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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1925

Page

2

West Texas Sandstorm Ready for Cisco Clash in Big Tilt

Amarillo Cisco clash fans bid off team on Pullman. Hays fields Sandstorm with Larsen Bourn Utterback Fuqua Honey Bishop Miller Oakes Bassett Clark Dowler amid lineup tweaks. West Texas charm rings as Chamber guests pour into Cisco with officials and high school teams invited to cheer.

Stockton Pierce Hays Duttenc Hull George Lindsay W. H. Carwile Amarillo Tey Cisco Lobo Stadium Bivins Stadium Bob Clark Amal West Texas West Texas Chamber of Commerce Porter A. Whaley Sandies Larsen Bourn Utterback Fuqua Honey Bishop Miller Oakes Bassett Clark Dowler Reeder Hamilton Gibson Boyer Nunn Heater Borden Beaumont Robstown

Red Grange Leads Bears to 39-6 Victory in St Louis

Red Grange starred for the Chicago Bears, scoring four touchdowns in a 39 to 6 win over the Donnelly Stars at Sportsman Park before about 8000 fans. He totaled 190 yards with 84 on rushes, 73 on passes, and 23 on a punt return amid partial rest in the second and third periods.

ST. Louis Red” Grange Sportsman Park Chicago Bears Donnelly Stars Illinois Cne Small Fie

Missouri Tigers elect two captains for next season

Columbia Mo December 2 The University of Missouri Tigers Missouri Valley champions will have two football captains next year A tie vote today chose Pete Jackson St Louis and R F Bacchus Kansas City both seniors alternat ing as captains Bacchus is an all conference end and Jackson an all conference full back GL Brewer director of athletics said the two would alternate in pilot

Columbia University of Missouri Tigers Pete Jackson St. Louis R. F. Bacchus Kansas City GL. Brewer Pilot Bacchus Jackson

Plainview Begins Basketball Work At High School

Plainview aims for a strong season as twenty boys practice at Plainview High School under Ed T. P. Hays. A returning player joins the squad from last year while several others have prior experience. The first day of practice showed good form and the team looks toward a successful campaign.

Plainview Plainview High School Ed T. P. Hays

Waco Tigers rout Brackenridge in district clash

Waco high school Tigers defeated Brackenridge Eagles of San Antonio 87 to 0 at Cotton Palace field. The win produced 17 first downs to three as the district championship fight advances toward state interscholastic rounds.

Waco High Tigers Brackenridge Au AD Waco Tyson Waco High School Tigers Brackenridge High School Eagles San Antonio Cotton Palace Field

All-American squad picked by Jess Hawley

Dartmouth earns three selections as coach Jess Hawley names his all American eleven wired from French Lick Indiana. Illinois places two players while Dartmouth four players are represented by Parker Diehl Oberlander and others in a nationally noted lineup.

New York Dartmouth Green Jess Hawley Associated Press French Lick Ind Hawley Parker Diehl Oberlander Tully Hlinois Ousterban Michigan Kassel Ilinois Weir Nebraska Sturhahn Yale McMillan Princeton Grange Illinois Wilson Washington Nevers Stanford

Air Expansion debated as peace or threat in aviation

The board warns that combining civil and military air activities could erode trust as aviation expands worldwide. It rejects the idea that a mixed air power is a peace movement and urges retaining a strong defensive system including ships submarines armies and air power for the United States.

World Prussia United States

Black man jailed for fatal harm after cotton dispute

In Texarkana Arkansas on December 2, Jasper Richie faced second degree murder charges in Miller County Circuit Court for fatally harming his sister after she refused to pick cotton. He surrendered to authorities, pleaded not guilty, and was sentenced to 21 years.

Texarkana Ark Jasper Richie Miller County Richie Dulty

Londos Facing Mantell In Finish Wrestling At Plainview

The arena at Plainview hosts a finish wrestling match tonight pitting Dutch Mantell of Columbus Ohio against Young Britt of Lockney with the winner advancing to meet Billy Londos in Amarillo. Londos is the main attraction arriving tonight after his earlier exhibition. tickets are on sale at Lindsay Drug Co. with standard prices.

Billy Londos Armory Plainview Dutch Mantell Columbus Ohio Young Britt Lockney Mantell Londos Britt Amarillo Cal Farley Lindsay Drug Co

Football party broadcasts and local high school yell clash

The News-Post invites fans to a radio broadcast via WBAP Fort Worth at 8 tomorrow and to attend the News-Post building for two hours of fellowship. Report notes Cisco backing Amarillo, but Cisco opposes the rumor. High school girls out yelled the boys with Gillmore Nunn leading rally. Players discuss injuries and readiness for Texas Tech in the Southwestern Conference race after a near perfect season with one defeat to Howard Payne.

News-Post WBAP Fort Worth 6Th and Fillmore Fillmore Street Gillmore Nunn Texas Tech Southwestern Howard Payne Simmonsoe

Waco Beats Brackenridge 37 to 0 in Football

Waco posted a shutout against Brackenridge of San Antonio with a 37 to 0 victory. The game highlighted strong defensive stands and decisive scoring drives by the Waco squad in the high school football matchup.

Twin Six Well Proves a Thousand Barrels Daily

The Twin Six well, shot Sunday afternoon, is flowing at about 1,000 barrels a day with 500 barrels gauged in 11 hours 30 minutes. It is a non pump, good flowing producer and among the pioneer wells of the fields. The post shot flow stimulates interest in nearby wells in the sector.

