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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1924
Page
5
A local newspaper ad invites readers to find intentionally misspelled words on the page and submit correctly spelled lists for cash prizes. First prize is $2, second $1, and third 50 cents, with rules at the top of the page.
Cattle rustlers in Collingsworth County target Crews ranch cattle, with about twenty head missing in two to three months. Bob White is under arrest as authorities link methods, including killing a calf’s mother and misbranding its offspring, to separate mothers and calves for easy theft. The tale ends with a jab about New Yorkers and hot air.
The free for all pace at the ex position track produced a tight finish as Snookums edged Valbro by a nose after a protest over third heat. Harvest Rosebud won the 2:19 trot and Gray Volo dominated the 2:21 pace with easy victories. Racing resumes Monday at 2:30 with nine big races and advance ticket prices listed.
Mixed local items report Texhoma Oil and Refining promotions for an Olds truck, farm yields by Mel Stewart near Vega, and a 1940s Amarillo housing project by D N Adkisson. Also notes talk of Friday Streamer misreadings, a council bout at Boyle's Thirty Acres, and a homemaking tip from Silent Bill Smith on worry.
Randall and Armstrong counties note a 31 year old Confederate veteran who has married more than three hundred couples, reflecting a storied civil era marital record in Place 2.
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