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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1925
Page
5
Dear Miss Dix notes a father and husband respected for piety who is cold and harsh at home, harming wife and children. Dorothy Dix argues such public virtue masks a hypocrite and urges confronting him to restore family happiness. Readers ask about balancing affection in marriage and daily care.
Daily Health Talki recounts a melodrama where Donald Colfax returns from France and pursues Clare Ridgely through family pressure. Anne Colfax, torn by loyalty and money, shelters Clare as tensions rise between lovers and misdirected vows. The piece blends emotional turmoil with a shift toward Clare’s fragile acceptance and Anne’s wary tenderness.
The Battling Orioles a full length comedy novelty and other film features appear. The Mission presents The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton with Beverly Bayne. The Liberty shows Western Blood with Pete Morrison The Fast Express and a Larry Lemon comedy.
A film roundup praises Norma Shearer as the screen’s beauty and talent in Empty Hands and He Who Gets Slapped. It notes Loy Chaney pairing and previews The Lighthouse by the Sea at Mission with Rin Tin Tin as a standout canine actor, plus other attractions at local theaters.
Dr G W McDonald is re-elected president of Wayland Baptist College and Warren Y Clements re-elected to the board. The president's annual report cites a strong condition and thirteen new students enrolled since January. Other board members and officers named include A Pierce, D Guntesview, and C K Carter with multiple clergy and trustees listed from Amarillo Wellington and nearby towns.
Wahere Oklahoma report states George Wicks age 15 eloped with Cora For rest 15 and was shot as he returned to the bride’s home with her. Five bullets struck his body and the bride’s mother Mrs A Vorrett is jailed awaiting action.
The Georgia Minstrels are set to perform at the Fair Theater on February 12 with a company of forty musicians dancers and singers plus fifteen vaudeville acts in a show unlike any minstrel program seen before. Their thirty three years of continuous travel bolster reputation and many seats are sold in advance.
Administrators at West Texas State Teachers College expect unusually large attendance for the upcoming summer session. Flora McGee of Amarillo will teach college English in the second term, Annie McDonald of Canyon handles intermediate grades and some summer normal subjects, T. M. Clark of Portland joins modern languages, and A. J. Payne Canyon schools superintendent teaches education. Rental fees for leaks are reduced to 1.50 for the term.
Former Veterans Bureau director Charles R. Forbes and contractor John W. Thompson were sentenced by Judge George A. Carpenter to two years in Leavenworth penitentiary with fines totaling 10.48. The sentences were handed down in Chicago amid federal proceedings.
The second practice session for players entered in The Globe's checker tournament will be held at the City Light and Water office at 7 30 o'clock Thursday night. More than a score of players attended last night and another large gathering is expected. The date for entry closing and elimination will likely be announced after the meeting.
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