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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
4
Classified line shows telephones and subscription rates for Amarillo Globe Publishing Company with pricing and contact notes. The text indicates Evening publication and Associated Press policy details, along with incomplete rate figures and a garbled end.
Perryton plans a large August 22 celebration marking the town’s sixth anniversary with a full day of events. Juvenile and novelty races, a noon basket dinner, afternoon horse and pony races, relay and wagon races, a Wheeler baseball game, and a platform dance in shelter, plus a Friday dance. The Perryton chamber of commerce invites residents of the Panhandle to attend.
A meteoritic shower lit the Kansas City sky last night with twelve bright flashes counted by Dr. E. G. Davis of the Kansas City Astronomical Society. The meteorites appeared in a southwest arc, showing white and bluish hues. Observers noted possible continued displays for several nights.
In Tientsin on August 11 Chinese police and the military opened fire to disperse a demonstration by striking mill workers. Eight protesters were wounded, mostly in the legs, as authorities faced the unrest.
Fragmentary radio listings show a schedule with times such as 100 4.00 P M and 000 BP M. It mentions WEAF programming, weather and markets, a bedtime travel tale segment, and a Denver area item. It appears as a partial newspaper radio guide with distorted names and times.
In Lubbock on August 12 163 Boy Scouts and 20 officials from the South Plains council departed in 15 trucks for Ruidoso Springs New Mexico for a two week encampment running through August 21 The council covers Cochran Yoakum Gaines Dawson Borden Garza Terry Lynn Hockley Crosby and Lubbock counties with scouts from many towns joining the trip.
J. J. Long, 74, longtime Panhandle resident, died at his Mobeetie home Saturday. He came to the Panhandle with the Fort Elliott founders in 1874 and stayed in the region since. Long served under Generals Miles, Custer and Mackenzie and fought in several battles with the Indians. Dick Russell of Canadian is noted as the only man alive who witnessed Fort Elliott’s arrival.
New York by Day by O. O. McIntyra surveys cooks as hidden stars in city life, noting Rosa Lewis as a world famous exception. The piece laments New York as a cafe city unable to keep cooks, mentions Pat Campbell and a humorous hotel clerk anecdote, and ends with a library lion trivia and syndicate copyright.
Rosalind Nash quits her stenographer job and becomes a Club Tivoli dancer. She later impresses manager Mr Rogers and songwriter Mr Bevans, leading to a debut with a successful song act. Her rise boosts her weekly pay to 75 with Madeline unaware of the news.
Rose and Madeline clash over Rose's cabaret success and future plans. Rose declares independence and moves to find a downtown apartment while weighing costs. Madeline worries success hardens her friend's choices and happiness amid Rosels planned future in entertainment.
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