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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth markets show cattle receipts 1,700 with steadier tone. Beeves range 3.50 to 7.50 and cows 2.75 to 4.50. Hogs on offer 1,509 with best medium 9.50 to 9.60 and packing sows 7.50 to 8.50. Sheep and lambs list steady with spring lambs 12.14 and ewes 6.59 to 8.75. Oklahoma City cattle 1,000 with heavy steers 7.50 to 8.50 and hogs 9 to 9.75.
Hog receipts 700 with prices 6 cents lower. top hogs at 9.15 and bulk near 9. Cattle receipts 2500 including 900 calves. market unchanged for fat cattle, veals up 1, stocker and feeder activity strong while slaughter steers sluggish.
Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange lists prices for Wheat basins No 1 hard at 1 45 per bushel for maize 1 50 per 100 pounds kaffir 1 40 per 100 pounds rye oats and barley per bushel with an entry key prices in cents or dollars and a contact for F C Higgins and Alex Hyman & Co New Orleans Louisiana.
The article describes President Coolidge touring a livestock show on Michigan Avenue, meeting the grand champion Hereford born January 3, 1924 and priced at 1.49 a pound. The steer’s nursing cow joins him to Michigan before the animal is displayed in the Book Cadillac dining room. It also notes Coolidge’s stance on foreign policy and his perceived independence from foreign guidance.
Readable fragments show price quotes for hens turkeys ducks geese and turkeys with weights from 4 to 12 pounds. Terms include delivery options and miscellaneous notes with cents per pound and a quoted total of 12.00 dollars in the listing.
A long list of local supporters and speakers is announced for the community chest drive opening tomorrow. The committee includes H. C. Pitkin as chairman and a roster of prominent residents and clergy. The prosecution is summoned with fifty witnesses expected for the defense in the Hobart Miller murder case, with trial set to begin Monday morning.
The Hobart case is set to go to trial tomorrow with the defense noting fifteen peremptory challenges and the two defendants each having fifteen, totaling thirty for the jury. More than 100 witnesses have been listed for the proceedings.
An earnest young man proclaims admitting fault when wrong but holding ground when right except before his wife who weighs in after his father retires from a domestic dispute. The dialogue evokes family dynamics and a kitchen table confrontation.
Dear Madame Decie I plan a bridge luncheon for a recent bride returning from her wedding journey next month Should I invite the bridegroom too The response states the event is exclusively feminine and suggests serving cold items such as chicken or lobster salad Saratoga chips tomato jelly ice cream in half cantaloupes frosted chocolate and little cakes with tea or coffee The note also describes hosting the game at card tables to begin with sociable partners.
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