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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1925
Page
2
The Fort Worth market reports cattle at various grades from calves to bulls with prices from 1.0 to 10 per head, hogs at 9.5 to 13.10, sheep and lambs with spring lambs 12 to 14, yearlings 9 to 12, ewes 5 to 6, stocker sheep 3 to 4.50, and goats 1.50 to 3.75, reflecting broad value shifts on September 12.
Cato Sells and Mrs Sells arrived in Amarillo from Fort Worth and are registered at the Amarillo hotel for several days. Sells, a Texas Democratic leader, led the McAdoo forces at the last convention and served as commissioner of Indian affairs during Wilson's administration. He said the stay has no political significance.
Special to The Globes from McLean Sept 12 says heavy rains drenched the area aiding late cotton this year. Farmers tour farms estimate over half bale per acre on average with yield dependent on late frost and weather. Pickers shortage worries farmers while a new cooperative gin nears completion and may lift ginning numbers beyond prior two years.
Milford Pa September 12. The anthracite wage controversy appears to move toward talks as Maj W W Inglis chairman of the operators committee met Governor Pinchot at Gray Towers. Inglis said he hoped to return soon, signaling a new round after President Lewis of the miners conferred with the governor Monday.
The Amarl... market page lists prices for Leghorn hens at 1s per unit, broilers at 17¢, and Leghorn and Black broilers at 12¢. It also notes turkey prices for No. 1 hens and old toms at 15¢ and discusses egg stock with a reference to packing stock butter and old cases charged back.
More than fifty secretaries and treasurers of farm loan associations joined directors of the Federal Land Bank of Houston for a two day session in the federal building. They studied Panhandle conditions and talked about easing transactions with banks. The prior week’s meeting was the first held outside Houston in the bank’s history. Visitors plan a stop at Harding's ranch this afternoon.
Chicago on September 12 reports the death of 14 year old Thomas Zyeil found under tons of clay after a brick company clay pit bank collapsed Thursday afternoon. Rescuers worked nearly four hours with city machinery but could not save him while two companions escaped before the final cave in.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson designates September 12 to October 4 as Fire Prevention Week in Austin. Authorities urge property owners to cooperate by removing and correcting fire hazards in their premises.
A. Bradley recalls witnessing four executions in New York including Becker and Lefty Louie. He says newspaper reporting worsened him and his peers and notes the stresses of the job after war and imprisonment. An Amarillo Legionnaire criticizes Col. Mitchell as insubordinate. Dr. A H Lindsay laments carbuncles and mood.
Fort Worth industrial agent Col C C French lauds home and community center canning in Deaf Smith county. He cites cooperative clubs, local labor, and zero overhead as key, noting Progressives’ success with 3200 cans in five weeks and widespread plans for seasonal clubs.
Local quotes from Hereford and surrounding towns highlight alfalfa profits from irrigation wells, ambitions to ship gasoline by train, and regional pride in grain sorghum. Community figures including J. J. Kropff and A. B. Brown speak on crops, markets, and a caboose feed with plans for fried chicken.
The Jess Ratcliff affidavit sparked a heated court clash between lawyers. Judge Bishop ordered Mood to reveal the document. Mood attempted to touch Fletcher’s papers, prompting a warning and a $10 fine for remarks about hearsay evidence.
W H Gosnell of Hillcrest defeated Earl Fuqua in the second flight after a grueling thirty six hole clash at the Country Club. Gosnell won two up while Lyons beat Woolsey in a separate out of town event, described as one of the hardest matches of the tournament.
Reports from Columbia show both women and men taking up tennis. The ranch of Shannon Bolton sits three miles northeast of the city and has fed his family for fifty years. Katie Ray Mellee starts as bookkeeper for City Light and Water on Monday as Mines of Lapland shift to full-week operation. A J Sharrard, oil operator now living in Amarillo, travels to Chicago on business. Spain promises laborer housing in new government projects. Mrs. C C Vaden plans a large fruit and vegetable display for the Amarillo Tri-State exposition.
The P H I T club will meet at the Amarillo hotel on Saturday night September 19 at o clock. This organization is composed of traveling hardware and implement men in the Panhandle and is one of the five organizations in the city.
The body of W. A. Breining who died Friday was shipped to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for burial, accompanied by his widow and a son William A. jr.
Spearman resident Bob Morton hints at a nifty Spearman band parade in the fall. Hereford’s Henry Wilkinson jokes about selling the T P G railroad. McLean’s Sam Hodges announces a real community fair. Shamrock’s George Dodgen cautions about excess cotton. Perryton’s onion rate claim and high school pride are noted.
French forces sweep Riffian tribesmen under Abd el Krim in a major offensive in Morocco. At dawn the wings advanced between the Ouergha river and the sea toward Amjot as French headquarters reported complete success.
The railroad commission approved reduced passenger rates for events in Texas over the next two months. Readings include Reunion Veterans and Sons of Confederacy in Abilene September 30 to October 2, Frio County Fair in Pearsall September 23-26, Texas State Fair in Dallas October 10-25, Daughters of Confederacy in Marshall October 5-7, Cotton Palace in Waco October 25 to November 9, and South Texas Fair in Beaumont November 11-21.
Sam Weaver of Quail Collingsworth County has purchased 382 acres of the Jack Hudson farm near midnight from G T Oliver. Oliver acquired the Hudson farm in a recent trade in which Hudson received four sections near Hereford now being improved. Weaver plans to bring two families from Collingsworth to work the farm. Hungary expects bumper harvests.
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