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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1927
Page
16
County commissioners accept the jury of view final report routing the highway to Four Corners instead of a northwest cut-off through Carson county. The plan is costlier but deemed more desirable by local road workers.
A strike of 2,000 telegraphers on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad looms after 1,500 ballots show 90 percent favoring a walkout. F J Manion says the result will go to the general council in Chicago and a strike will be called if a 10 percent wage increase is not granted.
The Houston chamber of commerce cancelled a proposed good will flight to Mexico City after Secretary Kellogg advised it violated the arms embargo on military shipments. The abridged plane, carrying a city official and chamber members, was ready to depart toward Brownsville but had not set a departure time.
Moscow reports 146.2 million people in the Soviet Union, three times larger than the United States. The 30 year census shows Asiatic provinces up 164 percent and Siberia 140 percent, with declines in Samara and Tatar regions since 1920. Moscow and other cities grow as industrialization draws rural residents in.
Paris engineers Leon Giron and Pierre Corbu prepare for a Paris to New York hop in a two engine Farman with a 600 horsepower each, a 6000 mile range, and 60 hours of fuel. They chart a southerly Atlantic route aiming for favorable winds while relying on French instruments. The Blue Bird will carry seasoned flyers totaling over 4,600 hours.
Superior Court Judge Joseph B. David, weary of fraud in divorces, suggests a simple five dollar option for couples tired of living together. He notes widespread deceit and the difficulty of investigating dozens of daily cases while lamenting the strain on the courts. The remark follows a specific Sim vs Sim case with a tangled marriage history.
The Lord Mayor of London, after poring over old records, discovers he holds hereditary rank as admiral of the port. He dons the robes and is piped aboard a liner with admiral’s ceremony at the docks.
Advertises a new concentrated glandular extract tonic Morex from Randal Drug Co at 422 Taylor St. The copy claims vegetable tonic agents plus glandular extracts offer double value and urges customers to test the product for ten days by taking two tablets three times daily. Thousands reportedly use it and leading druggists recommend it.
Itching Torture Use Healing liquid Zemo relieves skin irritation and smooths the skin. Itch pimples blotches and blackheads often yield quickly with overnight results and itching stops promptly making the skin healthy. Safe healing liquid convenient to use any time available at all druggists for 60 cents or one dollar.
Boston reports figures showing the United States expanded from 235,400 telephones in 1895 to 16,936,000 in 1926, leading the world. Germany, Britain, France, Belgium, and Denmark trail, with varied wartime impacts and steady gains in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Five business houses were destroyed by fire at Red Rock today with losses estimated between 10 000 and 15 000 dollars. Red Rock is 16 miles from Bastrop with a population around 590 and no organized fire fighting apparatus.
Fire in Sandusky Ohio caused about 500000 in damage destroying the Sandusky Boat and Cabinet works and eighteen boats stored in the factory.
President Calles stated no government plans to amend religious legislation, replying to reports in Excelsior about potential changes. He said Catholic prelates may return to Mexico only after obeying laws and submitting to authorities.
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