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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
16
Bring the kids to meet Santa at Randal Drug Co this week with entertainment by Cherokee Alison the popular vaudeville artist. Buy Christmas presents from Santa’s hands and enjoy festive cheer for all.
Judge Walker Hall will toastmaster at an Amarillo Real Estate Board oil men banquet at the Amarillo Hotel tonight at 7 45. Invitations extended to oil operators and workers, with about 400 expected as Realtors seek closer ties with the growing Panhandle industry. The event aims to unite Amarillo and oil fraternity for rapid regional development and mutual cooperation.
The formal opening of the Ammarillo Office building, postponed to December 31 due to tenants finalizing fixtures, will feature a house warming. The eight story structure will stay open through New Year's Eve for tours, sky rockets, fireworks, and watch night gatherings.
A carload of four thousand Douglas Spruce Christmas trees arrived in Amarillo for J E Bryant Co wholesale grocers from Bayallup Washington. Trees ranged from 24 inches to 24 feet and included large specimens fit for churches lodges or public institutions. The government supports reforestation and ships trees nationwide, with Amarillo as a distribution point.
The $50,000 paving bond carried by about four to one in Memphis. The bond will pave roughly 40 blocks in the residential district and is expected to be laid in spring 1926. City progress and citizen leadership are highlighted by the vote.
Slaton city leaders including Mayor F King and Commissioners Lokey and Bradley, with Chief of Police Seiman, attended an oyster supper at the Bon-Ton Cafe on December 14. Guest J T Overby, new fire department trustee, helped plan reducing fire rates via a new high powered fire truck. Police were instructed to arrest violators of a five minute vehicle movement ban after alarms.
Floyd V Studer arrives from Canadian to become Northwest Texas general superintendent for American Central Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis. He will oversee a large territory including Northwest Texas, with offices in Amarillo and staff across multiple Texas cities. Studer previously led as local agent and agency supervisor, and once chaired the American Fields Clubs presidency. The family resides at 1600 Harrison Street. home made chow chow offered by phone.
Parents are informed that eyesight, tonsil and ear examinations for school children are available at the Dr. Wolcott Clinic located in the 164 Central Building. The service aims to screen and support student health through targeted checks conducted at the clinic.
Walter G. Russell and Gilbert Johnson announce a new accounting office to open in Amarillo in Rooms 08 and 09 of the Amarillo Office Building January 1. Russell, a former government income tax official and Indiana certified accountant, will lead with Johnson of the Chapin Sacks Corporation in Washington. They plan auditing and valuation services as oil field growth drives demand. Harley-Davidson Repairs, 300 BE, 4th St.
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