Canada Seeks Penal Reform Like Britain Plan
Montreal reports that Canada may send young penitentiary staffers to England to study the British system. Ernest Lapointe, justice minister, weighs abolishing political appointments to prisons and improving Canadian penal conditions. J. Alex Edmison cites education and knowledge of penology as requirements and criticizes patronage in Canada.
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Montreal
England
J. Alex Edmison
The
Prisoners Aid and Welfare Association
Scottish Schools Club of
Ernest Lapointe
Canada
Edmison
Water Line Upgrade Aims to Boost San Jacinto Pressure
A 12 inch main is being laid along Fifth Avenue in San Jacinto to improve water pressure. The PWA funded project, awarded to Sherman Machine and Iron Works of Oklahoma City, covers seven miles of pipe 6 to 12 inches in diameter. The first extension under the contract was built in East Amarillo. During peak watering in late afternoons, pressure often dropped below levels needed for households.
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San Jacinto
Fifth Avenue
PWA
Sherman Machine and Iron Works
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Buckley’s Mixture marketed for bronchitis and coughs
Ad claims Buckley’s Mixture triple acting quickly loosens bronchitis coughs and colds. It touts rapid relief of chest tightness and clearer bronchial passages. Guarantee offered by local druggists including Pool Drug Store Maxor City Fox and Bush & Donnell.
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Buckley
Canada
Latie
Amarillo Paving Projects Await WPA Funds
Amarillo can complete paving projects under the WPA before federal funds run out, with H. R. Smith noting the new appropriation covers through June. Two PWA projects are underway on South Taylor Street and Madison Street, awaiting WPA approval.
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Amarillo
H. R. Smith
PWA
Taylor Street
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Thirtyfourth Avenue
Madison Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Wolflin
College to Present Sketch on Lincoln Soldier
Amarillo College’s speech department presents a 9 o’clock Monday night sketch “Lincoln the Soldier” on KGNC for the American Legion program. The Legion furnished the script from its Know Americans initiative, directed by Wayne C. Eubank with J. T. McEntaggert of Hanson Post assisting.
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Lincoln
Amarillo College
KGNC
American Legion
National Headquarters of the Legion
J. T. McEntaggert
Hanson Post
Wayne C. Eubank
Country Club Gets New Sewer Lines Under City PWA Plan
The city funds a large Public Works Administration project extending sewer lines into Country Club Terrace. James Foran holds the contract. Residents had petitioned years earlier but funding was lacking. Similar extensions will occur in other city areas.
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Country Club Terrace
PWA
James Foran
Lavoptik Eye Drops Ad Claim
An old Lavoptik eye drop ad promotes relief for irritated itchy or burning eyes. The copy notes 26 years of success and includes an eye cup with purchase, urging all druggists to stock the product.
Luxury Aloft describes Boeing giant Pan-American Clipper
Boeing 314 Pan-American Clipper nears delivery with two decks and 18 rooms. The 74 passenger liner features a dining salon, social lounge, convertible berths for 40, bridal suite, galley, dressing rooms, and a 56 station annunciator system.
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Boeing
Park Avenue
Convict Who Built Gas Chamber Faces Death Sentence
Clayton report states Robert West, 22, who helped build a lethal gas chamber at Missouri State Penitentiary, was found guilty of the murder of Vivian Davidson, 20, killed June 8 after his release. He predicted he would die in the chamber. He surrendered after the slaying and told officers of his premonition.
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Clayton
Ari
Robert West
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
John Wilfe
Vivian Davidson
Galveston's Quadruplets Herald New Life For Badgetts
Galveston doctor Francis Garbade says the nine day old Bedgett quadruplets are healthy and may enjoy a long life, with weight advantage over quintuplets and no distinguishable personalities yet. Father W E Badgett declined million dollar offers to exhibit the babies, while a milk contract, scholarships, bank accounts, and insurance cover their future needs. The family awaits a move to a larger home and a Washington visit to the Congress.
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Olen W. Clements
Galveston
Francis Garbade
Garbade
Callander
Ontario
Badgett
Jeraldine
Joyce
Jeanette
Joan
W. EF. Badgett
Baylor University
Waco
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Texas
Papa Badgett
Geneva
Elsie Mae
Badgetts
Congress
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
How Many Wear FALSE TEETH
A dental ad promotes FASTEETH to keep dentures secure during talking laughing or sneezing without fear of slipping or wobbling. The powder is described as pleasant flavor free of gummy taste, non-acidic, and non-nauseating, and it claims to reduce denture odor with no adverse effects.
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Fasteeth
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Florida
Britain
Country Club
America
Atlantic
Pan American Airways
Whitman
Valentine
Mists
Saylors
Roth
WAN
Parfums DE Raymond
Minty
Woodbury
Jergen
16Th & van Buren
Ciro
Cologne
Atomisr
Joseph Wilson Swan
Anne Adams
Amarillo Globe
Pattern Department
New York
Sg 55
Victoria
Nash
U.S.A
Arizona
Prescott
Ariz
U.P
Ben Whipple
Bob Crudgington
Fillmore
Southwestern Public Service Company
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