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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1928
Page
16
James Guleke, potentate of Khiva Shrine Temple for the past year, will retire January 11. The Shriners will name their divan for the coming year. Guleke praised his uniformed units and thanked his “boys” for a strong year, receiving a smoking room suite as honor.
Polk Street Methodist church will hold final services at the Eighth and Polk building this Sunday before moving to a new church at Fourteenth and Polk. The half million dollar structure is nearly complete and will host Sunday services, with interior work finishing in the church auditorium.
Frank Wright was named Deputy Grand Master of the 99th district of Texas at a Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. meeting in Waco. J. F. Wright Jr., past master of Amarillo Lodge, also received honors. The district includes Potter Randall Armstrong and Randall counties.
The British Museum reports new acquisitions including a silver and wood matier from Epworth parish church Lincolnshire dating to the early sixteenth century and two Egyptian items a Saite period gold signet ring once owned by Ankh Psamatik and a cast of a head of a princess from Akhenaten's era found at Tell-agmaena by the Egypt Exploration Society.
Simon Lake proposes three safety devices for disabled submarines including forward and aft escape compartments with diving helmets, dual air hoses for clean air and foul air, and automatic double doors to keep sections watertight. The system uses compressed air to equalize water pressure, allowing crew to surface via a ladder and helmet exchange, with air supplied from the submarine.
London reports artificial silk becomes a bright spot with rapid growth. UK output in the first nine months of 1927 reaches 27,450,019 pounds, surpassing all of 1926 and totaling about 86,400,000 pounds for the year, up roughly 45 percent. January is noted for its naming after Janus.
Hugh Kendall and other railroad staff are noted in AmARILLO reports including 27 Santa Fe brakemen released due to soft freight. Mrs Christine Brock visits from Los Angeles with her son Charles while administrative moves at Denver and Santa Fe are announced. Oranges shipping data and Christmas traffic figures round out the AmARILLO column.
An assortment of quips and vignettes includes remarks on Afghanistan’s lack of railroads, a train engineer’s focus on the track, and a long Rock Island pamphlet promoting travel. A notably long railway ticket and poems cited in advertising round out the collection.
A London County Council mental health report shows rising certified lunatics and falling recovery rates. London’s custody load grows from 16,362 in 1880 to 24,863 in 1927 amid public institution demand.
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