Amarillo Post Office Receipts Rise 18.5 Percent in First Half 1925
Post office receipts in Amarillo for the first six months of 1925 climbed 18.5 percent over the same period in 1924, totaling 92 473 54 compared with 78 094 42. Superintendent W W McDonald estimates about 15 000 letters pass daily, totaling roughly 2 715 000 for the year, with only one mislaid per 100 000 due to service fault or misaddressing.
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Amarillo
W. W. McDonald
McDonald
Notable Visitors And Local Movements In Amarillo Area
Miss Ruby Cook of McLean enjoys Sulphur springs and plans to visit relatives in Ola Arkansas. E E Curling and family from Bartlett Texas travel via Amarillo to Colorado for summer, joined by William Hightower. John Pegram of Claude reports combine trouble and repairs. Lula Christensen of Fort Worth visits J M Adams in Amarillo. Mrs M B Gaines from Ladonia visits son R M Gaines in Amarillo and muses on city growth and prosperity. Annie Dyer Nunn travels from Goodnight to visit family and finish writing. Goodnight farmers are harvesting as Nunn enjoys quiet at her sister’s home.
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Ruby Cook
McLean
Sulphur
Okla
Ola
Ark
C. BE. King
S. E. W. Curling
Bartlett
Texas
Amarillo
Colorado
William Hightower
William
Claude
John Pegram
Lula Christensen
Fort Worth
J M. Adams
The
Adams Dry Goods Company
Auto Parts
M. EB. Gaines
Ladonia
R. M Gaines
Alabama Avenue
Annie Dyer Nunn
Goodnight
Big Three in the Far East China Russia and Japan debated
United Press report from Pekin outlines a regional power balance with Marshal Chang Tso-lin as the Chinese power broker in Manchuria and North China. It notes Russian concerns over Japanese influence in Chang and the South Manchurian Railway disputes, hinting at a potential Russo Japanese clash with Chinese involvement.
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Russia
China
Japan
Far East
International Triangle
United Press
Pekin
Marshal Chang Tso-lin
Mukden
Manchuria
Marshal Chang
Yoshizawa
Annnfimapea J
M .L. Karakhan
Karakhan
Chang Tso-lin
Harbin
Feng Yu‘hsaing
Breckenridge Man Claims Fish Chewed Lip After Catch
Breckenridge Texas July 11 Jim Collins returned from a Llano river fishing trip with a torn lip and a 42 pound catfish he says was captured on a trot line. He explains the fish chewed his lip during the scramble while the net was wrapped to prevent escape.
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Breckenridge
Tex
Jim Collins
Llano River
Collins
Grapefruit Juice Voiced as Modern Fountain of Youth
A historical note reports scientists hint vitamin C in grapefruit and grapefruit juice as a source of youth and vigor. Experiments show small animals decline without vitamin C and recover when fed vitamin C rich foods, with grapefruit juice highlighted as a natural fountain of youth potential.
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Fountain OF Youth
Ponce de Leon
Grapefruit Boosts Youthful Vigor and Vitamin Rich Diet
Article notes grapefruit diet may aid vitality due to vitamin B and C content. Mentions R. M. Gaines of San Jacinto planning a stag vacation to Yellowstone with his father-in-law, sailing Liberal, Kansas as departure point. Amaryllis Cake Flour advertised.
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R. M. Gaines
San Jacinto
Liberal
Kansas
Yellowstone Park
Mr. Gaines
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FOX Drug
Liver Drug Co
Taylor St
M. D.s
C. BE. R
Ivanov
Douglas Witt
Prop
S. & H. Green
Carolina, San Jacinto Heights
Gibbs Grocery and Quality Bakery
Carolina Streets
Leland W. Abbott
Life Insurance and Loans
GLOBE
Cal Farley No
O. E. Erwin Building
Amarillo Natatorium Company
G. Baum
American National Red Cross
A. W. Cantwell
Heart of
C. L. Pearson
Busi
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