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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1925
Page
2
East St. Louis on Oct 13 shows hog receipts 13 500 dull prices 11.95 to 12 for light hogs and 11.85 to 11.90 for others. Cattle 8 000 lower with scanners 2.75 to 3.25 western steers 6 to 7.26 heifers around 7 bulls up to 12.50 wool sheep 3 500 weak lambs 15.25.
In South Omaha on October 13, cattle prices for 14 000 head of stockers and feeders were active and steady while butcher stock remained slow but steady, according to AP reports from the regional market.
Kansas City market notes dull cattle at 20,060 head with top heavy steers around 14 dollars and calves near 12. Yearling offers 12.50, grass fat cows 3.85 to 5.75. Hogs slow with top near 11.76 and bulk 11.10 to 11.66. Sheep steady to light with western lambs around 15.25 and natives 14.50.
Cattle around 1100 head in Wichita with slow trade and prices for short fed yearlings at 9.50, butcher cows and heifers 2.85 to 8, ten veals 10.40. Hogs 1499 head lower with packing sows 9.50 to 9.75 and pigs 11. Sheep steady with lambs at 13.50.
Chicago wheat opened 1½ to 2 percent down from Saturday's close with brief buying rally, December at 141½ to 142½ cents and May 141 to 142. Carn opened down with December and May figures around 75 to 80 percent. Oats opened slightly lower with December at 99 cents.
The report from New York notes frost in Arkansas and light to heavy frost in Oklahoma and Texas, with cold rains in northern and western Texas. Traders see the crop as possibly 15,000,000 bales and anticipate higher world supplies, while New England mills restart operations as idle equipment comes back online.
Beers Amarillo Poultry lists prices for Leghorn hens and assorted fowl. Old tom turkeys and new eggs priced with losses charged back. packing stock butter and related items noted.
The Amarillo Tri State exposition was not the only fair losing money this year. Childress State fair Oklahoma City fair Hutchinson Kansas fair and Memphis fair all faced deficits ranging from a few hundred to twenty thousand dollars, blamed largely on rain and bad weather.
J N Riggs president of the Panhandle Council issues the call for the semi annual meeting set for October 20 in Amarillo. The session will cover important council business and expects wide Panhandle representation.
The Rev. J. C. Lisemore and about seventy five Tabernacle Baptist members held a religious service Sunday afternoon at the River Road schoolhouse seven miles north of the city. Amargo residents and many from nearby joined a well filled gathering in the newly completed building.
Ralph Taylor is accused of breaking into W. H. Wrights home on September 19 1924 and stealing a fur coat valued at $300. A warrant was sworn by Deputy Sheriff Sloan. Taylor was arrested and jailed awaiting grand jury action. A woman connected to the case is held on charges of receiving stolen property and later burning the coat.
Mrs R Doughty successfully underwent an operation yesterday at Northwest Texas hospital, with medical staff reporting a stable condition and routine postoperative recovery underway.
Factory data show production accelerating to a higher rate than for nearly a year, signaling improving output momentum. Analysts note the uptick could reflect demand firming and seasonal restocking, with manufacturers optimistic about sustained gains into the next quarter.
Washington war department orders the largest air force assembly in the capital for a flight demonstration above the Lincoln Memorial. Forty five planes from Mitchell Field perform pursuit attack and bombardment drills then head to Langley Field for coast defense practice, with maneuvers set to finish at Aberdeen Maryland on Saturday.
Atlanta based Southern Life Insurance Company expands into West Texas Panhandle appointing Wilmer L Moore Jr as general agent in Amarillo. Moore, son of the company president, will relocate permanently to promote business in the region. He has been with the company since its 1996 organization and the firm operates exclusively in Southern states.
Amarillo announces a new Engman cafe to open at Fifth and Taylor streets in addition to the Polk street location. George Engman says only high quality food and top service with lower prices. C. W. Carder to manage the new cafe.
The piece contrasts traditional land warfare with modern air power and chemical weapons, noting Abd El Krim’s resistance against colonial powers and warning that the United States risks costly battleships while neglecting rapid military adjustments. It frames Uncle Sam as wealthy and complacent before lessons from Abd El Krim’s conflicts.
In a tense inning by inning recap, the Pirates and Senators trade defense with no runs through the eighth. Key plays include McInnis advancing on a fielder’s choice, McNeely stealing second, and a late double by Joe Warris as the Pirates hold the edge in a pitching duel.
At a hearing in Liberal residents farmers and officials pressed for a railroad line from Coldwater to Hackberry creek arguing irrigation and market access would expand cultivation. Petitioners from Texas and Beaver counties presented 652 farmers’ signatures and land details while witnesses described high transport costs and dire need for rail service.
Blasdel returns from Tulsa petroleum exposition and notes frost there. Mrs. Selman moves from hospital to home on West Sixth Street. Several newborns from the children's home face adoption. Oilman W P Black relocates after a brain concussion. Wallace returns from Graham for brother in law’s funeral R E Bradfield who died of a heart attack. Officials invite truancy system visit from Wichita Falls. Mrs Kate Seeery visits Amarillo with local hosts.
G C Holland learned from his wife that her mother Mrs J W Walker died in Harper Kansas after ten days of paralysis. Mrs Walker, 67, is survived by her husband 77. Mr Holland cannot attend the funeral in Harper.
A 38 year old man says he is glad he followed Harve Ratey’s advice to buy $10,000 in Jefferson Standard life insurance two years ago. He was told by his doctor he could not take out more insurance and may only have a year or two to live. He has saved little else, but his policy will support his wife and two children if he dies.
The hearing ran from 1:00 to 2:30 with witnesses from Liberal and nearby areas. Dr A Morse Rock Island chief engineer testified about the six tenths per cent grade saving Rock Island over the Liberal Dalhart Tucumcari route. Jett Woods Wichita wholesaler spoke on new development and benefits for Amarillo Liberal Hutchinson and Wichita Kansas.
A hearing before the Texas Railway Commission seeks to require all railroads in Texas to adopt the 50 percent freight rate cut for 65 drought or flood stricken counties. Santa Fe and Fort Worth and Denver lines in Amarillo already have the lowered rates. C A Loveless, Amarillo post office clerk, starts a vacation tomorrow and will visit Clayton New Mexico on the trip.
John Chestnut, vice-president of the First National Bank, is in Ennis County this week to oversee land interests.
A typographical error in yesterday's Globe misstated the Randall county display. The correct item notes Randall county exhibits tied for first at the Tri State exposition and won at the Texas Oklahoma fair, now showing at the Dallas fair with strong honors prospects.
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