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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1927
Page
3
Berlin police launch a vigorous campaign against gambling games like Bearte and Chouette in exclusive clubs. The crackdown follows tragic deaths of novices drawn to the thrill and losses of these games, with clubs admitting separate gambling rooms to evade probes.
Report from Sept 26 indicates Smith has limited southern support and must contend with a strong anti Smith bloc. Louisiana and Florida may provide a few delegates, but the solid South opposes him and party machines affect delegate choice. Donahey emerges as a potential anti Smith rallying point though doubts remain.
Officials restrict club managers from subletting club rooms to professional gamblers. The move likely ends the Berliners' bid to turn their capital into a German Monte Carlo and dampens the city’s gambling hopes.
Am a rillo residents return from travels to find the city renewed with new towers and renovated streets. Santa Fe officials including H G Brandt and W C Sherman attended Safety First and Book of Rules meetings, while births bring joy at two employees' homes. The railroad reports steady fruit train moves from California, new all steel cabooses, and crew assignments for Amarillo and nearby yards.
London report quotes Betty Nuthall sixteen on American girls after her American tour. She says they are free and clever, grow up early, powder their noses young, and notes American men are nice but dislikes their dress and rare use of evening wear.
The passage discusses party power dynamics and party machine influence in North Carolina. It mentions Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels as a potential vice presidential pick to balance a ticket with Smith and notes ongoing speculation about balancing the ticket in the 1920s political landscape.
Seventeen more have arrived and are en route with all-steel cabooses issued on seniority. Santa Fe officials attended Southwest Shippers Advisory board meetings in Beaumont and Amarillo with updates on warehouse foremen weariness and the Dizzy Brakeman’s Delight in Destruction. Staff changes include Edna Northen’s vacation and I W Lawson resting at the company hospital in Clovis.
A collage of quotes and local notes from Park Street to Rock Island rail lines. Statistics on women workers mix with reflections on temper and finance while Amarillo hosts conventions and travelers. Conductor I M Crotty visits family at 904 Buchanan amid railway chatter.
Report notes the Santa Fe line now extends 53 miles beyond the Canadian River with the most difficult terrain overcome. Workers use heavy rock and explosives to clear hindrances as block signals come into service between Amarillo Kings Mills. Local items include a Friona death linked to drinking and a School Board quip on Moming Grove seating.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul introduce roller-bearing trains to cut discomfit, lift speed, and save fuel. Planned: Wacco Beaumont Trinity Sabine railway work starts within sixty days, extending the Wellington to Livingston main line from Weldon to Waco and Livingston to Port Arthur with a Trinity to Colmesweil branch, totaling over 300 miles of trackage.
Claiming to restore youth and energy, the ad touts McCoy's Tablets and McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets as cures for anaemia and thinness. It guarantees satisfaction with a full refund if users do not gain weight or feel healthier after specific box purchases.
The track would traverse much of the wealthiest parts of the state and intersect nearly all major Texas rail lines. Project costs are estimated between 11 million and 12 million dollars, according to R. C. Duff of Houston, president of the company.
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