Prescription Whisky Row Grows Hotter
Austin activists report the Texas women's clubs urge lawmakers to reject the substitute whisky prescription bill. They say it creates a state liquor dispensary and shifts dispensing control from physicians to political boards, favoring the Price-Woodward bill with stricter prescription controls and penalties for illegal procurement.
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Austin
Stewart
Legislative Council of the
Texas Women’s Clubs
Board of Control
Dirt Broken for New Canyon Baptist Church
Dirt was broken for the new Canyon Baptist Church on February 20. A December subscription campaign produced strong promises. The Baptist General Assembly Convention of Texas has appropriated a stated sum for 1925 with plans for ongoing annual aid until completion. The church build will cost about $75,000.
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Canyon
Tex
Board
The
Baptist General Assembly Convention of Texas
Victim of His Impetuosity Sends Man Back to Jail
James Hunter, jailed in Huntsville for perjury in Williamson County, was recaptured in Tulsa after escaping February 13 with two months left to serve. A pardon, ready for signature, sat on Governor Miriam A. Ferguson’s desk when word of the escape arrived.
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Austin
James Hunter
Huntsville Penitentiary
Tulsa
Okio
Miriam A. Ferguson
Williamson County
Hunter
Rabbit Drive for Castro County Planned
Dimmit Chamber of Commerce to conduct a giant rabbit drive in Castro county to protect farmers this season. Pastor William A. Coughran will present plans at the next meeting and a date will be set then. The drive aims to destroy rabbits by the thousands to save farmers thousands of dollars.
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Dimmitt
Castro County
Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce
William A. Coughran
Methodist Church
Castro
New School Building Planned in Cleo District
A $17 500 school building will be erected in the Cleo district ten miles south of Dim mitt for the next term if the bond campaign starts successfully. A petition signed requests an election, but the date is not set. Tenth and Grant is near Polk.
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Globe
Dimmitt
Cleo
Im A Cowhand Visits Texas Legislature in Austin
Im A Cowhand, foreman of the Lazy A ranch, recounts a whirlwind Austin trip with Madame Schumann Heinek. He observes the Capitol, praises Panhandle leaders, and claims the Globe is the best Texas paper. He rides elevators, riffs on signal lights, and plans another convention.
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Im A. Cowhand
Austin
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Schumann Heinek
Capitol
Panhandle
Sam Houston
Im .A. Cowhand
Capitol Dome
Amarillo Globe
Lee Saterwhite
W. H. Bledsoe
J. W. Reid
Dewey Young
2. C. Gray
Fort Worth
Dallas
Hereford Teachers Join State Association Enrollment
Hereford high school teachers are enlisting in the Texas State Teachers Association for 1925. The superintendent H Dillehay reports new members Arla D McClure Lelia Burrell Inez Jones C W Humble Velma F Read and C H Dillebay. Laura V Hamner of Amarillo directs the campaign in Potter County.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Hereford
Texas State Teachers’ Association
Association
H. Dillehay
Arla D. McClure
Lelia Burrell
Inez Jones
C. W.humble
Velma F. Read
C. H. Dillebay
Laura V. Hamner
Amarillo
Boy 7 Years Old Trapped by Rabid Bull Dog Attack
Austin reports seven year old John Hudson suffered severe facial injuries when a crazed bull dog mauled him. He remained in critical condition as doctors prepared Pasteur treatment. Analysis of the dog's brain indicated an advanced rabies case according to physicians.
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Austin
John Hudson
Pasteur
Election Judges Named for Randall County Texas
Canyon Texas Feb 28 Judges of election in Randall county precincts were named by the commissioners court for the next two years. Precinct 1 John Knight Precinct 2 Wade Bailey Precinct 3 D B Hill Precinct 4 K N Zachery Precinct 6 Tom Lair Precinct 7 George Mason Precinct 8 W H Hicks
Chickens Vaccinated to Fight Disease in Castro County
Dimmitt plans widespread vaccination led by M. R. Avery, vocational instructor at Dimmitt High School, using roup vaccination to prevent diseases in flocks. Farmers report reduced outbreaks and cleaner herds as the program continues.
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Dimmitt
Castro Cunty
M. R. Avery
Dimmitt High School
Avery
Missing Ford sedan linked to Canyon contractor
Officers seek a Ford sedan stolen on Friday afternoon. The vehicle belongs to C. J. Tanner, a Canyon plumber and contractor, and was parked on a main business street. The notice ends with an ad for Signals at C. Ei. King's dressing room.
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C. J. Tanner
Canyon Plumber and Contractor
Remanded Wichita Falls Mayor in First Degree Murder Case
Ex mayor Frank Collier, indicted for the killing of Elzia Robertson, his 17 year old son in law, was remanded to jail pending habeas corpus hearing. Trial date set for March 16 after district court transfer and ongoing bail dispute.
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Wichita Falls
Frank Collier
Elzia Robertson
Collier
Eighty-Ninth District Court
Robertson
Mary Jances
Walters
Okla
Tenth Street Owners Set Important Monthly Meeting
Regular monthly meeting of the Tenth Street property owners to be held at the Amarillo hotel at noon Monday. Key reports include the West Tenth Street paving extension and related street improvements.
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Tenth Street
Amarillo Hotel
West Tenth Street
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A. Cowhand
Lee Satterwhite
Range
Lee
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Senate
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Clapton
Joe Sneed
Ben Masterson
Mack Sanford
Roger McConnell
Henry Shafer
JY Ranch
Teachers AT
Randall County
C. Ei. King's
Lincoln
Cooper-Irvin Motor CO
East Fourth Street
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