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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1926
Page
7
Kansas City and St Louis livestock trades show slow to steady demand with mixed volumes. Hogs, cattle, and calves move unevenly. prices vary by class and region. Regional grain quotes reveal modest shifts in wheat corn and oats alongside flat butter and eggs and mixed potato prices. Foreign exchange markets remain firm with a British demand cited.
Will Rogers, fresh from a European tour, told The Globe in Oklahoma City he is “sort of hankering to get back to Amarillo.” He is touring the United States with the De Reszke Singers as part of his act and writes pieces for the Saturday Evening Post. Rogers appears in Amarillo on November 8.
The Boy Scouts of Amarillo stage their first Camporee Sunday afternoon at City Park starting 1 o clock. About 160 boys from twelve troops will participate with EMU Hawaiian cooking, Scoutcraft contests, camp life demonstrations, stunts and games. Scoutmasters listed include Sullenberger Frazee McDonald Stockton Kellner King Brodt Yeager Perkins Finley Biggs Benton Fryer Land Hippen.
A collage of mini quotes from residents and business figures in Amarillo discusses local life. Topics include real estate, upcoming tennis tournament on November 10, hotel openings, and reflections on town growth and winter activities leading to a ringless week suggestion.
A District Court of Honor will be held in Amarillo December 23 for star life and eagle scouts. A District Camporee will be held at Canyon January 15, 1927. Scouts from Canyon Hereford Claude Tulsa Amarillo will take part. Several new troops are being organized in Amarillo San Jacinto North Amarillo McKinley Glenwood and sections of the city. Using up to date machinery a baker can make 470 loaves in about seven minutes.
The Mission hosts Apple Week with apples provided by A. J. Thompson Produce Company. Other local sponsors include Piggly-Wiggly stores Model Grocery M-System Kam-an-Git-Um and Skookum Packers Wenatchee Washington distributors of Skookum apples. A theater party features The Teves Fires as the centerpiece.
Panhandle Auto club board endorses the safety first program for Amarillo schools to begin immediately. Posters, daily readings, weekly assemblies, and school patrols will promote safety rules and protect youths in traffic during peak hours. Club membership climbs past 200 as plans roll out.
Amarillo police report the escape of Frank Crutchfield a White Deer youth from the insane asylum at Wichita Falls. He was committed last year after a bank robbery in which his father a Panhandle pioneer racer and banker was a stockholder. Crutchfield was adjudged insane about three months ago following a lengthy court session.
U S agents recovered two cars reported stolen locally. One vehicle was traced to Denver and another to New Orleans during the operation. An arrest was made in connection with the thefts, and authorities identified a suspect linked to the charges.
A fragmentary note describes Ruta Dow in a lab setting with references to GPS and Courios. The readable text mentions a beat and a laboratory context, without clear events or outcomes. Further details are unreadable.
Col J I Haines of Houston Republican candidate for governor urged Texans to vote for more business in politics. He argued Texas taxes and prosecutes failing to attract capital and industry and criticized state suit against landowners in the Panhandle. He said voters should choose the best man, not merely vote against the other candidate.
Clarence Lee McHorse, 9 months old, died at the family home 1310 North Tyler in Amarillo at 10 this morning. The McHorses moved here from Roswell New Mexico. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5 from the Tyler Street home, Rev. W C Garrett of Second Baptist officiating. Burial follows in Llano cemetery with N S Griggs and Sons in charge.
This morning at the San Jacinto Methodist revival Dr. Monk preached over an hour on sanctification and the losses of the church. The large crowd expressed deep enjoyment and readiness to regain lost spiritual power as services began again at 7 PM.
The local army recruiting station in the federal building halted new enlistments again, with exceptions for veterans, according to Sergeant Ross who runs the office.
Open house at the new North Amarillo School announced for Tuesday night will be held Monday night. The public is invited to attend. A cherry pie sent to President Coolidge by Michigan cherry brewers weighed eight pounds and measured four yards in circumference.
Funeral services for James Mack Sullivan infant son of Mr and Mrs L M Sullivan were held at the family home 800 A North Lincoln Street at 2 30 this afternoon with Rev L N Stuckey pastor of Polk Street Methodist Church officiating Burial followed in Llano Cemetery with N S Griggs and Sons funeral directors in charge
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