Odorant Added to Amarillo Gas Mains for Safety
Amarillo Gas Company will introduce an odorant into the city gas supply to detect leaks. The chemical calodorant, added in vapor form, gives a detectable scent without affecting heating value. About 15 gallons daily are pumped into the mains serving business and soon residential areas. Free inspection service will help customers locate leaks. Amarillo joins California and Colorado cities adopting the odorant process.
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Amarillo
Presto, & Gas Company
Amarillo Gas Company
Negro Prisoners Battle Police at Chicago Jail
In Chicago at the Wabash Avenue police court bullpen Negro prisoners fought police. Fifteen prisoners were in custody awaiting the Police court opening when one inmate disarmed the lockup keeper and began to open the door before a squad of officers arrived and fired.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Richardson feldspar mine tops Canada in Bedford township
The Richardson mine in Bedford township Ontario stands as Canada’s largest feldspar mine. It is noted for its expansive production and prominence within the Canadian mining sector. The operation highlights regional mineral wealth and contributes to local industry.
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Richardson
Bedford Township
Ontario
Canada
Mystery writer Mignon G. Eberhart on the move for new tale
The Amarillo Globe prints Mignon G. Eberhart's latest mystery The White Cockatoo. A Lincoln, Nebraska native now living in Chicago, she has sold every story she wrote. Her life in constant travel due to her civil engineer husband fuels suspenseful fiction set in a sinister French hotel.
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Mignon G. Eberhart
Amarillo Globe
Lincoln
Neb
Eberhart
W. T. Good
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Beware Bar Foot Practice At Bar Line
Chicago reports Dr William Gribow of the Illinois Chiropodist Association warns bar foot practice where one foot rests on a rail, forcing weight on the other foot. He advises alternating feet to prevent foot strain as winter isolation fuels social intrigues and a fast moving novel The White Cockatoo promises daily thrills.
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Chicago
William Gribow
Ilinois Chiropidist Association
Gether
Rogers Backs Up On His Job As Forecaster
Will Rogers, famed columnist and comedian, was forced to stay in Amarillo through a severe 1933 dust storm. He briefly attempted a local weather forecast from his Panhandle stop but ground delays and worsening conditions canceled his humor. He refused to publish jokes about Amarillo’s misfortune after experiencing the storm firsthand.
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Rogers
Will Rogers
the Panhandle
Wichita
Kan
Los Angeles
Globe-News
Amarillo
Storms ruin crops and benefit events linked to disaster
He noted he had not realized storms like Wednesdays had persisted for months and that half the crops were blown out. Rogers was scheduled to arrive in Long Beach Thursday for an earthquake benefit and in Santa Monica Saturday for another benefit for victims of the recent catastrophe.
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Selves
Rogers
Long Beach
Santa Monica
Velvet of barter at Dallas mart yields odd trades
In Dallas on April 20 a man swapped 17 chickens for a dhesi at the bartering mart. Two hours later a woman traded two vases for the fowls, and the flock laid five eggs. Mrs. E R Donnell said the eggs were valued at 80 velvet for the mart.
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Dallas
E. R. Donnell
The
Mart
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