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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1925
Page
8
In Goodnight on April 6, the Dyer ranch house two and a half miles west of town burned last night. Mr and Mrs A H Downs were inside but escaped unharmed. The dwelling, erected over 30 years ago, was once the largest in this Panhandle area.
Amarillo school and health officials are observing Texas Clean-Up Week from April 5 to 11 with press materials and a citywide outreach. Preachers urged participation, Mrs. Joe Smith’s school nurses mobilized pupils, San Jacinto students held a prize campaign, health appraisal day and central clean-up day were planned, and C G Spencer urged citywide trash collection.
A Goodyear tire and tube balloon was released from Jones Brothers Tire Service in a scheduled test but strong winds kept it from traveling far. Telegraph operator W. P. Matthews recovered the balloon near the shop and won a $10 trade prize. A crowd watched as the bag failed to rise and several observers tracked it ten to twelve miles downwind.
John Boswell longtime secretary of the Plainview Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development was honored with a watch and chain by Plainview Kiwanis members. He resigns to lead the Southwest Development Service bureau for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and will depart Plainview around April 15 to begin new duties. E B Miller spoke at the luncheon while Harold Lloyd in Hot Water Mission is listed for Wednesday screening.
Rev F W O Malley of the First Christian church spoke at two Sunday services denouncing the theory of evolution and its teaching in state schools while urging tax support for Bible-based education. He warned against German propaganda and urged three core religious decisions in the evening sermon.
T. P. Gottshall, 46, was accidentally killed in Los Angeles Sunday, per word received by L. B. Larsen of 1509 Polk St. Arrangements are made for burial in Frederick, Oklahoma. Gottshall moved from Amarillo to Whittier about seven months ago to start a business and lived in Amarillo for about twenty years. No details of his death were provided in the message.
The W. M. Knight Supply company of Oklahoma City has opened a branch at the American Warehouse company building with F. P. Knight in charge. The firm assembles and manufactures truck bodies and accessories and is said to be the largest in the Southwest. Salesmen covered the Panhandle territory for eight years, and business growth led to the branch.
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