Amarilloans to Oklahoma for Highway 66 meeting
J. E. Biggs of the Board of City Development and W. W. Chilton head of the U S Highway 66 membership drive left for Oklahoma City to attend the convention of the U S 66 Highway association. They will report on Amarillo’s effort to boost interest in the Main Street of America and aim to raise Amarillo’s $2,500 membership quota this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Biggs
Board of City Development
W. W. Chilton
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Lions Banquet Reservations Urgent For Wednesday Night
Chairman J Beasley warns that all Lions club banquet tickets must be bought by tomorrow night. Tickets are to be left with the clerk at the Amarillo hotel. The annual event honoring the ladies will be at the Amarillo gel from 7 to 9 pm Wednesday with a two hour program of entertainment. The committee includes Beasley Bob Ames and Gene Howe.
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Lions Club
J. {. Beasley
Mr. Beasley
Himself
Bob Ames
Gene Howe
Trustees Meet This Week on Census Work
Potter county trustees will meet at Soney at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Miss Laura V. Hamner, county superintendent, says the school officials will discuss plans for taking the school census. One trustee is expected from each community.
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Potter County
Soney
Laura V. Hamner
American Forest Week Set for April Observance
President Coolidge proclaimed April 22 to 28 as American Forest Week focusing on public discussion of forests and actions to safeguard and restore them. He stressed fighting the forest fire evil and noted benefits from making U S forest lands fully productive for continuous timber crops.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
United States
Wright Plans to Send Wright Flyer to England Over Smithsonian Rift
Orville Wright says the original 1903 Wright airplane will go to the British National Museum due to what he calls a hostile, unfair bias at the Smithsonian Institution. He claims a covert campaign to credit Langley and diminish Wrights’ pioneering work, and recounts past cordial relations during Langley’s tenure.
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Associated Press
Washington
Orville Wright
U. S Air Services Magazine
Wright
British National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Institute
Wilbur
Samuel P. Langley
Langley
The
Smithsonian
Wrights
Curtiss
Doctor Held in Mysterious Death of Wife
United Press reports Dr. S. Oliver Netherton a retired Olathe Kansas physician jailed in Kansas City on February 27 in connection with his wife’s murder at their home last Wednesday. Authorities cite possible financial troubles as a motive, the case baffling police.
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United Press
Kansas City
S. Oliver Netherton
Olathe, Kans
Netherton
Flashes of Life and Quick Speeds Across U S News
Reports from Daytona Beach to New York and Chicago highlight rapid hopes and curiosities. Captain Campbell aims for 300 mph with the Blue Bird, Howard Hill posts a 391 yard arrow record, Buenos Aires bond ads appear via photo radio, Gov. Smith critiques wealth in politics, evangelist Helen Smith sees converts in Brooklyn, and a beacon’s 1.2 billion candle power searchlight vows to illuminate the Loop.
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Associated Press
New York
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Buenos Aires
Helen Smith
Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
Brooklyn
Queen Village Baptist Church
Chicago
Loop
Elmer G. Sperry
Amarillo Men Invite Democrats to City Meet
J. M. Simpson of the state Democratic executive committee and Col Harve H. Haines, vice-president of the Board of City Development, will attend a state committee meeting in Austin. Haines will invite the Democrats to hold the 1928 state convention in Amarillo. Hundreds of letters have been written to land the convention, and Amarillo seems well positioned as the national convention is to be held in Houston.
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J. M. Simpson
Democratic Executive Committee
Col. Harve H. Haines
Board of
City Development
State
Austin
Haines
Amarillo
Houston
Two Killed as Gasoline Tank Explodes at Toledo Plant
United Press reports a 10,000 gallon gasoline tank exploded at Sun Oil in Toledo killing two workers and injuring four. The blast rocked the city, fire followed, and two smaller detonations threatened firemen amid ongoing effort.
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United Press
Toledo
Sun Oil Company
Pittsburg's Master Violin Maker Builds 5 Instruments in Life
Gabriel Marc Francois, famed Pittsburgh violin maker trained in Mirecourt and Paris, crafted seven retiring violins over 26 years in America, with Guadagnini as his favorite model. He explains hand carving, aged spruce and maple, hot mold shaping, fish glue assembly, and a breathable aged varnish. His shop houses a $60,000-plus collection of Stradivarius Guadagnini and Guadagnini instruments.
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Pittsburg
Robert W. Ginsburg
International
Pittsburgh
Gabriel Marc Francois
Francois
Mirecourt
France
Paul Bailly
Bailly
University of
Paris
Boston
Jean Patiat Vuillaume
Vuillaume
Rome
Vrancois
Tle
Fire Insurance Offer Promises Peace of Mind
An agent urges residents that fire insurance is affordable and valuable, inviting them to discuss coverage to feel safer and more secure. The pitch emphasizes personal happiness and protection through tailored fire insurance solutions.
Hinkler Back Name After Long Flight
Australian flyer Bert Hinkler returns to Bundaberg Queensland from Longreach after a record journey. The piece blends travel news with unrelated ad copy touting Foley Pills diuretic for kidney health, featuring mayor Foley of Barberton Ohio in a promotional insert.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Bert Hinkler
Bundaberg
Queensland
Longreach
Barberton
Ohio
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Oklahoma
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American Forest Week
England
Smithsonian Institute
Waffle Iron
China
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le Oh Ae
Miami
Fla
Howard Hill
Albany
Gov. Smith
Executive Mansion
George Washington
State Committee
London
Tokio
Setsu Matsudaira
Prince Chichibu
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Europe
Canada
South America
Central America
Star Lumber Company
Louis H.smith
Firestone Service
Multiple Line
America
Henry Thomson
Agency
Hinkler
Ogrammenarn
Ciam- Berlain
Chamberlain Laboratories
Des Moines
Iowa
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Brookfield
Presh Yard
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