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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth and Wichita cattle forwards show varied prices with calves at 3.50 to 9.00, stockers 3.50 to 7.50, cows 3.25 to 6.50, bulls 2.50 to 4.25, feeders 7.00 to 12.00, hogs near 7.00, sows about 6.25, receipts 4,000 cattle and 1,600 hogs. Top cattle range 7.80 to 7.40 for certain lots. Portions note mixed consignments and rapid trade by packers.
Kansas City on April 28 saw cattle sales with 16 000 head and calves 2500. Beef steers brought 9.25 to 10.75 while beef cows and heifers sold 4.50 to 8.00. Hogs 15 000 head traded lower with top 7.15 and bulk 6.85 to 7.19. Sheep 15 000 featured wool lambs 15.25 to 15.85 and Texas and Arizona offerings priced around 7.50 to 16.00 per head.
Hogs around St Louis decline with 15 000 head sold and top at 7 50. Porkers and packer sows move 6 40 to 6 50. Cattle 4 500 down with steers 7 10 to 7 60 and beef cows 5 25 to 6 75. Vealers 8 00 to 8 50. Sheep 1 500 down with spring lambs 16 50 to 17 50.
Chicago livestock market figures show hogs at 56 000 head with choice butchers 7.30 to 7.40, bulk 7.20 to 7.30, sows 6.60 to 6.80, killing pigs 6.00 to 6.40. Cattle 19 000, lower with matured steers 11.50 top, bulk 8.50 to 10.25, calves 7.00 to 7.50, stockers 6.75 to 8.25. Sheep 16 000 slow with fat clipped lambs 13.50 to 14.00.
Amaranillo area grain prices show Great West Mill and Elevator buying wheat at No. 1 hard basis $1.00 per bushel and corn types at $1.00 per 109 pounds for maize and kaffir corn. Oats price unreadable due to damage.
Washington April 28. Counsel for former Governor John C Walton of Oklahoma filed a brief saying they have faint hope of favorable action by the supreme court on the appeal seeking review of his impeachment by the Oklahoma legislature.
Defiance Ohio residents Mary Schuler and her daughter Elizabeth were drowned when a curtain enclosed automobile skidded into a creek yesterday trapping them inside.
Twenty nine trainmen on Beaumont city and interurban cars received new uniforms and ten dollar gold emblems from the Eastern Texas Electric Company for a full accident free 1923. The company notes 8,000,000 passengers carried and 1,680,000 miles run with an accident rate of one in 42,800 passengers and one in 1,736 miles.
Washington April 28. The federal council of churches commission on international justice and good will has opposed immigration reform with a Japanese exclusion clause and was granted an appointment by President Coolidge to present its views after Congress passes the measure. Miami Okla April 28. Police Chief C M Fly of Commerce was killed in a raid at a barber shop when a revolver discharged accidentally by Officer Troy Leveridge. Chicago April 28. The home of Rev Elmer L Williams dry crusader and Better Government association official was bombed early today. no injuries.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ostton Grain Brooks Provisions in Amerilla Texas with unclear names W PURKIAS and others. No coherent event or outcome readable.
A letter to Thomas Nelson, Boy Scout executive, requests a qualified young man to sponsor a two week Rocky Mountain trip for Texas scouts. The leader would supervise regional boys, attend a Bear Lake woodcraft school, and have expenses paid. Apply at scout headquarters Board of City Development rooms.
A study by illuminating expert W. L. Stockwell estimates U S industry loses 20 cents per worker daily due to poor light totaling about two and a half billion dollars yearly. Tests by the post office show light increases from 3.6 to 8 foot candles raise output three dollars back per dollar spent. Detroit Piston Ring reports production up 25 percent with light from 0 5 to 14 foot candles and payroll costs up two percent.
A Munici pal Research Bureau report on Cleveland’s municipally owned electric plant shows a $9,305 net loss in 1922 and projected bond spending of $552,700 with an additional $2.6 to 3.1 million needed to balance and operate the system under October legislation. Present assets are around $8 million with debt service of $571,722 and higher future charges if $3 million in bonds are issued. A second item reports the execution of Wylie E Texas Morgan for the killing of six year old Lillian Moore in Bellefont, Pennsylvania.
The Board of City Development urges merchants to place street flag decorations tomorrow and Wednesday for the Panhandle Odd Fellows 21st annual session. The event gathers lodge members and visitors in the Panhandle region.
Reports from Peking say a steamer described as the Robert Dollar, believed to be a river boat carrying American passengers, is wrecked on Taipantzu Reef in the Yangtse River, China, with details yet unclear.
Too late to classify note lists a south side brick duplex apartment for rent with contact numbers 1887 and 2315 and a separate line mentioning a reward near Madison Street and Light Co office with phone 1065.
New York April 28 Friends of Mrs FE A Irgram widow of a famous tenor confirmed plans that she and her husband Captain Ingram of the British army were to live together after their marriage. Reports of an estrangement followed Ingram’s return to England. Mrs Ingram debuted in 1914 and married the tenor in 1918.
Costa Rica government accepted the American invitation to join the United States and Central American governments in a new peace conference to restore order in Honduras. Guatemala El Salvador and Nicaragua also accepted.
Texas public service information bureau notes PBX operators identify callers by voice rather than face. Operators recall names when frequent calls occur and may greet visitors by name on first office arrival. The tactful few even address callers by name after voice identification. Try a Daily Globe want ad.
A business shift toward two key departments, a personnel office and a public relations unit, gains emphasis. Leading firms now place vice presidential figures to oversee reputation and employee relations, while many still assign these duties to lesser executives, risking public trust.
A playful scene shows Sheter-It urging a trip to the movies when called. Bobbie-Naw refuses and says he will deposit the money in his bank and observe the drummer through the keyhole.
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