This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 29 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1925
Page
10
East St Louis market notes dated Oct 7 show hogs at top $12.75 with pigs at $12.40 and down, sows $11.00, cattle with calves and vealers around $13.50, sheep with lambs at $15.56 and mutton ewes $7.50. Listings include yearlings $10.65 to $11.25, cows $4.50 to $6.50, canners $3.00 to $5.50.
Omaha reports 7000 cattle moderate activity with steady prices. Chicago hogs at 16000 unchanged from Tuesday with cattle 14000 slow, steers up to 15.85. Kansas City cattle 15000 steady with hogs 7000 active and top 12.60. Sheep across markets higher with lambs 15.25 to 15.70 in spots.
Canadian Visible Wheat Inc shows 7 978 009 total 22 109 000 va with last year 18 417 000 dates Inc reports 1 159 000 total 3 418 000 va and 9 058 000 last year. Data supplied by SAM S. DENMAN & CO Amarillo office Amarillo Hotel Building. Phone 1162.
Chicago trade reports prices up 7 percent to 91 for wheat from a weekly low, with bullish overall sentiment. December gains attracted attention while cash wheat carried a substantial premium over December, prompting bears to stay defensive and expect pressure on all bulges.
Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi logged temperatures in the eighties and lower nineties, while Chicago and New York saw winter winds and heavier clothing. Forecasters expect generally fair conditions to persist despite the cold fronts.
Clarion Pennsylvania October seventh. Confidence that the fate of Charles Ames missing air pilot would be known in the next twenty four hours grew as searchers resumed air and forest hunts for the sixth day. Five companies of national guardsmen nearly five hundred men and hundreds of volunteers had worked without success. County Attorney H K Stanfield was ill and unable to attend to his duties.
The notice lists wheat basis No 1 hard per bushel kafir per 100 pounds maize per 100 pounds and oats per bushel with unit pricing details for market posting.
Amarillo De Molay chapter holds officer elections with Junior Saunders chosen master councilor. Other officers named include Allan Heater as senior councilor Jack Briening as junior councilor John Lawler as scribe Richard Galle as treasurer C W Carter as chaplain Jack Fuqua as senior deacon Fountain Works as junior steward Moe Gibbon as senior steward How ard Dees as almoner Bernice Whittington as marshal Leonard Tate as standard bearer Aubrey Lemons as sentinel Willard Gill as first preceptor Addis Charless as second preceptor Breel Blackburn as third preceptor Roland Stitler as fourth preceptor Charles Smith as fifth preceptor Eugene Lawler as sixth preceptor Francis Fincher as seventh preceptor Preston Fowlkes as sixth preceptor.
In Texas heavy rains affected only the south, while the north saw showers and good picking and ginning. Pests like weevils and bollworms were less active. In Alabama and Mississippi warm, sunny periods limited by scattered showers and rains slowed cotton picking, with labor shortages noted in places. Mrs J W Wright and relatives visit Shamrock from Florida.
Amarillo could host a strong ex-students association for West Texas State Teachers College Canyon officials expect 50 000 residents and 200 Amarillo students in Canyon, with a legislative request for 500000 for buildings 300000 for an educational building and 200000 for a library. The plan includes a science building museum athletic park gym Cousins Hall and completion of facilities. The college praised as a leading senior college with 69 faculty and 23 departments and the first senior degrees awarded in 1919. Community figures urged fundraising for Mary K Hudspeth Hall and pledged 125 with a goal of 1000 by year end and Homecoming attendance was pledged.
The Rev Virgil Fisher told the Am arillo Kiwanis club at the Am arillo hotel that truth is hard to find. Walter S Axtell and sons provided no musical numbers, Mrs Lloyd Fletcher delivered two readings, and John McKenzie plus William McCarty were introduced as new members.
A Texas traffic officer says he will arrest drivers for cars with missing mufflers or open cutouts, after months of warnings. The notice notes increased enforcement to ensure cars meet legal standards. R O Dick Whyman, a civil engineer from Amarillo, died at 58 in Los Angeles and was buried in Long Beach, with relatives named in Amarillo notices.
John 5S Taylor's Plateau singers broadcasting from Amarillo on WDAG to promote Clovis and Curry county. The Clovis chamber funded a party of ten with a mixed quartet and a word picture by Rev J F Nix hailed by radio fans. WDA owner J L Martin praised Rev Nix as the best announcer here.
