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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1928

Page

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King George III health update signals renewed concern

Buckingham Palace issues a grave late bulletin as King George III loses ground in his illness. A bacteriological exam is noted and doctors plan a general review of the case tomorrow. Earlier reports described weakness, reduced nourishment, and a smaller margin of safety, prompting renewed public anxiety and a resumed morning bulletin.

Whitby London George Lord Dawson of Penn Sir Stanley Hewett

Dallas Assault Case Continued To January Fourteen

Dallas police said Ben Aldridge and Lee Roy Merriman faced two indictments each for criminal assault and three counts of robbery after abducting three Dallas girls from their escorts on the night of December 9. Trial was continued to January 14 by District Judge Adams.

Associated Press Dallas Ben Aldridge Lee Roy Merriman Adams Aldridge Merrimen

Weather for Amarillo and West Texas

Amarillo and vicinity enjoy a fair day with moderate temperatures. West Texas forecasts show fair conditions and little temperature change. A central Utah high pressure area sits over the Rio Grande valley this morning keeping southern Plains cool, while a northeast Canadian low brings warmer air to the northern Rockies and Plains. The northwestern low’s southeastward path supports a fair to feather Friday with moderate temperatures.

Amarillo West Texas Utah Rio Grandge Valley Plains States Canadian Northwest Rocky Mountain

Flu situation in Santa Fe prompts $1000 reward for wreckers

Washington reports Surgeon General Cumming calls influenza outbreak serious with potential spread to Atlantic states. He notes possible second wave later winter, but urges public not to alarm. Deaths weekly and city counts cited. Santa Fe wreck case in California links reward of $1600 for wreckers connected to a northbound Missionary train derailment near Hesperia.

Santa FE Associated Press Washington Cumming Atlantic States United States Census Bureau Louisiana New Orleans Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa Texas New Mexico el Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio United Press San Bernardino Calif Santa Fe “Missionary Hispenia F. 8 Mackie The W. H. Burbage Winslow Ariz Los Angeles F. J. Mackie A. C. Long Hesperia

Marshall Explosion Kills Dallas Man at Paint Drum

Clenn Wade, 23, of Dallas died in Marshall Texas after his head was crushed by an exploded compressed air paint drum. He was bending over the drum to spray a storage tank when the blast occurred. his skull was crushed and an eye torn from its socket.

Associated Preas Marshall Texas Clenn Wade Dallas Wade

Life Span Increases and Orphan Statistics At Science Meeting

At the American Association for the Advancement of Science, researchers announced a chemical advance toward treating diabetes by isolating the hormone that controls sugar, a step toward synthetic insulin production. Roy Chapman Andrews and Mongolian discoveries were noted, while Dr. Alfred J. Lotka reported that over 500000 American children have been spared orphanhood due to longer life expectancy.

American Association For the Advancement of Science John J. Abel H. Jensen Johns Hopkins Association Charles P. Berkey Department of Geology Columbia University Roy Chapman Andrews American Museum Mongolia Asia Lotka American Association For Advancement of Science Henry Fairfield Osborne George B. Pegram Arthur J. W. Hilly James J. Walker New York

Chicagoan Fights Two Hours To Get Pants From Thief

Chicago report tells of George Wood a traveling salesman who faced a thief who grabbed his watch $316 and then demanded his pants. They fought two hours in a garage ending with Wood in underwear pursuing the thief who escaped.

Chicago George Wood Wood

Stringent Marriage Laws to Halt Crime in Colorado

Judge Frink McDonough in Denver proposes a five day waiting period to wed and a mandatory one year of marriage before divorce for cruelty claims. The plan aims to curb wasteful marriages and easy divorces tied to social crime and domestic distress.

Colorado United Venue Denver Conn Frink McDonough America Meonough

Hoover leaves last land sight as Utah sails to equator

President-Elect Hoover on board the USS Utah heads toward the equator after passing Rio de Janeiro, the ship 256 miles south of the equator at noon. The voyage northward covers about 850 miles daily as weather remains pleasant and drills simulate engagement without actual gunfire.

Utah Hoover Virginia Capes Brazil Equator Tomourrow Naval Rio de Janeiro Blue Jacket Joost

Boston Council Approves Sunday Baseball Measure

Boston city council voted unanimously to accept Sunday sports measures passed by referendum. The act will permit prosecuting Sunday baseball in the city.

Boston Associated Press

Forty Thousand Millionaires in U.S. Report

Chicago December 27. Millionaires have risen rapidly, from 7,000 to between 80,000 and 100,000, per Carl Snyder of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He told the American Statistical Association that currency debasement since the war, soaring security values, and large-scale market manipulation largely created these new fortunes.

