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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1925
Page
2
In Wichita Kansas on July 11 hogs sold 300 head up 15 with top at 13.79 and bulk 13.40 to 13.65. top cut outs 11.50. Cattle receipts 100 including fifty calves. week’s market steady for choice killers and higher for real, 25 to 50 up for stock and grass cattle. Sheep up 50 for the week with top lambs at 13.75.
Fort Worth receipts Hog market ranges from 10 to 15 with heavy weights at 13.50 to 13.90 and packing sows 9 to 12. Cattle totals 1100 with mixed grades and steers at 3 to 6, heifers 3 to 6, cows 3 to 6, veal calves eight to nine, feeder and stocker cattle listed. Sheep receipts 250 with lambs 8 to 12.50 and wethers 6.50 to 7, ewes 5 to 6, feeder lambs 7 to 39.
Wheat prices ranged from 1.53 for May to 1.59 for December with several intermediate figures. Corn and oats also showed modest bids and varied quotes across May July September and December contracts.
In a hot New York day traders faced light volume with 440,200 shares. General Railway Signal advanced about forty points from the mid June level while Cast Iron Pipe also moved. Grain futures rose on bullish crop prospects despite heat damage to corn and widespread hot winds. Oats led grain gains as old stock reductions supported cash business.
Dalhart Texas July 11 Death by Stopiesy came to Chas Bouldin pioneer settler 59 years old Friday night or Saturday morning. His body found Saturday morning in a hotel bathroom. He lived in the region for thirty years or more. He appeared in good health Thursday before his death. His sister Mrs Mims of Dalhart and several brothers and sisters survive.
Fragmentary OCR item lists live poultry including Hens Leghorn Broilers roosters and price notes. Mentions doors open and selected lots with cents per head in a locally labeled sale. No clear date or full context available.
The article links Phillip Knapp to the Panella killing claiming a past desertion and a navy injury to his skull may fuel a thrill killing. District Attorney Weeks believes Knapp is sane and able to be convicted of first degree murder. His family hopes he is not the killer.
A major theater merger effective now will have Rogers in charge. The combined venues in Amarillo and Wichita Falls aim to deliver top shows as growth demands expand. Early bookings include The Ten Commandments The Tron Horse The Lost World The Last Frontier and Lightning.
Judge Henry S. Bishop postponed the hearing on A. P. Mc Swain’s request for a temporary injunction against seven Amarillo men accused of threatening to deter a negro colony near the Santa Fe round house. The defense requested more time and the case was continued to next Thursday as they may be out of town. The Globe had misstated the action, noting only a petition for injunction.
Mrs. Lewis Meritt, formerly Lettie Brown, is in Lubbock sanitarium recovering after a serious operation. Marriage licenses issued to W C Hamilton with Rose Vanmeter. to C Be Pavilard with Kathryn Pottinger. to Flinn J Winters with Nina May Sherer. R J Harrington sues Eva Harrington for divorce in district court. The New Domain oil well near Pan-Tex is expected to be drilled soon. Coca Cola in bottles is better.
Amarillo plans a bathing beauty revue at Oasis swimming pool July 24 25 26 with a water carnival baby show and country store. Three big nights of fun and 300 prize money will attract hundreds as expert judges evaluate the beauties drawing Panhandle interest.
A massive steer labeled E B D wandered Amarillo streets with two children guiding it amid claims the beef holds great value. The strange sight Sunday afternoon was tied to an advertising stunt from the Western Packing plant tied to a Fourth of July parade that never happened.
E H McGlassen and wife with daughter visit Mr and Mrs J F Woodside at 608% Jackson Street en route to Colorado for summer. Hereford nursery reports many large black walnut trees with nuts. William Coughran of Dimmitt shakes hands with 80 Hereford fellows. Mrs J W Knox and son Bart visit 1602 Pierce with Miss Francis McConnell. Globe thanks Northwest Texas league conference for publicity. Abbie Hayman sister of W H Hayman, Johns Hopkins dietician. W H Hayman active in local heating and plumbing. Deandi Fruit Co offers guaranteed melons with free delivery. Phone 619.
Superintendent W A Moellintosh reports Amarillo public schools may reach about 5 290 to 5 300 students next year based on yearly increases. past enrollments show steady rise from 3 875 in 1921 22 to 4 821 in 1924 25 with a conservative projection of 6 204. The total white and negro student body across all grades stands at 4 821.
A concise portrait notes how frontier explorers and trappers opened routes and established camps that drew settlers eastward, laying the groundwork for organized communities and commerce along nascent American frontiers.
The piece notes Asia's proximity to Cesess and stresses Australia and New Zealand as strategic partners. It claims US oil production has peaked and consumption grows faster than supply, predicting imports and future substitutes. It warns oil investors to beware oil sharks mailing propaganda and to value solid wells over stock promotions.
The piece argues for a dedicated upper room for adults to relax and entertain. It suggests converting an unused top-floor space with dark walls in greens and blues, warm lighting, and rich brown floors to create a cozy, stylish retreat for reading, sewing, cigarettes, radio, bridge, and conversation, appealing to all ages from 18 to 80.
Colonel and Mrs. Lee praised the Progressive Canning club after a luncheon with members of the party. Speakers included FE Whitehead Porter Whaley Henry Ansley and Dr J W Overton. Whitehead called the Hereford meeting the best of the series as farmers and businessmen focus on poultry and a 12060 egg incubator being installed in Deaf Smith county.
Col R Q Lee president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce spoke at Canyon with Mrs Lee Porter Whaley and B H Whitehead. He urged students to use their advantages and build lasting monuments. The visit included a banquet and remarks on rural education and intensified farming.
A solo and Herschel Coffee played by themselves accompanied by Miss Ruth Knight on violin, delivering a standalone musical performance for the audience.
In Tulsa on Friday Col. R. Q. Lee urged Swisher county farmers and businessmen to form an association to boost the poultry industry. He highlighted the Bank head poultry association and local market opportunities. Amarillo Globe reporter Henry Ansley urged support for the Western Packing company in Amarillo as a local market.
Colonel R. Q. Lee, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, spoke in the Toles Building to farmers and merchants. He urged diversified and intensive farming and cited the Bankhead poultry association’s success, noting a local egg case payout discrepancy that spurred plans for a poultry marketing group. Also mentioned are Hereford furniture buyer E. B. Black, Macedonia grain prospects, reduced Poland freight rates, and a twenty inch grass snake found in Dublin.
The Lelland W. Abbott building at Fifth and Carolina streets in San Jacinto contains Gibbs grocery on one corner and Quality bakery on the other. Abbott plans additions as the area and business grow, banking on a bright future for Amarillo and the San Jacinto suburb.
A Ford commercial parade with more than ninety Ford cars and trucks will be staged in Amarillo Tuesday. Led by the city patrol, the procession will traverse the downtown business district. Cooper-Irvin Motor company presents the display in connection with a national Ford trucks and bodies week at their Fourth Street sales rooms.
Ross Rogers at the Mission theater announced a Pathe News reel shows scenes of the recent Santa Barbara quake. The telegram offered no damage details but suggested the footage is extensive enough to justify the distributor’s message.
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