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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1925
Page
2
Market brief from Alex Hyman & Co at 308 Polk St notes livestock and oil market activity on Saturday with price movements and trading interest. Strong entities include Alex Hyman & Co and Polk Street location as the primary reference points.
Fort Worth daily cattle receipts total about 1,500 with calves and stockers priced from 2.50 to 9.50 dollars and cows 1.59 to 6.50. Hogs show broad ranges up to 12.25 for best mediums, sheep and lambs also listed, with varied prices across classes. Cotton, grain futures, and other market figures appear in scanned columns, including New York cotton and New Orleans cotton quotes.
Amarillo market note offers D Henshe and Leghorn hens for spring, Roosters old and young, Capons 5 to 7 pounds, Turkeys including Young Tom turkeys and hens, and packing stock butter. Fresh goods in new cases delivered to Amarillo $90.
City records detail a prior administration's work on street, drainage, and sewer projects. Improvements include road paving totaling 6.4 miles in 1924, concrete street crossings, street lighting, and new sewers enhancing capacity and service. The report notes bondable investments, a tourist camp project, updated street precincts, and a garbage department with plans to cut hauling costs via a trailer system.
Vernon officers say four men loitering near a Vernon store led to a theft inquiry. Two escaped arrest, one was found with stolen goods in a handbag, and another linked to a prior auto theft conviction was identified. Investigators pursued a report of stolen cloth and leather items.
A light two hour work session closed the district court. The article lists jurors and attendees including Lane, Ball Begtan, Newb Bravai Com, Hlenmys orwood, and Ty Webster. It notes the new term opens tomorrow and provides names of local participants and offices.
George Welkins, 26, died after months of illness. Widow survives with one son, daughter, and four brothers. Body with Griges Undertaking, burial likely in Tulsa. Also notes license granted to Martin Manzer and Miss Lucy Hollend for marriage and a water bond plan advancing through council with a 15 to 1 vote.
A fragmented concert report highlights Mojica’s refined technique and stage persona. It notes strong audience reaction to Spanish folk songs and the performer’s operatic interpretation, with top praise for a solo “Marcheta” and a strong lineup of local youth singers and orchestras across Amarillo and Panhandle venues.
Nabers acquired the Coca-Cola Bottling company last October and since then volume rose 400 percent year over year due to seven new trucks extending across the Panhandle and into New Mexico. A new bottling machine, conveyors, and refrigeration were added, doubling capacity as Nabers runs the largest trucked Coca-Cola territory in the nation. Also includes S. Griggs note about returning to activity after illness.
Pan Sandle Music festival drew a large audience as judges praised talent. Fort Worth’s Sam Loshoof, a noted piano and voice teacher, commended the contestants across violin, voice, and piano divisions with high marks for skill and artistry.
Boone was released from the county jail on a 5090 bond to answer a charge of attempted assault. Mrs. J E Farra, the alleged victim, says she was forced at gunpoint into a car and taken to the country, but she escaped and walked back to town. Boone denies the story. Mrs Farra and her husband recently moved here from Denver, and Boone has lived in Amarillo for some time.
United Press from Chicago reports April 18 that tests found no poison in Dr Oscar Olson's organs but coroner Oscar Wolff remains unsure if death was natural. Exhumation by Chief Justice Olson, brother of the doctor, sought to probe possible murder linked to William D Shepherd in the Billy McClintock case. Also noted is Harvey Ratey committing to a Mineral Wells trip as Amarillo Chamber pledges large West Texas delegation.
Eleven records fell at the fifth annual Great Plains track meet in Canyon on April 18. Mitchell of Canyon set the pole vault mark at 12 feet, Turner won the mile in 4 minutes 55 seconds, and Rex Reagan of Canyon narrowly beat Roswell rivals for a dramatic finish. Roswell led overall with 75 points, edged Clarendon 70 to 4, and Daniel Bake None.
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