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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
3
A local promotion invites shoppers to attend the Rexall ent sale at Ledbetter s offering savings on drugs toilet articles and stationery with dates noted October 29 and Si Adv.
In Chicago on October 26 1934 thirteen families founded the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in a barn near 60th Street. After fire and war it thrived into a modern church housing 500 communicants. Diocesan officials call it a model of church growth with weekly pledges doubling and offerings tripling. Special offerings totaling $8000 funded improvements.
The North Amarillo Civic Club authorized 100 American Ash trees from Texas Nursery to surround Casal e Park. Playground equipment is due in ten days and trees slated for planting within 30 days, aiming for a springtime beauty spot. The meeting featured musical duets, a solo, a reading, and talks on civic clubs by local leaders.
The Amarillo Hi Y Club held its regular meeting with 100 percent attendance for the first time in four years. Group five led the program, a kangaroo court was staged, and attendees urged a public showing to expand enjoyment. The club now has seventy two members, the largest in the high school.
Lieutenant F H Snell traffic manager of the American Radio Relay League receives praise from Admiral R E Coontz commander in chief of the US Fleet for developing a new field of radio communication for naval use. Snell served as chief operator of NRAL aboard the flagship Seattle during the Pacific cruise and maintained continuous contact with American amateurs and Navy short wave stations from Bellevue. The fleet visited Hawaii and South Seas islands as well as Australia and New Zealand.
William Anderson Coffin president and treasurer of the American Fine Arts Society and a renowned New York painter died at New York Hospital. He was 70, a bachelor, born in Allegheny Pennsylvania. A Yale graduate of 1874, he studied in Paris with Leon Bonnat before returning to New York in 1882. He became an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1898 and a full member in 1912.
Red Folding Box sold by all druggists offers relief from dust and gnats with Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water.
Washington reports United States grain exports for last week at 1 840 000 bushels, down from 2 254 000. wheat 265 000 vs 972 000, oats 808 000 vs 63 000, corn 8 000 vs 219 000, barley 483 000 vs 937 000. Canadian grain via US ports 4 832 000 bushels, North American wheat 261 000 barrels flour vs 41 000 last week.
Horace Russell spoke at the Amarillo Ad Club luncheon in the Amarillo Hotel stating the Tri-State Pair is a show window for Panhandle products. He noted the fair deficit is an advertising debt to be paid by Amarillo residents and the banquet committee seeks a nationally known speaker for a forthcoming event.
An advice piece promotes Black and White Ointment and Soap to hide skin blemishes such as pimples eczema and blotches. It claims clearer skin will attract attention and improve character perception, noting the ointment is economically priced with larger size offering three times the content.
Special to The News describes Grace Thorpe Bear of Roswell, president of the Women's New Mexico Federation, wrapping up a three year term at the convention in Santa Fe. She urges training women for leadership, outlines qualifications, and thanks officers, committees, and clubwomen for support during difficult days. She asks if one would help a friend on his path and questions whether another’s success reflects on us.
Senator Reid of Canyon backs Governor SeaMon and Ferguson against a special meeting of the legislature. He questions the need for a special pedient and says no action should be taken now, favoring investigation only if graft evidence arises.
Judge W. R. Ewing of the thirty first district was badly injured when his car ran over him on a farm near Miami while duck hunting. He suffered two broken ribs and a dislocated hip and may develop pneumonia from exposure. Doctors in Amarillo and Miami were monitoring his condition and planning possible hospital transfer.
Canyon invaded Amarillo to entertain the radio world on WDAG with a 24 member orchestra and talks by Senator Ried and J A Hill president of West Texas State Teachers College. Hill urged a $500000 appropriation for new school rooms and expansion.
Mr and Mrs J S Hardy received notice Sunday evening of the sudden death of the wife of their nephew Owen Withers at Vernon. A truck driven by W F Page Richland N M and a touring car driven by Paul Davis 601 North Taylor collided on South First Street yesterday. Both cars were badly damaged. An accident occurred between Fifth and Sixth streets on Polk Street when a sedan driven by Mrs F B Means collided with a Panhandle truck. The rear of one car was badly damaged. Ralph Strader of the US Strader Grain Company left Sunday for Dalhart where he will work with the Strader Grain Company there.
Mrs J P Hodge departed at noon yesterday to Clinton Oklahoma due to the serious illness of both her father and mother. She travels to be with her family during their health crisis.
Edinburg Oct 26 Benti ment grows for a deep waterway port at Point Isabel. Secretary O L Williams of the Denna Chamber of Commerce visited to gauge support for a navigation district including Cameron Hidalgo and possibly Starr and Brooks counties. Starr interests are favorable.
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