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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1925
Page
10
A fashion feature advises diluting lemon juice for skin bleaching and suggests lotions or lemon soap. It outlines a facial pack with Fuller’s earth and lemon juice, plus steps with hot towels and cold cream. For hair darkening, it recommends sage and black tea, and notes tar soap, borax, and vaseline effects.
A 23 year old housewife identified a man who was arrested in Wichita Falls in connection with a criminal attack. The assailant threatened to kill her if she cried out and was held for further investigation.
The Amarillo Furniture Company announces a five year lease on the full ground floor of the Woodman building increasing its frontage to 90 feet on Tavior street between Fourth and Fifth. Texas M. and M. moves to larger quarters at the Odd Fellow building ground floor. The expansion includes remodeling with three archivarys and substantial improvements costing several thousand dollars and a big expansion sale.
Kelly-Springfield Service No. 2 becomes the Deason Tire Service after a purchase by Wilkinson and Turner of Kelly-Springfield Service No. 1. The new store at 612 East Fourth Street is expanding to meet increased demand as Frank Turner emphasizes a focus on repair work and better service.
The annual banquet of Panhandle students and grads of Texas A M will be at the Hotel Palo Duro on Saturday night August 29. Local students run arrangements and indications point to the largest banquet yet with over one hundred attending last year. A dance follows the banquet.
Henry Franks, Rams dell cattleman, visited local cattle men Saturday. Pampa ranchman Carl Lockhart is seriously ill in a local hospital. Two drunks were fined in corporation Saturday morning. Improper parking caused four motorists to pay fines in corporation court yesterday.
Fay Cullum said he is going to Detroit, Michigan, to troubleshoot low Dodge car sales. He plans to stay about a week and bring back more Dodges after the price reductions hurt current stock.
The Amarillo Gun Club plans its eighteenth annual trapshoot carnival on September to feature five events on day one and seven on day two. A Panhandle championship trophy will cap the high run in events 3 through 6 on Monday. Souvenirs for 25 and 50 straight, and the Chris Kiser trophy for 500 targets, are planned with a donor humidor from C. E. Kiser of Bombay. Squads from Hereford, Plainview, Lubbock, Slaton, Post and other Panhandle towns are expected.
A. V. McQuiddy of Canadian reports a $6 profit per head on 125 Box T yearling steers bought from John A May for 59 and sold to an Illinois feeder for 56. The cattle were high quality and fat, with the Illinois buyer planning to market them early spring. Cattle trades have recently risen with improved prices. John F B Hill notes a revealing trip through the Hereford district.
Essex has passed the 100000 mark for 1925 the first six cylinder car to attain six figure production. Han son Motor Car Company notes 16 percent more Essex cars than in all of 1924 and expects 1925 to double 1924 output despite no new model. Tony Chisum Hudson Essex distributor praises value for money driving sales.
The foot and mouth disease area near Houston reports rising livestock losses. Initial cattle deaths were 4,000, now over 5,000 slaughtered with 350 more Friday, bringing total to about 5,300. Eight hundred sheep killed Friday. expected total may reach 6,000 as stragglers are rounded up. Charley Dixon and Newt Riggs return from Colorado and New Mexico auto trip. Trout fishing in Colorado praised. Corinne Griffith Kenneth Harlan and Harrison Ford star in The Marriage Whirl at Fair theater Monday.
Mary Masterson Fain recounts a misadventure in Flagg Texas where John Fain captured a 15 pound badger as a supposed home pet to please his wife. The animal gnawed from its box, entered a chicken house, and was shot after a fierce confrontation. Mrs. Fain vows no more plains pets and hints at ongoing ranch work.
A brilliant electrical storm with heavy rain struck Wald on August 22, destroying a two story frame garage on north Fourth street and an automobile. Total rainfall reached eight tenths of an inch after the heat of the day with a high of 100 degrees.
Corinne Griffith Kenneth Harlan and Harrison Ford star in The Marriage Whirl shown at the Fair theater Monday. E B D clues note this screening event and cast details for local readers.
A. V. McQuiddy of Canadian purchased 900 two year old steers from Armstrong and Company for 52 dollars per head. The cattle will be driven to McQuiddy's ranch near Canadian to winter. Also notes Swenson, railroad freight agent, in Amarillo and a fatal accident at Goose Creek where R. Jewell, 18, died after a fall from an oil storage tank.
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