Texas Association Clubs to Remain in Baseball League

Palestine December 2. T M Campbell Jr president of the Palestine Athletic Association reports from Mexia that all Texas Association clubs including Palestine Corsicana Temple Terrell Mexia and Austin will remain in the league next season. A January 3 meeting will elect officers assess forfeits and adopt future rules.

Palestine T. M. Campbell, Jr Palestine Athletic Association Texas Association Mexia Corsicana Temple Terrell Austin

Tax measures sent to printers with $330 million cut

Washington dispatch reports the House Ways and Means Committee approved a tax reduction bill guiding inheritance and automobile taxes toward cuts totaling about 330 million dollars annually. A rebate deal for auto dealers tied to the old versus new rates earned a pledge from manufacturers not to push full passenger car tax repeal. The bill would trim the passenger car tax from five to three percent.

Washington House Ways and Means

Railroads Ordered to Cut Fresh Meat Rates by Feb 10

The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads to reduce rates on fresh meats moving east from western packing houses by February 10. The Chicago to New York rate was cut from 87 to 79 cents per 100 pounds, with proportional cuts from all other packing points to preserve the existing relation to Chicago. Rates on cured meats and hides to eastern markets were upheld as justifiable.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago New York

Farm Directors Seek Protest Vote On U S Estimates

Dallas delegates of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation prepare a two day session to vote protest against U S Department of Agriculture cotton crop estimates. Texas congressmen urged opinion on protests to the government reports. The group will back continuing the reports but oppose earlier estimates before late September each year due to unreliable data from weather and pests.

Dallas Texas Farm Bureau Federation U. S. Department of Agriculture Texas Congress

Briand greeted by veterans after Locarno signing

Paris reports Premier Briand returning from the Locarno treaty signing ceremony received a warm reception from a veterans delegation. Blind, legless and armless soldiers carried a banner praising him for safeguarding children from misfortunes feared to have followed the war.

Briand Paris Locarno

Floor sanding or waxing service contact details

Floor sanding or waxing inquiry reference shows Phone 1741 J for H. C. Dobbs. Local service agent listed with direct contact number and operator name for arranging work.

J, H. C. Dobbs

Mystery death of boy cleared by confession

Norton youth Marion Knapp confessed to killing Cecil Walker 16 in 1922 after a quarrel over a girl on a Rock Island freight train. Walker’s body was found near Dresden, Decatur County. Knapp waived hearings and asked for immediate sentencing for manslaughter. The case had long puzzled authorities and family.

Rock Island Dresden Decatur County Oberlin C. T. Walker Norton Griffith Walker Young Knapp Young Walker C. E. Walker Woodward Tueey Knapp

Perils of Interdenominationalism Highlighted by Rev Bell

A ministers and laymen conference session preceding the Baptist general convention featured Rev R E Bell of Decatur arguing interdenominational unity weakens denominational loyalty and may split Christians. Dr George W Truett of Dallas spoke on brotherhood, praising Southern Baptists while critics warn fusion costs and doctrinal neglect. The session included an ovation for Truett and a delegate fainting briefly.

Buckner’s Baptist General Convention R. E. Bell Decatur San Antonio Dallas el Paso Houston George W. Truett Foundation of Brotherhood Bell Alexander Campbell Southern Baptists Truett

No Shortage in Texas Fund Officials Say

Fort Worth December 2 There can be no shortage in federal funds due to alleged irregularities in Texas road maintenance contracts because federal aid is not used for maintenance and reimbursement is made only after completion and certification The federal bureau of public roads arrived in Fort Worth to investigate with plans to Austin and stated no advance payments are made and that federal aid covers only completed construction not maintenance.

Fort Worth Texas Austin Federal Bureau of Public Roads P. St. J. Wilson W. J. O'Leary Federal Bureau A. R. Losh Federal Bureau of Public Roads Bureau Erm

Constable Threatened Over Testimony in Texarkana Slaying

Virgil Grigson, partner of Henry Adams in a Texarkana grocery and market, resigns as Garland township constable. He cites threats by telephone and letter if he testifies at Adams murder trial for Sheriff Barber’s death and deputy Bob Smith’s fatal wounding. Grigson was present when Barber was shot.

Texarkana Ark Virgil Grigson Henry Adams E. F. Barber Bob Smith Garland Township John H. McLain Miller County Grigson Adams Barber

Most Perfect Boy and Girl in U S Selected at Exposition

At the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago the top boy and girl honors went to George Cuskaden 14 of St Paul Indiana and Alice Burkhart 15 of Audubon County Iowa after competitive exams of more than 600000 farm youths. Today cattle swine and sheep prize winners sold at auction with strong bidding as meat prices rise. Tomorrow grand champion steer Mah Jongg and bull King of the Fairow a prize winning a bull of the Prince of Wales are set to be auctioned.

Chicago America Alice Burkhart Audubon County Iowa George Cuskaden St. Paul Indiana

Twenty-Five New Deputy Wardens Added in Texas

Austin reports T. E. Hubby, game, fish and oyster commissioner, announced twenty-five additional deputy game wardens have been appointed to enforce hunting laws. Total wardens now stand at eighty across the state.

Austin T. E. Hubby Game, Fish and Oyster

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