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 28 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1925
Page
2
Market notes show South Omaha cattle receipts at 10 090 with all kinds fairly active and steady. In St Louis hogs at 15 000 slow with top at 12 25 and butcher hogs 11 75 to 11 90. cattle slow with western steers 7 50 to 8 25 and cows 4 25 to 5 25. Sheep at 1 500 higher with fat lambs 15 to 15 25 and fat ewes 7 and down.
Fort Worth market report lists cattle totals around 4 000 head including 1 000 calves with steers to 8 dollars the hog market steady top 12 35 and fat cattle steady. sheep offerings about 700 with lambs to 13 dollars and feeders to 13 dollars.
Cattle numbers 41 300 with steady market. Grass steers 6 to 7 dollars, cows 3.75 to 4.25, canners and cutters 2.50 to 4.50, vealers up to 10, feeders and stockers 6 to 7.50, hogs 700. Lower top 11.50, bulk 11.30 to 11.50.
Hogs 26 000 head slow top 11 99 packing sows 9 75 to 10 10 killing pigs 12 50 heavy hogs 11 20 to 11 85 medium 11 55 to 11 90 light 11 20 to 11 85. Cattle 11 000 slow fed steers 9 50 to 12 vealers 11 50 to 12. Sheep 14 000 slow native lambs 12 75 to 15 native ewes 6 50 to 7 50 feeding lambs 15 50 to 15 90.
Cattle numbers 1900 in Wichita rise with varied bids. Cows and heifers fetch 4 to 6.50, canners and cutters 2.75 to 23.65, bulls 3.75 to 4.50, top veals 10.50, stockers 5.75 to 7.50. Sheep 200 steady with lambs 12.5 to 13 and yearling calls 9 to 9.50.
Kansas City livestock figures show cattle 17 000 head with calves around 2500 steady gains for heavy teers and veala near 11 to 11.80 while hogs 8000 head uneven with tops around 11.40 and sows 10 to 10.40. Sheep 6090 head steady with western lambs 14.75 to 14.90 and natives 14 to 14.50.
Wheat prices range from 1.54 to 1.68 for No 1 hard and 1.60 to 1.68 for No 2 red. Corn variants include No 3 white 83 to 84 cents and No 2 yellow 82 to 84 cents. Oats mix No 2 white 39 to 40 cents and No 3 white 29 to 34 cents.
New Orleans October 20 cotton futures closed steady after a seven to nine point decline. Open highs and lows for January 21.00 21.01 20.87 20.98 and March 20.92 20.98 20.84 20.88.
Wheat No 1 hard quoted at 1.50 per bushel and 1.40 per 100 pounds. Maize priced at 1.50 per 100 pounds and 1.40 per bushel.
Market items show broilers by weight and age with small price changes and various poultry listings. A closing quote from an Amarillo lawyer notes grand juries issue more indictments in Texas than in any other state.
London observes the Locarno agreements which pledge Franco German Belgian and Polish frontiers safety with six treaties among Germany France Belgium Poland and Czechoslovakia. Germany will use arbitration for unresolved disputes and mutual defense pacts pledge aid if Germany or allies are attacked. Britain would aid any violated party. war not outlawed but risk reduced. U.S. armament limits and Chancellor Luther’s future politics loom as key factors.
London dispatch says fighting has raged on the Greco Bulgarian frontier near Demirhissar for nineteen hours. A Greek post near Demirhissar was attacked with a Greek official killed. A Greek captain delivering a white flag was shot. a general engagement followed. Demirhissar lies about forty five miles northeast of Saloniki.
Ralph Taylor faces a district court jury over a burglary. Dave Rubin testified three or four suits were stolen and clothing found in Taylor’s trunk matched items from Rubin’s store. Jess Ratliff said he bought a suit from Taylor and it was identified. A court of inquiry meets today in Justice H R Airhart’s court.
East Amarillo PTA meets at the school this afternoon. Rev J M Jones and Mrs Jones visit Claude with Mrs Jones' ill father A Cowers. East Amarillo Community club plans to meet Thursday at Houston Street Methodist church. Miss Missionary society skips week for Polk Street district meeting. A singing at 1410 Fast Sixth tonight at 7 30. Mrs A J Crow ill this week. Mrs Bess Babson at 1304 Fast Fourth, recovering well from a recent operation.
