13 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
1
Summary of Arthur Brisbane column with opinions on New York banks charging high interest, Maine voting Republican, King Alfonso’s talk on moving pictures, and scientific notes on the electron. Mentions Capone and Lombardo crime context with Capone’s visit to a funeral.
Seven people were killed and another injured likely fatally when a westbound Grand Trunk freight struck their automobile at a Gary area grade crossing. The deceased include D. Pollock 59 of Milbourn Missouri and Retta Mainord 30 of Matthews Missouri with a baby girl four months old, Mrs Anna Jones 27, Fred Jones 20 months, and Howard Smith 48 of Wearborn Michigan. Ernest L Jones 7 was seriously injured. Dial Griggs ambulance.
Tonight and Friday outlooks show partly cloudy skies with cooler temperatures across Oklahoma. Areas in the extreme northwest and Panhandle regions experience the cooler trend with temperatures easing from today’s high 84 and low 64.
Vernon city commission declared chief W W Gilbert's office vacant after six years in command. Police Commissioner S A Castlebury issued a lengthy reply defending the department while criticizing city policy on traffic fines and noting attempts to appoint a new head.
United Press reports sixty Free Masons and El Sol correspondent were arrested in La Linea Cadiz near Gibraltar without stated reason. Authorities did not disclose motives.
Tickets for the Dorothy Greathouse recital at the Municipal auditorium on September 14 are on sale at the Tri State Fair office 810 Polk street. Prices range from 50 cents to 2.00 and reservations are rapidly being made under the Tri State fair auspices.
In Los Angeles on September 13, Leo P Kelley rested his defense against charges of slaying Myrtle Mellus a wealthy society matron. The case nears jury deliberation with Kelley accusing prosecutors of a frame up citing Dr E T Patee who says Pete Pedrotti threatened him to testify for the defense. Judge Bowron awaits further evidence.
Borger plans a large March to the Vri-State exposition on Borger Day September 24 with about 1500 students and hundreds of citizens. The Borger Chamber of Commerce official says the schools close and trucks will transport attendees to the fair. The auto caravan may be among the largest to attend the September 22 to 29 fair as Borger aims to lead in attendance.
Senator Sam G Bratton of New Mexico arrives in Amarillo to headline the Panhandle Dem ocratic rally tonight at the auditorium. He urges voters to judge by party merits and backs Governor Alfred Smith for the presidential ticket.
Madrid report says arrests halted a planned anti government action on the fifth anniversary of Primo de Rivera's dictatorship. Officials stated the movement aimed to surface tonight with diverse elements, while the premier denied military involvement and blamed politically driven destabilizers.
Nine days remain until the Amarillo Tri State exposition opens September 22 through 29 with no admission charge at the gate. Local crowds anticipate exhibits, rides, and daily festivities.
A severe hurricane hit Porto Rico and was expected to reach Haiti tonight. San Juan reports all business suspended and land wires down. Wind speeds near ninety miles per hour and a 29.50 barometer, with forecasts of general storm coverage in the West Indies and warnings issued for vessels and Cuba.
Bobby Jones at Kraeburn Country Club Newton Mass Sept 15 shattered the tournament record with a 70 two under par to lead John B Beck London by 12 up after 18 holes in the 36 hole third round.
Investigation opened into the murder of 20 year old Paul Curtis Sutermeister whose body was found in his car sixteen miles northeast of Fulton. Authorities described the case as a homicide and were examining possible motives and suspects.
Advanced music students and general audiences will hear Dorothy Greathouse a Chicago concert singer Friday night at the Tri-State Fair association event in the city auditorium. She will perform with accompanist Kathryn Orr using seven trunks of costumes with gowns by Lucille New York and Lester's Chicago.
New Year services of the Reform Jewish congregation will be held at the Christian Science church at 7:00 oclock Friday evening and at 10 oclock Saturday morning.
In New York on September 15, armed gangsters stormed a hospital to free two jailed members. They killed a patrolman and fired many shots before nurses and internes repelled them, forcing a retreat without freeing the prisoners. The raid marks a bold act in the ongoing gang war.
A fragment of a plane wing identified as Roald Amundsen's Laytham aircraft was recovered in the Tromsoe channel, suggesting the expedition may have been forced down shortly after departing Tromoe last June while seeking Italia survivors.
Philadelphia dispatch says the steamer Shreveport explosion near the Carolina coast killed five men. The boatswain John Wolseigar of Delaware Gardens near Camden New Jersey died. others named are A Bergman Brooklyn New York Harry KE Hopkins North Fastham Massachusetts D Miranda Asturias Spain and Sven Person Boston.
Ballot planned within two weeks to decide if Amarillo residents support compulsory vaccination for school children. Miss Nellie C. Williams from New York will speak on anti vaccination views at 110 West Tenth Street, with a local American Medical Liberty League to form afterward.
In Decatur Indiana a Lockheed Vega non-stop race plane landed on a farm after a broken oil line. Col William Thaw and Capt John Morris, both of Pittsburgh, suffered a dislocated hip and bruises. They were found at 6 am and transported to a hospital.
Chicago AP reports Frank Ranieri, a sewer contractor, notified police that his 10-year-old son was kidnapped and held for 60000. He said the kidnapers warned the boy would be killed if the ransom is not paid by Saturday. Police had been informed a week earlier the boy was missing. Ranieri feared for the other six children.
Bill Smith faces execution at the Texas state penitentiary for the murders of Sheriff KR Smith and Deputy Jake Owens near Roby in Wisher County. Warden E F Harrell suspects feigned insanity, noting Smith is now truly insane, with earlier reprieves and a hunger strike in Dallas jail.
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