14 Sep 1924
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1924
Page
1
A 1924 column blends boxing lore with international politics. It cites Jack Dempsey’s crowd draw and urges focus on national business, contrasts race and sport, and references Dawes Plan and League of Nations while criticizing foreign policy debates.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with possible showers on Sunday. Yesterday’s high reached 75 with a low of 61, compared with 86 and 60 respectively a year ago. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hostel is famous for food.
J. M. Neely a Federal Land Bank director says Panhandle farm lands show strong fertility and requests Houston directors to raise land valuations by at least 20 percent. He brings farm products as leverage and will be joined by D. M. Ramsey and W. F. Craddock. The Amarillo Loan association reports a million dollars lent with no delinquencies as support for growth.
Dayton greeted three American round the world fliers with a crowd of 100000 at Mc Cook field as eleven escort planes joined them. The airmen then prepared for the next hop and officials warned engines on the Douglass cruisers may need replacement.
Georges Carpentier a famed heavy weight boxer clashed with a garage attendant in Paris last night. After a dispute over a car placement he shouted his identity and threw a punch prompting attendants to intervene and send him away in a ruined suit and oil smeared hat.
A 19 year old, Bernard Grant, convicted in a policeman’s murder, faces a hanging sentence to be reviewed by Governor Small. Attorneys argue class bias as Leopold Loeb case looms in defense funds and public sympathy grows for the poverty stricken youth who left school at 14 to support his family.
A large Amarillo banquet at the Amarillo hotel honored Carter for his Pan Tex pipe line project from oil fields to the city. Col Thompson praised him as a principled, enterprising lawyer and builder, and Carter pledged to spend substantial time in Amarillo. Reports describe plans for new wells, anticipated refinery activity, and the economic impact on Amarillo with future manufacturing prospects.
In Bonham Texas on September 13 Earl Lindsey age 13 was crushed between a brick wall and an ice truck. The truck driver did not know of the accident until he got off the vehicle.
The Meadow Brook Club saw the United States polo team dominate the first match of the international series, beating Britain 16 to 5. Led by Deveraux Morbin, the Americans exploited fast offenses as Malcolm Stevenson suffered an injury late in the game.
OTL man to visit W G Caldwell official of the Texas company has registered at the Palo Duro hotel for the exposition week September 22 to 28.
Officials of the Amarillo Tri-State exposition begin preparations for a major Southwest fair opening in one week. Work on the administration building entrance and grounds proceeds under a tight schedule to complete by Tuesday night.
Mixed flamboyant performer May Peterson Thompson urged a defend pay luncheon crowd at the Texas Hotel Crystal rooms to back Fort Worth as the 1926 American Legion Convention host. The opera star inspired attendees after a Dep talk with an enthusiastic call that she could lead the effort.
Waller and Castleversy, both aged 64, former residents of Lockhart, Bexar, died today in Puliimaer Texas according to local records.
A massive California forest blaze near Pasadena has been checked by hundreds of firefighters, with the Carnegie observatory at Mount Wilson reportedly safe for now. Firefighters battled two fronts, preventing the flames from reaching the observatory’s prominent white tower and 100 inch telescope.
In Topeka on September 13 John W. Davis, the Democratic presidential nominee, denounced the Republican party as the “party of special privileges” and vowed to fight greed. He criticized the Fordney McCumber tariff, Mellon interests in aluminum, and various policies he labeled as favoritism benefiting a few. He urged election of a Democratic administration and Congress to restore progressivism.
Kansas Governor Jonathan M. Davis chaired a Topeka meeting broadcast by the Kansas City Star over radio station WDAF last night. The Democratic presidential nominee spoke for more than an hour, drawing praise from Amarillo Democrats who listened in.
The Kiwanis led Safety First Week promotes left looking, slow driving, and street safety with school talks, window signs, and posters. Teachers will cover daily safety lessons, while poets warn of crossings and late night speeding. A breakfast event and public campaigns reinforce careful behavior for pedestrians and drivers alike.
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