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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1924
Page
3
The Globe reports Texas education survey warns excessive focus on algebra dominates high school curricula. It notes algebra enrollments outpace American history and biology, with algebra taught as a first year requirement, potentially blocking study of history science and other subjects.
J T Billing ton reports from Kulkhart Kansas that heavy snow covers the wheat country since Wednesday. W F Craddock of the Texas Sorghum Growers says snow at this time would greatly aid wheat farmers in the Panhandle but slow maize and kafir movement. He notes Muleshoe Friona area remains dry after weeks without moisture.
San Jacinto gains a new organized church as a board of officers and deacons is elected and thirty five members enroll. Rev. J. B. Parker will lead as pastor with A. R. Caraway as church clerk and treasurer and M. Cammack as Sunday school superintendent.
David W. Guion the composer pianist will travel through Amarillo on December 11 en route to Canyon where he will appear in a joint recital with Wallace R. Clark at West Texas State Teachers College on December 13. The Ballinger Tex native is famed for negro spirituals folk songs and range tunes including his rereflecting transcription of Turkey in the Straw. The Canyon program will feature largely his own compositions.
Jim Shelton of Amarillo purchased 1000 steer yearlings from Edgar Thompson of Plemons for 34.50 per head. The cattle were driven to Shelton’s J. J. ranch west of Canning and are described as unusually high grade and in excellent condition.
McLean now has a modern telephone exchange with a new switchboard installed by John W. Kibler. The $2,500 plus project makes McLean’s exchange the best in the area.
Dr. A J Caldwell was chosen president at the Potter County Medical Society annual meeting and banquet at the Fred Harvey house, succeeding Dr. G T Vineyard. Eleven meetings and twelve scientific papers were reported. Dr B M Puckett became vice president and Dr Richard Keys was reelected secretary.
A new Culbertson No 1 well seven miles north of Panhandle struck oil after earlier shows at 3145 feet. By last night depth reached 3175 feet with initial 200 feet of oil. local oil men call the structure promising on the southern slope of the anticline through Hutchinson and Carson counties. The high grade oil is being displayed by local oil officers.
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