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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1925
Page
8
J W Ridgeway manager of Mistletoe Farm near Fat Worth filed an entry for 14 Jerseys from the Creamery herd with the Tri-State Fair secretary. The prize herd includes six bulls and eight cows, ranging from calf to four years, with two heifers in the group. The herd has won prizes at the State Fair in Dallas and other southwest expositions.
A morning parade led by large city fire trucks formed in front of the Fair Theater, featuring Golden Gate Revue girls, Boy Scouts, Presbyterian Orphanage children, and news boys. The procession traced downtown routes before a final photo at the Fair Theater, then guests viewed Iron Horse at Farr Theater. The season, sponsored by Ross D. Rogers, features The Lost World, Lightnin, The Ten Commandments, and The Fool scheduled across September.
Workmen at Cullum Motor, Cooper Irvin, Walter Crossett, and Buick Cadillac ran two screening lanes each as motorists rushed to have headlights properly adjusted before midnight. County Attorney H K Stanfield warned prosecutions for improper lighting, with fines rising on repeat offenses. Drivers were urged to carry official certificates proving adjustments at authorized stations.
Fox Rig Company expands into the Panhandle oil field as a yard is built in Parhandis City. E N Dorsey, veteran Mid-Continent operator, will manage the Panhandle district and invest in the venture. Dorsey, J L Long, and Kenne t t Hudson toured the Panhandle for initial assessment. Hudson predicts Panhandle as a major oil region. Long cites field reports in The Daily News.
George M. Waddill and Mrs C R Warren will be at the superintendent's office from 1 to 6 today to prepare affidavits for parents of children who will be seven between Sept 1, 1925 and April 1, 1926 and start school next Monday Sept 7. They will also be at the office Wednesday and Thursday. Parents should enroll children and complete affidavits to help public schools plan schedules and equipment. Pupils under seventh grade who were seven by Sept 1, 1925 will be classified Monday Sept 4.
Amarillo continues a rising building program with August permits climbing from 28,100 in 1922 to 69,700 in 1923, 147,200 in 1924, then 175,800 last month. The August total is about 200 higher than July’s, the lowest month of 1926, and reflects sixfold growth since 1922.
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