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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1924
Page
2
Fort Worth market roundup shows cattle receipts around 1000 with steady tone. Beeves bring 3.50 to 8.00, cows 3.80 to 5.50, heifers 3.00 to 7.50, calves 2.50 to 8.00. hogs also 1000 with firm tone, heavy and medium ranges. sheep receipts 150 with lambs 12.50 to 14.00, yearlings 10.00 to 11.50, ewes 7.00 to 8.00, goats 1.50 to 2.75.
Kansas City mo February 26 cattle receipts 8006 calves 1500 market slow. Early sales light and medium steers about steady good quality fed heifers 8 dollars few shake cows to 6 75 bulls calves steady little activity in stockers feeders hog receipts 10000 market slow few sales to shippers 190 to 240 pound averages 6 90 to 7 05 7 10 bid on choice weighty offerings packing sows etc
The notes show crude oil prices moving within narrow ranges across May July October deliveries. Prices hover around 28 to 29 dollars per barrel with slight shifts in each contract, indicating a steady but cautious market tone.
New Orleans reports around 45000 bales in March notices from New York. Weather remains extremely unfavorable and cannot be ignored. Carolina mill curtailment and southern mill yarns run a cent lower in primary markets. Farmers Cooperative Association wires from Oklahoma to their yellow agent withdrawing all offerings.
Kansas City Kansas high school students threaten to strike unless E D D Damien, the former printing instructor, is reinstated. Damien resigned after he kissed Margaret Pratt an 18 year old senior following a dare by several girls. The incident led to the disciplinary action and a conference with the principal.
A Friday night meal at Tony Notorio's home in Sterling Colorado leaves three dead three dying and eight ill from botulism after consuming poisoned sausage.
Central Labor body led by J. W. Hardin announces a big meeting at 8 p m at Labor Hall Fourth and Taylor. Members urged to bring wives and sweethearts, with Railway Conductors invited after omission in notices corrected.
Mary Barry, 28, accused her employer Charlie Meloff of Amarillo store at 610 Chanan street of a statutory offense. Meloff was arrested. Barry previously lived in Fort Worth and Tennessee and began work last Saturday.
Employes of the sheriff's office arrested five men last night for playing poker. In Justice C. G. Landis' court each defendant pled guilty and received a $10 fine plus costs totaling $51.75 per case. Names listed: John T. Edwards J. Smith George McFarland W. E. Burleigh and W. R. Johnson.
Lansing, Mich February 26 Sen Robert M LaFollette entered the Michigan Republican presidential primary ballot today by securing 110 acceptable signatures on a nomination petition of 124 filed. The required minimum was ten more than the threshold.
One hundred forty eight passengers board the Chamber of Commerce good will cruise in Houston. The French liner Lafayette departs as the largest ship ever to enter the port, marking a notable voyage into the Caribbean.
A staged dialogue shows tension as a rejected suitor questions a sisterly arrangement. Miss Maindance explains the custom that a sister need not return her brother’s gifts, revealing cultural expectations in the scene.
An exchange shows Comrade Dumbowski denouncing a member as pandering to the capitalist class while Comrade Horskoff retorts that the name begins with a capital letter, highlighting factional rhetoric.
The piece outlines Democratic and Republican tensions over investigations into cabinet figures, arguing Democrats seek to weaken the GOP by probe, while Republicans split on how to respond. Some favor blasting Daugherty and Denby fallout, others urge steady action on charges to frame the election around prosperity and policy.
A portrait of Amarillo detailing population growth since 1905, a wide industrial base, distributing networks extending into Old Mexico and the Southwest, a $4,000,000 annual trade, and diverse manufacturing. It notes cultural institutions, churches, lodges, clubs, and a city manager system with extensive civic development.
Texas shivered today after its biggest snowstorm in six years. Temperatures fell to record lows across many sections while a thick snow blanket covered West and North Texas. Snow began Sunday and continued through Monday night, with farmers welcoming moisture for crops and pastures as trains and wire communications returned to normal.
Judge Bishop and cojurors dismissed several cases after Fletcher motioned. Defendants facing illegal weapon charges, intoxicated driving, and theft faced dismissal due to lack of evidence or witness absence. A divorce action denied plaintiff while granting a cross decree. both parties barred from remarriage for one year.
Canyon, Feb 26. Thirty seven Panhandle boys at West Texas State Teachers' college completed a six month farm shop course costing under ten dollars. They returned home with handmade farm tools, made from junkyard and garage surplus, with no charge beyond the teacher’s salary.
A fragment suggests a discussion about a bank check being bad and an account overdrawn, with a spouse asserting funds were sufficient for six months though the teller doubts it. The dialogue hints at financial dispute and concern over money adequacy.
Amarillo leaders outline a four day trade trip to Canyon Lubbock Brownwood and Sweetwater to attract 5000 to 10000 visitors for the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. They call for 200 participants and a regional Tri-State Fair with permanent buildings and broader publicity to boost jobs and growth.
Local items report the Board of City Development fiscal year ends in April and attendance at Amarillo events. Community mentions include the Florist on Polk street, gas station ads, courthouse chatter, a banquet mishap, and plans for water and elevator checks in Friona Hereford Vega and Panhandle region.
Eugene Pettus, recently convicted in district court of forgery, accused his attorney W. F. Nix of berating him. Pettus wanted to appeal. Nix said he had gone as far as he would for low fees. Pettus then consulted County Attorney Ford, who found no cause for complaint. The court dismissed two Pettus cases as new indictments were returned for the same offense.
An excited motorist describes striking a stone wall and continuing on as if the machine caused the impact. The exchange suggests a stubborn, unstoppable incident figure in a vivid roadside anecdote.
The Fort Worth and Denver Poultry Special comes to Amarillo with two 10 o’clock programs. One in the Mission Theater for adults and another in the Board of City Development rooms for Boys and Girls clubs members. Speaker Reid Estes from Iowa Park will discuss his poultry work while Miss Myrtle Murray of A and M College leads the boys and girls division.
About 400 persons will attend The Big Four state convention in Amarillo on April 8 9 16 11 and 12. The Big Four are railroad brotherhoods with 300 delegates and 100 visitors. Attending groups include Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Order of Railway Conductors. Many Texas political celebrities will attend.
Daily Globe notes H. W. Blackburn’s report on the City Development Board banquet last night highlighting Toney Chisum’s reticence as the feature remark.
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