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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1924
Page
10
In the Panhandle a pair of youths pledged to walk barefoot from Amarillo or to travel on foot in protest depending on the Texas governor race result. If Miriam Ferguson wins, one must parade barefoot for miles. if Felix D Robertson wins, the other must also walk barefoot the 15 mile route to Amarillo.
Winfield Nicklaus son of a noted wood master will enter Bucknell University in Pennsylvania under coach Moran. He was a three year halfback on Amarillo high’s football team and played infield for the high school squad. Also noted are staff moves and absences at various western railroads including Denver and Santa Fe yards.
Deaf Smith county offered 10 cents per jackrabbit head. A yearly tally shows 16,000 rabbits killed and 7,000 ears turned in within a single day. Various local and Denver yard officials and relatives are mentioned in a string of notes about travel vacations and family visits across Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Large irrigated tracts in the Pecos valley are being subdivided into small farms for sale to settlers. Roswell, Carlsbad, Artesia and the Santa Fe railway back a $24 000 publicity subscription to promote the valley in the Middle and Central States. Counties Roswell and Carlsbad pledge $12 000 each, with the railway adding the same, while Roswell already surpassed its $7 000 goal with Hagerman aid. Publicity plans call for local commissions to appraise land value and productivity to protect buyers and attract a contented farming population.
Lincoln Nebraska August 18 Governor Charles W Bryan will be notified of a Democratic vice presidential nomination tonight at the University of Nebraska Memorial Stadium with a 40 000 seat capacity The program includes city concerts a serenade and a radio relay from Hastings Nebraska officials expect a full audience and plan for Arthur F E Mallen to preside and deliver remarks before Bryan closes with his acceptance speech
A collage of quotes from Ezra Hopking Jit Pottinger the Rev. John M. Jones and Chief Clark Cain depicts wary conversations about rats sore feet irrigation and late night jail calls. The anecdotes reveal small town tensions and humorous asides from an Am ahilo setting.
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