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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1928
Page
14
Health officials urge Amarillo residents to join a city cleanup before spring and summer. RB Michelson, new trash contractor, asks cooperation as trucks are less busy now. Encourage cans with lids, secure small cans, wrap waste, and keep lids on to prevent flies. Garbage men will replace lids after pickup.
Forty-seven teen delegations are slated to appear before the State Highway Association during its three day session in Oklahoma City. Today the commission met for routine matters with Wilson Lumber Co of Vinita the sole appointment. Tomorrow nine delegations from Chickasha Wellington Seminole Okemaha and Pawhura counties amid chamber groups scheduled.
Henry W. Phillips, 45, described as a Canadian, is in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. An eye infection from a cinder led to loss of the eye and a blood transfusion in a bid to save his life. He is married with one son. his wife remains in Amarillo with him.
London reports the former British battleship Centurion has been converted into a wireless directed target ship under Washington Treaty rules. It can maneuver remotely, with heavy armor and oil fired boilers, designed to train gunners in conditions close to actual battle.
Hollywood star couple Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford plan a cliffside Mediterranean home overlooking the Pacific about a hundred miles south of Hollywood. Architect William Menzies calls it an engineering feat and a showplace of the west. The $200,000 house hangs over the ocean with a top floor garage and beach access below.
In Dallas on February 7 a petition in district court seeks $25,299.08 from William J. Meyers, former Baylor University employee. The claim asserts peculation and misappropriation during 1921 to 1926 while he held multiple posts at Baylor medical, pharmacy, dentistry, hospital, and scientific schools. The accompanying bond surety faces $10,000.
Australian aviator Bert Klinckler left Croydon at 6 45 a m heading home to Bundaberg Queensland in a Ayro Avian Biplane for a 1% day record flight. He plans a first stop in Rome as the longest record flight attempt. Hinckler previously joined Captain Mc Intosh on a failed non stop to Indian last October.
Thin despondent readers with poor appetites suffer headaches and indigestion from excess stomach acid. Pape's Diapepsin dissolves acid, sweetens the stomach, and aids digestion. Millions use it yearly, with many regaining youthful appetite and weight after meals.
An old advertisement touts Heumalax as an internal remedy to remove poisons from the body. It claims relief from rheumatism and promises guaranteed results, noting the product is sold by druggists and costs nothing to obtain.
New York February 7 Amid aviation growth there is little move to tighten air traffic rules. The rules issued by the Aeronautics Branch of the Commerce Department, effective December 41 1926, remain governing all aviators with minor local amendments. The policy avoids more rules despite numerous accidents and stresses current provisions for safety and civilian protection. Notable regulations include forbidding acrobatic flight over congested areas without Commerce Secretary approval and restrictions on altitude and proximity to civil airways, along with bans on acrobatic flights carrying fare-paying passengers and on dropping objects except for safety.
Eugene M. Pullen, a carpenter from Manasquan New Jersey, writes that he was ruptured years ago, avoided surgery, and finally found a nonoperative cure. He claims no operation or lost time and offers information to others who are ruptured.
A fragmentary report outlines aviation laws forbidding dangerous drops from airships, interstate and foreign commerce restrictions, and the need for registration and airworthiness. It mentions licensing by the Secretary of Commerce, special licenses for racing and experimental aircraft, and mandatory identification and inspections. It also notes pilots require experience. The text shifts to deportations of several nationalities from San Pedro, with some heading toward Shanghai or another free port, as Japanese officials decide their fate aboard a Norwegian ship.
City manager Jeff D. Bartlett says construction of the final four miles of the 21 inch outfall sewer line will start in ten days after condemnation delays on the right of way. The November contract was awarded to Dobson and Humphreys of Lincoln Nebraska, completing eight miles to the proposed new sewage disposal plants four miles north of Hillcrest Country club, emptying into Amarillo creek two miles east of North highway.
Capt. Peter Salgado of the U S Infantry says the war department plans three uniforms for enlisted men. The proposal, backed by Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, surfaced during the House appropriations hearing on the 1929 estimates. Service dress and full dress would be included with other equipment.
An advertisement promises relief for various ailments through Degnen's Radio-Active Solar Pad. It claims continuous radio-active rays improve circulation and tissue health, with a test proposition and risk-free trial. The Radium Appliance Co. invites readers to request full information from 1434 Bradbury Building, Los Angeles.
Advertises a fashion patterns book from Globe-News Brooklyn offering patterns for ladies and girls with yardage details for sizes small to extra large. Includes instructions for materials, binding, and price per design, urging readers to order by sending silver or stamps to Globe-News, 11-12 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY.
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