Palo Duro Park Exhibit Slides Into West Texas Meet Spotlight
The Palo Duro State Park display in Amarillo Hotel has been rearranged for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce Convention. Burl Elliston arranged the exhibit with Indian handcrafts and prehistoric relics loaned from his collection. Neon lit six canyon scenes, buffalo skulls, canyon formations and hides enhance the display as hundreds of WTCC delegates are expected to tour Palo Duro Park next week.
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Palo Duro State Park
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Burl) Elliston
Elliston
Canyon
Palo Duro
Polk Street
WTCC
Palo Duro Park
How a Daily Newspaper Is Printed
An editor notes the complex process from assignment to front page. Reporters, city editors, wire services, and a full printing chain coordinate deadlines, proofs, layout, stereotyping, pressing, folding, and mailing to produce daily papers.
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Don Wood
City Desk
Linotype
New Life Boat On Vault Type Invention From Spain
Barcelona, Spain, May 6. A Catalan engineer, Cosme Salomo Vila, claims a sealed non sinking lifeboat for 40 to 50 people. It launches from a sinking ship under all weather and faster than removing canvas from a regular lifeboat. Demonstrated in Madrid before experts and officials.
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Barcelona
Spain
Cosme Salomo Vila
Madrid
Pigeon Saves Family Trolley Fares in Portland
Urban Kubat uses homing pigeons to shuttle a $1 weekly family streetcar pass between his shoe shop and home. Blue Boy transfers the pass four minutes after Urban goes downtown and returns it later, saving the family transit costs and even enabling two way air delivery plans. The pigeons also replace some telephone needs as a note delivering system among the Kubats.
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Portland
Ore
A. R. Kubat
Urban
Street Railway
Urban Kubat
Blue Boy
Father Kubat
Public invited to Amarillo College physics talk
The Amarillo College physics department sponsors a free program in the Municipal Auditorium Thursday evening. Dr. Everly-John Workman of New Mexico University will describe methods for silvering telescope mirrors and related topics. The lecture begins at 8 o'clock, arranged by physics teacher F. M. Boone.
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Amarillo College
Everly-John Workman
New Mexico University
F. M. Boone
Workman
Submarine lifeboat by Salomo Vila proposed for navy use
Naval experts may adopt the submarine buoy as standard equipment. Salomo Vila unveils the non sinkable Hfeboat, 25 to 30 feet long, fully sealable, motorized, with air renewal system and lowering mechanism. Witnesses claim it stays dry and air stays fresh in storms and is non-suiitable.
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Ministry of Marine
Salomo Vila
Mataro
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