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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
6
The excerpt shows Associated Press rights and various subscription rate lines for Amarillo and nearby regions, listing daily and Sunday options, carrier and mail rates for Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico plus different time spans. The OCR text is garbled with misprints and incomplete numbers.
The Associated Press reports a brilliant meteor shower visible in Kansas City on the night of August 12. Dr. E G Davis of the Kansas City Astronomical Society counted twelve bright flashes between 9 and 10 o clock as the meteors followed a southwest path. He noted varied colors from white to blue and indicated the stones likely originate from the Perseid meteor belt and that the display could continue for several nights.
Chinese police and the military opened fire on striking mill workers in Tientsin, China, during a demonstration yesterday. Eight workers were wounded, most by gunfire to the legs.
A fragmented radio schedule lists various programs and orchestras across cities including Omaha Denver San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Mentions of Weather News Markets and multiple family and youth broadcasts appear alongside concerts and soloists such as Joe Fine and Randell Orchestra. The text notes station managements reserving discretion to alter programs.
Lubbock August 12. H B Palmer scout executive and Richard Cavitt secretary led 163 boy scouts and twenty officials from the South Plains council as they packed in fifteen trucks and departed for Ruidoso Springs New Mexico where they would camp until August 21. The council covers eleven counties including Cochran Yoakum Gaines and Lubbock. Scouts from nearly every county gathered for the first annual encampment amid a large campfire and lively songs.
J. J. Long, 74, longtime Panhandle resident, died at his Mobeetie home Saturday after more than fifty years in the region. He arrived with the Fort Elliott founders in 1874 and helped stage the fort site celebration in July. Long served under Generals Miles, Custer, and Mackenzie and fought in several Indian battles. Dick Russell of Canadian is reportedly the only man alive who was at Fort Elliott when the soldiers arrived.
O. O. McIntyre reflects on cooks as unseen stars in New York life. He notes Rosa Lewis as a rare world famous cook, cites prominent figures who cook, and recalls anecdotes from hotel life, Pat Campbell's stage return, and the Leo and Lenox lions at the public library.
Rosalind Nash quits her stenographer job and, with Madeline Browning’s urging, joins Club Tivoli as a dancer in a South Sea Island number. A hopeful meeting with songwriter Bevans leads to a tryout and a debut that night, where she proves popular and earns a raise to 75 dollars weekly. Madeline learns of the success only after Rosalind’s triumph.
Rose argues with Madeline about pursuing a cabaret career and plans to rent her own apartment. She asserts happiness in success but faces apartment costs, acknowledging possible strain on friendships. Rosalind seeks a downtown place, realizing seventy five dollars weekly limits. Evening hours are reading hours.
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