Amarillo Aims to Be Convention City in 1928
Amarillo seeks to host major conventions in 1928 with the Board of City Development leading efforts. Invitations have been extended to the State Firemen's Association and the Texas Embalmers and Undertakers Association for next year. The Auto Club supports securing the Texas Automobile Association meet in 1928, with plans under discussion to entertain visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Board of City Development
State Firemen’s Association
Association of Texas Embalmers and Undertakers
Auto Club
Texas Automobile Association
Kansas college girl becomes honor cadet colonel at ROTC
Ruth Glick of Junction City, 20, a Kansas State Agricultural College sophomore in the music department, is elected the first non sorority girl honorary colonel of the ROTC cadet detachment. She will preside at military parades, reviews and ceremonies as symbolic Joan of Arc of the corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Manhattan
Kan
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Kansas State Agricultural College
Ruth Glick
Junction City
Kansas
State Board of Regents
Miss Glick
F. L. Glick
Joan of Arc
First Gypsy Paper Makes Appearance
LENINGRAD March 23 The first Gypsy newspaper in the world appeared here named Romanos Zoria meaning Dawn of the Gypsy Sun It is printed in Latin type but in the Romany tongue The paper and government effort aim to settle Gypsies as a dependable population The text notes Gypsies are concentrated in the Soviet Union outside Romania and cites 1400 stamps issued worldwide last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leningrad
Romanos Zoria
Dawn of the
Gypsy Sun
Roumania
Soviet Union
Moscow
First commercial telephone exchange began in New Haven
New Haven Conn March 23 The first commercial telephone exchange in the world began in New Haven opened Jan 28 1878 with eight subscribers. Women operators replaced men, the service extended from local to transatlantic, then grew to 40000 instruments. Three nearby exchanges followed in Meriden and Bridgeport. in 1881 Southern New England Telephone took over.
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Wolforr
BELL
New York
Associated Prox
New Haven
Conn
J. K. Todd
Church of the Redeemer
Meriden
Bridgeport
Southern New England Telephone
Local fireman awarded medal by auto body club
S. E. Morrison, a Santa Fe fireman, is among the first in town to join the 100 per cent Driver's club of the International Association of Automobile Traffic Officers. Members wear a Good Conduct emblem on their car and must have no serious traffic violations in the prior year. The club, funded by traffic officers, promotes safety through motorist-official cooperation. Also noted is a brief history of early telephone service in New England and James T. Moran, a former exchange worker, now president of the Southern New England Telephone Company.
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S. E. Morrison
Santa Fe
Traffic Officers Association
New York
Boston
James T. Moran
Southern New England Telephone Company
S S S Promises Skin Relief From Eczema Claims
Claiming over a century of relief for skin diseases S S S is advertised as purely vegetable and sourced from medicinal plants. A testimonial from Cleophas Forte at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy MI praises drastic improvement after six bottles, urging others to try the remedy sold in two sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleophas Forte
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Quincy
Ml. S.S.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas College
Texas Plains
Building & Loan Assn
W. 6Th
London
Aear
Lew
MayTag Shop
Marmons
Marmon
America
F. Oo. B
E. H
W. P. Powell
Rule Building
Taylor ST
Polk
Finklea Electric
Elmer Lewis
Amarillo Tent & Awning CO
Tyler
Pacific Coast
Panhandle
J. L. Henderson
Residence Vineyard Manor
Empire
Empire People
West 5Th ST
Empire Milking Machines
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