25 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1917
Page
1
Members of the Amarillo Choral Club are urged to attend today and tomorrow’s rehearsals as five weeks remain before the festival. Missing members are advised not to miss more. Plans for the festival are nearly complete with four programs including matinees and night performances featuring imported artists and home talent.
Mrs. J. W. Farley of 403 Fillmore Street travels to Greenville Missouri to be at the bedside of her father who is reported critically ill. She left Saturday.
Wichita Falls would gain access to the northern Texas Panhandle through Beaver to Forgan extension of the Northwestern railroad. A mass meeting in Ochiltree will plan the route and connect with Santa Fe’s Hansford extension. The North Plains counties show rapid growth and development amid Santa Fe colonization activity.
Lon D. Marrs and N. S. McGee will be the mayoral candidates after the 6 p.m. filing deadline passed with no new entrants. Carwell Trollinger and Mayer will stand for commissioners, while C. W. Cain opted not to run despite strong backing from traveling men auto dealers railway workers and local taxpayers.
Oldham County voters approve 69000 dollars in good roads bonds by a 105 to 11 tally. Proceeds fund a permanent roadway along the Amarillo Ozark Trail route, with local officials signaling focus on improved regional transportation.
An advertising sketch extols the Studebaker Series 18 as an evolved, reliable car. It claims the cooling and lubrication systems perform in any climate and that high quality leather and finishing save maintenance. It asserts the engine is powerful for economical gasoline use and minimal lubrication concerns.
A catalog line lists Six Chasen priced at 1150 dollars and multiple six cylinder models with prices ranging from 1150 to 2600 dollars including Six Roadster Touring Sedan and Limousine among others. The entry notes an owner or contact as Sam B. Vaughn.
The Associated Press reports Carl Vrooman urges urban residents to convert yards into gardens and cities to grow two to three crops per summer. He says a wheat surplus is vital for allies and promotes beans, cowpeas, poultry and dairy to boost protein, with lime and limestone used to improve soils.
Seattle report describes Logan Billings case with Logan Hodge connection and bribery claim. Metzdorf testifies he was paid to perjure about Logan Billings and police involvement, naming Sgt. William Went and alleging coercion by authorities.
A Reading Pennsylvania reader endorses Foley Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy to aid overworked kidneys during the March season. The note, from B H Stone, credits the pills with worth beyond price and mentions Collina Austin Drug.
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