard Whitton all from Oklahoma City, they claimed they bought the car from a man in Amarillo and were bound for Arizona to visit an uncle when arrested.
Tomorrow’s election asks Amarillo voters to approve a $100,000 airport bond backed by the Board of City Development and city leaders. A 480 acre site near Panhandle highway was chosen after surveys and expert advice, seen as key to making Amarillo a regional aviation center.
The notice names eight polling sites including the courthouse, Central fire station, North Buchanan street school, East Amarillo school, Wilson school, Sixteenth street fire station, Woodlief garage on West Sixteenth street, and San Jacinto fire station.
City officials assess a harbor plan linking railroad and highway access to power gas lines and favorable topography. The owner offers 100 dollars per acre with a 10 dollar refund bonus, while lawyers say the bond issue is legal and will add taxes no more than 1.25 percent of assessed valuation, amid broader notes on projecting prosperity and a literary reference.
San Francisco pier 45 harbor project suffered a blaze when a gasoline torch ignited molten tar. Four men were missing and three injured after flaming tar flooded the bay. Names given include Harry Sowers Shorty Johnson Andy Anderson and another unnamed worker. injured were Jack Piffer P B Weston and Ed Hall.
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