Fleet 10 tests aerial force efficiency off Panama
Rear Admiral William H. Standley says the United States fleet will test the efficiency of its air arm during Southern maneuvers off the Panama coast. The exercise includes carrier and battleship operations with catapult launches and shipboard aircraft retrieval, plus torpedo defense drills.
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United Press
Washington
United States
Panama
William H. Standley
Lexington
Saratoga
Standley
Martin
Hampton Roads
Stanley
Gulf of Panama
Admiral Standley
Miss Mercedes Gleitze Takes Hidden Job In Manchester Mill
Miss Gleitze, famed for channel swims, hides her identity to work under an assumed name in a Manchester cotton mill. The purpose is to study living conditions of the industrial classes and gain firsthand experience of strenuous labor. The postal romance with Private Farrance has cooled since she disappeared from London.
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Manchester
Eng
Mercedes Gleitze
English Channel
Strait of
Gibraltar
William Farrance
East Lancashire Regint
India
Farrance
Miss Gleitze
Post
England
Tanlac advertised to relieve digestive troubles and restore vitality
The ad claims Tanlac cures stomach troubles headache and dizziness causing weakness. It cites a testimonial from John Robertson of Little Rock Arkansas after three bottles and promises restored appetite vigor and sleep with a money back guarantee.
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Taniac
John Robertson
Spring St
Little Rock
Ark
At the Theaters and Interstates Vaudeville Screens
The FAIR features Taxi 13 with Chester Conklin and Tarzan the Mighty. The MISSION presents The Barker with Milton Sills. Vitaphone vaudeville and Movietone News run. The DEANDI shows Rough Riding Red with Buzz Barton. Marty Young and His Youngsters also perform.
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the Fair
Chester Conklin
Tarzan the Mighty
Mission
Barker
Milton Sills
Vitaphone Vaudeville
Movietone News
Deandi
Rough Riding Red
Buzz Barton
Marty Young
Cupid Growing Shy Marriage Figures Show Decline
Sacramento reports a rising divorce rate and falling marriages in California. State statistics indicate 13 percent annual divorce growth and a drop in weddings from 66 664 in 1926 to 53 498 in 1927, with 1928 figures expected lower. Legislation may probe the trend and its causes.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
State Bureau
Midol promises quick relief for menstrual pain
An advertisement touts Midol as safe and effective for menstrual pain, claiming relief in five to seven minutes without affecting normal cycles. It urges purchase in a compact aluminum case for fifty cents, and lists Palo Duro Apartments with monthly rents of 55 and 80 dollars.
Decline Hits English Greyhound Racing Nationwide
London reports a sharp downturn in greyhound racing as attendance falls and track openings dry up. Experts forecast only about ten percent of existing tracks reopening after the season, with shares across racing companies collapsing and investors losing money.
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London
England
William Joynson-Hicks
Greyhound Racing Association Trust
Wembley Stadium
Greyhound Racing Association
12000 Men Studying to Become Air Pilots
Chicago January 21 12 000 men are studying to become air pilots as part of a national training program. The effort aims to expand civilian aviation capacity and improve pilot qualifications for future air travel.
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Chicago
42 000 Men Enter Schools To Learn To Become Air Pilots
The American Air Transport Association reports forty two thousand men enrolled in all schools this year to become air pilots. One association's check advances training and raises enrollment prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Air Transport Association
Schools Eye 1929 Enrollment And Pilot Licenses
The article notes about 20,000 students expected to enroll in schools in 1929, while aspiring air transport pilots must complete 200 flight hours to obtain a license.
Amarillo Okays Parker Street Improvement and Hearing
The city approves the Parker Street improvement from Thirteenth Street to John Dees Addition with Amarillo Construction Co. to gravel pave and curb. A hearing for owners and interested parties is set for January 24, 1929 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall with notice to abutting property owners.
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Amarillo
City of
Texan
Parker Street
Thirteenth Street
John Dees
Amarillo Construction Company
Texar
Ty Amarillo
P. L
Mary
Bivins
Mollie F. Whittington
Curh
John Deas
CUYD
Eee
FAS
S. C. Tullom
John Deen
Cure
S.C. Tullon
Carb Seas Geen
Secape
Mary F. Bivine
G. A. Foote
Saatak Weeds
Mra. J. Ellements
Frances Fern McSpadden
W. Hudgins
Abell i Wine
D. W. Hudgina
Curb
Daseces Oeeoyne
H. H. OS
Mrs. F. B. Wentworth
Chas. Pavillard Eiensis
Peedee
Texas
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van Cello
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Merrie Fingland
Folkat
New York
Vitaphone Talking
Ventures
Ibe L
Vitaphone
Jors Stafford
Gladys Brockwell
Hie
Hollywood
the Globe News
Counon
Honey
Hank’ Harris
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Featuring
Hank” and “Rose
Buzz” Barton
Paramount News
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T. Jewell Davidson
Jewell Davidson
Parker
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