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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1927
Page
6
London in October fogs cut rail traffic, suspending permanent way work and forcing plate-layers to watch lines at overtime cost. Detonator fog signals run into millions, and slower train speeds waste more fuel, with daily outlays around 150000 dollars in the London area.
The British government will grant 10000 dollars a year to four aeroplane clubs in England to spur public interest in flying. The light aeroplane movement attracts many socialites and surprisingly more female than male members. The program aims to foster private ownership with minimal public expenditure.
Venice now relies on the railroad bridge to Mestre for access with 180 daily trains, prompting plans to widen the bridge for street cars cyclists and pedestrians as Marghera grows into a new Terra Firma Venice region with about 50 000 inhabitants and a new port development.
Senator Broussard of Louisiana urged President Coolidge to release Colonel C B Hodges from West Point so he could become president of the state university at Baton Rouge. Coolidge was asked previously and Broussard declined to reveal his view on the latest request.
The article describes a cooperative ownership model where members pay cash or installments to use a plane at set times. Once enough people join to cover the cost, the plane becomes privately owned by the shareholders who manage its use. Six clubs have formed, totaling about 1,500 members, aiding pilot training and flying interest. It also notes the production of ultra fine steel wire that can be woven like silk.
Captain Roald Amundsen, famed polar explorer, returned to Norway from New York. He abruptly canceled a lecture tour set to start next week and postponed an explorers club dinner where he was to receive a medal, with no explanation given.
A telegram from the speaker announces he is sailing today and cannot be with the club for the lecture. He sends apologies to the club and the lecture bureau. The note confirms the scheduled departure date as Tuesday.
Three meetings of the Texas Wheat Growers association will be held this evening in Randall county at Bushland Palo Duro school and Fairview school Judge L Gough reports growing membership and ongoing activity The Panama Canal handled 5650 ships in 1926 earning 24289603 16 in tolls with the United States government taking 16307948 40 in profit
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a solution for acid scalp and dandruff. It claims hair turns soft and manageable, with scales dissolved, after using a few drops. Priced at thirty five cents per bottle from local druggists.
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