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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1924
Page
3
Kiowa campers encamped near the Amarillo Tri-State exposition grounds display a busy scene with families cooking and tending tents. Government scout I Sye O and other noted Kiowa figures are part of a group educated in English, challenging stereotypes as they contribute to Panhandle visitors' interest.
City of Amarillo adopts and approves the engineer's statement for Washington Street improvements from Twenty-Second to Twenty-Fourth Streets. A public hearing is set for September 20, 1924 at 2:00 PM in the City Hall Commission Room to review assessments, costs, and contractors.
An unusually strong Floyd county agricultural exhibit has been shipped to Amarillo for the Tri-State exposition. County Agent T Scott Wilson will manage the setup in Amarillo and departs Floydada today to begin presenting the display under Floyd County Farm Bureau auspices.
The resolution directs a public hearing with full opportunity to present evidence by owners, railways, and others. It outlines continued hearings, correction of errors, determination of benefits and costs, and a first priority lien. Notice to be published at least three times in a general circulation Amarillo newspaper with ten days before hearing, and may mail copies to abutting property and railway owners.
Amarillo crowds will hear Dave Derden’s concert band at the Tri-State Fair with a schedule of concerts daily from 9 o clock on Polk Street to 7 45 pm at the grandstand. The ensemble features professional players and soprano solos by Mrs Fred Krug. The program includes favorites from It Ain’t Goin to Rain No Mo and Old Chestnuts.
John Gilliam manager of Western Union defends messenger boys while facing a complaint from a business man over a telegram not being delivered. The case centers on the handling and reliability of delivery services.
Canadian Texas reports strong turnout for a two day rodeo festival with events including bronco busting calf roping goat roping and steer riding. Officials also announced Hagenbeck-Wallas circus will visit October 4 marking a rare large live show in years.
Hollywood claim denies marriage of film actress Edna Purviance and Courtland Dines. Mrs. IL Purviance says there is nothing to reports of a wedding and confirms they are not wed and do not plan to wed.
Sergt. G. W. Myers returns from Colorado where he spent a month on his homestead. He visited Yellowstone Park and states a park siren signals fires and can be heard thirty miles away. Nearby residents hearing The Globe siren tomorrow are asked to send a letter or postal card to the newspaper.
Claude Texas September 20 The Cotton Growers association will meet in the county courthouse at 6 30 o clock next Saturday afternoon to perfect the organization in Armstrong county The organizers of the Cotton Growers association will also be here on that date
A messenger boy reported calling at a certain time and the man doubted it, then recalled stepping out briefly for a cigar and the call occurred while he was away. The sequence shows the discrepancy between the claimed and actual presence in the office.
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