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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1925
Page
4
Rates shown for daily and Sunday delivery by mail across Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Pricing includes one month six months and full year options with daily and Sunday specific totals. Some figures preface currency symbols and shorthand for subscriptions.
The Panhandle Hardware and Implement Dealers association begins a campaign to increase its 16 year old cooperative group to full membership. The Panhandle WOT club leads the drive urging every Amargo hardware dealer in the Amarillo territory to join.
A United States government bulletin warns about Texas farmers moving to a South American republic. It notes families left with wives and $20,000, facing degradation and poverty among cocoa-fed laborers. The piece critiques distant land schemes, market access issues, and poor returns, urging realistic farming in West Texas.
New York critic notes a wave of fresh talent entering magazines and publishing houses in 1925. Writers from farms to cities, many without high school graduation, gain attention for coherent storytelling and self expression. The piece also comments on hotel labor roles and a Chinatown tong war background amid broader cultural shifts.
Farmers in Kansas City territory report 23 percent with no gardens 35 percent no chickens and 37 percent no cows echoing a Western Plains pattern. Ernest Thompson returns from Dallas for the Raker hotel opening.
Natalie faces the consequences of a restless social circle. She confronts her feelings for Lucien Bartlett while her friends debate romance, marriage, and fidelity. A morning after prompts self reflection and plans a matinee with Elsie as Lucien tends a sick child.
Two girls named Elsie and Natalie share a morning meal at noon and exchange confidences in a candid, intimate moment. The scene suggests close friendship and informal conversation shaping their day.
Town notes show Cliff Rogers returning from a business trip to the South Plains while Lea Garlington of Santa Fe inspects Vaughn New Mexico. Mrs A J Frinckle due today from Denver to visit daughter Mrs Mayer. A Taylor child ill with yellow jaundice. Cantrell reports a duck dinner. Rev Virgil Fisher guest at a feed. J R Roberts improving after paralysis. An Amarillo employer laments office output not related to the World Series. Judge Barrett ill but improving. Plainview postal receipts exceed 40000, a threshold for first class status. Mrs D N Croft dies at Clovis. she leaves O M and J H Croft of Amarillo. Co E Gregg notes zinc smelter history. Miss Carrie Peterson of Cleveland to France to teach. companion Rev R Thomson related. Monroe Lee, Amarillo WWI veteran, believed killed in action but later found his parents in Texarkana. Murray Elson reports fine South Plains weather. Tulia sees rain and fog.
G. C. McDaniel notes many liars or many ducks killed Friday and Saturday. G H Hill highlights rapid Amarillo growth from telephones. J Levy enjoys returning to business and friends. Byron Gist invites ducks hunters to his Vega farm with a large water body. Hary Meyers recalls sunny drives from Lubbock to Canyon. J C Skillman reports court duck hunting with one lonely duck.
The Khiva Shrine patrol will hold its first gathering in the new Masonic Temple this Monday night led by captain L. V. Cradit. Meetings will occur each Monday until the big ceremonial on November 24, with members including J. W. Ross P. A. H. Blackburn W. W. Davis C. R. Austin Ben Hinson E. M. Pittman L. S. Lahm Porter McKinney Dr. D. Roach and many others from Amarillo Canyon and Clarendon.
Amarillo communities will select queens for the Hallowe en carnival in San Jacinto on Saturday night October 31. San Jacinto will crown its carnival queen and will invite North Amarillo Fast Amarillo and Glenwood to present queens and attendants. Districts will prepare floats and parade entries. Local auto tire prices have risen fifteen to twenty percent per recent dealer reports.
An ad urges readers to treat freckles using Othine double strength nightly and nightly. It promises removal within a short time and offers a money back guarantee if the result is not achieved. Readers are advised to purchase one ounce of the product at drug or department stores.
Hunters flood area as ducks and geese fill the lakes. Notable scores include Fri day limit by Bill Moseley earning a hunting coat from Panhandle Hardware. Dwight Newby and Old Tack tallied 42 and 25 ducks respectively. Ot her shooters report strong morning volleys. Local shop promotes gear and a ducks score board at Panhandle Hardware.
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