Film Weekage West Point Leads The Fair
The Fair theater screens West Point with William Haines offering football cadet thrills and romance. Other theaters feature The Gay Defender at the Mission with Richard Dix and The Wizard of the Saddle at the Deandi, plus Laffin Thru and Paris at Midnight on local bills.
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FAIR
West Point
William Haines
Mission
Richard Dix
Deandi
Laffin
Rex
Wonder Horse
San Jacinto
Saris
Virgil [Proctor
Nida
Paramount
Metro-Goldwyn
Charles Rogers
Thelma Todd
Ivy Harris
Paramount School
Nancy Carroll
Los Angeles
Nancy
Rose
Abie
Mission Theater
Dix
California
Grover Jones
Joaquin Murrieta
Ray Harris
Sam Mintz
Kenneth Raisbeck
Gregory la Calava
Fair Theater
Haines
Army- Navy
John Crawford
William Bakefell
Tex
Neil
Mexican in Mexico City shot during escape attempt
Jose Lopez a 22 year old stone mason accused of murdering Mrs Margaret Winter during a robbery at Coyoacan was shot and killed by police while allegedly trying to escape. Five pesos and a small pack of cigarettes were taken during the slaying.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Jose Lopez
Stone Mason
Margaret Winter
Coyoacan
British Women To Fight High Prices
A British housewives drive on prices is set to begin early in 1928. Organized by the British Housewives association, the campaign follows government failures to control food and coal prices. Recruits include Mrs H W Draper and Mrs Ada Wilson.
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International News Service
London
British Housewives’ Association
H. W. Draper
Ada Wilson
Food Council
Lane Fox
Mines Department
House of Commons
Dr. G C Bruce Specialist Practice Ad
Dr G C Bruce specialist practice limited to the treatment of syphilis genitourinary and skin diseases ten years experience in Hot Springs Ark Amarillo Texas third floor Blackburn Building Dial 4712.
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G. C. Bruce
Hot Springs
Ark
Amarillo
Texas
Blackburn
DIAL
City Expert Named Head of Road Body
Col. BR. Keith Compton superintendent of public works in Richmond Virginia was elected head of the American Road Builders association for 1928. Bab cock retiring president announced results. Compton a noted authority on urban street and boulevard planning advocates large municipal garages to reduce street parking and wide high speed boulevards for fast car movement.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Keith Compton
Richmond
Virginia
American Road Builders’ Association
Charles M. Babcock
Compton
Japanese Steamer Tosei Maru Sinks Off Hokkaido Coast
A Sapporo dispatch reports the Japanese steamship Tosei Maru foundered in a storm off Hokkaido. Eighteen crew members' bodies washed ashore.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Sapporo
Kokkaido
Yezo) Island
New York Hotels Receive Amarillo Daily News Delivery
The Amarillo Daily News and Amarillo Globe are distributed to principal New York hotels on order via Long Acre Newspapers. Orders can be placed with hotel mail clerks or by calling Long Acre 4649.
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
New York
Long Acre
Longacre
Bourne Stops for Day on Way to Nicaragua
Major L. M. Bourne and two companions rest in Miami during a one day layover on a flight from Washington to Managua. The tri motor Fokker was checked for the 1,200 mile final lap to Nicaragua beginning tomorrow with radioman Lt. J. F. Plachta and Sgt. B. F. Belcher aboard. A $1,000,000 port is planned for San Idlefonso in the Philippines at a League of Nations wireless station in Geneva.
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Miami
Fla
Washington
Nicaragua
L. M. Bourne
Fokker
Managua
J. F. Plachta
B. F. Belcher
Bourne
Marine Corps
Earth
League of Nations
Geneva
Heirs of Captain Streeter Start Suit for Chicago Land
Heirs of the late Captain George Wellington Streeter prepare to substitute as plaintiffs in federal court on January 18 in a long running suit over title to about 445 million dollars of Streeterville property. The case targets land bounded by Lake Michigan the Chicago River and Lake Shore Drive including the Drake Hotel Navy Pier and McCormick properties. Captain Streeter and Ma Streeter claimed squatters rights dating to the 19th century and defended their deck houseboat Vamoose with weapons as authorities pursued them.
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International News Service
Chicago
George Wellington Streeter
Bat
Destrict of
Lake Michigan
Chicago River
Lake Shore Drive
Streeterville
Streeter
Drake Hotel
Navy Pier
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Ma” Streeter
Alschuler
Page
Short Skirt Flappers Doomed To Die Young
London on January 13 Mrs Elizabeth Thomas age 104 reflects on modern flappers saying they will not reach her age due to short skirts and smoking She recalls stricter rules in her youth and notes changes such as girls riding alone on buses and being less protected.
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International News Service
London
Elizabeth Thomas
Thomas
Captain Streeter and the Chicago Shoreline Claim
The text notes Victor Streeter of Chicago and his brother known as Captain Streeter, long in conflict with city and harbor police before being ousted. He ruled a barren sand area that later became Chicago’s exclusive residential district. Lawyers say his self styled claim had merit and a strong chance for judgment. Realtors estimate the property value up to a half billion dollars.
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Victor Streeter
Chicago
Streeter
Soverign
Boy Sailor Buried at Sea in Naval Funeral
Robin Bell a 13 year old son of Major F Bell of Aberdeen Scotland died after illness and an operation while preparing to enter the Royal Naval College. His parents chose burial at sea with a sailor funeral honoring his wish to live a seafaring life. The pipe band and a detachment participated in the ceremony.
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Robin
Major F. Bell
Aberdeen
Scotland
Royal Naval College
Free for Asthma During Winter
A promotional notice offers a free trial of a method to relieve severe winter asthma attacks. It urges readers to send for the Frontier Asthma Co. free trial regardless of location or prior remedies and asserts it helps those with lifelong asthma who feel discouraged.
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Frontier Asthma Co
Frontier Bldg
Niagara St
Buffalo, N. Y
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Mary Brian
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