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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1928
Page
9
Thousands of teenage Girl Scouts take part in Seven Service Days starting tomorrow. The program features church services, parades in uniform, home making on Home Monday, community plans on Tuesday, and memorial observances in historic districts for notable pioneers. About 186,634 girls aged 10 to 18 are enrolled nationwide.
SAN FRANCISCO November 15 Gasoline motors are replacing paddles on outrigger canoes and saxophones are replacing traditional Hawaiian instruments Miss June Sullivan of Honolulu notes a shift from the lilting guitar and mando lin music toward hot songs as the hula yields to Charleston and Varsity rag.
Bishop Kowal ki, leader of the Mariawit sect, was found guilty of improper conduct toward nuns and sentenced to four years in prison. Amnesty reduces his term to two years and eight months. The trial, a Poland-wide sensation, Kowalski protests his innocence and says he aims to reform and preserve his sect.
Rouen implements a nine o'clock curfew by electric timing. The city’s famed tower clock, claimed oldest in the world and built in 1889, industrially rings the curfew bell automatically for fifteen minutes. The clock has a single hand marking hours.
Democratic leaders gathering in Washington for Congress opening express no plan to reorganize. They aim to build on the 14,500,000 vote base for Gov Alfred E. Smith and defer major campaign work until 1930 and 1932 primaries. Senator Tydings says the party has framed a real backing and will stand by it.
An advertisement suggests switching to Koffee Hag caffeine free coffee to reduce jitters and improve sleep without sacrificing flavor. It claims the blend uses top coffees, offers ground or bean forms, and comes in a full 16 ounce can at dealers.
An ad promotes Rex glandular extract tablets as a modern tonic claimed to double the value of a standard tonic. It urges readers to take two tablets three times daily for ten days and to order from Randal Drug Co at 422 Taylor.
H E Westmoreland reports only 65 reservations for the Fort Worth and Denver Inaugural line booster trip to Amarillo with 25 more needed to order the special train. He notes strong enthusiasm but last minute action. Cost beyond meals about 10 dollars. Train departs Monday.
Senator Caraway of Arkansas says it is too early to reorganize the Democratic party and expresses belief in excellent hope to wage another fight four years from now. He notes debates over prohibition show liberal stand tension but emphasizes readiness for future contest.
The Amarillo special will be one of six special trains on the line Tuesday and Wednesday with towns planning big celebrations. Membership in the Jobbers and Manufacturers association is not required to ride.
Berlin, Nov. 15. Signal lights completed on the Berlin Hanover line allow Luft Hansa to operate Berlin Paris and Berlin Amsterdam London routes in one day during winter. The winter schedule is in effect in three parts: pre winter October 1 to November 3, high winter from November 3, and continued adjustments for the season.
Advertises patterns for girls and ladies dresses with sizes 8 to 14 years and busts 34 to 44 inches. Details fabric yardage for short and wrist length sleeves and contrasting material for each size. Offers UP TO DATE FALL AND WINTER 1928 book of fashions from Globe-News Brooklyn NY.
The article reports on Berlin's Tempelhof Field expansion with part of the new administration building finished as flights rise during winter months. It cites 4,000 to 6,000 miles flown daily in high winter and about double that in pre and post winter periods. It also notes a rise in methylated spirit drinking in England and South Wales with 428 convictions in the past year.
Those who suffer from rheumatism will find Capudine helps by relieving pain and reducing fever and inflammation. The remedy is a liquid containing mustard camphor menthol and other ingredients and is sold at drug stores in 0 60 sizes without habit forming drugs.
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