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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1928
Page
7
Paris audiences shift away from jazz to waltzes and light opera. Mistinguett plans a Bendol hotel venture. a Park Central Markets worker sets a blood donation record with 264th donation. a hen nurses a stray puppy. French marriages rise while divorces fall, with eight months of 1928 showing about five thousand more marriages.
The report notes franc stabilization and easier living conditions aiding matchmaking. It records 158,216 deaths last year and 168,436 this year, while birth rates show a welcome uptick.
The French steamer Tungyuen was attacked by pirates near Fonchow on the Yangtze Kiang. The pilot was wounded, the captain was taken prisoner and later released. A British steamship Wangtung carrying Sir Frederick Whyte and Lady Whyte was fired upon in the Yangtze gorges.
Ottawa reports the federal lighthouse system supports the marine industry with 2,000 plus workers and 11,162 establishments protecting 62,800 miles of coast. The network includes 1,771 lights, 360 fog signals, 543 buoys and signals, six submarine bells, 12 lightships, and 8,470 unlighted buoys. Cape Race beacon is visible up to 76 miles.
Mrs Burk Stinson will entertain No Hi Bridge club members with a one o clock luncheon at her home 818 Tennessee Street tomorrow.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Jewish Temple hosts a games tournament Thursday at 8 p.m. at Lindy Land. Planned as a major season event, it offers 12 prizes for women and 12 for men. Public invited. reservations to 6450.
Mrs. D. Edwin Miller of Pittsburgh urged women automobile drivers to perfect driving at the Safety Congress in New York. She praised women’s safety record but warned against judging all drivers by a few extremes.
A dated discussion argues that women should have the right to change plans and drive, while suggesting female drivers need more practice and familiarity with traffic conditions. It advocates women forming driving schools to promote safety and reduce automobile accidents nationwide.
An advert promises Aspironal as a laboratory endorsed two minute remedy for colds and flu. It claims dramatic relief within two minutes, costs 60 cents a bottle, and urges readers to buy for themselves and families.
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