Tree Expert Warns Amarillo on Local Condition Meeting
Vance I Shields of St Louis urged immediate action on Amarillo trees at a noon meeting planned at the Amarillo Hotel. The Davy Tree Expert Company representative surveyed the city and said most trees are poorly chosen, planted, and nourished. He proposed forming a city forester and a citizens' tree growing association, with soil samples to be analyzed.
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Amarillo
Vance I. Shields
St. Louis
Shields
Davy Tree Expert Company
Board of City Development
U. N. Olver
Plains Country Leads in New Chapters Formed
Earl Shelton, back from Dallas where he attended the Isaac Walton League officers meeting, said Plains country set a record with 70 Texas chapters and 24 new ones in the North Plains area. stream pollution and membership drive dominated the discussion, with Trinity river pollution among the main issues.
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Earl Shelton
Dallas
Isaac Walton League
Plains Country
Texas
North Plains
Shelton
Bob Ames
Trinity River
Landis to finish ball probe today
Commissioner of baseball Landis will likely complete his investigation of the Southern Association tomorrow after examining one more player summoned to Chicago. Two previously unnamed players were among those questioned, and President John D. Martin of the Southern Association conferred with Landis to review the 300 pages of testimony in the inquiry record.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Landis
Southern Association
John D. Martin
Wheat Growers Board Meeting Held in Amarillo
The Texas Wheat Growers Association directors met yesterday in Amarillo at the Smith building. They reviewed field work and discussed expanding association operations. The board will stay in Amarillo to attend the Farmer's Educational Congress starting tonight at the Fairground. Members present included H. S. Hawkins Texhoma Ford Keller Electra O H Loyd Vega George Menke Bushland and L Gough Amarillo.
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Texas Wheat Growers’ Association
Amarillo
Smith Building
Farmer's Educational Congress
Fairground
H. S. Hawkins
Texhoma
Ford Keller
Electra
O. H. Loyd
Sea monster fight ends with walrus victory near Vancouver
In shallow water a death duel between a walrus and a grampus near Vancouver, B C, ended with the walrus prevailing. The 600 pound grampus was found badly lacerated and killed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Mrs Turner Breaks Leg in Front Steps Fall
Mrs. Tom F. Turner of 2106 Polk Street sustained a broken leg just above the left ankle when she slipped and fell on the front steps of her home about 8:30 last night. She was transported by ambulance to Northwest Texas Hospital and was resting easily late last night.
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Tom F. Turner
Polk Street
Northwest Texas
West Texas Chamber Marks Convention with Support for Education and Transport
The Dalhart convention closes with pledges to back state regulation of automotive transportation, praise for West Texas education leaders, and cooperation with Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico. It notes regional growth, traffic bureau activity in Chicago hearings, and port rate issues while thanking local groups for hosting. Signed by LB Steel, Sam W. Martin, and J. W. Reid.
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Frere
West Texas
West Texas Teachers College
Canyon
Texas ‘Technological College
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Leachers College
East New Mexico
Southwest
Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Pawkett
Chicago
Western Railroads
Panhandle irrigation banquet set for Amarillo Hotel Thursday
Hundreds from Amarillo and the Panhandle will attend a 7 PM banquet at the Amarillo Hotel to hear experts on irrigation possibilities. Sponsored by the Board of City Development, the event seeks county officials from Hale and north along the Canadian river. Dutch treat meal. reservations urged by Thursday noon. speakers include inspectors of the Panhandle Plains. program led by A. S. Stinnett.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Board of City Development
Hale
Canadian River
Panhandle Plains
A. S. Stinnett
Indigestion Cure Ferraline Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Ferraline as a natural digestive aid to prevent indigestion and related blood weakness. It claims rapid relief, a money back guarantee, and a one dollar price for a seven day to ten day treatment from The Ferraline Co in Atlanta Georgia.
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Ferraline Co
Atlanta
Floydada Honors Highsmith Tonight at Chamber Banquet
Floydada will host a banquet this evening to honor R. A. Highsmith the newly named secretary of the chamber of commerce. Former West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention manager Porter A. Whaley and Col. R. L. Penick of Stamford will speak.
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R. A. Highsmith
The Marriage Whirl at Fair Theatre and Lost a Wife at Mission
The Fair Theatre screens The Marriage Whirl with a cafe entrance styled as the Temple of Jazz and dramatic nightclub scenes. Mission presents Lost a Wife, a De Mille comedy with Menjou, Nissen, and Agnew, famed for a risqué wedding night scene. Also notes Lieut Maughan’s 1924 cross country flight and Fox’s Iron Horse research for a railroad epic.
