Secret of the diabolical ray linked to Matthews
London reports H Grindell Matthews rejects air ministry plans and heads to France to seal a deal with a French firm. The Daily Chronicle cites a death dealing ray under royal factory tests while A J Roberts in Copenhagen ridicules Matthews claims, saying vibration light and sound can stop a motorcycle and explode mines.
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London
H. Grindell Matthews
Air Ministry
France
Edwards
Daily Chronicle
Royal Aircraft Factory
Copenhagen
A. J. Roberts
Matthews
Roberts
Amarillo Tourist Camp Nears Opening for Visitors
Amarillo's Up-To-Date Tourist Camp near Sixth Street and the Rock Island line is nearly ready to welcome visitors by June 1. Four cook houses serve sixteen families, with shared sinks and gas stoves, plus reading rooms and showers. The superintendent's house will be finished soon, and grounds will charge 50 cents per tourist with $1 yearly county rent for fifteen years. A seven foot fence, single entrance and exit gate, and a $6,000 building cost are noted.
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Amarillo
Sixth Street
Rock Island
Amarillo Social and Weather Notes Highlight Local Visits
Ministers sanction Norfleet. Canyon banker Lewis Lester is here today. Local residents and visitors like J L Ford from Dalhart and Mrs S J Hart from Channing were seen about Amarillo. Wheat endures drought, cotton may rise. a hair tonic mishap and a Shrine pageant selection add to the bustle as Gray county professor visits while his wife recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis T. Lester
Canyon Banker
J. L. Ford
Dalhart
P. P. Atterberry
Clarendon
W. J. McLaughlin
Ralls
Math Gallagher
Childress
J. C. O’guinn
Roswell
Khiva
Imperial Council
Shrine
Kansas City
Professor Turman
Gray County
Amarillo
Northwest Texas
Canonical Law Questions Face Bishops in Trial
Nine bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church confront canonical law questions as William Montgomery Brown, retired Arkansas bishop, goes on trial for teaching doctrines not held by the church. The proceedings open in Trinity Cathedral, the church where he was baptized, confirmed, married, and consecrated.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Protestant Episcopal Church
William Montgomery Brown
Arkansas
Brown
Trinity Cathedral Church
Gorin District Growing Sunday School Formed
Gorin Texas forms a growing community Sunday with a new Sunday school organized. Officers elected are R L Masterson superintendent J W Thomas assistant superintendent Mrs Henry Gilbert secretary treasurer. First class set for June 1 in Gorin school. An ice cream and pie supper next Friday will raise funds for general community expenses.
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Globe
Claude
Tex
Gorin
R. Ll. Masterson
J. W. Thomas
Henry Gilbert
Armstrong County Seeks Heavy Rains For Crops
In Claude Texas on May 27, farmers in Armstrong County wait for rain as a portion of cotton is planted. Some fields sit parched while others await showers. wheat barley and oats look healthy and risk drought harm if rain arrives soon.
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Armstrong County
Claude
Tex
Baldwin Loco Chief Visits Mexico City Over Rail Financing
Samuel M. Vauclain president of Baldwin Locomotive Works travels to Mexico City to confer with President Obregon on financing for the National Railways. It is reported about 6 million dollars will be required to restore the road and equipment to normal.
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Samuel M. Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
President Obregon
Mexico City
What Makes 'Em Attractive
A humorous exchange about widowhood and life insurance hints at social attitudes toward inheritance. The dialogue suggests curiosity about a widow’s allure tied to financial provision, reflecting attitudes of the time toward marriage and money.
Safety devices prevent fires from electric wires
Houston firemen found a thousand makeshifts for fuses including nine hundred pennies used in place of fuses. Fire hazards arise when lighter fuses are replaced with conductors and heavier fuses trip to protect circuits. A standard meter and switch with double fuses as a safety method is being adopted in many cities to prevent overload fires and ensure service restoration by the utility.
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Houston
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Daily Globe
Willis H. Flamm
Guy F. Owens
Amarillo, Texas
Norfleet
R. B. Nutt
Tulsa
Washington Street
Sheriff Thorp
Panhandle
S. J. Hart of
Channing
Hatt
M. H. Bird
West Eleventh Street
Oklahoma City
Bernice Lively
van Buren Street
Hereford
Wash George
Fillmore Street
Tabernash
Colo
A. J. McDaniel
American Railway Express Company
Comanche
Okla
Charles L. Green
Roberta
New Orleans
New York
Washington
A. P. Thornton
Umbarger
Randall County
Ambarger
Mr. Thornton
E. R. Bruce
Gutherie
Guthrie
Lincoln Motor Company
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor
Gompa
Lincoln
TooSywaday
Swift & Company
U. S
N. Filmore Street
R. H. Scott
Vauclain
Samuel M.vauclain
Universal Screen
Cabinet CO
Jefferson Street
W. P. Reed
Louisiana
Pierce
Fourth Street
Partment Aew Tay
Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange
Polk St
Amarillo Hotel
Alex Hyman & Company
E. Lee Smith
East 5Th
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