15 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1926
Page
1
A column discusses postwar strain and moral decline blaming veterans and Germans, notes legal and social turmoil, and laments wealth from sea while praising resilience. It cites Theodore Roosevelt at Niagara Falls and comments on politics, economics, and fashions amid a restless society.
City officials told Amarillo merchants to craft a uniform traffic ordinance acceptable to all streets, with a meeting of business representatives to decide rules. City Manager Bartlett supported placing Tack on the merchants' committee while pledging cooperation within reasonable limits. A second major item reports a $10,000 whiskey ring conspiracy led by a Santa Fe brakeman, with eight men and a woman jailed on swindling and theft charges across Texas, Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas.
The Tulsa beauty Norma Smallwood, known as Miss America, upsets expectations that gentlemen prefer blondes. Amarillo visitors recall her prior stop, while praised by artist Haskell Coffin for elegance and mystery akin to Mona Lisa, confirming judges' choice.
Lieut. Wright Vermilya, an army flier and National Guard instructor in Little Rock, hurried by civilian plane toward Brazil Indiana after learning his wife was seriously injured in an accident. A dispatch later revealed Mrs Vermilya had died when a friend's car overturned, a fact Vermilya did not know as he sought a faster Army transport in St Louis.
A huge forest and town fire roars through Bingham Utah as flames engulf the Catholic church, Dahlstrom's boarding house, and several smaller structures. Water is scarce and the blaze funnels through Carr Fork just above the Highland Bay mine where a deadly snow slide once occurred.
President Coolidge issued a proclamation placing an embargo on arms shipments to Nicaragua. The action follows a state department recommendation amid local disturbances in the central American country.
Long Beach inspector C G Spencer faces pressure to resign after being accused of oil dealing. City Manager Jeff Bartlett says Spencer was told to seek other work, while Spencer claims others are also involved and accuses Bartlett of bias. Aimee Semple McPherson denies new charges in a separate resurfaced kidnapping inquiry. District Attorney Asa Keyes reopens the probe, possibly calling witnesses from prior inquiries.
An explosion in a Missouri River tunnel under construction in Kansas City is believed to have killed eight workers. Foreman Charles Foreman entered 1000 feet back through debris and smoke, reporting no sounds from the blast. Victims named include Byron Taylor H Laster Frank Garrison W Light Pat Joyce W I Bailey J Hanes William Gola.
Genewich limited Chicago to four hits as Boston edged the Cubs 1 to 0 in the first game. Chicago failed to score after a quiet start while Boston tallied the decisive run in the seventh inning. Bush Huntzinger Hartnett Genewich and J Taylor were noted in the box.
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Three hours after escaping the Tom Green county jail via the roof, Joe Walling and Jack Colbaugh were captured in the act of burglarizing W. J. Bates suburban grocery, described by the report as Famous For Food. The incident occurred in San Angelo, with the trio then taken into custody.
Mr Tack proclaims a clean victory for Amarillo residents after a noon vote on parallel parking plans. Citizens including Lynch, Wateon, Kandal and Yack weigh in with safety over convenience while debates on public spaces and street use continue. The column notes visible letters and endorsements from locals and hints at ongoing continuation on page L.
Bobby Jones of Atlanta edged Dick Jones of New York one up at Bal Tuskrol to begin his bid for a third straight national amateur title. He needed a birdie four on the final hole after a tough round with a 77 medal score. Maurice McCarthy beat Max Marston in an extra hole on the 22nd green, while George von Elm defeated Ellsworth Augustus one up after a 19 hole match. Rudy Knepper beat Dexter Cummings one up and J Wood Platt beat Keefe Carter 4 and 3.
R G Barnum told the real estate board the Panhandle could someday yield one million barrels of oil daily and Amarillo must attract industries. He recalled doubters four years earlier about 100000 barrels daily. Thirty two realtors signed up for a Wichita Falls convention trip September 28 to October 1. They will meet civic groups next Thursday to discuss the Rock Island proposition.
The forecast calls for tonight and Thursday to be partly cloudy with temperatures similar to yesterday. Hourly readings show a mid afternoon peak near 66 degrees and a rising trend into the early afternoon.
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