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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
7
A state park meeting in Amarillo discusses creating a large Palo Duro canyon game reserve with a scenic route to boost tourism. The plan, backed by officials including J N Riggs and Lee Satterwhite, urges counties to fund bonds and donate sites.
A harsh notice warns residents to avoid double parking and uncut weeds on vacant lots or properties. It claims police are waging a campaign against these infractions with arrests and a rushed police judge press time.
The article outlines Santa Fe stock structure with 1,241,787 shares preferred and 2,270,525 shares common, totaling 8,612,262. It notes stockholders are owners, bondholders are lenders, and dividends on preferred stock at 5 percent with no upper limit for common dividends. Bondholders total about 22,000 with bonds near 257 million dollars. It stresses growing stockholder counts across states and regional agricultural development in the Panhandle and South Plains.
More than 200 defendants from Ama rile and surrounding towns, including bankers doctors and merchants, face foreclosure actions filed by Alliance Trust Company Dundee Scotland against D C Trigg. The suit covers loans totaling 125 6on with about 12000 acres of Trigg lands involved. Citations are being served today by the sheriff and each defendant receives a copy of the petition.
The Globe earns praise from Joe Killough who lauds its open manner and cheers its efforts in boosting Amarillo. A Globe reporter notes Killough’s compliment and cites the paper’s role in promoting a larger water supply for New Mexico and the region.
In Amarillo Mrs Cunningham’s relatives suffered three violent deaths in under a year. Her uncle James Moore of Itasca died in a automobile collision, Aunt Anna O Connell of Ovis New Mexico was killed by an interurban car at Fort Worth, and relative Pat Weatherred of Waco died in a train incident.
Announcement by Mr. Harding that the final barbecue of the year will be served at Harding's ranch on Labor Day. John Snider will oversee the meat preparation to protect his chef reputation. Gate fee covers all else. swimming camping and shade available. bath houses free. Other notes mention trips and reflections on progress and foundation of industrial life.
H B Martin asserts his dog Tom Mix is the most intelligent animal. He notes bass note like sounds on the piano and recounts teaching the dog not to chase cats while enjoying accompanying owners and chasing fish in creeks.
Funeral services for Mrs Meliss Miller age 66 who died last night at a local hospital will be held at 4 this afternoon from Hillcrest chapel with Pastor Roy Yotrs of the First Baptist church officiating. Burial will be at Llano cemetery. She was the wife of Thomas B Miller a prominent stockman near Claude. She leaves four brothers James Lovelady Ridge Texas John Lovelady Washburn Gibson Lovelady McKinney Texas and Barney Lovelady Amarillo Texas and three sisters Mrs James Stone Bartlesville Oklahoma Mrs N J Frazier Seymour Texas and J Chance Amarillo.
Marie Cambe won a 1909 judgment in district court against Amarillo Oil company by agreement. The case stems from an accident involving a Gamble vehicle and Marie Gamble injured. oil firm allegedly paid 5090 to settle all cases. Separately Mabel Ruth Sullivan obtained a divorce from J W Sullivan. other divorces granted and a case dismissed for insufficient evidence.
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