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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1925
Page
2
Fort Worth stockyards show cattle prices by grade with beef cattle ranging from $2 to $8 for various classes. Hogs sell from $10 to $12.60 with subcategories, sheep and lambs list spring lambs at $12 to $13 and feeder lambs at $11 to $13, goats priced at $1 to $3.3.
Open high low and close values listed for Wheat Corn Rye and Lard futures. Entries show Dec and May contracts with percentage changes and price figures, reflecting unsettled OCR text but indicating typical commodity table data from a Chicago market report.
Regular services at Glenwood Baptist Church with Rev J M Jones for morning and evening. Glenwood Rooster Club meets in church basement Tuesday night. W M J group to meet Thursday for Bible study. Little Louis Morton critically ill after blood loss. transfusion used with slim hopes. Houston Street Methodist Church services led by Rev Z Birdle. Epworth League to meet Sunday evening. Fast Ward P T A meets Thursday afternoon. reception plans postponed due to bad weather. John D Frye of Denton visited. Dr Z Gristy leaves for Mineral Wells. Cotton stalk with 34 bolls brought from Washburn area by J R McCuistion. Robertson renting McCuistion farm estimates yield.
Chicago facts recount the Drake Hotel robbery two months earlier in which a clerk was slain. Joseph W. Holmes and James Wilson were found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to hang on December 11 by Judge Jacob Hopkins.
City market prices show hens at 17¢, leghorn hens at 12¢, turkeys up to 20¢, and roosters and ducks priced per dozen. Packing stock butter costs 18¢, eggs listed with note of worthlessness and loss charged back at $10.20.
Judge Sam B. Motlow received a telegram last night reporting the death of his brother Spoon Motlow in Louisville Kentucky. Spoon Motlow aged 55 died suddenly, Judge Motlow the sole surviving sibling from a family of six, left for Louisville and expects a two to three week absence.
Mrs J B Griggs described the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent Teacher associations as a child welfare group and urged Amarillo parents to join during October. Mrs J L Kendrick echoed this call urging all parents with schoolchildren to enroll. The aims include improving schools, establishing kindergartens, promoting parental responsibility, backing progressive education, and aiding dependent children.
D. L. Payne will go on trial in Potter County district court on November 16 for murder connected to the deaths of two men in Crosby County Texas. Convicted two years earlier in Randall County, the case was reversed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and remanded for retrial. Venue was changed to Potter County after an old feud led to shots on Crosby County courthouse steps.
A district court jury returned a verdict in favor of H B Callahan against paving contractor George W Klock. The judgment amounts to about 2000 dollars, with Callahan claiming about 2800 dollars in bonuses under a contract. Klock disputed the contract and Callahan was discharged.
Funeral services for Dr. Katherine Chambers who died in Denver will be held at the John F. Manning home at 2 30 this afternoon with Rev. Stanley Hayne officiating. She was a Wesleyn and University of Colorado graduate, researched pathology at the university, and was a Phi Mu member. The body arrived yesterday via Blackburn Funeral Home. Pallbearers include J. Ray W. R. Armstrong W. A. Askew J. L. Scott D. W. Owens H. A. Nobles and J. W. Collins.
Amarillo Music company owner O. V. Wrar popularly known as the Music Man promotes a Christmas club plan giving six months of free music lessons to every piano buyer. Wrar expects this sales plan to yield his firm its largest business in coming months.
The article notes that half a bale or more of cotton per acre is expected to be gathered this season, reflecting optimism about crop yields.
Dr. C. W. Mater of Hillsboro was re elected president of the State Chiropractic Association at the convention in Dallas. Dr. H. C. Knight of Denton was elected vice president with Dr. Charles Rickman of Yoakum as secretary. Directors chosen were Dr. John S. Walker of Houston for three years Dr. L. F. Stauffer of Seguin for two years and Dr. T. A. Harris of Dallas for one year.
Glenn-Ledford Electric at 119 West Fifth Street received a fresh shipment of Atwater Kent radio models 4, 5, and 6 tubes. EK W. Glenn notes the sets are smaller and easier to operate and that the company is continually improving the line.
Harmon Benton county agent says this is the right time to cull chickens. His services are free in Potter or Oldham counties. Benton says he can cull any average flock by 40 percent and save feed, boosting profit from sales of the culled birds.
