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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1925
Page
2
Very small livestock receipts appeared with cattle 600 and 200 on the books. Cattle prices ranged from 2.25 for stockers to 8.50 for yearlings. hogs mostly steady around 12.00 to 12.25. sheep listings light with lambs feeder and yearling prices noted. Direct packer movement accounted for much of the hog supply.
New York October 7 a cotton market note says prices ended modestly higher amid a weather driven mood with hedging selling expectations. Weekly totals reached seasonal highs while global spinner demand offset gains and support from domestic and foreign buyers persisted.
U S stock averages show early gains with the Twenty Industrials at 149.56, up 0.38. Twenty Rails at 102.26, up 0.23. Forty bonds at 92.11, up 0.06, indicating modest widespread advance across sectors.
Major Samuel Bradley divisional commander and Commandant Louis Carl arrive in Amarillo to lead services at the district courtroom. Bradley speaks at 11 00 about sanctification and Carl conducts a youth service at 2 30 Sunday inviting all to attend. I W Keys departs for Long Beach California to spend winter with relatives.
Am error filled clipping lists prices for Amarillo produce and poultry items including hens leghorn roosters spring stock and tom turkeys with scattered numbers and prices. The fragment mentions broilers leghorn and blacks, packing stock butter and losses charged back with small cent figures.
Letters from West Texas State Teachers College officials announce a October 31 homecoming game against the Denton Eagles at Buffalo Park. Amarillo ex-students plan several thousand attendees for the game and carnival, with carnival proceeds benefiting the Mary F B Hudspeth hall fund.
Dallas reports the first ever high school game under lights with a white ball as Terrell High School faced Rice Institute freshmen of Houston at Fair Park Stadium. A large crowd watched the historic clash with fireworks in the background.
Grand Jury reports ongoing repairs needed at Junior High and county buildings, urges sidewalk and window guard improvements, and calls for audits of county offices. They criticize bond collection laxity, praise county records oversight, and demand action on unpaid forfeit bonds, new audits, and stricter enforcement of laws. Foreman A E Meyer signs.
Hundreds attended the formal opening of Edwards Studio at 60414 Polk Street yesterday evening. The new studio is praised as one of the finest in the southwest and features prize winning photographs from across the United States. Mr Edwards and staff received high compliments for the new facility and its nationally recognized work.
Dr. C. E. Smith, supervisor of milk investigation for the U S Public Health Service, will speak at 10 o clock Tuesday morning in Amarillo City Hall on milk and the new milk ordinance. He aims to inaugurate a standard milk program per his organization and was invited by the state board of health. a large crowd is expected.
Edwin J. Clapp, Hearst financial writer, will visit Amarillo this week to prepare an article on Amarillo and the Panhandle. His intended piece will reach millions of readers and promote West Texas progress.
Crociet Y celebrates his son seven on October 14 with a party featuring games prizes cake and ice cream. Attendees include Wesley Ma Keix Pegey Murray Elson Marie Wilkinson Eugenia Vera Noland Billy Rider Fern Elton Shea Struthers Kenyon Malcolm Wyatt Betty Belle David Britain Jr Marylizabeth David L Harris and others.
The Crosby well two and one half miles northeast of the Twin-Six No 1 in Hutchinson county is making 4 000 000 feet of gas at 2718 feet. The gas discovery extends the field several miles to the northeast and should open new territory for development. The Crosby well is in Section Block M-21 Hutchinson county.
The U S district court will convene here tomorrow morning with Judge James C. Wilson of Fort Worth presiding. Jewel Scales serves as clerk of the court. The fall term docket is light but the grand jury may have surprises. U S marshal L Gross will be present.
The Panhandle Hardware and Implement Dealers Association launches a campaign to double its membership starting tomorrow and ending November 1. O. C. Watson of Clarendon serves as president with Clarence Thompson of Canyon as secretary. all Amarillo trade territory dealers are eligible.
Old Tack touts ownership while claim shifts as reports say The Globe oil rig near Shamrock is full of oil. Gas first surged then subsided. later oil appeared and blackened the derrick. If oil comes from a lower sand, the well could prove valuable and deeper drilling awaits Lennox to move tools.
The Amarillo funeral for Colonel John R Golding drew a large crowd at Polk Street Methodist Church. Military honors, a sermon by Rev R Thomsen, Masonic rites, a firing squad salute, and taps marked a solemn tribute to a lifelong soldier and local civic leader. The service featured ex-service men pallbearers, National Guard participants, and floral tributes from officers and citizens.
The piece extols Amarillo and its surrounding area as rapidly growing with expanding realty values and strong amenities including hotels and rail access. It notes rising population, new investment opportunities, and broadening city boundaries while recounting quirky local anecdotes about office dogs, railroad personnel, and a mysterious arrival from Ipacitan ahoola.
Lanham urged that the attorney general not cancel highway contracts and pursue court action to void them. He criticized Moody s view of bid methods as misleading and said the commission acted in good faith to ensure proper work and fair profits for legitimate contractors.
A radio program of interesting numbers is scheduled from WDAG Monday night at o oclock. It is Amarillo Panhandle Plains publicity series number four featuring Ophelia Wray with her Starr grand piano. Dr. R Thomson will speak on The Value of Civic Clubs to a Community. A. M. Guerard, blind since age seven and a noted acoustician, will perform piano numbers. The broadcast will be on 263 meters.
In Washington on October 17 Acting as a Washington guide is President Coolidge during his vacation. A tourist from Pennsylvania asked where the White House and Capitol are and the president explained how to see the sights while a Secret Service man offered directions.
Ten people were seriously injured and 50 to 60 others lightly hurt when the uncovered bleachers collapsed at the Washington and Jefferson Carnegie Tech football game in Washington Pennsylvania. About 300 to 400 spectators plunged roughly 15 feet into Charters Creek as the structure gave way during the afternoon.
Advertisement notes Lavoptik eye wash mixed with camphor witch hazel hydrastic as remedy for dark rings and bloodshot eyes. Eye cup offered free by Randal Drug Co.
Mme Louise Homer will broadcast from W O C Davenport Ta at 9 15 this evening according to FE W Glenn Atwater Kent dealer. The concert is among several arranged by the Atwater Kent corporation for radio fans and Mr Glenn asks Amarillo and Panhandle listeners to inform him how many heard it.
A rider fell on the long trail as hundreds wept for the fallen rider whose horse stood beside him. The Masonic lodge led burial rites with W. R. Patterson presiding, followed by Chaplain Cal C. Wright’s Legion service. Capt Arthur C. Ball led a firing squad from Company G, 142nd Infantry, in the salute. The band played The Star Spangled Banner and taps sounded by E E Gholson.
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