One Act Play Mrs Follan's Tramp Delights Amarillo
Amarillo theatergoers will see a one act play Mrs Follan's Tramp as the Thursday headline feature at the Valentine theater program presented by Mrs Dana Harmon Trent’s pupils at the high school auditorium. The comedy skit directed by Mrs Trent features Lewis Newton Pittman as the tramp Melindy portrayed by Emma Jean Beard and Charlotte Berry as Mrs Follan.
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Lewis Newton Pittman
Melindy
Emma Jean Beard
Charlotte Berry
Follan
Northwestern Team Has Three Champion Swimmers
Northwestern University’s 1929 swimming squad features three national title holders Al Schwartz 100 yard freestyle Walt Colbath diving champ and Dict Hineh backstroke title holder. Schwartz earlier set a new national record in the 100 yard freestyle with 52.9 seconds defeating Purdue.
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International News Service
Evanston
Northwestern University
al Schwartz
Walt Colbath
Dict Hineh
Purple Paddlers
Schwartz
Purdue
Darnell
Michigan
Field Museum exhibit shows matriarchal birds leaders
The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago displays bird specimens where female courtes with bright plumage and courtship while males later build nests and incubate. The phalarope or swimming sandpiper illustrates a sex role reversal, described by curator Alfred Osgood as a prominent matriarchal example in birds.
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International News
Servic
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Lpr
Alfred Osgood
Museum
Egg Eating Contest Sparks Iowa Rivalry
Des Moines reports a statewide egg eating contest with John Schulz winning by devouring $6 ergs in 29 minutes. Arthur Garret challenges him claiming he can eat four dozen raw eggs quickly and is ready to compete.
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International News Service
Des Moines
John Schulz
Arthur Garret
John
Garret
Scouts barred from administering oaths in Texas House
The Texas House rejected a resolution to observe Boy Scout week by having Boy Scouts administer Scout oaths to members. The ruling was delivered in Austin on February 13.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
State House of Representatives
House
Doctor flies to patient at San Angelo
In an effort to save the life of Al Badger Jr., Dr. Robert B. Giles of Dallas flew to San Angelo by airplane. The emergency trip took two hours and thirty five minutes aboard a Travelair Cabin Monoplane piloted by Howard Wood.
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United Proes
San and Lo, Tex
al Badger, Jr
Robert B. Giles
Dallas
Travelair
Howard Woodall
Seamen's Death Rate Prompts British Probe
Ern est Bevin of the British Transport Workers' Union cites a death rate far higher than any other industry and calls for an immediate investigation into seamen's conditions aboard ships. He urges drastic overhaul of seamen's quarters on British cargo vessels, saying Britain lags behind the United States and other maritime nations.
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Fy International News Service
London
Ernest Bevin
British Transport Workers’ Union
Bevin
Britain
United States
Man Drowns After Falling Into Farm Tank Near Carlsbad
Will H. Rogers, about 9, fell into a concrete storage tank while reaching for a bucket of water on a farm near Carlsbad. His body was recovered by his sons.
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San Angelo
Tex
Will H. Rogers
Carlsbad
Dictatorship Gains Tied to Illiteracy in Europe
Vienna reports a statistical work linking dictatorship growth to higher illiteracy. Countries with dictatorships show illiteracy between 30 and 60 percent, with Yugoslavia at 56 per 100, Italy 40, Spain 68, Hungary 38?8, Bulgaria 58, Greece 57, Albania 87, Portugal 69, and Poland and Russia around 60. Merriman appeal denied in Dallas as motion for a new trial is rejected.
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International
Vienna
Jugoslavia
Italy
Spain
Hungary
Bulgaria
Greece
Albania
Portugal
Poland
Russia
Merriman death sentence overturned in Oak Cliff attack case
The death sentence for Merriman in an Oak Cliff girl attack was set aside by Judge Grover Adams. Attorneys for Merriman announced a notice of appeal to the court of criminal appeals.
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Oak Cliff
Grover Adams
Merriman
Court of Criminal Appeals
Packard Eight Offers Three Price Ranges For Luxury Cars
The Packard Eight line introduces three models the Standard Eight Custom Eight and De Luxe Eight with prices from 2435 to 5985. Buyers can choose upholstery color and pay via the Packard payment plan with low down payments and small monthly sums.
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