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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1924
Page
2
Market briefs show Fort Worth cattle receipts 506 and hogs 1,200 with steady to varied prices across classes. Kansas City reports 2,500 cattle and 7,000 hogs with steady to slightly lower figures, while New Orleans notes weather outlook as a sustaining factor for cotton futures.
Charles Oldham Wolflin, head of the Amarillo Reo Co., died unexpectedly at 3:25 this morning at his home 2000 Washington. Born July 4 1866 in Canton Missouri he came to Amarillo in 1891 and married Eunice McVean in 1897. Survived by widow three children two sisters and two brothers. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of his son and daughter.
Ed Woods, a Black man, was fined $100 and costs and jailed by Judge Henry S. Bishop after refusing to take a jury oath or testify before the grand jury. The court ordered Woods to pay the fine and remain jailed until he agrees to testify.
After months of illness Mrs J H Gouldy 82 died at a local hospital. She came to Amarillo 22 years ago and leaves a husband a daughter Mrs Hen Early two brothers and her father. The family home is 807 Harrison street Funeral services tomorrow at 3 pm at the family home conducted by Rev E B Fincher and Rev Thomsen burial in Llano cemetery
Uncle Sam reports the Amarillo field wells are producing a high grade crude oil. The Bureau of Mines analysis of Smith Capers No. 1 shows high gasoline and naphtha content and strong lubricating properties.
A relief party of nine officers and 167 sailors from the United States Cruiser Milwaukee arrived at Tegucigalpa Honduras at noon after the American legation was fired on during revolutionary disturbances. Reports that the rebel army had occupied the city were not confirmed.
Austin March 20 The attorney general plans lawsuits against counties delinquent in remitting taxes from the new highway act. The law requires weekly remittances. Dallas county reportedly remitted only about one fifth of automobile taxes. a large majority of counties are delinquent.
The Rotary club at the Hotel Amarillo discussed a business methods program and reviewed each paragraph of the Rotary code of ethics. Col. Ernest O Thompson presided, with Alston Meredith taking the chair for the program and speakers including John Gilliam Hermon Pipkin Lee Williams John McKnight and Rev Milo Atkinson. Guests listed include F W Wolf J F Terry Ernest G Albright Joseph R Farabee H M Minster Rev R Thomson and T E Spann among others.
Mrs. Joseph Smith, Amarillo school health supervisor, reports about 600 pupils with measles and urges cooperation to keep schools safe. She notes rising adult cases, stresses home isolation for unexposed children, and requires measles affected students to stay home for 21 days. Dr. Jones is relocating to the Smith building from Henrietta.
Easter arrives in a month as residents share health, moves, and plans. Dr W M Curl's children are ill, Charles Dixon returns from south Texas, and George Pidcoke is ill at home on 14091 Jackson. I G Stone moves from 805 Lincoln to 1710 Harrison, while Mrs W L Mathers visits in Miami and Brown leaves St Anthony's to return home at 803 Taylor.
Houston, March 20. E. Y. Clarke former acting imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan has paid the final one thousand dollars of a five thousand dollar Mann Act fine. Judge J. C. Hutchison announced today that the total amount has been settled.
Ashlington reports graft and dishonesty in the prohibition unit over three years. Charles Nash, assistant commissioner of internal revenue, testifies before a Senate committee that half of discharged employees for dishonesty were from the prohibition division. Corpus Christi reports a court freed Dr. Preston Worley Sinton on self defense in a murder case, while Henry Jacobs and Clarence Warley were released on bonds after arrest.
Amarillo city commissioners arrange purchase of an Allis Chalmers tractor to aid dirt street maintenance. Forecasters warn of unsettled weather as the plan moves forward. Agricultural and market notes reference fluctuating bale production and census carryover signals.
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