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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1925
Page
15
Tulia merchants plan to ride a special car to join Amarillo on a regional trip to Mineral Wells for a West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. Final decision to attach the car to Amarillo’s train will be made at a Monday meeting with Amarillo officials expected to attend.
Canyon April 25 The West Texas State Teachers College judging team capped a strong performance at A and M contests. Huber Hill was state high point man. Canyon team won first in sheep and hogs and second in other events despite no funds for travel. They were drilled by Prof. T M Moore and earned telegraphic congratulations from state directors.
Plainview reports Hale County 1925 scholastics total 4 30? with an increase of 1 223 pupils from 1924. County superintendent Mrs Ola Legge notes the rise is the largest ever. Rural schools hold 1 702 of the pupils while Petersburg Abernathy Hale Center and Plainview districts share the rest.
Ford Motor Company March sales show the Ford Weekly Purchase plan drawn 26,826 enrollments across 26 working days, averaging over 1,000 daily. Total March sales reached 172,182 vehicles with domestic retail deliveries at 155,929, up 41,401 from February. Fordson tractors sold domestically 8,225, with total Fordson sales at 10,805 globally in March.
Special to The Globe Plainview April 25 Wayland college at Plainview will stay a junior college despite Texas junior colleges converting to senior campuses. The board of trustees announced plans to erect a modern dormitory for male students soon. Railways of Italy carried nearly 3 000 000 more tons of freight last year than in 1923.
Twenty two building permits were issued last week totaling 68366 dollars. April permits look set to match record-breaking monthly totals this year. Amarillo remains around sixth in the state for the year, averaging three permits per day since January 1.
East Amarillo notes describe Mrs C F Holand leading the Last Amarillo Choral club toward a radio concert, meetings hosted by I J Smith and the Beard home, Glenwood Baptist services and W M U, and West Amarillo Community talks by city officials. Also listed are track attendees, a Dalhart trip for the Odd Fellows, a critical illness of Mrs Sides, school board discussions on additions, and Mexican schooling efforts.
The Hast Ward Parent-Teacher elice held a business session last week and elected officers including president Mrs J M Stidert first vice president Mrs Hugh Whachary second vice president Mrs H J Mauldin third vice president Mrs J Y Jones secretary Miss Mattie Belle Madrego treasurer Mrs Mh Aufdenbrink and committee chairs. The group honored retiring president Mr J Corbin with a begonmia and awarded life membership to Mrs J E Bassett. Delegates from Houston Street Methodist church prepared to attend Panhandle districts conference in Amarillo with Mesdames Bassett and Kond er named delegates.
In Alva Oklahoma on April 25 a mastodon tusk thirteen feet long was found after a battle scene in the land. Weather and buffalo herds disturbed the area leaving fossil evidence.
A mastodon scene yielded the tusk uncovered after six feet of digging and no further anatomy traces. The duel between colossal beasts apparently ended or was postponed as no additional remains were found.
Miss Rosa Bell Rosser Miss Mattie Blanche Rude and Frances Bier left Plainview for the state clothing contest in Austin. They won the local preliminaries and were accompanied by Miss Pag Mahan, Plainview domestic science teacher, to compete in the statewide event hosted by Texas schools.
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