Blacked Out Topics and Modernist Riffs From a 1925 Column
A 1925 Star Company column surveys wide themes from Lutheran merger plans for a skyscraper church in New York to a Mexico irrigation project and auto finance moves. It lightly mocks evolution debates, praises big banking deals led by Clarence Dillon, notes Vienna suicide trends, and forecasts Los Angeles ditching horses for trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martin Luther
Themershadow
Mbw
America
Clarence Dillon
Dillon, Read
New Year Radio Across Seas From New York Program
The Associated Press reports a global New Year radio event with John McCormack and Lucrezia Bori headlining the New York program broadcast by nine U S stations. The concert features cross Atlantic reception via London and Buenos Aires style greetings, with Kent Cooper and David Sarnoff among speakers as Amerika and British audiences await performances and operatic arias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Park Avenue’ Baptist Church
Carillion
London
John McCormack
Lucrezia Bori
United States
British Broadcasting Company
England
Orient
South
Central America
Kent Cooper
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Great Britain
Germany
France
Poland
Italy
Godfrey Ludow
Carsilion
Park Avenine Baptist Church
McCormack
Maggie
Mme Bori
Madame Bori
66 Arrested in San Antonio During Last Hours 1925
San Antonio reports 86 persons arrested in the last hours of 1924 and the first of 1925 on intoxication charges. Prohibition authorities and police say the celebration was generally quiet and sane, with liquor presence noted as diversion from home viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated P Gp
Ti Lice
Nop
Associated Press
Austin
Amarillo Building Opens With New Year Celebration
The Amarillo Building officially opened with a New Year party drawing over 6 000 visitors. Col Ernest O Thompson and officers greeted guests while the skyscraper glowed and elevators operated to accommodate crowds touring the offices and reception on multiple floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Col
Ernest O. Thompson
Amarillo Building Company
Rogs Rogers
Guy Saunders
Tom Bruner
Thompson
Randal Drug Company
Amarillo Refining Company
E. L. Moon
Doc” Dawson
President and First Lady greet thousands at White House
Washington, Jan 1. President and Mrs Coolidge spent New Year’s Day greeting thousands of visitors at the White House. Continuing the annual custom, they spent most of the day shaking hands with callers ranging from diplomats to citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
New Year Message From The Amarillo Globe
The Amarillo Globe expresses heartfelt thanks to readers and the community for the past year. The paper pledges serious responsibility and aims to earn confidence and goodwill as it serves Amarillo and the surrounding country in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Panhandle
GLOBE
Ten Convicts Escape From Harlem State Prison Farm
Harlem state farm near Richmond Texas saw ten convicts break from a work squad at 11 30 am Two were recaptured after shots were exchanged with a guard Captain Flanagan and guards pursued and recovered two firearms Owens the bank robber was identified among the escapees and two inmates fled toward the highway but were captured along with Owens The escape triggered a manhunt for the remaining eight convicts with bloodhounds deployed and motorists reportedly stopped along the highway for car theft and robbery attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Tex
C. S. Owens
Harlem State Farm
Bertrand
W. H. Bertrand
R. J. Flanagan
Imperial State Farm
Flanagan
Owens
Man and woman found shot to death in Houston
Houston January 1 May Fannett 25 and Frank Shaw 30 were found shot to death in a Main street apartment room. Investigators believe the man shot the woman then killed himself. The woman had recently come here from Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
May Fannett
Frank Shaw
Main Street
Beaumont
Stand collapse injures hundreds at Pasadena pageant
A private temporary grand stand collapse near Colorado Boulevard and Madison Avenue during the Tournament of Roses pageant injured about 200 spectators, many women and children. Hospitals were strained as victims were rushed by taxi and private cars. no deaths reported initially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Colorado Boulevard
Madison Avenue
Alhambra
Glendale
Los Angeles
Harris
Waltham
Massachusetts
Herbert Lockwood
Warren
Lockwood
Cleveland
Ohio
What 1926 Holds
A reflective New Year greeting by John Moore calling readers to leave past failures behind and embrace 1926 with resolve faith and daily effort. It urges personal improvement honesty kindness and dedication to family community and nation as the path to joy and success in the new year.
