Cabinet Now Thinking of Summer Trips
President Coolidge has chosen a vacation spot while cabinet members debate summer plans. Jardine eyes Michigan or Wisconsin. Davis will travel in Europe if possible. Kellogg hopes for time off to golf in St Paul. Work will inspect lands and parks. Sargent plans Vermont fishing and relaxation. Hoover may shuttle Washington and Mississippi Valley for relief duties. New Mellon Davis Labor Wilbur plan two weeks at most. others unnamed. Daisy the Kokomo mail horse remains steadfast delivering rural mail for 28 years, saving lives at grade crossings and never retiring from her route.
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Associated Presa
Sitington
President Coolidge
Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine
Michigan
Wisconsin
Davis
Europe
Secretary of State
Kellogg
Washington
St. Paul
Work
Natonal
Sargent
Inuction
Vermont
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Ade
Palo Alto
Calif
Mississippi Valley
New
Treasury
Mellon
Navy
Wilburne
Ghia
Associated Press
Kokomo
Ind
Daisy
New York
Chicago
Ben Boughman
Burning the Clavie voted out by Burghead fisher folk
The pre Christian Pictish rite known as Burn the Clavie is abolished by Burghead fishermen. The clavie was split and carried on a pole with tar soaked staves, lit at each house, with souvenirs sent worldwide. Also noted are Greenville County School trustees meeting notes and Lt. W. F. Lynch leading the Dead Sea survey expedition 80 years ago.
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Scotland
Miss Jeffrey
Skipper Peterkin
Coorie Hill
W. F. Lynch
Dead Sea
Melba Tragedy of Critics Amid Farewell Tour
Madame Melba, a grand opera star, faces harsh press from Australian papers as she plans a farewell tour. One journal ties her final performance to the North Shore bridge completion on shaky foundations. Another notes she can sing “Good Bye” but cannot utter it, while a palace of arts for her souvenirs prompts a critic to joke the crown jewels need only a single chamber.
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Melba
Madame Melba
Australia
North Shore Bridge
Tapis
Pastor launches drive for new death law in Kansas
Wichita May 27 Dr L Morgan Chambers pastor of St Pauls Methodist Episcopal church urges restoration of capital punishment in Kansas in a pulpit sermon on law enforcement He rails against liberal criminals saying murderers get light terms and compares U S murder rates to Britain and Wales noting New York and Chicago high figures and urging vengeance by the law
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Wichita
L. Morgan Chambers
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
Kansas
America
England
Great Britain
Wales
New York
Great Britain and
Chicago
Masaryk Re-Elected Czecho-Slovak Chief
Professor Thomas G Masaryk was re elected president of the Czecho Slovak republic on the first ballot amid a constitutional exception for his second term. Masaryk, leader since the republic’s 1918 founding, marked his 77th birthday March 8. Also noted is Yale University’s new astronomical station in Johannesburg with a 26 inch telescope and equipment partly built in New Haven.
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Associated Press
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czecho-Slovaki Republic
Masaryk
Yale University
Johannesburg
South Africa
University of Witwatersrand
University
New Haven
Connecticut
Shrine Parade Marshal Frames Dominion Horticultural Contest
The Canadian Horticultural Council launches a nationwide competition to beautify school grounds. Aimed at boosting enjoyment and stability of country life, it divides Ontario into three districts each offering a silver trophy worth $50.
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Canadian Horticultural Council
Ontario
Flenniken urges bond vote to fund Amarillo growth
W W Flenniken Amarillo chamber president told the American Business club at the Amarillo hotel that Amarillo valued at about 45 million dollars with 3.157 million debt needs 1.8 million from a bond issue to be voted tomorrow to sustain growth. He outlined how the funds would be used and praised the city commission for their leadership.
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Amarillo
W. W. Flenniken
City Commission
Dreadnaught Clipper Sets Atlantic Crossing Record
The clipper Dreadnaught achieved the fastest Atlantic crossing in twelve days marking a new record for sailing ships.
PILES GO QUICK Without Salves or Cutting
Thousands suffer from piles but relief is possible with internal medicine. External treatments fail to address cause of bad circulation and lower bowel stagnation. Dr J S Leonhardt’s Hemroid remedy is now sold everywhere with a money back guarantee. City Drug Co offers it today for quick lasting relief.
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J. S. Leaonhardt
Leonhardt
City Drug Co
Harding Ranch Amusement Co terminates dealings with Parrett
Harding Ranch Amusement Company of Amarillo Texas ends all business relations with Charles B Parrett of Amarillo Texas and will not be liable for obligations or contracts made on its behalf by Parrett after May 24 1927.
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Harding Ranch Amusement Company
Amarillo
Texas
Charles B. Parrett
Harding Amusement Company
Charles Parrett
Amarillo Growth Debates Spark Civic Efforts
In Amarillo discussions focus on big problems tied to growth as the community contemplates planning and policy moves. Kretsinger hosts and entertains club members with vocal numbers, signaling active civic engagement amid city expansion.
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Amarillo
Geng
George Kretsinger
Silk girdles revive harem-tight hip-line style
The harem-tight hip-line has brought back the girdle. It is usually made of crisp brocaded silk matching the frock it supports.
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GirKus
Greenville County
Nobles Bros
J. E. Bryant CO
Ainsworth Drug CO
Thompson Drug CO
Amarillo Hardware
Toney Chisum
Khiva
Needleart and Children’s Shop
J. W. Dodson
Polk St
Hlbarnarj
Pastel Georgettes
Barnard
Flenniken
Clothiers
Remedi
Champion
Spratt and
Bennett Dog Foods
Randal Drug Co
Taylor St
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