Chicago Ieee Carl Snyder Federal Bank of New York American Statistical Association

Honor Requisition for New Mexico Parole Case

Governor Johnston orders requisition of Homer Hamilton of Oklahoma City for parole terms violation in alleged application in the state of New Mexico. Swain is referenced in the report as part of the context. The item notes a cross state action in a legal matter involving an Oklahoma resident.

Oklahoma City Johnston New Mexica Homer Hamilton Dean Swain

Texas Cattle Man Dies in New Mexico

Carlos Garcia a longtime San Elizario Texas cattleman died today at the residence of United States Senator O A Larrazola in Albuquerque New Mexico. His widow and daughter survive. He had been a prominent figure in Texas cattle ranching for many years.

Albuquerque N. M Carlos Garcia United States O. A. Larrazola Larrazola San Elizario Texas

Missing Flier Eats as Search Is Made

Providence dispatch Dec 27 reports Lieutenant James FE Dyer winner of the Schiff Memorial trophy for safe flying attended a party in his honor at Auburn when authorities sought to confirm a report that his naval plane was forced down near the Massachusetts border late today.

Associated Press Providence James FE. Dyer Schiff Auburn Massachusett S

Dallas honors most useful citizen 1928

A Dallas civic committee honored John J. Simmons, a Dallas capitalist, for rendering the greatest service to the city in the past year. He received the Linz service trophy at a meeting of civic leaders in Dallas on December 27.

Dallas Texas Texas Methodist Education Commission K. B. Hawk Fort Worth J. W. Mills Houston J. O. Haymes Vernon H. KE. Jackson San Angelo A. G. Koenig Den~ton Sam BR Hay John M. Moore F. P. Culver Caralvana Sterling Fisher Associated Press John J. Simmons Dallas Capitalist Way

President Coolidge hunts wild turkeys on Sapelo Island

On Sapelo Island Georgia December 27 President Coolidge hunting on Little Sapelo with Col Osman Latrobe Alfred W Jones Edward Varey and Col B E Starling left in a speedboat for the game preserve. Three pheasants and two wild turkeys were bagged and the president wore a wide sombrero leather jacket riding breeches and high laced boots. A second hunting party may include Mrs Coolidge tomorrow morning as an army plane ferried mail and a Curtis amphibian carried cargo to Sapelo Island.

Associated Press Savelo Island Howard I. Coffin Coolidge Little Sapelo Sapelo Col Osman Latrobe Alfred W. Jones Brunswick Edward Varey Mr. Coffin BE. Starling White House Service Black Hills Mr. Coolidge St. Timon's Island Curtis Flying Service Sapelo Island

Air Route Manager Arrives in Houston for Gulf Coast Route

W M De Wald operations chief of St Teremony Gulf Coast Airways arrived in Houston to inaugurate the Houston New Orleans air mail and passenger route opening January 23. In the plane were W P O Neil president of the Louisiana Bankers Association and vice president of the Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans, and his son.

Associated Pregay Houston W. M. de Wald St. Teremony Gulf Coast Airways, Inc Houston New Orleans W. P. O'Neil Louisiana Bankers’ Association aOnal Bank and Trust Company of W .P

Robber-Killer At Guggenheim Lab Linked To Poisoned Coffee

A night watchman was poisoned with a powerful toxin at the Guggenheim Brothers laboratory while thieves rifled files and sought drugs or secret formulas. Police seek James Baker, 22, a former lab worker, amid leads from two coffee containers found beside the victim Elmer Mayhew and accomplice Cheatar Macauley. The robbers forced Mayhew to tie Macauley and bound him, gaining $24 and failing to take the safe’s $1,000 in metals.

Associated Press New York Guggenheim Brothers’ Laboratory James Baker Elmer Mayhew Macauley Baltimore Henry Gaw Mayhew Jlo Nafe

War department orders tighter border patrol to block exiles

In Mexico City on December 27 the war department ordered border commanders to be especially vigilant to prevent political exiles from entering the country. The government recently refused many petitions from deportees seeking permission to return to Mexico.

Associated Press Mexico City War Department United States Mexico

Waco Man To Head Creek Nation Scouts

Okmulgee Oklahoma December 27 M K Davis Creek Nation Boy Scout executive names John Wyche of Waco Texas as scout field executive with Sapulpa Oklahoma headquarters succeeding Carl Barnhart who returns to university work Wyches territory covers Sapulpa Sellyville Keifer and Mounds Oklahoma

Associated Press Okmulgee Okla M. K. Davis Creek Nation John Wyche Waco Texas Sapulpa Carl Barnhart Wyche Sellyville Keifer Mounds

Literary Digest editor flies over panhandle toward coast

Burt Morton McConnell editor of the Literary Digest Mrs McConnell and companions started from Wichita on the far southwest leg of an east to near coast flight. They halted El Paso as their scheduled night stop flying in a large tri motor Fokker monoplane piloted by Silas Morehouse.

Wichita Kas el Paso Burt Morton McConnell Literary Digest

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