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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1927
Page
3
Amarillo news dealers report that sales of risque art magazines are dominated by men aged 40 to 60 plus, with youths and women rarely purchasing. Printers say many buyers look without purchasing, leading to a 15 cent inspection fee to deter nonbuyers, while some retailers label the titles as slow movers and not worth the price.
Contests in typewriting are introduced as a pro feature in the Interscholastic league District No. Y. W F Lockhart of Canyon is director general. The date is not set but likely April 22 and 23 alongside the county-wide meet. Any high school with typewriting units may enter.
Millions of tons of saxonite and other commercial clays will be developed on an area about five miles southeast of Troup by Saxonite Products company. Operations start with favorable weather under Frank Winling, with his mother Mrs F Winling as company president. I and G N Railroad permission to join a tram road to load clay shipments.
A feather in a man's cap signified killing a Turk in ancient Hungary. This practice is thought to be the source of the modern saying.
Mrs Myrtle Lancaster of Tulsa Oklahoma was given a one hour penitentiary sentence for assault with intent to kill. Governor Johnston granted a ten day stay of execution and a pardon request was lodged amid protests by civic groups who say the crime warrants far less than a penitentiary term.
Mrs. C. E. Nutt of Mineral Springs Arkansas extols Black-Draught as a reliable bowel regulator for six children and family ailments. She cites personal relief from indigestion and gas and notes her husband uses it for biliousness. The ad claims the product is sold everywhere at one cent a dose.
Canyon officials led by County Judge B F Fronabarger and County Attorney H Flannigan Smith campaign to curb unpaid checks in the town and region. They target intentional bad check writers and aim to educate residents to monitor bank accounts and avoid worthless drafts.
W. A. Kerley operates a phonograph repair service at Amarillo Music Co. Call 2444 for repairs and maintenance of phonographs and record players.
Dr. Lewis N. Stuckey pastor of Polk Street church urged the Northwest Texas Methodist conference to hold its next annual session in Amarillo in November. He outlined entertainment including a University of Amarillo visit. No action was taken. Construction on the new Fourteenth and Polk streets church is underway with excavation about to finish.
A fragmented note credits Galileo with inventing or coining key instruments in 1592. The text hints at his relation to the thermometer and the microscope, noting his early influence in scientific device development.
About forty pieces of the Wortham municipal band will travel to the East Texas chamber of commerce convention in Tyler on April 20 and 21. The chamber will cover transportation and other expenses for the band.
The Dayton Tire ad extols Daytons as superior with six plies versus four, promising wider safety margin and at least 50 percent longer life. It stresses first quality in cotton cords, steel bead, and rubber, and claims extra plies resist punishment under tests and long drives. It urges replacing existing tires with Extra Ply Daytons.
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