Desert King Ibn Saud Opens Car Fleet Across Sahara
Ibn Saud, king of Hedjaz, launches a $55,000 eight-car auto caravan for a royal journey from Mecca to Medina and the Persian Gulf. Twenty four wives, fifty warriors, staff and provisions travel in armored window cars with 60 gallon tanks for 500 mile cruising radius. Built by Star Motor Works in England, the fleet signals a new era of mobility for royal travels.
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Ibn Saud
Hedjaz
Ibn-Saud
Mecca
Medina
Persian Gulf
Desert
Star Motor Works
Wolverhampton
England
Stuart Marr
Italy
Letters to Santa from Amarillo children
A collection of Christmas letters from area children asking Santa Claus for toys and gifts. Peggy, Dan Young and others request dolls, outfits, a house set, a sewing machine, candy, a baseball outfit, oranges and nuts, a fire engine, wrist watch, wind up train, blackboard and shovel, plus a red fire truck.
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Santa Claus
Amarillo
North Pole
Santa
Peggy
Amarillo Drug
Billy Foran
Arthur
Paul Brown Potter
S. Carolina
Jack Lewis
Lewis Hotel
Woman Cop Author of 501 Peace Treaties
Nottingham honors a probation officer who as a reconciler of domestic disputes arranged 501 peace treaties in a year. She has mediated separations and helped 1,002 people toward armistice day, saving numerous homes despite some reversals in hostilities.
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International News Service
Nottingham
England
To End Overflow of Connecticut River
Hartford reports a plan to address the dominant Connecticut River flood problem. The article notes the river divides the state and disrupts life, describing seasonal joys and chronic overflow as a longstanding issue. It outlines a proposed remedy and regional impact.
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Connecticut River
How to Stop A Headache
The ad promotes Capudine, a liquid headache remedy. It claims rapid relief within minutes by soothing nerves rather than deadening them. Two teaspoonfuls in water are suggested, with no opiates, and available at druggists in 60c and one dollar sizes plus a trial size.
Hartford eyes river flood cure after costly damage
The Connecticut River flood caused about a million dollars in Hartford area damage, with downstream losses slightly lower. City leaders consider cutting away riverfront buildings to create a flood playground and river bottom, despite high costs, funded by Hartford’s finances. Middletown faces its own flood questions.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Dletown
Survivor of 1839 Texas massacre dies at 92
Mrs. Martha Simmons of Oakland California died at 92. She was reported as the sole survivor of the Webster party massacre in Texas in 1839. She left two sons and a grandson in Oakland. Captured at age four by Comanches she bore the marks of mistreatment his life.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Martha Simmons
Texas
Simmons
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Polk Street
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