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William de Mille
Adolphe Menjou
Greta Nissen
Robert Agnew
Corinne Griffith
Fair Theatre
Mission
the Mission
de Mille
Menjou
Alfred Savoir
Clara Beranger
Russell L. Maughan
New York
San Francisco
Lieut. Maughan
William Fox
Iron Horse
Harris Newmark
Oil Briefs From Hutchinson County Stories
Arthur Arnold a J R Phillips lease worker in Hutchinson County was operated on for a ruptured appendix at Northwest Texas Hospital yesterday with his condition listed as critical. South Hutchinson Oil Company workers in the Whittenburg pasture were gassed during casing operations and treated at a Panhandle hospital. Gas is shut off at 2800 feet and drilling will resume into the pay. Phillips No 1 Kingsland NW of SW section 6 block Y is drilling at 2750 feet in Hutchinson County pool and expected to finish soon.
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Arthur Arnold
J. R. Phillips
Hutchinson County
Northwest Texas
Arnold
South Hutchinson Oil Company
Whittenburg
Panhandle
Phillips No
Kingsland
J. R. Phillips No
Weatherly
Block Y
South Hutchinson Pool
J R Phillips Drill Report Near Kingsland Nebraska
J R Phillips No 2 Kingsland in the SE of section 6 block Y Hutchinson drilling at 400 feet after landing surface pipe with progress noted as the work advances toward formation development.
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J. R. Phillips No
Kingsland
Block Y
Local oil rigs under way near Hutchinson and South Hutchinson
J R Phillips No 1 and H B E Smith are plotting rigs in sections 14 and 18 block Y near Hutchinson. Excavation begins September 10 for a new drill. Gillman Brothers prepare to start a well on the Travelers Oil Company lease in section 6 block Y near the Twin-Six field in South Hutchinson County pool.
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Gillman Brothers
Travelers Oil Company
Section 6
Block Y
South Hutchinson County
Middleton well yields twenty two barrels per hour
Swab tests on the J. H. Middleton new producer in the southwest corner of section 18 block Y Hutchinson county indicate the well is capable of producing 22 barrels of oil per hour.
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J. H. Middleton
Section 18
Block Y
Hutchinson County
Pure Bred Hog Prize Arrives From Follette Texas
The first pure bred durochog donated as a prize for the West Texas Farmers Congress delegation tally arrives from Follette Texas over the Santa Fe railway. M D Ramsey president of the Grain Sorghum Growers Association says others are expected today and C H Carl who offers the prize traveled here by car yesterday.
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West Texas Farmers Congress
Santa Fe
Follette
Texas
M. D. Ramsey
Grain Sorghum Growers Association
C. H. Carl
Hie
Pampa Woman Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash Near Dalhart
Mrs Richard Walker of Pampa and former Amarillo resident died from internal injuries after a car wreck near Dalhart Sunday afternoon. She was traveling home from Colorado with Mr and Mrs A M Beville Jr when the crash occurred as the car skidded in sand and overturned.
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Richard Walker
Pampa
Amarillo
Dalhart
Beville
Negro Convicted on Forgery Charge at Plainview
Richard Wilson, a black man, was found guilty in Plainview district court of forgery and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The jury consisted of G. H. Stovall, W. C. Jernigan, D. B. Crouch, G. C. Poore, Guy Bailey, M A. Dunn, G. L. Akerson, Carroll Moore, Frank E. Pearson and W. A. Young. Wilson was transported to the penitentiary today.
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Plainview Plainview
Richard Wilson
Plainview
G. H. Stovall
W. C. Jernigan
D. B. Crouch
G. C. Poore
Guy Bailey
M A. Dunn
G. L. Akerson
Carroll Moore
Frank E. Pearson
W. A. Young
Wilson
Resolution Approving Engineering Roll for Alabama Street
City of Amarillo adopts and approves the engineer's roll for the Alabama Street improvement from Fifth to Ninth Street. A public hearing is set for September 1, 1925 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall to hear owners of abutting property railways and others about assessments, benefits, and contract details.
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Alabama Street
AIS
Amarillo
Fifth Street
Ninth Street
John S. McKnight
Texas
Tiz Foot Comfort Ends Sore Feet
An old advertisement for Tiz foot remedy promises relief from aching and tired feet including swelling and corns. It claims the product draws out poisonous exudations, reduces pain, and offers a year long comfort guarantee with a money back pledge. Test copies are available by sending a coupon.
Amarillo resolves notice for hearings on street railway improvements
A 1925 Amarillo city resolution directs continued hearings to hear objections and correct errors on railway improvements. It orders assessments against affected properties and railways, creates a first lien, and requires publication at least three times in a general circulation newspaper with ten days prior notice. The City Secretary may mail notices to abutting railway owners.
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Amarillo
Texas
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