The Washington Senators edged the Pirates 4 3 as Marberry escaped bases loaded danger in the ninth. Bigbee batted for Kremer and Moore and Carey singled before Cuyler was hit by a pitch. Goslin hit a home run for Washington and Judge also contributed with a sacrifice fly. Ferguson earned the win with Ferguson on the mound for seven innings, Marberry finishing. Umpires McCormick at plate Moriarty Kisler Owens. Time 2 19.
Sedalia Mo Oct 10 The jury sentenced Everett Adams 17 of Wilmington Ohio to life imprisonment for the murder of Aden R Clawson a school teacher of Lodi New York He confessed the crime after a four and a half hour deliberation the verdict was unanimous
Robert Axtell, Amarillo’s own, delighted a large San Jacinto Methodist audience Friday evening with a violin recital. He was assisted by his brother Hall Axtell, pianist, and Mrs. Lloyd Fletcher, a popular reader. Amarillo proves proud of Robert and his younger artist peers.
A. D. Harmon president of Transylvania College was elected president of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ. H. D. C. MacLaughlin of Richmond was chosen president of the association for the promotion of Christian unity.
The San Jacinto church Intermediate league held a contest to crown the best all round girl Bondle Sanders as most popular girl Mary Alice Hill led for best all round girl Robert Scanlin was the wittiest boy and C T Davis Jr won most popular boy Votes were 20082 for Hill 275 for Sanders 125 for Scanlin and 154 for Davis with total proceeds of 28.45 dollars noted as a creditable effort.
Washington wins 4 to 3 as Pettings rally in the seventh and Sam Rice’s catch preserves the lead. Goose Goslin angrily fouls a strike, McNeely bats out of turn, and Pittsburgh’s miscues seal a wild finish in a game marred by umpiring confusion and late runs.
John Worthington known as the wolf of LaSalle street arrived in Atlanta from Chicago to begin a two year sentence for using the mails to defraud. He is in poor health with diabetes and partial paralysis and was sent to the prison hospital upon arrival. The warden stated he may not survive the term.
Jim Hagan notes preparations for the duck season opening next Friday as lakes are surveyed. A local businessman urges calm on the railroad issue, expressing hope for a sane, businesslike resolution by the Interstate Commerce Commission to avoid conflict among Santa Fe Rock Island and Amarillo interests.
Dallas reports the jury deliberating the penalty for W. A. Martin in the slaying of Deputy Sheriff R. B. Parsons at Denton. They had been in session since 1:30 pm and were locked up for the night at 9 pm after a long deliberation.
An airplane fell 1,000 feet at Lambert Field today killing Second Lieutenant Clarence Boehm. Lieutenant Fred Nelson jumped with a parachute and landed safely.
Mrs. Juanita King recovers from a recent operation. Braden Atchinson, 11, injured Friday after contacting a live wire between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets and Lincoln and Johnson, is waking Saturday. Mrs. B R Hooks to Clarendon for her father W M Stevens’s critical illness. Jevens, pioneer Panhandle citizen, arrived in Clarendon in 1890 from southeast Texas and has long promoted the Panhandle.
R O Bob Green Schilling's representative in the Amarillo territory endorses the coffee tea and spices as the best in the world and promises proof. He promotes Amarillo and the Panhandle while selling Schilling's in his area and notes a supply depot exists in Amarillo with a branch likely to follow.
Waco October 10. Faculty ban on night auto riding by Baylor University students met mixed reactions as the term begins. Dozens of horse drawn vehicles with riders paraded the main streets, suggesting the ban may not cover night rides in horse drawn rigs.
New Westminster B C Oct 10 a monument to Barry the world champion jumping horse will be built at the Westminster fair arena. Barry had just set a record by clearing 8 feet 1 1 2 inches but collapsed after the effort and died soon after despite 24 hours of veterinary care.
An article argues for expanding chemical warfare as a practical, cheaper option in future conflicts and compares it favorably to old style fighting. It cites casualties, gas effects, and references a book called Callinicus while urging readiness and opposing limits on US power.
Mrs J A Duniven of 201 Alabama avenue won the $25 prize for best display of cut flowers during TrilState exposition week. Mrs C E Weymouth of 1700 Harrison street was second and Mrs B M Loser of 1304 Pierce street was third.
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