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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1925
Page
1
The postal pay and furlough bill signed by President Coftrings increases wages for over 200000 postal workers by about 520 a year with back pay from January 1 1925. It raises revenue with a $159000069 increase and changes parcel post rates and postal service charges beginning April 15 1925.
United States marshals close three breweries in Chicago for a year ending February 28. The Hoffman Brew Company Illinois Beverage Company and the Standard are halted as beer flows cease, ending a period that yielded about seven million dollars over the past three years.
The Panhandle Music Festival reveals Mojica, May Peterson Thompson, Albert Spalding, Oscar Seagle, Rudolph Reuter and Girvin's Orchestra among headline performers for the March 13 to 17 event. Emil F. Myers says season tickets go on reserve March 16 and price tiers make each program affordable compared with a movie.
Justice Harry Orgon presided as details emerged about the death of A. M. Clintock, a Texas financier. Testimony indicated possible foul play or unnatural causes, with health department records and a general inquiry under way. Witnesses described last August and a typhoid-linked illness linked to the case as investigators pursue facts.
A ballot shows a majority in favor of boosting salaries as legislators debated funding and the pending deficiency measure. Senator Borat of Idaho introduced a motion to suspend action on the proposal while the roll call reflected gains for the raise amid mixed sentiment on the broader bill.
In Rio de Janeiro on February 28 the military said the Friday dynamite blast on Caju Island left about 300 dead and could not estimate the number injured. The disaster assessment continues as authorities review the calamity.
The Globe reports ongoing questions about D L McDonald a Hereford water engineer funding ads on Amarillo water bonds He is not an Amarillo taxpayer or city employee and criticizes engineer Wynkoop Kiersted The City seeks to vote the bonds April 7 1925 and rely on the Committee of One Hundred for guidance.
Special to The Globe from Littlefield Texas reports 1925 expectations rise as two months in, with a new 75000 gallon water tank within the system, four brick business buildings under construction, a completed theater, a garage and cafe. A $5000 high school is occupied this year, serving about 900 students and expanding facilities and staff. Littlefield sits in Lamb County in the Plains region.
February building permits shattered records with 56 permits totaling 9547,405. The month included six mercantile structures worth 395,500 seven repair jobs and 43 new dwellings costing 147,025. The Amarillo eight story building at 359,000 was the largest single permit.
The item reports a suspected murder suicide case in Denver on February 28. Hazel Ingrit Blazer, 32, and her 61 year old father Dr. Tl Blazer, a country physician, are involved. The theory of life’s problems being solved by murder and suicide is attributed to the pair.
The Panhandle Livestock Producers Association prepares for its ninth annual round up with a 10 AM opening led by President Wilam O'Brien. Kansas City speakers, Texas venues, and a planned stocker sale next week draw cattlemen from across the United States, with over a thousand visitors expected.
New York reported a major quake that spread from Michigan to the Atlantic coast and from New England to the District of Columbia. Shaking was felt 0:15 to 9:30 pm across hundreds of miles, with skyscrapers swaying and bric a brac damaged in scattered locales, though no serious destruction was reported.
Judge Sam Motlow announces a 7:30 PM Monday meeting of the Committee of 100 in the Board of City Development rooms City Hall. With the 1 750 900 water bond vote nearing, members are urged to attend as pamphlets and proclamations explain the city water plan from the Word ranch.
R D Webb and T J Augerot are jailed on charges linked to the Oliver drug store burglary at Fifth and Taylor. Police say the culprits entered from a barber shop, stole prescription liquor and about $150, rifling the premises before fleeing. Ah, the Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel famous for food.
Clarendon, Feb. 28 W A Sorrellle 71 mayor of Clarendon and pioneer in the region died today after a period of illness. He had been active in real estate and station business and contributed to development around Seagraves. Funeral services will be held here Sunday with interment in the local cemetery
Local note highlights Amarillo’s fair as “Famous For Food” with the Panhandie restaurant feature. The piece touts distinctive eats and guest experiences while hinting at festive events surrounding the hotel setting.
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