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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1928
Page
7
Moscow reports pro and anti prohibition effects. If enforced strictly vodka revenue drops while labor efficiency declines if enforcement is lax. Officials note 40 percent vodka failed to curb home brewed samogon as farmers keep producing moonshine despite campaigns and limited city adoption.
In New Haven on March 20 a bronze tablet marked where the world’s first commercial telephone switchboard operated. The Southern New England Telephone Co placed the plaque at Chapel and State streets, linking to the company’s origin. A bronze tablet elsewhere notes the Knights of Columbus founding site.
Dr. Burris A. Jenkins of Linwood Christian Church urged support for Governor Al Smith at a Kansas City church event. He argued the nation benefits from religious freedom and condemned discrimination, calling Smith a Catholic candidate worth considering for the presidency.
Warranty deeds show transfers: Miles Realty to Carl Williams lot 24 block 14 Bivins for 1800. C P Elliott to W J Rain lot 11 block 12 Amarillo Heights for 200. Hugh G Taylor to W J Rain lot 10 block 12 Amarillo Heights for 1. C C McMurtry to Noble Paulk lot 5 block 215 San Jacinto Heights for 950. Paulk to McMurtry lot 7 as 215 San Jacinto Heights for 95. Additional deeds: Carter W Whatley to F J Mackie lot 23 block 12 Ridgemere for 2730. John J Harden et al to Grace Lord lot 8 block 13 Ridgemere for 350. Harden et al to N M Canfield lot 16 block 9 Ridgemere for 325. Car registrations list Marion Moorefield 900 Pierce from Amarillo Oldsmobile. C T Herring 2400 Van Buren from J W Timmons Packard. Black Sivalls Bryson city from Cooper Irvin Motor Co Ford. W R White Borger from J W Timmons Packard. FE Kelley 806 Sunset from Frost Motor Co Buick. G H Turnley 115 West Sixth from Amarillo Oldsmobile Oldsmobile. G C Odom 115 West Sixth from Amarillo Oldsmobile Olds.
International News Service reports in Madrid that Don Quixote's famous Tobasco windmill will be rebuilt to exact likenesses of the original. The replica aims to welcome American tourists this spring, addressing long disappointment among travelers seeking Cervantes era sites along Spain's routes.
Listings show mobile and automobile firms Harry E. Knapp and Plains Chevrolet on West Sixth with building permits. Also named are Lee Bivins at 818 315 Van Buren and J S Nugent at 905 Adams for lots and duplex projects. Contractors include W B Skinner and M W Easum with values ranging from 50 to 2200 dollars.
Lenox Massachusetts March 20 The Associated Press reports Mrs Etheldred Folsom Helling a Lenox society woman urges abolishing sport hunting of deer and proposes state huntsmen kill only when necessary to prevent human suffering and to ensure humane shots.
The Persian government ordered the closure of American Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions schools for disregarding a directive from the ministry of public instruction. The move follows officials deeming the teachings of the Bible incompatible with state policy.
A year has passed since a policy aimed to raise prominence of the Kozan in curricula, affecting both English Church Missionary Society and American schools across Persia. Neither the American nor British legations reportedly responded to the order.
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