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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1925
Page
26
A fashion note describes a low back hairstyle for long or bobbed hair featuring a shingled bob look. Hairdressers favor rolls or rosettes of extra hair for formal wear, with a brocaded metallic ribbon and beaded edges to frame the back, secured by two slender combs and braids.
June 12 records show warranty deeds and deeds of trust for parcels in Bik 1 to 428, including Bertram Blackwell to Pearl Patmon for Pt Bik 1 Bakle at $9,000 and Middleton to Odom for Pt Wie Bik 30 with $800, plus transfers and liens among Standard S&S & LL, Summers, and others in multiple lots. Additional instrument filings appear under county clerk actions and transfers.
A garbled item from Amarillo mentions streets in Ohio and Louisiana, moves of residents, and various names in a jumble of phrases. Police pistol shooting mate is noted. The text reads like a fragmented local column with scattered references and ads.
A compressed list of real estate transactions shows multiple transfers and releases. Names include W. M. Moore, S. J. Hts., Grady L. Blair, F. M. Lefforge, S. P. Munson, W. H. Madden, W. A. Cassidy, J. Neill, LO Wilson, John Dees, and P. H. Rea Imp. Co. with lots and blocks cited and varying sums from 400 to 2000 dollars.
Advertisers describe a purple stripe on Weespak beef as a quality guarantee from Western Packing company. The purple stripe, using government standard harmless dye, signals loyal Amarillo housewives to trust the Weespak brand for guaranteed quality claimed by the firm.
The report notes strong inbound freight activity to Amarillo while overall business runs light. Local workers in the Amarillo project face long hours and neck strain as Fred Bone rushes completing the building, with fifty men watching others at work. Plans include Plainview Profit Sharing club entertainment for Plainview trade area on Thursday featuring free attractions. A fire at Prairie Oil No. 1 Shaw in Hutchinson county will be tackled with nitroglycerine shots. C K Warren Hassell Land announce oil test well twelve miles east of Muleshoe with a 5500 foot depth goal if no paying oil or gas found. An Amarillo resident laments frequent requests to buy $1 to $5 worth of tickets he cannot afford.
A humorous scenario set in a 1930 bank lobby contrasts fancy deluxe check books with a plain option. Bank officers tout ensembles like the Vanity Check Compact with scented, jeweled features while pondering the cost and implications for banking abuses. The piece cites National Bank of Republican executives and notes New Orleans and Atlantic Life Insurance commentary on the practice.
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