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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1929
Page
6
United Press reports on radio talk and slang at Judson Radio Corp offices. Terms such as Nemo piping out socking the needle riding the gain hugging the mike and muddy mike illustrate how announcers describe studio to transmitter processes and delivery quality.
Sheriff Bill Thompson hauled 15 gallons of whiskey and 1 200 bottles of beer to the dump for destruction. Liquor seized in recent raids was broken on site. The sheriff ensured every bottle was destroyed.
Lady Maria Skaratina-Demskaya, once a brilliant St Petersburg court figure, now begs in Moscow. When a monastery housing her family's tombs was razed, she reclaimed the sculpted stones from her father and mother and sold them to survive.
Amarillo introduces The Patricia style salon at 723 Polk street opening Friday at 7:20 PM run by James G. Bertman and M. J. Siegel. The shop will offer handmade shoes, millinery, hosiery, bags, custom shoe and millinery departments aiming for a big city service pattern.
An about ten inch alligator was captured by boys in the Ausable river near Saranac Lake New York. The reptile, believed to be several years old and in good health, was sunning on a rock when caught. No source explains how the saurian arrived in the region.
The Ausable river, noted as one of the coldest streams in the country, remains heavily ice bound for much of the winter, shaping local activity and river conditions.
In Vinita Oklahoma bottles labeled Craig County Crude Oil sit in Antorney Kornegay's office. Tulsa geologist Albert Clinkscales must drink both bottles as part of a year old bet. Kornegay reports oil showings as drilling starts on his farm.
About 500 Paris police now speak English German Spanish or Italian fluently. One decorated officer speaks eight languages besides French. Prefect Chiappe expanded language classes after finding only ten qualified gendarmes to assist foreigners.
An explosion in Pittsburgh's grip district damaged more than twenty buildings, destroying a three story hardware store and shattering fronts for blocks. Authorities suspect a bomb caused the blast which estimated losses at $100,000. no serious injuries reported as poison sacks were thrown from beds.
A new scenic highway from Cumberland Gap to Pinnacle Mountain opens to traffic traversing Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia. The route connects regional towns and promises improved travel along its cross state corridor.
Portales New Mexico student Vincent Cox, son of Mr and Mrs J G Cox, has been named a cadet at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Senator S G Bratton announced the appointment after visiting Portales High School where Cox is set to graduate with the class of 1990.
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