Bigger Faster Airships Seen As Necessary
Commander Burney of Airship Guarantee says future ships must be bigger and faster than Graf Zeppelin. The R-100, already under construction in Howden, aims for the Egypt India route with 5 million cubic feet capacity and enclosed crew quarters to reduce wind resistance. He predicts nine to ten million cubic foot ships carrying up to 160 passengers and notes Britain interest in linking Empire periphery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Howden
Yorkshire
Co. D. Burney
Airship Guarantee Company
Commander Burney
Burney
Aserts
Great Britain
Japan seeks to secure ore in New Zealand
United Press from Sydney reports Japan is negotiating for seven million tons of iron ore from New Zealand. The move follows a June bid for Koolan Island in Northwest Australia and signals Japan’s aim to strengthen its iron ore position in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Japan
New Zealand
United Press
Sydney
Australia
Koolan Island
Model Planes To Be Sold Like Automobiles
International News Service reports Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America will present airplane models in showrooms for customers to choose much as cars. Anthony H. G. Fokker reveals plans for the largest transport plane yet built in the United States, a monoplane with capacity for 30 or more passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
New York
Fokker Aircraft Corporation of America
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Daughter To Devote Her Time to Father
Mrs. Brandt Elliott, recently divorced from her husband in Alamogordo New Mexico, announced she would devote her time to caring for her ailing father Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior. Elliott did not contest the divorce claiming desertion and habitual drunkenness as grounds.
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United Press
EL Paso
Albert B. Fall
Brandt Elliott
Alamogordo
N. M
Elliott
Elliot
Poet Minds Brain X Ray Critics Of Play
Constantinople reports poet Kiazam Bey reacted to harsh reviews of his recent play by sending X ray images of his brain to several critics. He enclosed sworn medical statements asserting his cranium and its contents were far above average.
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Constantinople
Kiazam Bey
Kaffee Hag Coffee Promises Sleeplessness Free Drinking
Advertises Kaffee Hag as pure coffee 97 percent caffeine free claiming it won’t keep you awake even at midnight. Promotes ground or bean form with a full pound can and emphasizes real coffee not a substitute.
Settlement of Disagreement at Austin Seen
The board of control will finalize the dispute with the state highway department at a Friday meeting. Chairman R B Walthall said the session will tackle who has the authority to specify the machinery make to be purchased.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Highway Department
Board of Control
R. B. Walthall
Highway Commission Bids Questioned Over Equipment
Roy I. Tennant, purchasing member, warned state highway engineer Gibb Gilchrist that without clear shipping instructions for equipment recommended by the board, all bids would be rejected and bidders’ earnest money returned.
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Roy I. Tennant
Gibb Gilchrist
Aspironal Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Flu
The advertisement touts Aspironal as a guaranteed cold and cough remedy superior to whiskey based treatments. It claims rapid relief within two minutes, urges readers to buy at drug stores for 60 cents, and promotes use for adults and children with assurances of safety and effectiveness.
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Board OF Control and Department OF Highways
Great National Broadcasting Chain
Atwater Kent Radio Now
Model
A. C
E. E. Finkler
S&t
Tolzien Music Company
Polk St
The
Highway Commission
Neer
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Amarillo, Texas
Hermann
Herring
Boston
Massachusetts
Mother Church
Panhandle Floral Co. Inc
A, Alenius
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