16 Apr 1925
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
1
Wireless reports from London and Amsterdam describe the uncrewed or inadequately manned British dirigible R52 sending distress signals near the Netherlands coast. The craft, damaged with a crusted nose, struggles in poor conditions as rescue efforts are organized.
Tonight and tomorrow will be partly cloudy with mild temperatures. Temperature ranged 72 today, down to 1 the previous year. The San Jacinto civic committee holds a regular meeting tonight and all residents of San Jacinto Heights are urged to attend.
Former Governor James Ferguson advocates exempting factories from taxation to boost industry growth. He predicts Texas would gain position and rail expansion in the Rio Grande valley if state taxes are reduced through curtailed appropriations.
John Farmer, Rock Island passenger agent at Fort Worth, and T. I. Wilhelm, general freight agent there, visited Amarillo today with BR. Davis, division freight and passenger agent. They expressed surprise and pleasure at Panhandle growth and Amarillo's development.
The readable text lists references to bank deposits in Ul ia and 100 units, mentioning places like Whitepeee and Ephite. It includes scattered names such as Vand, Vanesse de Pannaudlio, and mentions of a battalion and a canoe scene, but details are incomplete and ambiguous.
In a tangled arraignment, Shepherd, keeper of a six million acre estate, pleads not today while McClintock and Nelson McClintock face charges. The trial centers on a plot to protect the Wells estate and avert a land dispute.
garbled report notes Fiesta Ten events and a community gather at The Panhandle Meeting Place. mentions Wis vie mthomentin and Amarilin Ho tel and a food related event. no clear dates or outcomes.
May Peterson performed at the Panhandle Music festival in Amarillo, delivering a one hour program of folk songs and emotive pieces. The concert drew praise for her expressive singing and the heartfelt delivery that resonated with local audiences.
A large turnout gathers in Wellington and Clarendon with ten players from Wellington and others arriving from Spearman and Panhandle counties to compete in a crossborder chess event. Exhibitions and a meeting are planned as the day progresses. The piece also notes broader naval wartime context mentioning the US Grand Fleet operations near the Pacific frontier and maneuvers testing defense readiness.
Sesuciated Press reports the TC-2 airship with seven aboard suffered a steering mishap over Cuservilla and Granite City drifting after the afternoon mishap. The craft crossed the Mississippi around 1:45 PM and was feared to be carried toward Lambertot and Bridgeton Missouri, where a landing may occur.
Angelas, a digchute boat, departs from the naval air station after 9 o clock for a two day test voyage to Bermuda aimed at a second cruise by week’s end. American Warehouse Company operates merchandise storage and lists phone contact.
Augustus Sarkemsun of New York is appointed Sculptor of the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, succeeding Utzon Borglum who was discharged weeks ago. The appointment was announced by the organization’s executive committee in Atlanta. The notice lists Sarkemsun as the new artist and outlines the transition plans for the memorial project.
Warrants issued April 16 led to fifty alleged violators being apprehended and escorted to court for trial. The five month campaign by local officials produced evidence. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotels touted as famous for food.
The Amarillo Real Estate board schedules the entire city and its assets for sale at noon tomorrow at Hotel Palo Duro. Landmarks include schools, hotels, factories, utilities, railroads, city hall, and the goodwill of Amarillo. Public encouraged to bid. luncheon venue noted.
Baritone Sings Tonight will perform at a local concert night featuring Geena and Eaghsh and a chorus of performers. The event includes vocal selections and a spiritual music portion led by a greys of tegensspirituaias.
Jurors for the Wheeler case report difficulty serving notices with more than half seeking to evade service. The venire, drawn largely from northern and eastern Montana, faced technical excuses and extensive coverage as the trial begins.
Wallace Davis former Arkansas attorney general testified in U S district court that he placed seventy eight dollars worth of bonds looted from the Rondout mail robbery into a railroad mail box from which post office inspector Ora Ross recovered them.
G. E. Metliff of San Antonio was elected president of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas at the thirty-ninth annual convention. Other officers include J. H Cook of Houston as first vice president Hubert Oxford of Beaumont as second vice president High Hawley of San Antonio as third vice president Thomas W. Blake of Houston as treasurer Jack Dionne of Houston as secretary RR. G. Hoet of Houston as assistant secretary and traffic man.
The East Amarillo Realty group and the Amarillo Civic Club plan a joint meeting at Houston Street Methodist Church tonight at 7 o'clock. J R Gant and Henry Ansley will present a program following the sequence from North Amarillo Monday. Speakers will discuss Improvements for East Amarillo and plans for Amarillo's growth with Conley Jr. Davis and Miss Hortense Bellamy noted as participants. Watch for Zowle.
Crown Point Indiana April 18 Anna Cunningham a nine reared widow confessed to poisoning three children in her family within six years. She admitted to feeding arsenic in bread and butter and adding poison to tea after each death. She said she killed to join her husband and eldest child in the afterlife. The interview occurred while she was under interrogation in Chicago reporters present.
Antoine Damesin, a war cripple, was arrested outside the French ministry of foreign affairs while talks pressed for a new cabinet with Caillaux. He claimed to aim at Caillaux, drew a loaded revolver, and was handed over to police who deem him unbalanced.
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