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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1929
Page
9
London debates the value of airships after Graf Zeppelin’s forced landing in France. The public asks if five engines ensure speed, safety, and durability, while critics warn Britain’s R100 and R101 may fail in trial flights.
Waltham Massachusetts hosts its first annual Pet Show with 418 entries including dogs cats rabbits guinea pigs turtles chickens and roosters. Miss Hilda N Olsen directs the event for public school students with forty prizes donated by local merchants and a dog training demonstration.
Debates continue among airship designers as the mooring mast concept is questioned. German efforts and other nations explore safer, practical landings at distant points, signaling shifts in early flight theory.
The world in airship construction has not adopted the new design widely. The British vessel R100 is claimed to have a better chance than the Graf, with stresses calculated to allow five times the Graf’s strain. Critics remain cautious, and Commander Burney suggests these giants, twice Graf’s size, may be too small for a dependable Atlantic service.
The American Legion will hold a meeting this evening at 8:16 in the Legion Hall at the city auditorium. Reports from committees will be submitted and organizational business discussed.
Dallas June 18 J Waddy Tate famed hot dog mayor of Dallas aims to transform White Rock Lake into an amusement center modeled after Lake Worth if current plans materialize his proposal highlights civic promotion and entertainment aims.
Chicago plans call for school children to lead a city clean-up effort with surveys of unsightly vacant lots. J R MacGregor heads the campaign through the Association of Commerce and aims to make clean up a yearly citywide effort with high schools forming committees to direct activities and engage business groups.
The high school organizations will lead grade school projects while the Association of Commerce advises. MacGregor says the program benefits Chicago by improving the city and training youths in citizenship, creating genuine local interest. The piece notes American motors are popular in Mesopotamia, with 2607 of 3155 gas-powered vehicles being American.
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