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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1928
Page
14
Amarillo shows strong support for a city beautification campaign led by Col. Harvey H. Haines of the Board of City Development. Fifteen districts organize volunteers to plant trees, improve lawns and parks, with pamphlets on planting methods to be distributed widely over several years.
Robert Adams Jr of Tulsa remains slowly improving at St Johns hospital after an automobile crash that claimed the lives of Emilie Harrington and Tom McDaniels. Friends offer blood transfusions if needed as he has not yet been told of the deaths.
The home of C. K. Williams at 210 Florida Avenue was gutted by a fire that began while Williams attempted to thaw a frozen water pipe. The fire smoldered for hours and burst into flame at 3 AM, with the fire department estimating damage at 600 dollars.
Sir George Newman, chief Medical Officer to the Board of Education, reports England is breeding a stronger taller and cleverer future generation. Based on state school testing he notes improved posture cleanliness alertness and carriage and urges nursery schools for ages two to five to prevent disease from taking root before school age.
A group of 250 homeless boys aged 15 to 17 in Moscow join the Red Army and form a military band. Previously shelterless, they were confined to detention homes and given uniforms and training, including three Rs, turning to disciplined life and performance.
Captain Edward A. Salisbury, former commander of the U.S. Mercury, tours Amarillo with Rex Beach. He discusses travels across the Pacific, views on Polynesian and Melanesian peoples, and his film Gow shown at the Fair. He warns of rapid native population decline due to white contact and disease, and details his yacht Wisdom’s sea roaming as a floating laboratory for filming.
Creomulsion offers two fold action to soothe inflamed membranes and inhibit germ growth. It claims creosote as a key healing agent and promises relief for persistent coughs bronchial issues and related illnesses with a money back guarantee if not relieved after following directions.
Police announce revised motorcycle patrol beats covering the entire city. Each officer patrols on duty, reports hourly, and is assigned a school to monitor during noon and busy hours. The schedule aims to keep every area under watch while promoting safe driving.
Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior is too ill to travel to Washington for the retrial of the Fall Sinclair oil conspiracy case set for January 16 his doctors say. Fall’s lawyers plan to seek a continuance of the hearing as the mistrial was declared after jury shadowing charges.
Mikhail Kachalov is chosen as the successor to Feodor Chaliapin as People’s Artist of Russia. The 50 year old actor, praised as one of the nation’s most gifted, has long performed on stage and is noted for his career following Chaliapin’s withdrawal over anti-Communist views.
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