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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1924
Page
10
Pawhusky Oklahoma amateur trapshooter Wheeler died in a Kansas City hospital after a Sunday operation to amputate his right arm, shattered in a last week car crash near Wellsville Kansas. Infection followed and caused his death.
Four Confederate veterans met in Judge Airheart’s office in Amarillo to reminisce about old war days and discuss the future. Capt A It Henson, visiting from Panhandle, joined G S Vineyard and J A White, longtime Amarillo associates. The gathering featured cheerful recollections and a spirited look ahead.
Crop conditions in Randall County show improvement with cotton yield near expectations and increased acreage next year. Grain dealers anticipate strong markets as threshing runs full, while Dimmitt officials foresee migration to Castro County as ranch land breaks into cotton farms. Vernon cotton farmers buy near Dimmitt to convert to large scale cotton cultivation.
Evans, a New Mexico man living in Potter County, reported his wife vanished after a jealous incident with their son. He visited the police station and the library seeking help, later sending a letter from New Mexico to say he heard from her.
Dimmitt reports Castro County maintains a law abiding record with only two misdemeanor indictments found by the grand jury after a two day session. Since its 1891 organization only two felonies have been convicted in the county.
City secretary reports a surge in dog tax license sales as 625 licenses for the year are tallied. Two new catchers, Luther Northern and W L Dawson, work for 25 cents commission per dog caught, just as the open season on unlicensed dogs begins.
Baltimore reports four Baltimore prohibition agents and a chauffeur jailed in Belair for investigation into the fatal shooting of Lawrence Wengel a 24 year old from Madonna. The four agents named Ford Barton Stevens and Ely and chauffeur William Tabing admit firing 12 to 15 shots during a raid on a vacant Madonna house believed to harbor a still.
Austin November 20 Students who succeed scholastically in college usually succeed in business or professions after graduation. Dr W T Mather of the University of Texas discusses three types of students and reasons for failure in the first year, noting many adapt to life beyond college despite early academic setbacks.
Williams advertises a seasonable sale offering merchandise valued at 75000 dollars with 28 days remaining until December 1st. The notice emphasizes a big closing out event and urges shoppers to act quickly.
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