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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
3
Washington January 18 United Press reports president elect Hoover will be the busiest president in a generation. Observers note his ten days in the capital with engineers predicting heavy work and constant conferences. He takes a brief break then resumes meetings while also handling correspondence and personal matters.
J S Sanders went to the barn on his Texas property for nightly chores and discovered his wife, 39, hanging from a rope attached to a rafter. An inquest by Justice J H Moore ruled death due to personal safety related causes. no motive is known.
Excavations by the Austrian Archaeological Institute with Smyrna Museum uncover the Basilica of St John Theologos from the 3rd century and other Roman remains. The white marble basilica, buried twenty feet underground, includes a gymnasium area with a marble swimming basin and rooms for recreation. A heating system by Publius Vedius Antonious and his portrait bust were found. Dozens of sculptures and inscriptions filled three railway cars for transport.
Dallas January 18 AP reports Sam Hamburger Republican county chairman of Colorado county was named to the state executive committee for the fifteenth senatorial district He succeeds W J Kyeton the recently appointed Sealy postmaster.
Fulton county grand jury indicts Jesse James Crawford a colored messenger boy for embezzling 335 dollars from a local drug company. He was captured in Detroit and brought to Atlanta under extradition papers.
Leprelet Miller Logee, reputed as the country's oldest Mason, marks his 103rd birthday on February 6 while living at the Masonic Home in Charlton Massachusetts. Born in 1826 in Burrillville he recalls 17 presidents and has memories stretching from the Civil War to the Mexican War and War of 1812.
Abilene Texas bids were to be opened today for 575000 dollars in municipal bonds voted last November. The sale funds will go to water works schools and street paving projects.
Advocates propose abolishing six state colleges and reorganizing them as departments of the University of Colorado to reduce duplication in engineering and chemistry training. Colorado Aggies, School of Mines, Western State College, Fort Lewis Agricultural College, and Alamosa Normal would be dissolved. only the University of Colorado would not be abolished. Any change to the University would require a statewide vote due to its charter origin.
Karachi dispatches report Amanullah of Afghanistan rallying Southern Afghans to reclaim his throne from Habibullah Khan. He rules Kandahar and possibly Ghazni, while Kabul's Habibullah maintains control as allies reassure foreign missions. Movement ahead of spring uncertain.
Police Commissioner William F Russell announced a major crime bureau to handle all robberies holdups and burglaries in Chicago. Captain William Killeen will head the unit of forty detectives based in the detective bureau building and use scientific methods.
An old classified style notice offers Palo Duro Apartments at 16th and Jackson with price hints of 50 and 55 dollars. It includes playful dialogue about a rainbow kiss and references Excelsior, Mexico City, and a romantic teaser connected to an aristhood of Armistice.
Court records show transfers of real estate and notices in Eugene with numerous names and property details. Entries include sales, mortgages, and assignments across multiple blocks and subdivisions, plus vehicle registrations, marriage licenses, and building permits for local residents and businesses.
Dr Gordon B New of the Mayo Clinic told the Tri State Medical association in Texarkana that cosmetic surgery aligns with practical business aims. He argued facial alterations aid public confidence and professional success, countering views that vanity drives the practice.
Distortions in patient treatment are discussed as a barrier at a convention focusing on medical and ethical issues. The meeting covers the impact of cosmetic procedures on patient outcomes and potential tradeoffs between longstanding faces and new options.
Dr. Guy A. Caldwell of Shreveport presided and delivered the address while Dr. R. H. T. Mann of Texarkana welcomed visitors. Dr. M. Picard of Shreveport explained that many children have constitutional aversions to cow's milk and suggested means of correction.
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