28 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1926
Page
1
A long jumble of opinions covers film stars like Estelle Taylor, a Napoleon reference, and U S China tensions. It notes Judge Wilbur F Bryant aging with a bread and water diet, vivisection debates, cancer research statements, and European royalty gossip alongside Balkan prospects and American marriage talk.
The Democrats nominate Alfred E. Smith for governor at Syracuse amid large support while Republicans nominate Ogden Mills for governor in New York. Both parties back a statewide referendum on the Volstead Act and discuss prohibition reform along with questions of prosperity and state administration.
Oklahoma, Sept. 28. Kelsey Morrison, a former convict who once admitted killing Anna Brown at the urging of W. K. Hale, today repudiated that story in federal court. He testified he never saw the Osage woman and was in court for a liquor law sentence rather than the murder allegation.
City commission discusses a higher levy to fund expanding city services. Mayor Bivins doubts a 42 percent rise in assessed valuations will suffice for next year and expects a 15 to 20 cent increase per $100. The current rate stands at 1.10. Amarillo's growth and heavy requests for public improvements drive the tax debate.
Luis Contreras, indicted for murder in the slaying of Reyes Silva near Brownsville in March, was found insane by Cameron county court. After the killing Contreras fled to Mexico, returned to the U S in August and surrendered to the sheriff.
A garbled weather blurb outlines a forecast tied to tides and coastal conditions. It mentions the date and hints at a storm or surge risk with references to authorities and a public alert.
A 9:49 a m quake shock described as fairly curt was felt in Ventura California with reports of new damage. Service stations offering Thermo service faced lubrication issues and sought quick remedies.
Amarillo and the Panhandle endured four days of precipitation with light mists at noon and a 0.46 inch rainfall last night. Total rainfall since Friday night reached 2.92 inches in Amarillo, while the Panhandle totals reached six to seven inches.
Shugan of Dallas and Death Valley Jim Scott of New Orleans were named as probable starters for the sixth Dixie Series game in Dallas. The fifth game ended in a 2-2 tie after nine innings. Each team has two wins, with a seventh game possible in New Orleans on Thursday if no postponement occurs.
Miriam Noel Wright moved today to force Frank Lloyd Wright into bankruptcy in an involuntary petition. Chicago attorney Arthur D. Cloud said he would file the bankruptcy petition against the architect.
Philadelphia fans face a rain soaked day as the National League doubleheader against Boston is moved to tomorrow. Weather forces schedule change and teams prepare for action despite cold conditions.
The Santa Fe railroad announces a $2.5 million expansion in Amarillo including 22 miles of double tracking, 15 Baldwin locomotives, and 10.5 miles of new switching tracks. Construction begins immediately with a January completion target, financed by Santa Fe directors in New York.
Witnesses in Los Angeles identify Aimee Semple McPherson as the woman seen in a Carmel cottage with Kenneth Ormiston last summer while she was absent from her pastorate. The Statelbars hearing names Mrs McPherson and her mother in a criminal conspiracy case. A bungalow rental under George McIntyre and a key witness, carpenter John Considine, are noted in the proceedings.
Y M C A state secretary Grover Goode spoke to the Lions Club at Amarillo Hotel about boys work, noting that many people are in the wrong vocation. He assists St. G. Wilson of the high school in classifying local boys for future jobs. The club planned a joint Amarillo meeting on the Rock Island right-of-way fund next Tuesday at 6.20 PM at the Amarillo hotel.
Led by W G Skelly president of Skelly Oil a group of New York Chicago capitalists and writers arrived in Panhandle to tour the oil field Rain slowed plans Two invitations to Amarillo were under consideration before the Osage sale at Pawhuska Proceedings include names of visiting financiers and newspaper men
Rescue crews in Ironwood Michigan report hearing a distinct signal on a water pipe from the Pabst mine eighth level where forty three men are trapped by a shaft cave in last Friday. Alfred Makai reached near the miners and confirmed they are alive though distant. Efforts focus on four avenues including a diamond drill hole and horizontal tunnel from an adjoining mine to supply food and messages.
San Jacinto students were sent home when the building lacked heat due to ongoing heating system installation and incomplete plumbing. Superintendent W A McIntosh said plumbers expect heating to be ready by tomorrow, with further notices to appear in the morning paper.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local social item noting Harriet Porter Lallean and family ties. No clear event or date is legible. the snippet hints at a domestic matter or ceremony within a porte family context.
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