Local notices and health updates from Amarillo Globe
Household notes list residents with measles flu pneumonia and recovery updates. Mentions L L Bennett in Val Alstyne, Roy Williams ill at home, Opal Howard with flu and tonsillitis, and Susie Mac Meador with measles. Also announces free flower vase with classifieds and March 15 rates. Dr J Sam Barcus named president of Southwestern University Georgetown.
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Roy Williams
988
Taxi Co
Pierce Street
W. H. Black
Higgins
H. L. Adkins
Polk Street
Lois Colby
J. G. Colby
Tennessee Avenue
C. Fynn
Jackson Street
Opal Howard
Virgil Howard
East Seventh Street
Earl G. Wilson
Plainview
Amarillo
Susie Mac Meador
W. D. Meador
McKinley School
Lee Renison
Fullerton
Cal
Renison
Santa Fe
Globe Office
J. Sam Barsuc
Southewestern University
Georgetown
P. W. Horn
Texas State School of Technology
Lubbock
Barcus
Methodist Church
Marshall
Amarilla Methodists
Clarendon College
W. E. McKinley
Houston Street
McKinley
Greer’s Department Store
F. M. Heldman
Buchanan Street
Los Angeles
British Empire Exhibition Promises World-Size Scale at Wembley
London reports the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley is described as the greatest world show, backed by King George patronage and government support. More than 40 million dollars spent before opening, total cost about eighty million, with 25 million expected visitors April to October. The 240 acre site features a 127000-seat stadium and grand terraced buildings, gardens, and Kipling named avenues.
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P. M. Sars
United Press
London
Wembley Fark
King George
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
British
Britain
Rudyard Kippling
Australia
Canada
600 Brave Floods to Hear Galli-Curci Recital
From Clarksburg West Virginia the city notes 600 people traveled by train and on foot to hear soprano Galli Curci scheduled to sing in Amarillo on April 23 at the Panhandle Music festival under Emil F Myers. The floods blocked highways and submerged tracks delaying and diverting travel while extra cars were added to the train to handle demand.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Fairmont
Galli-Curci
Amarillo
Panhandle
Emil F. Myers
Dr. Wagner Introduces Health Rules for Theatrical Chorus
The Chicago Daily News reports Dr. Jerome Wagner of New York oversees a health regime for about a thousand chorus and dancer girls in a major theatrical syndicate. The program emphasizes diet exercise and sleep with periodical exams and penalties for illness.
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America
Jerome Wagner
New York
Chicago Daily News
Birdseye View of Empire Exhibition Showcases British Progress
The article describes an imperial exhibition with six hundred thousand pounds spent on construction. It highlights the Brown town in West Africa and the Arab sheik’s castle fort, Birdseye View of Empire India, and Honk Kong and the Malay States pavilions. The Palace of Engineering dominates with vast floor space, a single uninterrupted hall, overhead cranes, and no interior lighting in the Palace of Arts.
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Gold Coast
British East Africa
India
Honk Kong
Palace of Engineering
London
Olympia
Palace of Industry
Palace of Arts
British Empire
Bootlegger Chase Ends With Sheriff Capturing Suspect
A bootlegger’s car fled five miles north of Amarillo prompting a multi-vehicle pursuit by Sheriff Whitaker and Amarillo police. Officers fired into the air as the Ford sped at about 60 mph before Sheriff Lowrance halted the vehicle. Chief Cain arrived, and the driver surrendered after being ordered to show hands.
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Chief Cain
Lowrance
Sayre
Dalhart
The Third and Best Wife of John Milton
Elizabeth Milton widow of the poet, the third and longest married wife, lived frugally in Nantwich. She outlived Milton by fifty three years, survived most relatives, and left an inventory showing modest estate, with 38 pounds 8 shillings 4 pence at death. Her life centered on thrift and dutiful care of her husband’s memory.
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Elizabeth
John Milton
Nantwich
Cilvar
Milton
North American Review
Suffering from Blood Poisoning After Hand Cut
Zed Godwin, employed at E Moulden dairy, contracted blood poisoning in his left hand and arm after cutting his hand while washing milk bottles. The infection caused extensive swelling and required medical attention.
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Zed Godwin
Mr. Godwin
I E. Moulden Dairy
Woman city manager noted in Warrenton Oregon
Mrs R E Barrett of Warrenton Oregon is described as the only woman city manager in the United States Warrenton has about 1200 residents.
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R. E. Barrett
Warrenton
Oregon
United States
Brotherhood Convention Set for Amarillo April 8 to 11
Amarillo hosts the Big Four brotherhood convention from April 8 to 11 with about four hundred delegates expected. The Board of City Development is finalizing entertainment plans for visiting guests. The Daily Globe want ads deliver results.
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Amarillo
Board of City Development
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