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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth Texas cattle numbers near 9 000 with calves, cows and feeders showing varied ranges. Hogs top around 10 dollars, sows and pigs mixed. Sheep activity steady with lambs and feeders quoted. Nearby markets in Chicago and Kansas City report mixed cattle, hogs and sheep trends.
Oklahoma City cattle sale 1,600 head steady with fed yearlings and two year old steers up to 9 dollars, meal and bull fed cattle 5.50 to 7, heifers 5 to 6, cows 4, canners and cutters 2.50, calves 6.75. Hogs 1,000 head steady with bulk at 9.20 to 9.50 dollars.
East St. Louis on December 10 reports hogs at 23 000 head strong with top 9.85 and bulls 8.50 to 9.75. Cattle 4 000 head steady with beef steers 9.15, heifers 4 to 8, cows 3.50 to 4.50. Sheep 1500 head strong with fat lambs 15.50 and fat ewes 8 to 8.25.
Amaryllo Grain section lists Amarillo Cotton & Grain Exchange in Amarillo Texas with F Higgins manager and Alex Hyman & Co of New Orleans as brokers. Includes cotton grain and stock provisions data and contact details.
The fragment lists prices and items for poultry and eggs including hens under four pounds and over four pounds, leghorn broilers and roosters, turkeys with weights and prices, butter mold-free, and eggs with assorted charges. It shows delivered pricing and odd cents per case amounts, reflecting a busy poultry market snippet.
Paris reports tests at Vincennes laboratories on a fuel derived from de benzenalized coal tar using a method by M Makhnine. Heavy trucks and tractors showed greater power and slightly higher mileage than gasoline, with cost reportedly one tenth. Further trials with 40 trucks to run 2 000 to 3 000 miles each are planned, but experts remain skeptical pending more data.
Samuel Gompers, veteran American labor leader, was reelected president of the Pan American Federation of Labor at the closing session in Mexico City. Luis Morones, Mexican labor minister, was elected vice president. Miss Dot Ingram, a stenographer, quips about quitting novels due to cost.
Mrs Rosellie Butler loses both alienation of affection and divorce suits after demurrers sustained. Butler argued Nevada decree not legal and that Lerne Wallace Jenkins Butler is not his wife. She sought $7,000,000 in community property and $3,090 monthly alimony, and $1,000,000 for loss of affection.
The Amarillo Globe will be given to every Yellow Cab patron. F F Formby, manager, said the move aims to provide fresh news and features in cabs. The company’s fleet includes Packard and Cadillac touring cars for out of town calls.
Proceedings before the Court of Civil Appeals Seventh District at Amarillo include motions overruled reversed and remanded writs dismissed submitted set for submission January 14 1925 and various case from counties such as Ochiltree Deaf Smith Swisher Hale Lubbock Bailey Collingsworth Wilbarger Potter Donley Wheeler and Randall with parties Georgia Casualty Co Ollie Campbell W W Phipps John Hollums etc.
The Santa Fe will authorize holiday rates of fare and a half for round trips between Texas points and Louisiana to Vicksburg Mississippi and New Mexico on the Santa Fe. One way fare must be $20.00 or less. Sale dates are December 19 to 24 with final return by January 5, 1925.
Washington reports Comptroller General McCarl warned a new payroll disbursement system may be needed if courts rule for naval officers seeking to stop deductions from their pay for alleged government debts. He blamed unbusinesslike agency methods and lack of accountability in public funds use. He criticized use of funds to about three thousand inadequately bonded disbursing officers for obligations incurred.
A columnist extols California and Pacific Northwest potential, urging readers to invest in coastal real estate and envision rapid future travel by air. The piece celebrates national prosperity, notes regional rivalry as minor, and emphasizes the nation’s vast future under a unified American identity.
A collage of street quotes and brief notices from Amarillo. Fire department uniforms discussed, car tag woes cited, and local figures like J T Russell and J T Gouldy weighed in on city affairs. Mrs Duffield and Mrs Olive Boston travel mentions, plus attendance at rest rooms and a library en route.
An intensive training school for prospective Boy Scout executives will be held in Dallas at month end, per scout executive Thomas H. Nelson. The course offers opportunities to college men seeking leadership roles, with details available from Nelson in the Board of City Development rooms.
Ten members of the 1924 Longhorn football squad in Austin hold job earnings to fund their education. Players include Matt Newell and Blue Smith among others who manage hamburger stands drug store work janitorial duties and equipment room duties while pursuing football and academics.
Vienna observers claim men in evening dress feel ill at ease unless 200 years of court life trained their ancestors. Prof Will Jacobson notes humble origins show in subtle telltale traits, while women better mask such signs of ancestry.
Washington on December 10 saw two groups of lawyers representing Texas and Oklahoma claimants for Red River oil field permits and leases. Interior solicitor John H Edwards set one hour per side to argue whether claimants qualify due to pre-1920 development costs as the government holds the land as public domain and Secretary Work will rule after hearings.
Gold Rush era couple Mr. and Mrs. George A. Trafton marked their 50th wedding anniversary. He is 90 and she is 82. They traveled west in 1852 in covered wagons and met months later after crossing the continent.
The city invited bids yesterday afternoon for a new set of tires for the fire department fleet. Several trucks already carry the largest tires used by any city vehicle, and the new tires aim to standardize and upgrade equipment.
Washington reported a statement by bishops McDowell and Berry asking the public to suspend judgment and show confidence in Rev. Dr. Anton Bast, the Scandinavian bishop, who was arrested in Denmark on charity fund misappropriation charges. The dispute centers on business matters with minister Ingerslew and is under Episcopacy committee review from the Springfield conference.
In Birmingham on December 10 Dr. George T. Edwards tied to the death of his wife is moved under heavy guard to a courtroom in Bessemer after a misleading crowd scene. He walks to an awaiting automobile with a bandaged left hand, said to have been injured in the alleged attack.
The illness and death of Thomas H. Ince, a noted motion picture producer, after a yacht party in San Diego harbor last month are being investigated by San Diego County District Attorney Chester C. Kempley. Ince died of indigestion leading to heart failure, with investigators seeking to understand the circumstances surrounding his illness aboard the International Film Corporation yacht on November 17.
Bridgewater Mass Dec 10 two hundred fifty girls were driven from dormitories into the cold when fire destroyed three buildings at the State Normal school. Loss estimated at five hundred thousand dollars.
Washington officials estimate 40 000 to 50 000 extra employees are needed to handle the peak Christmas mail this year with an additional cost near 2 500 000 dollars.
The weekly church night service at Central Presbyterian will convene at 7 30 this evening. Dr. Thomson will lecture on Inspiration. Circle One handles the social hour. Globe ads cost one and a half rents per word.
In Los Angeles on December 10 Nine women sat on the jury in the trial of Kid McCoy accused of murdering Theresa Mars in August. Witness David Hiram a janitor testified that he found Mars body in the couple's apartment Mr and Mrs Shields. Prosecution seeks to show a jealous motive and post mortem body theft.
The Salvation Army seeks serviceable garments bedding and shoes for charitable use. Call 1555 or send items to 301 Polk Street. Hours are 8 to 9 am 1 to 2 pm and 5 to 6 pm. Needy families can send addresses to Commandant A. O. Winter to aid local relief.
The city of Amarillo will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the City Pound gates Fourth and Monroe streets between 2 and 4 p m on Friday December 12 1924 the following described impounded livestock 1 Black Burro.
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