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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1924
Page
3
Society notes describe a steady stream of Christmas shoppers seeking less crowded stores and patient service. Local merchants promote taken-for-granted items from clothing and golf accessories to books and Oriental art, urging early purchases and highlighting special sale events and new store relocations.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hoover recently married receive a kitchen shower hosted by the Virgin B Y P A of First Baptist church in the church parlors. The event featured singing readings gifts and games followed by refreshments.
Robert Thompson is hospitalized in Northwest Texas after a recent operation for appendicitis. He is reported to be in stable condition and receiving standard post operative care.
United States senator elect Charles S. Deneen of Illinois travels in Washington after defeating Medill McCormick in the recent election. Deneen, former governor, now attends ongoing congressional activities.
The United States penitentiary in Atlanta awaits possible presentation of secret evidence to a federal grand jury as investigators press the case. District Attorney Clint Mager declined to reveal details while warden I. Sartain denies wrongdoing after a resignation request over alleged privileges to convicted bootleggers. Supposedly, other prison officials or federal parole board members could be implicated, but confirmation was not provided.
H W Dice an eighty seven year old Civil War veteran and poet, visiting Amarillo to see his daughter Mrs R B Wraneis at 368 North Buchanan Street, plans to return to Randlette Okla. Dice served in company I regiment 25 Virginia volunteers and wrote A Bit of History in Verse at age 78 dedicated to his regimental commander John C Wigginbotham. He is valued for his war verse.
A Brooklyn supreme court jury awarded Paul Di Lorenzo 5000 dollars against the city for the death of his six year old daughter Angelina after a street department worker pitched rubbish and a pitchfork tine flew off. The city argued a child of six is a liability due to care and costs. Di Lorenzo has eight other children.
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