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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1925
Page
1
A columnist critiques Henry Ford by contrasting his industrial genius with a nostalgic view of humanity's origins. The piece rails at Ford’s century-spanning influence while warning about future warfare and Japan’s resources, urging respect for progress yet caution about complacency.
Slightly cloudy and warmer conditions expected in Amarillo and surrounding areas Sunday. Yesterday’s high reached 74 degrees and low 30 degrees with wide temperature swings compared to last year.
Flood waters surged over Mexican dikes along the Rio Grande near Juarez and moved toward El Paso but officials said the El Paso levees held. Crests passed 8 000 cusecs as river flow rose, with Mexican dikes protecting East El Paso. Train and car traffic hampered by washouts from El Paso to Van Horn and other routes rerouted via Southern Pacific.
Houston reports a recent foot and mouth flare back near Dr. William Jacobs herd. Dr. Marion Tunes of Kansas City says the outbreak is not serious and unlikely to spread. Louisiana Kansas Vermont quarantine cattle from Harris county remains, with lifting expected within ninety days.
Radio tests of the MacMillan polar expedition report Esquimaux music heard in Chicago Milwaukee and Newton as the voyage proceeds toward Etah Greenland. Commands from Commander MacMillan note ships breaking ice and plan a flight to Axel Heiberg Island.
Paris reports Francois Coli and Paul Tarrascon, famed aviators, state readiness to attempt the France to United States flight in search of a $25,000 prize, planning a late August takeoff.
Senator George Pepper of Pennsylvania says the United States will join the world court without full league integration. He proposes a senate-backed resolution allowing U S membership while avoiding entanglement with the League of Nations. Pepper spoke at the Summer White House in Swampscott after meeting with President Coolidge.
Swampscott Massachusetts August 1 Senator Charles TL Underhill of Massachusetts told President Coolidge Pearl Harbor Hawaii must be developed as a great airplane and submarine base and the farthest outpost of American defense in the Pacific He argued the Philippine islands are unimportant for naval defense.
Henry Ford will be the world’s largest individual ship owner after 200 Shipping Board vessels are sold to him for 1,706,000 dollars. A Shipping Board meeting on August 4 will approve the bid for part of the government’s idle merchant fleet.
The American Legion Post 64 will hold an important business meeting Tuesday night at the Legion hall auditorium. Members are urged to attend. a car rental option is noted and contact number 1521 is provided.
The Wichita Beacon reports James C. Rucker of Springfield Missouri holds 18 million from a 200 million estate lineage. His daughter Mrs Henry Focke of Wichita and sister Mrs James Buckles of Amarillo, plus a third unnamed, may receive portions. Buckles does not appear in Amarillo city directory.
Fourteen cities in the north and east Panhandle plan extensive preparations for Colonel R. Q. Lee president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and his party during the week starting Monday August 10. Meetings will stress diversified farming as crowds gather to hear him. The itinerary includes Amarillo Channing Dalhart Stratford Texhoma Spearman Perryton Canadian Miami Pampa Wheeler Shamrock McLean Groom Panhandle and a noon buffet in Amarillo at the Western Packing company.
Marjory Walters, angered by her husband’s failure to help with luggage, threw flower pots from a veranda window of their Buffalo home after returning from a vacation. Judge Woltz fined her all.
John Gordon alias Elmer Reynolds confessed to fatally shooting Joseph Maurer in Chicago on April 2 1924 stating the act occurred during an attempted hold up and claiming innocence for the Chicago crime. Officials doubt the self serving confession and suspect Gordon aims to avoid punishment by shifting blame.
The Globe estimates Panhandle cotton crop value at 78.9 million dollars across 36 counties for this fall with a record 523,700 bales and 266,850 tons of seed. Abundant rains push yields above normal, with grain sorghum also peaking and wheat acreage rising for next year. Farmers say Panhandle and West Texas must feed the state this winter.
Edwin R. Scott of San Francisco claims a device called canned lightning will annihilate life on land sea or air within twenty miles. A. T. Boland of Dallas says he cannot participate in tests while press reports note past tests burning steel plates snuffing out animal life within one mile to seven miles and disabling radio and aircraft systems. Scott also touts a synthetic gasoline expected soon as oil supplies run out by 1935.
Berlin August 1. Fleeing Germans gather at the Schneidemuehr concentration camp on the Prussian border after crossing from Poland. Epidemic and death strike as 6,000 refugees crowd into the camp. three have died from dysentery and twenty children are born with Prussian citizenship while conditions remain dire.
A 1924 Panhandle county by county tabulation aggregates yields from the best reports, with three counties excluded. The Globe invites farmer input to update local conditions, noting the Keg beer and Dutch lunches at Dad's Chill Stand and Amarillo's Famous Foos hotel as meeting and dining spots.
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