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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth and St Louis and Chicago markets show cattle hogs and sheep trading with varied prices. Cattle in Fort Worth 6 000 head including 1 500 calves steady. hogs 4 000 lower. sheep 200 steady. Chicago hogs 66 000 steady. cattle 8 000 higher. sheep 18 000 slow. St Louis hogs 25 000 steady. cattle 5 000 higher. sheep sparse.
The notice lists AMARILI.O poultry prices by weight and type with various caps and discounts. Hens over 4 pounds at 16 cents, under 4 pounds at 12 cents, Leghorn hens at 10 cents, broilers at 18 cents, turkeys at 16 cents, roosters 5 cents, and butter 14 cents. Delivery price noted as $12.00.
Amarillo Cotton and Grain Exchange listing with manager Higgins and firm Alex Hyman & Co of New Orleans. Includes office info and phone number 3004.
Cattle numbers near 13 000 with calves 2 500 show gains across categories. Top yearlings reach 11 dollars, fed steers 86 to 9 dollars. butcher cows 4 ¼ to 6, canners 2 ¼ to 3, native bologna bales 3 ¼ to 8 76, top yearlings 4, mediums 5 ½ to 7, stockers 5 to 10 75. Hogs 17 000, top 9 45, bulk 8 65 to 9 25, sows 8 75 to 8 90, stock pigs 5 50 to FH. Sheep 5 000, higher, fed lambs 15 to 15 49, feeding lambs 15.
Police sought a mob that abducted Samuel Smith from Nashville City Hospital last midnight. He had assaulted a Nolensville grocer three days earlier. The victim’s body bore bullet wounds and officials reported no trace of the mob by early today.
The Globe force expresses appreciation for a large holly wreath with many red ribbons sent this morning by Cunningham Flower Shop.
International swindler Charles Ponzi faces a third Boston court trial with likely deportation looming as immigration agents allege his entry was illegal.
Rock Island announces a December 28 launch for the Golden State Limited a deluxe through service to Los Angeles San Diego and Santa Barbara operated with Southern Pacific. A companion Golden State Express will also begin service. The Limited features all Pullman sleeping cars diner club and women’s observation lounge with maid barber and tailor aboard and through sleepers from Minneapolis St Paul and St Louis connecting in Kansas City. The train departs Chicago La Salle at 8 30 p m returning from Los Angeles at 11 45 a m two more days.
Dallas weather bureau warns of the coldest spell of the winter with a freeze likely by Wednesday night. Temperatures are seen 4 to 10 degrees in north Texas and 10 to 20 in east and west Texas within 24 to 36 hours, with rain or snow in northern New Mexico and Oklahoma.
Testimony links a Ku Klux Klan group to the Hobart murder scene. The sheriff described a revolver bullet found in turf, the recovered bill-fold from Hobart’s clothing, and witness accounts of three men watching Mrs Lloyd’s home, later identified as Ku Klux members.
At the annual meeting Toney Chisum was chosen president of the Amarillo Panhandle Automotive Association. Officers include Charley Dixon vice president E A Fancher treasurer and directors Roy Cullum H M Crudgington William Frost W C Gatton and Walter Irvin. The group plans a spring automobile show and a Amarillo Auto Owner's club with 1000 plus members. Definite action will follow after the new year as they push 1925 growth.
Judge Bishop keeps order as witnesses recount actions tied to a revolver used in a fatal incident. Sheriff Sam Faith testifies Hobart was arrested twice for intoxication and domestic disturbance in Plainview, while Holman recalls delivering the gun to Ranger Wheatley and a tense exchange with Starnes. C P Ellis notes Miller and Mrs Hobart at a newly built dance hall without dancing.
A series of brief quotes captures local voices on friendship, travel, frugality, and homecoming. Subjects include a rancher concerned with quail losses, two California-bound travelers, a stingy panhandle ranchman, Auto Owners club support, and a returning Amarillo resident. Try a Globe want ad.
The government plans to issue 50 million pamphlets addressing the growing heroin addiction among school children. Harry Heaton will tour Kansas and Oklahoma for two weeks to supervise shipments for the Sorghum Growers' association.
Relief comes as Ely's Cream Balm clears blocked nostrils and soothes swollen membranes. A fragrant antiseptic cream is applied in the nose for instant relief from nasal congestion, discharge, and headaches, with no lingering dryness. The product promises rapid comfort for cold and catarrh sufferers.
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