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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1927
Page
7
Paris dispatch reports the first shipload of returning Legionnaires to sail for New York as thousands more tour battlefields and Europe. The convention draws praise from Paris merchants and hotelkeepers with half a billion francs spent by Legionnaires.
Harold Dewitt, an alleged murderer who escaped from the Dodge City county jail after a sleeping guard, was recaptured by Deputy Levi Davis. He was found in a coal shed at Kingsley, later taken back to Dodge City without a struggle. Dewitt had fled after stealing a car and was wanted in the murder of Sheriff Gowen C. Mills in Hamilton county on September 10.
AP report from multiple cities notes light human interest items. In Forest Hills mannequins display charity fete gowns and pajamas while tennis stars perform. New York announces Aaron Benesch to marry Helen Henderson. Managua probes marriages of U S Marines in Nicaragua. Moscow cites pilot Shesstakoff flying from Moscow to Tokyo in 150 hours. New York profiles Emil Hohene a 600 pound circus performer facing loneliness and travel.
The State accuses Henry Wall a negro porter of liquor law violation in district court. The trial began today and a jury was expected to be convened this afternoon.
Paris dispatch recalls Salvation Army doughnuts feeding troops in World War I. Helen Purviance, now a Salvation Army captain in New York, recounts making doughnuts at Montiers for the First Division. Veterans recall the huts, grease pots, and the comforting taste of home these treats provided.
Indianapolis September 28 United Press says Mayor John L Duvall plans several legal steps to delay his corruption conviction. He was found guilty by a Marion county jury of violating the corrupt practices act and sentenced to 30 days in jail a $1000 fine and four years disenfranchisement. His lawyers seek a new trial as an appeal to the Indiana supreme court looms while Duvall vows to fight to the end.
Governor Moody said he cannot travel to El Paso to meet Colonel Lindbergh on the flyer’s Texas entry. He will instead attend Lindbergh events in Fort Worth and Dallas next week.
W C Dowd sr publisher of the Charlotte News died suddenly at his home in Charlotte North Carolina on September 23 according to the Associated Press report.
Advertisement suggests Capudine as a quick relief remedy. It claims two teaspoonfuls in water act instantly by soothing nerves rather than deadening them. Hydration and non opiate formula marketed with 60 and 30 cent sizes and a trial size.
An old advertisement claims No. 9 Rat Killer can be scattered as envelopes to lure rats to gnaw and consume poison, with a money back guarantee if rats are not eradicated within 24 hours. The pitch targets readers via druggists offering a thirty five cent remedy.
A two day hearing on bus line permissions in the Panhandle ended yesterday afternoon. Texas railroad commission members planned visits to oil fields today and tomorrow. A banquet by the West Texas and Eastern New Mexico Bus Owners Association was canceled due to the fight and circus. All hearings were taken under advisement.
The Great Southern railway plans 208 autos to penetrate core areas of the Irish Free State. The fleet will supplement and feed railway lines, expanding coverage and accessibility across regions.
London seaman George Bligh retires after 50 years without absence or lateness. A pantry steward for 47 years with a major steamship company, he crossed the Atlantic 418 times and estimates travel exceeds 25,000,000 miles.
The Board of City Development reports upcoming stories about Amarillo and the Panhandle. The Dearborn Independent plans Panhandle and Amarillo scenes and a 2000 word feature to be mailed to the Texas Bankers Record for its October issue along with pictures.
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