A federal grand jury returned five true bills. Jess Red Campbell and Aubrey Sharp are indicted for assaulting U S witness W W West outside Amarillo hotel, during a liquor cage case. Conviction could reach six years. Also charged are Charles Davis and Joe Ford for interstate merchandise theft and Frank Killerase for morphine possession.
San Angelo Dr Walter Splawn and Lutcher Stark push for a hard surfaced road from San Angelo to a million dollar oil field in Reagan county. They faced delays during an inspection trip. Fort Worth cotton picking resumes after rains with high demand for workers. Abilene Belgian artist H F Bur seeks 10 000 Rubens Fruit Wreath for 500 to fund his daughter’s music education. Dallas ex students Buckner home fund a memorial statue for Dr R C Buckner. Wichita Falls lake drainage proposal stalls with proceeds to fund a gravity system from Lake Kemp. San Antonio transfers of Mexican consuls noted Antwerp and Yokohama. Houston Rice athletes blood trade barred by athletics director. Del Rio Bear hunt preparations for Ban B Johnson. Galveston public hearing on Dickinson Bayou bridge held. Dallas two women drink poison after quarrels with sweethearts. Waco cash register thefts yield little cash. San Antonio board of trade urged as path to prevent wars. Abilene Rufus Payne dies after explosion. Brownsville sharp temperature drop with rain. Lubbock reformer Laverne Kershner beaten after publishing The Radical.
One of the worst fall storms in years hits Petoskey and northern Michigan with gale force winds snow flurries and plummeting temperatures. Lake vessels seek shelter as wharfs and the government pier crumble and the 192 foot elevator tower at Petoskey Portland Cement company is destroyed. Navigation is halted and property damage includes fallen trees road signs and drifting snow.
The Texas Commercial secretaries association will hold a three day spring school in Lubbock. The decision was made by the group's directors and executive committee in Dallas after opposition from Breckenridge Temple Paris and San Antonio to promote a West Texas outreach.
Reports from San Angelo Denison Galveston San Antonio and Fort Worth cover horse arrivals for next week events the arson arrest of a 19 year old after a vacant house fire winter crime scenes druggists convention plans and a state rail authority ruling on motor coach jurisdiction.
Olean New York reports the heaviest October snow on record with seven inches blanketing the city after a day of snowfall starting yesterday afternoon.
Houston report says Texas Republicans will field a state ticket and county tickets where practical across the state. Leaders credited Harris county gains last fall and outlined July primary organization work. R B Creager and Eugene Nolte discussed status and planning with other prominent workers.
Half Minute Interviews feature quotes from oilman Harry Gardner and Wales Madden about local prospects. Gardner notes acreage around the Twin Six well offers better value, while Madden jokes about drug store lingo. J Irvin will preach at the Presbyterian church in Tulsa and Amarillo plans to expand gas pipes at the orphan home to prepare for more children.
H C Porter engineer of division nine state highway department resigns effective November 1 citing disorganization by the department. Porter accuses removal of competent staff without cause and notes the planned replacement of maintenance superintendent W H Wood in the ninth district.
Austin reports seventeen for a special session of the legislature, thirty nine opposed and nine undecided, according to a canvass of the House of Representatives membership.
Agricultural officials announce tractors will be deployed in East Africa to boost farm productivity. Plans include training farmers, improving soil work, and expanding mechanized planting across selected regions.
Wichita Falls Oct 20 Sierbert Griffinh Archer county ranchman died at Wichita general hospital from a rifle wound in the abdomen. A murder charge was filed against Lige Griffith of Dundee. District Attorney Ben C. Allred said the shooting occurred before a bank in Dundee, following Griffith's testimony in a previous Griffin trial. Griffith turned himself in by telephoning the Archer City sheriff.
Clarendon reports the fall session of Donley County District Court opens with a notably light docket. Grand jury members listed include foreman S. W. Lowe and jurors J. T. Bain Pennett Ker bow J. A. Johnson M. M. Mc Cracken A. J. Ranson J. B. Master son W. L. Rains Sid Harris G. R. rant L. H. Mullins and W. Hi. Smith.
Sam M. Braswell editor of the Clarendon News mailed a $10 check to close the fair deficit. He stated in a letter the fair is the biggest single factor in the Panhandle's development.
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.