11 May 1925
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
1
The May 11 report details rum runners fading from the New York area under the blockade. Rear Admiral Billard aims for noticeable disintegration within a month as vessels depart for home ports or new markets.
Weather report notes rain ending with forecast for Amarillo showing fair conditions tonight and Tuesday The high reached 75 to 79 degrees with readings around 54 to 45 degrees earlier The text reflects a historic period and contains garbled figures from the original report indicating stable warm weather and a resumed dry spell.
The Southwest Wheat Growers association holds a daylong session at its offices with the new board in attendance. R J Burel W D Matthews G Smitan and C L Lockwood from the Enid Oklahoma office participate, with Burel and Lockwood addressing department matters. Tomorrow plans include selecting a president and an executive committee. T B Hughey of Pampa also attends.
Informal discussions on a French debt settlement are back in progress in Washington. Officials confirmed negotiations have occurred but refused to detail developments or issue any formal communication to France.
Jonathan Mc Davis former Kansas governor faces conspiracy charges with bank commissioner Carl J Peterson to obtain a pardon in exchange for a bribe. Trial before Judge James A McClare begins in district court with jury selection underway.
Abundant rains across the Panhandle and West Texas bring green fields and active work as crops begin planting. Reports cite 1.5 to 3 inches in towns from Wil d erado to Tucumcari, with travel routes and border areas noting scattered heavy showers. The Santa Fe line and Llubbock Texico cut off show good rainfall as far as Canyon and Slaton. The Coffee Shop at the Amarillo Hotel remains noted as famous for food.
A heavy rain across Oklahoma yesterday, with Chickasha and the Washita river valley hardest hit, inundated the northern city. Five inches fell in Chickasha, waters three feet deep in streets near the business district, forcing residents to seek higher ground by boat. The Washita River rose out of banks, swelling areas twenty miles downstream.
Berlin reports the arrival of Marshal von Hindenburg ahead of his planned inauguration. The scene is set with officials and crowds awaiting the ceremony. In other news Philadelphia and Pittsburgh games were postponed due to rain as the National League schedule encounters weather delays.
A U.S. Army Engineers boat tried to lift the capsized steamer M. K. Norman to recover bodies of 21 missing after the vessel overturned. Only two bodies, Walter Kirkpatrick and Radgar Bosard, had been found. Divers faced strong currents and shallow operations from Coahoma Landing to Helena Arkansas.
Readable text indicates most principals charged for a Sofia bombing have pleaded guilty. One defendant remains defiant as prosecutors state the group was hired to execute the attack.
Report from Rahat Morrocco May 1 describes renewed fighting in the central sector as Colonel Frey denburg’s relief column reaches Bad Ouender. French forces deliver feed and water to besieged garrisons while Algeria reinforcements move toward strategic points in northern Morocco. Officials expect ten more days before a counteroffensive and plan a sixty mile front push to drive invaders into northern mountains.
Foreign Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain will not interfere in the French Moroccan situation. He expressed sympathy with France and stated the matter is a purely domestic affair for Paris.
Commerce Secretary Telis calls for a voluntary ethics code for advertisers arguing self regulation can curb abuses and reduce the need for government intervention. He urges industry leaders to police conduct within and resist public calls for sweeping controls.
The Houston session of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World featured speakers on advertising's role in world progress. Secretaries of Commerce and Agriculture and business leaders discussed advertising's influence on distribution public opinion and international publicity.
San Jacinto residents invited to a Globe get acquainted meeting at the San Jacinto Methodist Church Thursday night at 7 o'clock. The program includes a novelty entertainment and short talks by Globe members, with refreshments to follow.
Redin dispatches from Edmonton dated May 11 say Mayo is the second largest town in Yukon territory and the Stewart River trading post area was nearly destroyed by fire. Charlie Hoover, International Life.
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