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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
6
Amarillo city officials toured the ongoing cleanup campaign and reported good progress after two days. Mayor Lee Bivins Commissioner Harris and City Manager noted several areas still needing attention and urged managers to coordinate with others already cleaning.
Dr and Mrs T G Jones and son T B Jones Jr of 900 Fillmore street are in Denver at the Colorado Dental Society state convention. Kiwanis program at Amarillo Hotel noon run by W M Benton F C Barefield and C B Hatchett with judge James C Wilson as a speaker. Mr and Mrs Ted Hill and daughter Peggy Marie head to Dallas to visit Mrs Hills sister Mrs H B Cuer. Bennie Lee Witt of 2302 Fillmore street injured in a West Sixth street collision. Dave Derdens Concert Band meets at 8 tonight in the municipal auditorium.
C M Tyler assistant postmaster left yesterday noon for Owensboro Kentucky in response to news that his sister was seriously ill He had just returned from his annual vacation Monday.
The Daily News announces a new Sunday start for a forthcoming novel to be enjoyed differently from The Flapper Wife. Readers are invited to await each installment daily as the tale unfolds.
Readers flock to News and Post want ads as they showcase strong outcomes. The paper notes high satisfaction with results, highlighting how listings connect buyers and sellers efficiently and boost local commerce.
An advertisement extols Ferraline as a guaranteed remedy for indigestion and poor digestion. It links 20 percent to 80 percent imperfect digestion with listed symptoms and claims Ferraline regenerates digestive organs, offering a ten day to several bottle course and a money back guarantee to druggists for unsatisfactory results.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Marvin B. York and Grace Oneta Bufkin. Sheriff A M Miller of Oldham county was in Amarillo yesterday. A divorce suit was filed yesterday by Ola B Kendall against Edwin Kendall in district court.
Clarence Hawkins had a one year and one day federal sentence for counterfeiting reduced to four months in county jail with sentence suspended for Loyd Taylor on a Dyer act plea. no term set due to court surveillance. Mrs Lois McCord Good and son Jack visit her father Deil McCord in Amarillo en route to Los Angeles. she is a Wichita department store buyer. Amona class Baptist Sunday School officers and captains to be entertained at Mrs Horace Griggs home at 202 East Fifteenth Street.
Paris June 16 The plan urged by General Nollett to cut French army numbers and extend service to 12 months was dropped by the Painleve cabinet. Marshal Foch opposed the bill from the start and helped kill it before army committee review. Peace time strength stays at 618000 with 13 months service.
Associated Press reports Albert Einstein reached Buenos Aires on June 16 to lecture on his theory of relativity at the University of Buenos Aires. Fellow passengers note he dined in a white drill suit with sandals and no stockings on the voyage. He will present lectures during his stay.
In Camaguey province Cuba Juan Acosta Iznaga a farmer is believed struck by lightning during a storm his horse killed and he lay unconscious until morning then woke found alive by farmers who had prepared a coffin a rural carpenter finishing the casket before a doctor arrived witnesses say the incident inspired awe and fear among locals
In London on June 16 menus are tied to music to speed meals. Restaurateurs say dancing between courses stimulates appetite and keeps kitchens busy. The idea echoes San Francisco dance hall lore, with saxophone cues guiding diners to the floor after each course.
Perth to Derby in Western Australia is served by Western Australia Airways Limited, a weekly schedule with six intermediate stops. The route, claimed to be the world’s longest regular passenger service, operates without rail or small steamship competition and has thrived since its inauguration amid the sparsely populated state.
Switzerland boasts the highest newspaper density with about 70 papers per million inhabitants, according to a German tally. The United States leads in total titles with around 6,000 papers, while England shows 98 papers per million residents.
Special to The News reports E Y Freeland will serve as director of athletics at the new Texas Technological College for the first year. He comes from Southern Methodist University where he coached basketball and baseball and was line coach for SMU football. Freeland, a Vanderbilt alumnus and former star in football basketball and baseball, will arrive July 1 and begin summer football practice in August.
An advertising blurb touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic that boosts strength and revives color in the cheeks. The ad emphasizes a strengthening invigorating effect and notes a price of 60 cents.
In Leicestershire at Swithland Church during Saxon era restoration work, three eleventh century windows were uncovered. Beneath the floor two coffins of Danvers Butler children, ancestors of the Earl of Lanesborough, were found with a tombstone of Sir Joseph Danvers. The grave is reportedly half in a churchyard and half in unconsecrated ground, per Sir Joseph’s instructions for Judgment Day.
Hollywood studio executives tighten entry barriers as the industry chases labor supply. General manager notes no newcomers need apply, arguing only steady work sustains actors and protects the existing pool of experienced players.
From any druggist for 35c or 1.00 for large size, Zemo claims to remove eczema quickly and heal skin troubles. It soothes, penetrates, cleanses, and acts as an antiseptic liquid for sores burns wounds and chafing. It is advertised as clean dependable and inexpensive.
June 16 London A physician Dr David Forsyth former president of the Psycho-Neurological Society explains the psychological origin of vegetarianism as often rooted in childhood incidents. He cites a boy frightened by a large collie who feared killing and eating animals and became a vegetarian from that moment, illustrating a general motive among vegetarians who dislike the taking of life.
Jupiter, measuring 85,600 miles across, is identified as the largest planet, while Mercury, at 3,030 miles, is cited as the smallest. The compact item highlights basic planetary sizes.
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