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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
7
An advertisement touts S S S as a powerful vegetable blood cleanser claimed to destroy rheumatic impurities, increase red blood cells, and restore strength. It asserts dramatic improvements in pain, swelling, stiffness, digestion, and complexion, urging readers to buy the product in two sizes from drug stores.
An advertisement for Mrs. Tucker's Shortening extols its baking benefits including muffins and cakes that are light and flaky, meat and vegetables that are not greasy, and a butter-like richness from pure cottonseed oil. The ad highlights a new airtight container and urges readers to buy a pail from their grocer, noting interstate Cotton Oil Refining Co. of Sherman, Texas.
The 181st field artillery medical corps and headquarters depart at 6:05 this morning from Fort Worth via two special Pullmans for two weeks of annual training at Camp Stanley near San Antonio. Ninety-two personnel, including officers, travel with a baggage car reserved. Col. John Golding leads, with Major B M Puckett and Capt. W D Burger in command of officers.
In Dimmitt Aug 5 Castro County prepares to gain a second Protestant church building at Sunnyside 14 miles south of Dimmitt. The local community and Dimmitt businessmen and citizens funded the project reflecting Sunnyside progress and faith.
Rainy weather postponed the Khiva Shrine patrol outing for its members and uniformed bodies. Invitations will be mailed with the new date for the outing and dance. The event was to be held at Jack Hall's ranch.
Miss Vessie Rader and comes from St. Louis to Amarillo to head the millinery department at The Marizon 705 Polk street. She brings wide experience from eastern millinery houses and studied fall styles in New York markets for The Marizon.
An 18 month old boy, Jess Ratcliff Jr., was struck by a street car while following his dog at Seventh and Jackson streets. He sustained bruising to the shoulders, was treated at home, and rested easily later that evening.
Early settlers from the Panhandle and West Texas plan to attend the Old Timers reunion on the T Anchor range near Canyon on August 20. Judge L Gough reports daily letters arriving. A barbecue basket picnic and talks by prominent early settlers are planned.
Dimmit, Aug 5. Heavy rainfall over recent days boosted Castro County crops, ensuring the largest cotton maize kaffir sorghum and millet yields in history. Expect 6000 to 16000 bales of cotton and 40 to 60 bushels per acre for kaffir and maize across most fields.
Clarendon College president Dr George Slover starts his nineteenth year guiding the Panhandles oldest college. The campus expanded from three small buildings to a modern facility valued at 500000 dollars with no debt, and plans to grow from a junior to a twelve department senior college amid bright September outlook and strong local support.
J B Dickson longtime president of Texas M & M Co has purchased the brick business building at 501 A Florida Avenue San Jacinto Heights now housing Smith Peery Grocery Co and the San Jacinto post office. The deal from Likins Waddill Motor Co was arranged by S G Burdine of Jno G McKenzie Realty Co.
Shamrock plans a big August 12 visit for Col. R Q Lee and party with a band concert at Intimore Park and a general rally honoring Porter Whaley and the West Texas Chamber of Commerce president. The Shamrock Chamber band, led by Z D Davis, will perform a second concert. Elmore Park is upgraded with a band stand and seating, with more improvements planned.
Amarillo Jobbers and Manufacturers Association holds a 6:30 PM meeting at the Amarillo Hotel to discuss the business retail conference. The gathering, postponed from last week, urges all members to attend as it is an important session.
The article explains that nations bound by postwar treaties face renewed obligations and that the treaties and resolutions from the arms conference create a framework used by Washington to address the evolving situation in China. It notes that Peking and other governments are weighing how to implement revision processes and mentions the customs treaty requiring a first meeting of a revision committee within three months of ratifications. No details on curtailing foreign extraterritorial rights are given.
More than 700 men battle fires in the Kaniksu Clearwater and Couer d Alene forests in northern Idaho and western Montana. A labor shortage hinders recruitment of additional fighters while high winds impede efforts. Some fires are checked but others spread in the last 24 hours keeping the situation largely unchanged.
A decision has been made to adopt a numbering system for U S highways with a committee named to develop the route numbering scheme. The plan will assign designated numbers to routes on the yellow backdrops and black print standard.
The joint board on interstate highways selected about fifty thousand miles of roads from coast to coast as United States highways with uniform markers. A sub-committee will finalize main arterial groupings and seek state approvals. The system will route travelers by number and post signals for curves and crossings, with Texas routes including El Paso to Van Horn and San Antonio among others.
A called meeting in Dimmitt outlined a public picnic with a three member committee Carlos Reynolds Jno W Bell and N G Jackson to arrange activities and program. Dimmit's picnic date shifts to August 15 due to nearby towns’ plans and expected large turnout, with multiple road routes announced across Texas and neighboring states.
Three world war veterans and flying club instructors vanished after departing Chicago July 27 in the Curtiss plane Maiden Gertrude for Detroit. They planned a Lake Michigan route and had Ford plant in Detroit as their destination. Relatives report no contact and request a search.
A report notes that the new Union Station at Chicago includes a morgue a chapel and a jail as part of its facilities highlighting the station's expanded civic infrastructure and security provisions.
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