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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1928
Page
3
Mrs Edna Tinney claims leap year prerogative and proposes to her ex husband Frank Tinney the former blackface star. She plans to move to Hollywood with their 10 year old son Frank Tinney Jr and says he is willing if she marries his father.
The Chicago Federation of Labor will hold its annual Next Labor Day parade despite protests from the Meter Reader's union and Street Cleaner's union. They argued parades worsen bunions and burden workers, but the federation voted to proceed.
Captain Bert Hinkler, an Australian flier attempting a London to Australia record, landed in Singapore on Sunday, completing the journey in 48 days. The flight covered about 7,800 miles and set a record for the longest solo flight.
Macon Ga Feb 20 a coroner s jury found no one responsible for the deaths from a plane crash in the business district. C E Murphy 34 local blacksmith died after being struck by the falling aircraft. Aviators Samuel J Buck Steele and France Ashcraft died when the bomb in their plane exploded prematurely at 7000 feet during the Southwestern air derby. Their bodies were returned to Martinville Ind and Protection Kansas. Three others were seriously injured and a dozen slightly hurt as a sidewalk collapsed amid the crowd.
Four persons believed washed overboard from the ferry Peralta in San Francisco Friday night remained missing as harbor patrols and officials of Key Ferry lines opened an investigation. The vessel en route from San Francisco to Oakland shipped water in its forward part, crowding the deck with commuters who leaped or were swept into the water.
M Aster Oklahoma February 90 George Cook a life prisoner from Pottawatomie county was killed Saturday night when a prison truck overturned on a highway near Stringtown officials said the car went off the road when its lights suddenly went out. A guard and three fellow convicts were unhurt Cook convicted of murdering his wife and sister in law in 1917.
Notes from the Labor Unions summarize multiple local meetings: Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railway Conductors, Carpenters Level No. 665, and Building Trades Council, with officers listed and routine business discussed. Reports include wage changes in Kentucky, support for labeling convict-made goods, and preparations for the Amarillo convention of Post Office Clerks and Letter Carriers.
Bellanca, the airplane builder, announced today he is constructing a Bellanca monoplane equipped for polar flying for Commander Richard F. Byrd. A Wright motored Fokker plane recently underwent its first test flights and this machine is expected to be used in the dash to the pole.
Worcester Mass February 20 Louis Pasakinski 20 recently convicted of first degree murder collapsed from a heart attack while exercising in jail. He had been sentenced for the killing of taxi driver Joseph Markus.
Bleeding gums and pyorrhea are claimed to affect stomach kidneys and general health including rheumatism. Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy is advertised as effective when used as directed. Druggists promise refunds if it fails.
An advertisement touts Midol as a non narcotic remedy that stops menstrual pain within five to seven minutes. It claims avoidance of suffering for women who take a tiny tablet beforehand and notes the product comes in a fifty cent aluminum case at drugstores.
The Plains Capital News records in good standing members and quotes William Allen White from the Emvoria Gazette stating democracy unites through better wages shorter hours and improved labor conditions. It reports W C Neal recovering after surgery in Lubbock and expected to return home in about three weeks.
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