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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1925
Page
6
The Phantom of the Opera with Lon Chaney is a substantial mystery picture playing at the fair and hailed as one of the year’s best. The Deandi Ragman features famous pictures of the famous.
A humorous drama features Laura LaPlante and Pat O Malley with Jackie Coogan. The teaser tone hints at romantic misunderstandings and witty misunderstandings that drive the plot.
Lon Chaney stars in The Phantom of the Opera at the Fair theater with dramatic scenes including a 3,000 seat audience and a flood finale. Thunder Mountain, a William Fox melodrama starring Leslie Fenton and Madge Bellamy, opens at Mission tomorrow. Producers explain the flood scene used ten tanks and seven million gallons of water poured through underground tunnels built for the sequence.
Postmaster General New reported a 1925 postal deficit of 49.5 million dollars despite gains in efficiency. He blamed Congress for not approving higher rates to cover salary raises, noting new postage rates yielded less than half the needed revenue. He cited total revenues of 699.6 million and expenditures of 649.0 million with growth since 1921.
Amarillo Automotive Association members denounce tagging of visiting cars for minor violations at their meeting. Officers elected include W. M. McCarty as president Horace Westmoreland as vice president Ted George as secretary with several directors. Protest led by Walter Irvin and Toney Chisun against tugging out-of-town cars. New members include Allen Motor, Overland, Knight, J R McClure, Dallen Satterfield.
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