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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1924
Page
3
Health supervisor Mrs. Joseph Smith says overall school health is good in Amarillo. Seven percent of recent measles cases had complications, with Junior High School most affected. Two diphtheria cases and one smallpox case are under quarantine. About 60 percent of children have defective tonsils.
Houston April 19 Lynch Davidson running for governor urged broad action on forest conservation and reforestation. He said opposition to preserving eastern Texas forests harms homeowners and the pine timber industry vital to county tax bases.
Contracts for the furnishings of the new Palo Duro hotel will be awarded this week in Oklahoma City. Mrs. B. Fisher and her son Harry Fisher, builders of the hotel, will leave today for Oklahoma City to make the purchases. They expect to open for business August 1.
The San Jacinto car line from San Jacinto end to Florida street has new ties and substituted rails. Service and riding comfort have improved, with extension work to Seventh and Polk planned to begin soon.
Public utility men from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi will meet in New Orleans from April 22 to 25 in joint sessions of the South western Public Service Association and the Southwestern Geographic Division of the National Electric Light Association. Leaders Joé H. Gill E N Willis John W Carpenter and J Ballinger oversee the event which will cover service finance and engineering topics and explore customer ownership of utility securities. The gathering will discuss rapid regional growth and the need for capital to expand electric gas telephone and street railway services.
Galveston Texas announces the three day bathing girl revue set for May 17 18 19. The event grows yearly from a one day affair to a major regional spectacle featuring sport clothes bathing costumes and evening gowns judged on beauty grace and costume. Fifteen prizes range from 500 gold to 25 with top three prize winners earning a free trip to Atlantic City for the national pageant.
A noted skin specialist promotes Mentho Sulphur as a rapid remedy for eczema rash pimples and ringworm due to its germ destroying properties. It soothes irritated skin and helps heal eruptions with quick improvement. Obtain a small jar from any good druggist and use like cold cream.
The article explains that eggs and chicks symbolize resurrection and spiritual rebirth, chosen for clear meaning to children. It notes rabbits emerged from a child’s question about colored eggs and became a secondary Easter emblem. It emphasizes nature’s reawakening, renewal of spirit, and the promise of eternal life.
Reports from Santa Fe say a cave on the upper Pecos near the Simmons place rivals Carlsbad in size and spectacle. Explorers found stalactites and stalagmites, with air indicating another entrance. Pueblo Indians used it for ceremonies and the cave remains largely unexplored with other large caverns nearby.
Miss Fern Miller visits friends in Lamesa while Miss Ruby Wise shops in Mrs Thortons. M R Roney, Santa Fe machinist, is recovering after an operation in a local hospital. Mrs F F Phillips Jr travels with her husband from Dra Parcells and Dinan. Miss Mildred Hackeby Texline arrives for the Music Festival guesting at Mrs J L Allred. Fred Cornelius returns from Hamilton after three weeks at his wife’s bedside. Mrs G G Elder hosts an Easter egg hunt for 9 and 10 year olds at First Baptist church park.
The California hoof and mouth disease outbreak prompts a Arizona quarantine that halts a planned Easter visit to Amarillo residents. Hollywood couple Mr and Mrs E P Horne, formerly of Amarillo, were en route to see Mr and Mrs C C Martin of 703 A Adams Street when detained. Mr Martin works in The Globe advertising department.
Miss Mary L. Clark of the Teachers college faculty will be absent on leave for the 1924-25 session to study at the University of Chicago. Corrinne Hamill, daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Hamill of Canyon, will fill Miss Clark's violin instructor position during her absence.
Captain William Boles aged 84 remained unconscious yesterday evening after a stroke of paralysis last Tuesday. He is at the home of his daughter Mrs. George Hand in San Jacinto.
A series of quick remarks features John Spann discussing a daughter and railroads, John Moore noting that kindness moves progress, George Truitt joking about church and floury talks, a gardener puzzling over a radish, and Frank T. Smith of Swift & Company urging Amarillo to build a refrigeration plant as eggs are shipped to Fort Worth and Sherman for storage with significant freight savings.
The family expresses gratitude for thoughtful words sympathy and floral offerings during a recent bereavement. They thank Mrs W E Jackson Frank Jackson Emmitt Jackson Horace Jackson Henry Jackson Mrs C C Killian A H Hargrave and son for their kindness and support.
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