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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1925
Page
3
Esther McCrory Chapter D A R will meet at 3 pm Tuesday at 1101 Tyler Street with a program on Texas pioneers state parks and musical selections. Members urged to attend as planned by Mrs James L Smith and hostesses.
A 13 year old boy aided police by arresting eight suspects and helping recover stolen property valued at about 2000 dollars, including 1200 identified and returned to owners. The boy saw suspects on a street car with pillow slips and reported to police. Officers recovered silverware worth 500 dollars and related loot.
A busy social week outlines meetings at several homes and clubs. Ride-A-Wee bridge club gathers at Mrs Hugh Honey's 600 North Taylor. Esther McCrory chapter Thes hen at Mrs James L Smith's 1101 Tyler. P E O hosts at Mrs F J Mackie 2103 Polk with Mrs Hl Billingstea assisting. La Costura and L Aquillee at Mrs E C Britain 1300 Monroe. McKinley P T A at the school. Buchanan P T A at the school discussions. American Legion Auxiliary meets at the Legion home. Wednesday gatherings include library advisory board, women’s church auxiliaries, missionary societies, and W M A meetings with officer elections and plans. Thursday features J A G club, Art lecture, Pierian club, Taisez-Vous Bridge, MacDowell Music club, Athenaeum at Mrs O K Gilvin 2500 Harrison. Saturday the Potter County Federation of Women meets at the Municipal auditorium to elect officers.
The long view in Amarillo notes a dynamic year of construction with hotels, stores, factories, fraternal halls and warehouses rising across the skyline. Officials expect 1926 to build on this strength as capital, credit and planning converge for another active season led by builders and bankers. Santa Fe General Manager F. A Lehman returns to Amarillo to steer ongoing projects.
Reports detail Santa Fe personnel back from leave and on trips, a Rock Island official in serious condition, promotions in the Santa Fe dispatch office, and a San Francisco visitor on business. Washington signals an early mine safety conference with coal mine fatalities noted. Also notes New York mail orders to foreign countries and 1924 national park visitation figures.
Ellis Cutting a pensioned Rock Island engineer and the last survivor of the Light Brigade died in Cedar Rapids Iowa on December 7 at age BT. He served in Rock Island service since 1871 and as locomotive engineer for twenty-five years. Cutting endured the Crimean War charge seventy years ago and was the final living link to that famed assault.
Brussels reports new Belgian road traffic rules take effect in February allowing no general speed limit for motor cars. Drivers only must avoid endangering the public while pedestrians must yield to passing cars.
R E Karper of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station reports sorghum in Texas yields about 60 000 000 bushels annually, roughly half of US production, surpassing South African varieties. Percy Greathead, an English visitor in South Africa, noted Texas sorghums' superiority during his station visit.
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