Kidnapping and ransom trap for Jack and Jill Stuart
In a melodramatic Washington-era style tale, Jack Stuart and Jill Justin wed after a perilous rescue. Their bliss is disrupted when tungsten mine financier Pat Sweeney and others bring new malevolent twists. A ransom plot unfolds at a mountain house as Emery the schemer and Nita Ravelle complicate trust and marriage.
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Jill Justin
Jack Stuart
Jack
Jill
Stuart
Tony Justin
Pat Sweeney
Mary
Mike
Nita Ravelle
le Tarte
Mike Sweeney
Nita
Ferry Boats and New York Nights in 1928
A McIntyre column portrays New York ferries as steady links to the harbor’s life, amid Times Square hotel plans and urban change. It blends ferry lore with street scenes, gossip, and a fiction excerpt ending with a teaser for a continuation.
Amarillo’s neighborly outreach to Panhandle towns praised
Citizens of Amarillo are urged to continue the spirit of neighborliness by visiting the Panhandle Plains Dairy show in Plainview and inviting smaller cities along the route to join the local caravan. The piece urges more proactive civic engagement to erase lingering rivalry and boost regional cooperation.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Board of City Development
Chamber of Commerce
Plainview
Radical America Drives Down Prices and Up Wages
The piece argues that American conservatism masks radical shifts in industry especially in pricing and wages. It notes soaring airplane industry growth with 67 factories in 1926, 103 in 1927, and over 2,300 planes sold last year. Public interest is evident at Portland's air school and Cleveland airport crowds, signaling an aviation boom ahead.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Far West
Portland
Oregon
Cleveland
Ohio
America
Banana Bill the Toucan Makes Scrapper Laugh
In Green Forest banter, Bobby Coon questions Scrapper the Kingbird about Banana Bill, a toucan whose bright colors and banana-like bill define him. Scrapper explains Banana Bill’s jungle home, unique appearance, and why the jungle wouldn’t be the same without him, noting banana associations and distant Tropics.
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Banana Bill
Bobby Coon
Scrapper
Bobby
Toucan
Alleged Forger of Hearst's Name Held
Danridge H. Bibbs aged 46 from San Francisco was arrested in New York on April 7 charged with forging the name of William Randolph Hearst to a $15,000 check. Police say Bibbs gained an interview with Hearst at his Riverside Drive home on July 2 posing as a friend of Hearst's son and, while Hearst was away, stole blank checks to cash one for $15,000 at a local bank.
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New York
Danridge H. Bibbs
San Francisco
William Randolph Hearst
Bibbs
Hearst
Riverside Drive
Heart
Laughing Around the World Special Writer Threat Tale
A New York paper’s special writer clashes with colleagues over perceived popularity. After a loud, opinionated night, a nearby associate warns the writer, promising he will be found dead with his throat cut and that over a million people will be arrested for the murder.
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Court Dressmakers Back Braies Over Gowns for Royalty
London April 3 Court dressmakers design new gowns for the four royal courts to be held by King George and Queen Mary in May and June. Rich brocades and rare color blends including ivory, green, and smoked tones appear in debutantes gowns while hems rise to about nine inches from the ground. Named debutantes include Diana Churchill Diane Chamberlain Lady Astor and Lord Irwin’s daughter among others.
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London
George
Queen Mary
Lord Chamberlain
Edward
Mary
Ers
Diana Churchill
Diane Chamberlain
Foreign Affairs
Lady Astor
India
Lord Irwin
Start Work Soon On Old Ironsides
Charleston Navy Yard plans spring work on the U S Frigate Constitution. Over half a million dollars has been raised mainly from small donations, with school children among top contributors. Rear Admiral Andrews says the rebuilt ship will be seaworthy with complete sails rigging and furnished interiors and will tour coastal cities and rivers including Alaska and the Great Lakes. A film show at the Ferrughater and an art contest by Hunsley’s offer prizes. The entry deadline is at 4 pm Wednesday. The piece also notes Taylor Texas received the United States’ heaviest rainfall on September 9-10, 1921 with 28.11 inches in two days.
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International News Service
Charleston Navy Yard
Boston
W U. S
Constitution
Stars and Stripes
United States Navy
Philip Andrews
First Naval District
United States
Alaska
Great Lakes
the Fair Theater and
Hunsley’s Inc
Gordon
Grant
Hunsley’s
Taylor
Texas
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