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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1925
Page
1
A collage of quotations and musings on Ringling style topics. Trotsky, the Kaiser, and America are debated, with notes on political missteps, duty, and the future of air defense. Franklin, Hays, Assolini, and Mussolini appear in brief reflections, ending with a continuation note for page two.
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday. The afternoon high reached 55 degrees by 1 pm, with a low around 2 degrees. A year ago today highs were 40 and lows 15.
The first day of the convocation in Amarillo featured the address of Rt. Rev. Frederick B. Howden who discussed church work since Bishop Temple's death and noted growing confirmations. Bishop Seaman delivered his inaugural address and led a prayer for members who died in the past year as the district outlined yearlong appointments including Henry S. Goocen as bishop's secretary.
Secretary Hughes issued a formal statement saying the Paris conference of allied finance ministers imposed no obligation legally or morally on the United States. He asserts the United States remains free from commitments in European matters as it has always been.
Two men, W. T. O'Leary and J. D. McGough, faced Bow Street court in London on official secrets charges tied to a plot to blow up British battleships and submarines. Five Irish suspects, including a woman, were named by the Daily Mail. intercepted letters and Scotland Yard inquiries linked the case to Irish Republican movements and tensions with the Irish Free State.
Prohibition agents probe claims a German crew operates a submersible delivering 1 000 to 3 000 cases of liquor nightly to small vessels off Asbury Park New Jersey a mother ship reportedly lies 50 miles offshore Coast Guard Gunner James J Moore recalls a snowbank ambush near Sandy Hook six men tied to a bootlegged car incident Captain Ridgeley denies the sub is used for landings and warns of depth charge responses.
Sacramento Calif Dan 19 A bill before the California legislature seeks revision of the divorce and contracts laws to align with Nevada and New Mexico codes. Supporters say Nevada style provisions would reduce Reno appeal for those seeking divorce. An appropriation of $500 is asked for three assembly members to study other states and recommend changes.
Sam Houston Terrell was sworn in as Texas state comptroller at once, becoming the youngest man elected to a state office aside from a notable father-son succession. At 33, he succeeds Lon A. Smith who also took oath as railroad commissioner after winning last November.
Munich report from January 19 notes Maria Sophia Amelia of Naples born October 4 1841 at Possenhofen daughter of Duke Carl Theodor of Bavaria wed 1859 to Francis II last Bourbon king of Naples. She led troops at Gaeta 1861 before fleeing with her husband as Naples faded into exile. Francis II died 1844 at Arco in the Tyrol.
Six weavers and loom fixers walked out at Goodyear and Fisk fabric mills in New Bedford in protest of a ten percent wage reduction. Other mills including National Spun Silk kept workers on the job as the wage cut affected an estimated 60 to 35,000 workers in the city.
In Hutchinson county the Douglass Oil No 1 Whittenberg well holds seven hundred feet of oil at a depth of 3 025 feet with drilling continuing and six inch casing set at 2 885 feet. Nearby activity draws local interest as a potential producer amid ongoing flood news across the south.
O G Thomas of Allis Chalmers urged truth and honesty as core business principles. J L Nunn spoke on questionable advertising. A Shelton letter offered club help to church campaigns. A Panhandle Chamber luncheon was mentioned and Ben Henson pledged fuel for travel. Members favored joining the Panhandle trip.
Panhandle faces slander claims amid downstate publicity while Amarillo wins the semi annual Texas Laundrymen's association meeting set for July 7 to 9. George Lindsay returns to Polk Street as Waco and Wichita Falls suffer snow and damage, yet Amarillo enjoys milder weather. Several hundred attendees from Texas and nearby states expected. Lindsay credited for keeping the convention in Amarillo. New York report notes aviators Hin ton and Stevens return safely from the Amazon via hydroplane to the Parina river advance camp. American Warehouse Co., merchandise storage, phone 101.
Wight pleas of guilty were entered in Justices Landis and Airheart's courts for operating a car without a license. Over four thousand vehicles are registered with County Tax Collector Ben Golding, with more than two thousand yet to be registered. Each day a car is driven without a license is a separate offense and local officers are vigilant for violators.
May Peterson Thompson and the Old Gray Mare Band of Brownwood will broadcast from Station WBAP at Fort Worth tonight from 9:00 to 10:45. They will travel to Austin later to attend the inauguration of Miriam A. Ferguson as governor of Texas with Col. Ernest O. Thompson and J. A. Gouldy among attendees.
Fort Worth reports a West Texas blizzard Saturday night into Sunday, dumping five to seventeen inches of snow and setting a new weather record. Temperatures rose and ice melted as train service returned to near normal after the disruption.
A temperature of 56 degrees below zero was recorded at seven this morning in Fort Fairfield Maine. It is believed to establish a new state record for Maine and cold weather continues to grip the area.
Manila reports six United States destroyers, part of Division Number 45, sailed to Shanghai where factional leaders and Military Governors contend for control. With these ships, the American navy will have twelve destroyers off Shanghai.
Ben Henson of Sudden Service offers free gasoline and oil for cars heading to Panhandle on Friday. T. M. Brunner says the Amarillo Real Estate board plans to take many members and other businessmen to the joint Globe luncheon in Panhandle, with 22 cars already secured and a 10:45 a.m. departure from the Amarillo hotel.
The nine Montalbano children entered the Texas house of representatives as exhibits in their father Sylvester Montalbano’s murder pardon case. His furlough from jail expires January 25 and their mother aims to show lawmakers the need for a pardon.
William Oliver Globe officials and Guy A. Cartander choose a 55 by 142 foot lot at 3164 Harrison street in the Oliver Eakle estates for Amarillo's first model home. The site fronts east on Harrison street, part of a fine residential area recently opened for exclusive lots, with paving extended toward Thirty-fourth street. The home will feature modern ideas and be accessible by brick streets from all parts of the city.
Sentiment favors a bill to allow burning carbon black from gas wells in Gray Roberts Hutchinson Wheeler and Carson counties. Landowners and locals rally behind the proposal with meetings planned at Amarillo hotel and endorsements from figures like L. Satterwhite and H. Smith predicting millions in economic impact and job creation.
George S. Wyatt Jr., 40, son of Mrs. G. S. Wyatt and the late Rev. George Wyatt, died Saturday in El Paso. Survived by mother, four sisters in Wichita Falls Weatherford Amarillo and Amarillo, and a brother in Amarillo. Services at 2 pm tomorrow at Mrs. G. S. Wyatt home, burial in Llano cemetery. Blackburn's Funeral Home in charge.
Washington January 199. The Supreme Court refused to grant Texas extra time to file its claim to funds held by the receiver of oil wells in the Red River bed. The ruling narrows Texas access to the disputed funds and sets a firm deadline for action.
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