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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1924

Page

5

Presidents Campaign Speech Opens Republican Nomination

Washington, Avanst 14. President Coolidge prepares to accept the party nomination with a nationwide campaign speech at Memorial Continental Hall. The event will be broadcast coast to coast, aiming for an audience of 20.5 million. The president will depart for Plymouth, Vermont, with his family after the exercises.

Washington Avanst President Coolidge Coolidge Memorial Continental Hall Mr. Butler Frank W. Mondell Cooldge Jason Noble Pierce First Congregational Church Herve Rocky Mountains National Committee

Amarillo City approves engineers roll for Harrison Street improvement

The city adopts and approves the engineer's roll detailing property owners and assessment amounts for Harrison Street upgrades from Twenty Fourth to Twenty Ninth Street. A hearing is scheduled and the city secretary is ordered to notify abutting property owners and railway interests.

Harrison Stree Amarillo Harrison Street Twenty Fourth Twenty Ninth Street Plains Paving Company City of

Visiting Dallas guests honored at 1813 Harrison home

Mr and Mrs Frank Ryburn of Delta and Mr and Mrs A K Meyer hosted a Tuesday evening at 1813 Harrison Street. The informal gathering included games and a supper for guests and Houston acquaintances including H C Pipkin Henry Bishop and Howard Trigg. Attendees listed include Mesdames Pipkin Bishop Parr Warren Ewen and Miss Healey of Wheeling.

Dallas Frank Ryburn Deltas Harrison Street H. C. Pipkin Henry Bishop Howard Trigg George Parr David Warren Robert Ewen Houston J. D. Clayton Sophia Meyer Esther Clayton

Local views on sheriff choice and fall labor prospects

Ss. A. Jewell backs Potter county Sheriff Whitaker for re election noting his first term service. Carl Sullivan predicts a windfall in the Panhandle with a hired boy earning between two and twenty five hundred dollars this fall. Jo Jd. Ross plans a large Staton chamber of commerce fair this fall.

Ss. A. Jewell Whitaker Potter County Carl Sullivan Panhandle Jo Jd. Ross Chamber of Commerce Staton

Amarillo Public Hearing on Street Railways and Improvements

The notice sets a hearing in the City Hall Commission Room Amarillo Texas on August 26 1024 at 2 00 PM for abutting property owners railways and street railways and others interested to protest benefits assessments costs and contracts and to present evidence by witnesses or agents with the hearing continuing until all have been heard and errors cured.

City Hall Amarillo Texas

Voters from Many Towns to Hear Jim Ferguson

Local Democrats foresee Amarillo hosting the largest political gathering in years as Ferguson supporters rally. Col. William A. Miller reports letters from towns predicting large turnout, including Judge Wilson of Canadian County who backs Mrs. Ferguson. Judge C. C. Triptett will introduce the speakers.

Ferguson Amarillo William G. McAdoon McAdoo William A. Miller Ferguson Campaign Judge Wilson

Card of Thanks for Kindness and Floral Wishes

We thank friends and neighbors for their kindness during our mother's illness and death. Special thanks to Dr Yates and his choir, nurse Eva Thompson, J H Ross family, and Minnie Gerlach for their support and flowers.

Dr. Yates Eva Thompson Mra J. H. Ross Minnie Gerlach

High Power Eyeglasses Engagement at Polk Street

Dr. Wolcott offers expert testing at 1104 Polk corner in 1982. Hours include nights and Sundays by appointment, with engagement as the focus for visual services.

Mrs Genevieve Clark Thompson Backs John W Davis

Genevieve Clark Thompson daughter of Champ Clark announces she will campaign for Democrat nominee John W Davis. She covered the Democratic convention in New York for a New Orleans newspaper.

Genevieve Clark Thompson Champ Clark John W. Davis

Toney Rosella Impersonator Conned Sheriff Office

An impersonator named Toney Rosella visited the sheriff’s office claiming his car was stolen and joked with Deputy Davis. He later visited The Globe, fooled staff into thinking a prank against the editor, and used a fake story to try to place an ad for White Langshaw chickens.

Toney Rosella Davis Rosella Globe Office Sheriff's Department

Amarillo City Resolves Taxes on Railways and Adjacent Property

The council sets improvements and apportionment method and levies assessments as a first lien and personal charge. Notices will be published at least three times in Amarillo newspapers and mailed to known abutting property owners. The resolution takes effect after passage on August 12, 1924, with Mayor H. E. Smith and City Secretary Jewell Davidson attesting.

Amarillo Texas H. E., Smith Jewell Davidson

North Plains Counties Exhibit at Amarillo Tri State Fair

Hemophil and Roberts counties plan agricultural exhibits at the Amarillo Tri State exposition. A royal court will headline the pageant. Director Mike Hollander says he just returned from a trip to Canadian and Pampa with H J Bozeman, publicity director of the Board of City Development.

Hemophil Roberts Amarillo the Plains Mike Hollander Canadian Pampa H. J. Bozeman Board of City Development

Railroad executive passes through Amarillo in private car

Juling Krutschnitz chairman of the Southern Pacific executive board and one of the nation’s top paid railroad officials traveled east through Amarillo in his private car Guadaloupe aboard Santa Fe number 22 at noon.

Juling Krutschnitz Southern Pacific System United States Amarillo Guadaloupe

Morrows Visit. Morrow Brother Hospitalized

Mr and Mrs Bud Morrow of Santa Rosa are visiting Mr and Mrs H C Walker at 510 Merchant Street. Ed Morrow, brother of Mr Morrow, is in Northwest Texas hospital with a broken jaw.

Bud Morrow Santa Rosa H. C. Walker Merchant Morrow Ed Morrow Northwest Texas Hospital

Relief Fund Show Tickets Sell Fast in Amarillo

The sale of tickets for The Still Alarm, a relief fund benefit for Amarillo firemen, is moving quickly. Fire Chief Earl Currey said no donations are asked, only ticket purchases. The Fire Department will review the film next week before approval. local press will attend the preview.

Amarillo Earl Currey

Twenty Bodies Believed in River Farms Barn Fire

Knightstanding Galif August 14 coroner reports intense heat from burning ruins of the River farms barn fire likely killed about twenty people. Excavation to recover charred bodies delayed until Friday or Saturday. initial estimates say around fifty men were in the barn, seven escaped.

Knightstanding Galif

Question on Heaven Gates and Governor’s Chair

Charles Triplett, attorney, replies to a Globe correspondent asking if a man can reach the governor’s chair by clinging to his wife’s apron strings. He answers that success comes from getting the greatest number of votes. Mrs. John Hayes and her daughter shopped in Amarillo.

Charles Triplett Globe John Hayes Shearman Amarillo

Warren Out Ambassador Warren Resigns from Mexico Post

President Coolidge accepts the resignation of Charles Beecher Warren ambassador to Mexico. Warren says he will return home to his family because he believes his tasks have been completed. He led U S diplomacy amid cross border issues and regional tensions during his tenure.

Coolidge Charles Beecher Warren Mexico Warren

New Mexico Man Brought Here After Roping Mishap

Ed Morrow of Fort Sumner New Mexico is hospitalized in Northwest Texas with a broken lower jaw after roping a burro. He was jerked from his horse and kicked by the animal while roping. His parents Mr and Mrs Sam Morrow brought him to Amarillo. they are staying with Chief of Police Clark Cain.

Ed Morrow Fort Sumner Northwest Texas Hospital Mr Morrow Amarillo Sam Morrow Clark Cain Cain New Mexico

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