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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1928
Page
6
The Associated Press reports near Yen, a Northern army of about 20 000 men was wiped out in intense combat over the past days. Shanghai dispatch notes the scale of the clash and preliminary consequences for the theater.
Dispatches from Pekin report Feng Yu-Hsiang allied with the Nationalists destroying Sun-Chaun-Fang’s offensive aimed at cutting the Lunghai railway. Sun’s army of 20,000 is defeated and Tsining falls near Yenchowfu as Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces suffer heavy losses, including 20,000 men and multiple officers, in 36 hours.
New York waitresses report tipping bets for sport. Customers offer two bits or twenty five cents to settle the check with the waitress. If she wins she gets the amount. if she loses she gets nothing. The practice is described as a habit among patrons in informal eateries.
The Corpus Christi chamber of commerce board re elected Mrs Lorine Spoonts as president to complete a civic beautification project. Plans include a seawall two mile bay front with parks esplanades and boulevards designed by Gutzon Borglum. Mrs Spoonts, daughter of a rancher, has lived in Corpus Christi since her husband’s death.
Shelby Worrall Somerset, Pat Somerset’s fifth wife and former Texas resident, has filed for divorce in Los Angeles on grounds of cruelty intoxication and non support. The action was prepared by her attorney C B Hazelhurst who confirmed the filing.
In Port Aransas Texas on April 19 a local fisherman stages a macabre trick to force a pelican to kill itself. A mullet dangled on a board drifts to lure the bird, which dives with closed eyes and folds its wings, snapping its neck.
Amarillo schools will not hold classes Friday as students travel to Canyon for the District interscholastic league finals. Contestants include Jack Fischer and EF B Fincher in boys debate with alternates Kenneth Woodward and J J Deiss, Rosemary Booth and Louise Shea in girls debate, and Declamation entrants Mil dred Bowden and Johnnie Louise Gilkerson with alternates Mary Elizabeth Adams and Velma Reid.
Hill alternate Kenneth Simmerman competes in Declamation with Bob Brummel as alternate Sammy Green. Essay writing lists J J Deiss and Pearl Duncan with an alternate. Extemporaneous speaking includes Robert McKinney and Kenneth Woodward. Typewriting entries feature Lillie Mae Moore Lillian Harned Helen Blanton Corda Collier Elizabeth McMille Rob Roy Beeman Beulah Bennett Brian Morrow. Paint spots to remove paint or plaster from woodwork described as scratch off.
A brief note advises using a razor to remove stains or applying hot vinegar to sponge the spot clean. The guidance emphasizes practical stain removal methods for household spills and fabrics.
A practical tip notes that adding a pinch of salt prevents the film known as mom from forming on the surface of vinegar. The method suggests salt interacts with volatile compounds to inhibit mold-like growth.
Dr W Baynham is listed with rooms 522 and 523 in the Blackburn Building. The notice places him at the central medical offices and signals available consultation space.
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