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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
1
Prohibition enforcement tightens as trippers due to land and air arrival at seven twenty five for a planned program and dance. Rain Bow suppression continues with a gale worst in forty five miles and 60 patrol boats, while U S authorities offer rewards and punishments for liquor seizures and boat sales.
Miners well boosters return and a 34th annual Kansas City trade extension tour arrives at 7 20 pm over the Santa Fe. A parade downtown leads to the municipal auditorium for a booster program and a dance in the American Legion hall. Merchants urged to greet visitors before their early Friday departure.
Tonight and Friday forecast calls for partial cloudiness with temperature extremes today reaching 58 to 62. A year ago highs and lows were 68 and 41. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel and a note on Rumania's roads in Bessarabia appear alongside the item.
Paris May 7 A lull is reported on the fighting front in Morocco where Riffian tribesmen under Abd el Krim crossed the neutral strip along the Spanish frontier and pushed toward the French zone. Advices say fighting continued but another engagement is expected as Marshal Lyautet assesses enemy strength before a possible drive back across the border.
A photograph will be taken of the Amarillo Real Estate Board at its luncheon at the Hotel Palo Duro tomorrow. The image and a two page Amarillo write up will appear in the National Real Estate Journal. All board members are expected to attend.
Former Speaker of the House Danville Illinois native Uncle Joe Cannon turned 88 today. He spent the day quietly reading hundreds of congratulatory telegrams and letters from across the country. He received a visit from Lieutenants Jack Harding and Lowell Thomas.
The Texas M. & M. company founded in 1918 was purchased by Dickie interests for thousands of dollars. Jessie C. Dickie Jr becomes vice president with Mrs. J. C. Dickie as secretary treasurer. J. B. Dickerson steps aside. The new owners plan to retain most employees and continue a strict wholesale policy. The firm operates candies tobacco and related goods in the Panhandle.
Dr William M Keiler dean of UT Galveston medical branch was named president elect of the State Medical Association to succeed Dr M Rosser of Dallas who becomes president today. Keiler is described as a leading physician and administrator in Texas medicine. The appointment was announced in Austin on May 7 by the Associated Press.
Miss Mar MacSwiney threatened to Chicago alleging federal agents would arrest her for entering the country without a passport. The charge tied to a purger strike linked to Terence MacSwiney’s death and the broader Irish patriot movement.
Panhandle region sees dense mist and fog with light showers reported in Glazier Booker Carrouzette Spear man Perryton and Sweetwater. Weather prophets expect general rain. clouds stay low and heavy with optimism for rain in coming days as Hereford and other West Panhandle towns report good rains and grass growth.
Dallas reports slow drizzle and hard showers across North Texas with 3.43 inches in 24 hours in Dallas and higher totals in Fort Worth and Weatherford. Weather warnings urge livestock removal from lowlands along the Trinity river as a stage of thirty feet or more is forecast. Traffic notes say highways vary from passable to difficult across central Texas and Oklahoma.
Potter county oil well Wer rick No 1 in Section 1a Blork Y 2 has produced 170 barrels per day for three days as swabbing ends for storage and marketing work. The well lies near Moore Carson Hutchinson Potter counties, is 8105 feet deep and had three showings before production was secured.
In Memphis Tennessee on May 7 preferred stockholders of the Piggly Wigly corporation won a ruling in chancery court. Judge KH Baiskeall declared the board could not legally pay a dividend on preferred stock until funds owed to the company were replaced. An injunction was issued to halt the February declared dividend.
The Pantandle meeting place operates within the Amarillo hotel known for its culinary theme. The venue hosts regular gatherings attracting visitors and locals to discuss menus and dining events in the city.
The Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons debated ductless glands with skepticism. Dr William Mayo, president, warned the public is misled by newspapers and sensational claims about gland transplants and bogus monkey gland remedies.
General Lazaroff named military dictator of Bulgaria by King Boris after the Sofia cathedral bombing and the assassination attempt on the ruler. The move consolidates control as authorities vow to pursue those behind the attack.
Amarillo delegates return from the 1926 W. 4 of C. convention with praise for R. R. men as crowds gather at Santa Fe and train due before four o clock.
Mayor of Amarillo thanks 120 citizens and multiple groups for securing the 1926 West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. The effort included a special train to Mineral Wells, free services from West Texas State Teachers, and support from bands and representatives across the Panhandle.
Amarillo welcomed home its super boosters after a victory parade through the Panhandle. Mayor Bivins proclaimed them worthy of the title and crowds gathered at the Santa Fe station to cheer the train's 3:30 to 4:00 arrival. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce's 1926 convention boosted local pride and promised future growth with plans for 50 000 visitors and significant spending.
A Black man believed linked to outrages on motorists in Dallas was captured after a lengthy chase. Bloodstained clothing tied to a tailor shop and the April 25 incident involving Larry Milstead and Mrs. Mabel Berry led to the arrest. Officers pursued him through a servant’s house in Vickery Place and finally nabbed him at White Rock Lake.
Mrs Julie Shepherd named as an accessory in the alleged slaying of ward William Nelson McClintock, an orphan millionaire. She was released on her own recognizance after surrendering, with a $5 000 bond promised for grand jury action before Judge Jacob Hopkins. American Warehouse company mentioned in the filing.
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