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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1928
Page
5
Paris report says the Mona Lisa underwent X-ray and ultraviolet tests, confirming its authenticity and dating it to about 1500. Tests showed no alterations by others, though Leonardo da Vinci revised the painting over four years before selling to Francois I for 12 000 pounds.
Amarillo officials warn motorists not to use 1927 license plates after January 20. Tax Collector W Collins notes state highway department set January 20 as the final date for 1928 tags. County Traffic Officer Kim Pottinger says arrests start Saturday with penalties including 25 percent delinquent surcharge and a minimum $12.75 fine. The attorney general confirms no extension after January 20.
The Czech Slovakian steamship Praga sailed from Newchwang after a coal stop carrying 9 000 rifles and an armored car bound for Northern Government China. Rumors of nationalist gunboats intercepting the ship circulated as authorities denied the cargo origin.
The Amarillo Grain Exchange was incorporated with 20 charter members. U S Strader elected president F G Barfield vice president and J N Beasley secretary treasurer. It will offer full leased wire reports from Chicago and include market receipts and shipments data plus protein testing in a new laboratory.
An advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for infants, claiming it calms colic, constipation, and diarrhea without narcotics. It urges mothers to use the genuine Castoria with the signature and notes a free care guide with each bottle.
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