King George Shows Slight Improvement Amid Christmas Calm
London reports King George continues to show slight improvement as doctors note slow forward movement. Buckingham Palace says no overnight change. royal family and staff maintain quiet Christmas as miners face job losses in Wales.
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Keith Jones
United Press
London
King George
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Palace
Lord Dawson
Furly
Buckingham Palace
Duke of York
Mary
Prince of Wales
Tonquire
Wales
Funeral for Mrs Bosworth This Afternoon
Funeral rites for Mrs Vera Lee Bosworth 27 wife of F M Bosworth will be held at Griggs chapel at 3 pm officiated by Rev Clark Buckner of the First Christian church. Surviving are her husband two daughters Geraldine 6 and Pauline 4 her mother Mrs Mary Rhodes two sisters Mrs A J Leslie and Mrs M M Brown all of Alvord Texas pallbearers are Fred Kemp C B Campbell J T Hardcastle J B Bopiliers Bud Cormack and A West Interment in Liano cemetery.
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Vera Lee Bosworth
F. M. Bosworth
Griggs Chapel
Clark Buckner
First Christian Church
Geraldine
Pauline
Mary Rhodes
A. J. Leslie
M. M. Brown
Five Barely Escape Death From Flames
Five people narrowly escaped death when fire trapped them on the second floor of the S. E. Taylor dwelling during a Christmas celebration in Taylor Texas. The first floor burst into flames and the structure collapsed as the Drake family and the Hudson couple with a baby reached the yard. Loss was estimated at $10,000.
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Associated Press
Taylor
Tex
S. E. Taylor
FE. G. Drake
H. E. Hudsor
Sell Jefferson Relics In New York Auction
Art objects from Jefferson era palaces are being sold in New York by order of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. The catalog includes twin beds from Ludwig II’s palace, a Pandora clock once owned by Empress Josephine, a chandelier from Fontainebleau, plus Italian garden statuary and several vases.
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International News Service
New York
Europe
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Ludwig
Josephine
Fontainbleau
Italy
Ships in Distress Are Now Safe
Wireless advisories said two disabled vessels in the North Pacific were saved. The Sea Tag Rooseuit, linked with Peary fame, towed to safety near Cape St. Elias, while the Starr, with 23 aboard, was held off Wessels Reef by its anchor as the Northwestern stood by. Tow lines broke. Attu later towed the Roosevelt to safety at midnight.
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Seatile
Coast Guard
Angalga
North Pacific
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Cape St. Elias
Starr
Wessels Reef
Alaska
Northwestern
Seward
Alameda
Roosevelt
Seattle
Attu
Analga
Unidentified Woman in G N Wreck Identified
The young woman killed in the International Great Northern passenger train wreck near Palestine has been identified as Laura Goelitz, 20, of San Antonio. Her parents said she was returning from Chicago for the holidays, and photos in her handbag established her identity.
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San ‘Antonio
Sos Dee
International Great Northern
Palestine
Laura Goelitz
G. A. Goelitz
San Antonio
Chicago
United States urged to curb selfish Latin America policy
A statement from Prof. John Dewey and Prof. Emily Balch, signed by American foreign relations groups, urges the Pan American conference to prevent U S policy from being selfish in Latin America. It cites American debt holdings, profits from natural resources, and low wages as factors in exploitation and calls for higher wage standards and transparency.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Latin America
John Dewey
Columbia University
People's Lobby
Emily G. Balch
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Pan- American Conference
United
Harvard Law School Buys Eight Portraits for Langdell Hall
Harvard Law School purchases eight portraits of 17th and 18th century jurists to adorn the Langdell Hall wing under construction. The collection features Jeremiah Gridley and Benjamin Pratt, with depictions of historical legal attire. A separate set includes over 200 English legal rights cartoons. A Kirriemuir movement seeks to buy Sir James Barrie's birth house as a city attraction.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Law School
Langdell Hall
Jeremiah Gridley
Harvard
Boston
Benjamin Pratt
New York
Abney
Court of Common Pleas
George II
Law School
Kirriemuir
Scotland
Sir James Barrie
Funeral services held for Stanley Polling oil man rancher
Funeral services for Stanley Polling 53 former ranchman and oil man were held at Grigge chapel at 2 pm conducted by Rev. Guy Shields. Polling died after a four month illness at his Beverly Gardens home. Survived by his widow five sons and two daughters. Active and honorary pallbearers named.
