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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1925
Page
4
Amarillo realtor Bill Askew urges residents and especially business leaders to actively promote Amarillo. He notes the city has gas and oil, favorable natural advantages, and needs intelligent advertising to attract industry and workers, while cautioning against overbuilding and misrepresentation.
Announcement marks the founding of Flage in Castro owned by Col C. T. Herring. The Panhandle rapid settlement brings hundreds of new farms and cities, boosting Amarillo trade and agriculture as the Globe sponsors an automobile caravan for the opening day inviting all citizens.
An American Legion member urged quick action on a $35 million endowment fund for orphans of World War I veterans and disabled ex servicemen. He corrected misperceptions noting 5,009 orphans exist in the U.S. and Amarillo’s quota is $4,200. Meyer chairs the effort to raise funds promptly.
A dense listing of Sunday May 31 1925 radio programs across Zion Davenport Omaha Des Moines and more. It notes church services orchestras choirs recitals and concert programs with times and station call letters such as WBD WHC KPO KOA KGW and WCCO. The write up also mentions a local Ammarillo campaign committee urging support.
The column mocks an Amarillo debate between Olver and Askew over growth projections and real estate incentives. It notes Askew favors activity for renters and sellers, while Olver warns lumber yards could shift business. The piece also mentions Dr. True the Amarillo veterinarian and broader reflections on progress and mortality in the Panhandle.
May 30 New York commentary notes the famous Schwab mansion near Riverside Drive amid garbled tales of its luxury. It contrasts the actual sparse visits by Charles M Schwab with legends of a ten million dollar palace, pipe organs and a staff, while marking shifts in city elite life toward country estates and new luxury districts like Sutton Place.
A garbled compilation of terms and hints including time periods prepositions odors shipboard rooms grains and verbs with prefixes cardinal numbers and feminine firsts. It weaves definitions and clues such as Satan contraction of ever and Greek prefixes while noting word forms and obscurities for later sorting.
Destruction of the wild animal act hits Manhattan trainers at Wailie’s on Tenth Avenue. Many trainers are out of work as the era of trained beasts wanes with major circuses banning leopards and other wild animals. Some owners sell animals to zoos while others consider new paths. Gene Markey visits town amid fashion talk of a pearl gray derby.
Marvin McCullough is elated after defeating his wife in a recent golf game. Banker Sai Vaughan comments on wheat prospects near Panhandle and Oiler day. Jim Whittington discusses field offers at Shamrock as speculation grows about a new oil well.
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