In a error strewn opener, Pittsburgh Carey struck out and Barnhart reached on a misplay as Senators rally. The inning featured misreads and hard pitches, with Naerus and Dover contributing weak contact and slow grounders as the defense faltered.
A chaotic game sections with Harris, Bluege scoring on a s center single, Traynor throwing out Harris at first, and a field delay as spectators climbed the boxes. Ruel, Meadows, and Grantham figure in key outs as Wright and Barnhart strike out Pirates batters and Washington’s Moore warms up.
Johnson lifted by a crowd of 4 big ovations as Wright made a leaping catch of Johnson's apparent hit Wright threw out Rice at first, Wright handled Stan Harris' grounder, no runs or hits in the inning.
The game notes Morrison pitching for Pittsburgh with Gooch catching, Goslin and Bluege driving runs for Washington. Carey twice hit by pitch, Barnhart and Travan produce hits. McNeely in center, Rice in right. In a separate item, Houston Street Methodist church Missionary society hosts a Friday pie supper with auctions and invites attendees.
Aggregate salaries for 149 Amarillo public school teachers total about 200000 dollars as of yesterday’s business session of the independent school district. Superintendent McIntosh notes growth may add staff before year’s end.
Arthur A. Purcell a member of parliament and British Trades Union Congress representative spoke before the American Federation of Labor in Atlantic City urging close fraternal relations between American and Russian workers. He warned against fearing new ideas noting Americans lead in invention and business yet lag in new social and political concepts.
Chicago traveling salesman Mr. Jacobs recovered from a nervous breakdown at Northwest Texas hospital after Ed Pittman and friends helped him. He has shown steady improvement and even taken for an auto ride, while a traffic collision near Florida Street drew him to assist concerned drivers.
Rear Admiral William A. Moffett told the president's air board the Shenandoah should be replaced with a United States built rigid airship of at least 6,000,000 cubic feet capacity. He disputed Colonel William Mitchell’s blame that navy bungling caused failures of the Shenandoah, Hawaiian, and North Polar projects.
Dr. Scar borough asks which Amarillo home Jesus would choose if he visited and which home would have the fewest changes during his arrival. The sermon drew conversions as meetings continue for two weeks with two services daily.
Motions granted and overruled in the Seventh District Court of Civil Appeals at Amarillo. Cases include Galt vs Bailey on certificate, Henderson et al vs McBrhee to dismiss, Wichita Valley Co vs Dewveall to file supplement, Cowan et al vs Capps et al to advance, and multiple rehearings or submissions from Hale, Dickens, Floyd, Lubbock, Donley, Potter, Wilbarger, Lipscomb, and other districts with October 28 submission date set.
Col C T Herring plans a new two story brick warehouse with basement at 100 Pierce Street in Amarillo. The 90 by 100 foot building aims to meet expected demand, with Herring noting he rarely builds without a tenant in advance.
A four foot section of a brick wall, 170 feet long, fell in the alley between Polk and Tyler streets on Panhandle Sumter company property, not an earthquake. The contractor planned the drop, but nearby residents were startled. More crashing noises may follow as work continues and the wall is not yet fully removed.
The Postmaster General awarded the first air mail routes today. Colonial Air Lines won the New York to Boston segment, with National Air Transport securing the Chicago to Dallas Fort Worth line.
ALTOMOBILES touring car cash price $290 requires six months. EB at 9th. FOR SALE OR TRADE Overla an good running order. Phone contact listed. FOR SALE Cheap Dodge win complete 6 hole disc drill new combination wood and coal ran Jackson street.
Mrs. Berta Strome 49, stepmother of Esta Strome 14, is held in Springfield county jail as authorities probe the girl’s sudden death. An autopsy on the stomach shows poison, aiding the inquiry into the prior death of Esta’s father, George Frock.
A jumble of classified blurbs lists beauty parlors and services. Mentions include Hunice Beauty Parlor at 509 Polk and Mrs Clark with phone 3041 R, Mrs Lane 1694 J, Elite Hair Pressing Parlor at 705 Fillmore, Georgette Beauty Parlor 610 Harrison, and notices for appointments, hair services, and plain sewing at 1003 Pierce.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.