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John Moore
Believed Dead After Elms Beach Roadhouse Fire
A New Year revelry at Elms Beach near Peoria ends with two missing and feared dead John Houghton 38 and his wife Ethel 27 after a fire struck the road house. Three men from the party Fred Taylor Eagle Root and Fritz Juergens were detained for questioning amid a federal injunction tied to a prohibition raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
Elms Beach
John Houghton
Ethel
Fred Taylor
Eagle Root
Fritz Juergens
Aged Mexican Man Slain in Mexican Settlement
Francisco Quiroz, 65, was shot to death at 6 o clock in the morning on East Twenty Second Street. Abel Navarro, 25, intoxicated, surrendered to Special Officer West after the shooting. A coroner's inquest found murder in the first degree and Navarro faces a murder charge.
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Francisco Quiroz
Abel Navarro
Twenty Second
Navarro
West
The
Santa Fe
Quirez
Quiroz
Charles G. Landis
Blackburn Funeral Home
Lloyd Fletcher
Fletcher
Driving Cars With Old Plates Becomes Law Violation
Traffic Officer McGough announces state law requires new 1926 license plates by January 1 with enforcement starting January 1 to December 31. He cites 300 cars on Polk Street with last year’s tags and notes only vehicles in use are cited while many owners seek new plates from Ben Golding, county tax collector. Cars may stay garaged in January but must be registered by February 1.
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McGough
Polk Street
Ben Golding
Amarillo Advertising Praised in Minneapolis
Amarillo advertising material from the Board of City Development is featured in the Vendome hotel Minneapolis with the same prominence as Chicago and New York. Guy A. Carlander, Amarillo architect visiting during the holidays, commends the Midwest and East exposure and the Board’s efforts. Later, in Dallas, 75 year old J M Coen, Confederate veteran, was struck by an automobile during New Year celebrations and suffered a fractured skull.
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Board of City Development
Vendome Hotel
Minneapolis
Chicago
New York
Florida
Guy A. Carlander
Amarillo
Mr. Carlander
Mid-West
Associated Press
Dallas
J. M. Coen
Oklahoma City Tragedy Wife Kills Two Children and Self
Mrs Ruth Townley shot and killed two of her children and wounded two others before turning the gun on herself. The victims are Katherine eight months Clifford three Dorothy five and Margaret seven. Townley employed at a transfer company. neighbors note she had been under medical treatment and recently irrational.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Ruth Townley
Frank Townley
Katherine
Clifford
Dorothy
Margaret
Townley
Neely Hereford Herd Sold to Landergin Bros
The Neely herd of Herefords, about 150 head with 50 grade animals, was sold to P H Landergin Bros. The sale, near Amarillo and Vega, totaled around 15000 dollars. J M Neely said they sold to devote attention to other interests and praised Pat Landergin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEELY
Herfords
Panhandle
P. H. Landergin Bros. Company
Amarillo
Landergin Company
Vega
Neely Bros
J. M. Neely
Pat Landergin
Aid Against Persecution of Masons Abroad Is Asked
The Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Masonry Southern Jurisdiction adopted resolutions urging the U S government to protest to foreign governments over reports that Masonic members in Europe face persecution and even murder. Grand Commander John H Cowles indicated the protest was aimed particularly at Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite Masonry
Southern Jurisdiction
John H. Cowles
Italy
Henry Reed Elected Secretary Treasurer of Amarillo Baseball
Henry Reed was elected secretary treasurer and Otto Landis assistant in charge of grounds club house uniforms and tickets at Amarillo baseball association directors meeting. Directors voted to stage a summer tournament and offered Liz Smith a full time playing manager position.
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Henry Reed
Otto Landis
Amarillo Baseball Association
Liz Smith
Tennant Sworn In As State Control Board Member
Roy I. Tennant of Temple was sworn in as a member of the state board of control to fill the vacancy from former Sen. S. B. Cowell’s term. The board then elected Dr. H. H. Harrington as chairman at the meeting. Essex Coach priced at 899 dollars with 295 dollars down.
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Roy 1. Tennant
Control Board
Associated Press
Austin
Roy I. Tennant
Temple Today
State Board of Control
S. B. Cowell
H. H. Harrington
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By the Star Co
J. C. White Engineering Corporation
Mexico
Colorado
Coolidge
Mself
Méssessors
Vienna
Dodge Motor Company
Wall Street
James S. Montgomery
House of Representatives
Pom
California
P.tures
Harlem State Prison
Richmond, Tex
Eliza Nusbaum
John Walton Winn
Albert
Winn
Grandma
Grandma Nusbaum
Nusbaum
State's Attorney's Office
Edward Goff
Marion Stringham
Delilah Martin
Goff
Miss Stringham
Elkhart
Indiana
Grandpa Nusbaum
Huntsville
Fort Worth
Amarillo Hotel
the Panhandle
Francisco Quires
Amarillo’s
Baseball Association
Essex
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