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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1925
Page
4
The notice lists telephone numbers for the News and Business departments and states Associated Press rights for published dispatches. It includes a subscription offer with a suggested price for a one month period in Mexico.
The Globe notes Lee Bivins on March 9 1925 actively engaging in the Bivins Fisk Harris contest. Street rumors suggest retirement or limited time in office but report his fighting spirit and readiness for the campaign. Bivins disputes quiet candidacy views and plans to dedicate full effort to Amarillo governance.
The Saturday vote in Amarillo approved the water bonds by 1,842 to 121. The decisive victory is hailed as a glorious manifestation of the Amarillo spirit and a major city achievement.
Amarillo gains two daily Santa Fe trains to California Kansas City Chicago and the East with through Pullmans both standard and tourist. The service upgrade recognizes Amarillo’s growing importance and should boost local business.
The note mentions bike tires and a trip to The Fair at 113 W. 71z, signaling a local event or purchase plan with concise directions to attend the fair.
Radio listings across WLW WCCO WGN WEAF KYW WLS and more show a full day of programs. Entertainers include the Mingky Quintette Brass Quartet Higginbottom Orchestra Adele Hrandt contralto and the Silvertown Orchestra with farm news weather reports and early evening lectures.
In Regina Calgary Oakland San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and more stations present a packed evening lineup. From Badtime tales and harmonic quartet to radio drama and gala concert, with orchestras stories weather markets and strollers. Note warns stations may alter programs at discretion.
Panhandle cattlemen note healthy demand across all classes after a recent convention. O P Jones sells 1 400 head of three year old steers to J F Maloney of Skiddy Kansas at 62 50 per head for shipment to Kansas bluestem pastures in April. Billie Hicks sells 1 050 head of steer yearlings to Kansas buyers to be summered there and weed lots this fall.
An aged notice advertises furniture at Texas Furniture Co located on 11 East Fourth Street offering savings. Nearby the town lists roller skates at 113 West 7th Street, indicating a small local goods roundup.
A string of comic and satirical snippets on misfortune humor and human folly. It parodies daily life with lines about weather misreads, a spoiled child, a talking car salesman, a plumber devil joke, Jewish liquor critique, and a Marcus Aurelius moral quip about death and popularity, all in a light, old newspaper voice.
The City of Amarillo will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the City Pound gates Fourth and Monroe streets between 2 and 4 pm on Wednesday March 18 1925. The sale includes one gray burro. Poundkeeper J F Bassett.
The notice lists travel times from Elk Hotel to Hetel then via Hereford and Ama ord with arrival windows at 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. It urges good cars and careful driving and signs for the DISC by J. E. Sargent.
Puzzle solution page shows a crossword with horizontal and vertical clues listed by number. Includes an answer key section and partial letter play with several foreign language hints and theme entries.
The guide explains solving crosswords by scanning horizontal and vertical synonyms for obvious words. Horizontal words run from the clue number to the shaded stop on the right, vertical words downward to the shaded stop below. The completed grid should read correctly in both directions.
Mrs. Bradford Whiting, wife of a rich Chicago man, filed for separate maintenance but refused divorce. A breakfast after a New Year’s Eve party allegedly revealed that Whiting confessed love for Mrs. Tompkinson and wished to marry her, while Mrs. Whiting refused to allow his divorce.
In Paris at noon during a winter visit, O O McIntyre describes the city as entrancing and lively with midinettes, bar crowds, and a wary modern pace. He notes gendarmes, shopkeepers with pets, and the ritual of stamp purchases, observing Parisian simplicity and curiosity.
Local grocers promote Rainbow 1000 Island dressing as a staple for Amarillo homes with emphasis on broad availability and use in everyday meals.
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