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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1925
Page
13
Amarillo bankers announce a new monthly service charge of 50 cents on accounts averaging under 50 dollars per month, effective Sept 1. They cite unprofitable small accounts and aim to break even, noting most local accounts are under 100 dollars. No charges on savings accounts regardless of size. Savings earn four percent interest, compounded semi-annually.
Potter county crude oil from Amarillo Oil Company's Warwick No. 1 well in Potter County was run today through the Pantex Pipe Line Company to Amarillo. The well, completed two months ago as a 100 barrel producer, has been pinched in until an eight mile gathering line to the Pantex pump station in southwest Hutchinson County is finished.
Lahm, president of the Plains Lubrication Co., arrived at The News-Post building with a cucumber measuring 15 1 2 inches. He praised Castro county row crops, predicting a wonderful year for all, noting this is how cucumbers are grown there this year.
R A Thompson of Sudan, a leading Lamb County merchant, says regional agriculture will set records. He returned from New York and St Louis markets where he boosted anticipated requirements at season start, citing recent rains and rising cotton yields. Thompson once operated a general store in White Deer.
Spearman Tex Aug 29 Special to The News more than forty sections of the O Loughlin ranch lands north of Spearman are being divided into small farms. Over six thousand acres, plowed to catch last month’s rainfall of 5 4 inches, are now being sown to wheat, promising a profitable yield.
Forest Barnes will build an $8500 tile and stucco residence at 111 Fountain Street with B D Carroll as contractor. A building permit was issued yesterday to E E Breeding for a frame home at 904 South Virginia costing $3250. J L Glasgow secured a permit for a frame house at 802 Maryland Street costing $3000.
Pipeline of oil field moves includes geologist Robt Lynn of Phillips Petroleum stationed in Amarillo. Rudy of Madeville Drilling Company travels to Panhandle contracts. Parks Brothers relocate rig components near Hutchinson county to commence drilling. Bock-Anderson No 1 Beavers in Gray county drills above pay at 2965 feet. Wilcox No 1 Coombs & Worley near Pampa to reach second pay frontier six miles south of town.
In Gray County on miles west of Pampa the crew led by Byrum is rigging cable tools for an unexplained project SE of section 188 in block 8. Two workers are present and work appears in early stage with equipment laid out along the road.
A Creeley well in the southwest of section 7, township M-28, Hutchinson county reports drilling activity with 14 rigs operating in the area.
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company revives its slogan The Most Beautiful Car in America to launch the Paige five passenger landau sedan. The car, popular with showrooms, features gray two tone finish with ivory beads, jet black top and fenders, balloon tires, and four wheel brakes for smoother handling and comfort.
Permits totaling 163 400 have been issued for August, 12 233 under July with one day left. A total of 68 permits include five mercantile buildings costing 384 500, while residences total 128. Builders note seasonal slowdown in July August and expect growth in fall.
Muleshoe Cant aloupe Growers Association shipped their first two cars of melons this morning. The melons are fine this season and bring a good price. Each cantaloupe is wrapped with a pink wrapper showing a mule’s shoe and the association’s name. The association expects about forty cars this season.
B S Mayes of 511 Georgia street has returned home from an extended visit in Missouri. F B Harmon of 2002 Lincoln street, who was at Clovis in the hospital, has returned home much improved. About 30 recruits were accepted in August at the Army Recruiting Station, Sergeant Walter M Freeman said yesterday, a large number given current no foreign enlistments. Dr R Bristow has returned from a vacation in New Mexico and Colorado.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Kirven and their children recount a journey through Oklahoma and Arkansas. He praises the hills and mountains as picturesque while remarking the Panhandle’s broad plains look better than ever.
R. H. Ames deputy game warden has ordered 500 hunting licenses for Panhandle sportsmen. Licenses may be obtained at Panhandle Hardware Co. or Amarillo Laundry.
Mr and Mrs 3 P Ward of Muskogee Oklahoma are spending their vacation here with friends and relatives. They arrived yesterday. Mr Ward was formerly with Austin Drug Company of Amarillo but now is traveling for the Eli Lilly Drug Company of Indianapolis.
Mr and Mrs Ted Hill host Dallas guests including Mr and Mrs H V Tuer and Mr and Mrs L P Proctor with children returning from a Rocky Mountain trip. Miss Mamie Simpson has come back from Dallas Fort Worth after a two month visit. Mr and Mrs Preston A Carter of St Louis visit Mrs J D Carter at 805 Pierce Street for about a week. Jack Neely of Los Angeles visits his mother Mrs R O Neely at 710 Tyler Street.
E L Hunter the Claude schools superintendent and his wife were in Amarillo late yesterday on the way home from Boulder Colorado where he had been taking special work during the summer and earned a B A degree along the way.
Scout officials plan reforestation of Camp Warner, a 160 acre Boy Scouts camp 12 miles south of Claude. Scout Executive Nelson of Amarillo reports Walter E. Bond, assistant state forester, will survey the land with local leaders to determine suitable trees for planting along the Palo Duro Canyon branch. Camp Warner, donated last year by Dr. W. A. and Mrs. Warner of Claude, sits in an attractive canyon location with cedar, scrub oak, and cottonwood existing on site.
New York, Aug 29 Lila Lee and James Kirkwood met in Los Angeles at an orphanage benefit film event. They married seven years earlier and now share the stage in a Poe era play, with a one year old son Jim Jr. The couple plans a modest New York area home and emphasize mutual support and tact in their marriage.
Walter Carmick a drilling foreman for Dixon Creek Oil Company is in the city receiving treatment for a badly sprained back.
West Texas State Teachers College faculty members depart Canyon for summer vacations. Misses Walker and Graham head to Mexico City, while T M Clark drives to Cisco. Terrells camp in Colorado and New Mexico. Ritchie and Allen tour Washington and Virginia. Burton visits Chicago, then studies at Chicago University. McLean travels to Cuchari Camps Colorado then New York City for Columbia study. Witt and mother vacation in Boulder then Madison for a doctoral scholarship. McGee visits Amarillo before English duties at Texas Tech. Staff of 60 to return for semester on September 22.
Empire Gas drills three miles west of Pampa and blocks surrounding acreage for the new well. Local officials supervise land use and access during the operation. Citizens await impact details on parcels and nearby property values.
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