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Stanley Polling
Beverly Gardens
Grigge
Guy Shields
Polling
Carson County
L. W
Ernest B
Fred W
Randall F
William Polling
Daisy Lee Polling
Amarillo
C. Johnson
Los Angeles
Calif
A. P. Black
FE. C. Lacy
A. F. Bennett
T. M. Bruner
R. H. Scales
Charles Keffer
G. A W. Withers
Ed Trigg
J. H. Alard
T. L. McBride
J. M. Sanford
George Bilbrey
W. M. Roberts
Sam K. Broyles
C. L. Garwood
THREE DEAD IN MILK DISPUTE AT TEXAS STORE
Louis Arcos, a dairyman, shot and killed L Barrientes age 70 and his two sons Alfonso and Joe during a dispute over a pint of milk at the Barrientes store in Dondo Texas. Arcos surrendered to Sheriff Joe Bader and was charged with murder after purchasing a 30 30 rifle.
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Associated Press
Dondo
Tex
Louis Arcos
Joe Bader
Barrientes
Alfonso
Joe
Arcos
Barrientos
Father and Sons
Air line subsidies make flying cheaper
Tourists returning from Europe wonder why European air fares are sometimes lower than in the United States. The American Air Transport Association says European lines are heavily subsidized, with government subsidies accounting for 33 percent of revenue in the Netherlands, 50 percent in Great Britain, 70 percent in France, and 75 percent in Germany.
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International News Service
Chicago
Europe
United States
American Air Transport Association
Netherlands
Great Britain
France
Germany
Association
Quite Different Now Says Wichita Falls Woman
A Wichita Falls woman, Mrs W S McConnell, testifies that Orgazone relieved years of indigestion gas and sleepless nights after weeks of trial. She reports restored appetite calm nerves and better sleep and urges others to try Orgazone sold by City Drug Amarillo.
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Amarillo
City Drug No. 1
Polk
Orgatone
Famous Boston Pastor Misses First Service
After forty years of Sunday services at Park Street Congregational Church Dr. A. Z. Conrad missed the Sabbath Day exercises due to a severe throat illness. He said speaking daily the prior week caused exhaustion and confinement to his home.
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International News
Boston
A. Z Conrad
Park Street
Conrad
Samoans Celebrate Founding of Church Centennial
In Apia Samoa on December 26 natives of Samoa and the Tonga Islands marked the centennial of the Methodist church in Samoa. Tongans reenacted the 1828 landing of Christian missionaries from canoes in traditional dress. The Queen of Tonga sent five chiefs to the ceremony at the original landing site.
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Apia
Samoa
Methodist Church
Tonga Islands
Tonga
Rites Today for Mrs. Ewing at Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ewing wife of A O Ewing are set for 3 30 this afternoon at Blackburn Boxwell Funeral home Rev G L Yates to officiate She had lived in Amarillo two years residing with daughter Mrs R F Bonner 1011-B Taylor street Survivors include husband second daughter Mrs F A Huling of Los Angeles and other daughter Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named Local events reflect a downtown hotel death and the family’s presence for the service.
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Mary Ewing
A. O. Ewing
Blackburn-Boxwell
G. L. Yates
Ewing
Amarillo
R. FP. Bonner
Taylor Street
Bonner
Claude Bromett
Henry Ashley
PF. J. Fagan
L. O. Thompson
B. 8
Arnold
Bob Puckett
C. F. Randall
Romanian Letter Found After 25 Years Delivered in Bucharest
A letter from a Romanian in the United States sent during Grover Cleveland's presidency reached its destination in Bucharest. It was addressed to an heir, but the intended recipient had died a quarter century ago, triggering its delivery to the deceased's heir.
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Bucharest
United States
Grover Cleveland
Amarillo approves street improvement on West Ninth Street
City Ordinance 1068 authorizes a special assessment on property along West Ninth Street from Hayden to Lipscomb for gravel paving, inverted asphalt topping, curb and gutters, with a hearing for owners or agents. Amarillo Construction Company contracted for the work. emergency declared.
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Amarillo
Texas
West Ninth Street
City OF
Hayden Street
Lipscomb Street
Amarillo Construction Company
City Commission
Amarillo approves street curb and gutter assessment plan
The City Commission adopts a plan to assess curb and other improvements on Ninth Street and Madden Crowdus additions. Assessments are charged to abutting property owners under the Front Foot Rule, with payments due over five years plus interest and costs. A public hearing is set for January 8, 1929, with notices to owners and the right to contest.
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Texas
Amarillo
City Commission
City of
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