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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1926
Page
7
Market coverage notes an Associated Press release on early figures for 2008 prices. The report references analysts and market shifts, with little precise data remaining readable.
Livestock markets report mixed cattle hog and sheep activity across Kansas City St Louis Chicago and Oklahoma City with varying prices. Cattle mostly steady to firm while hogs show strength at top weights and lighter cuts weaken. sheep opening bids lower but overall steady. Poultry and grain futures follow regional trends as buyers monitor demand.
Amarillo city plans to sell the North Heights addition to the negroes of the city after appeals to the mayor and city commission. The commission approves the project and plans for homes, business blocks, churches and schools are underway with an opening sale date to be announced.
The government announces a program to fund dancing classes for civil servants. The move aims to improve morale and public ceremony etiquette, with classes to be offered across multiple ministries and agencies beginning next quarter.
The market reports strong demand for British pounds at 4844 and 4854 on cables and firm 60 day bills. French francs and Belgian and German currencies show scattered quotes while Tokyo and Montreal notes move with regional activity.
The clipping shows a long roster of company names under California Petroleum and other brands. Firms include Hudson Motors General Motors Phillips Petroleum Royal Dutch Shell Continent White Eagle and Standard oil groups. The page appears as a financial column listing many producers refiners and energy related names with trading references.
Jeff Neely and Roy Greenhill announce the start of their own insurance business in Amarillo. The Neely Greenhill agency will open at 602 Taylor Street on October 1 offering general insurance with fire and casualty carriers. Neely previously served as assistant cashier at the National Bank of Commerce and Greenhill worked at the Williams Orr agency for nearly five years.
O. A. Neely of Muskogee Oklahoma is held at the police station awaiting extradition papers charging disposal of mortgaged property. He was arrested last night at the request of Muskogee police for allegedly driving a mortgaged car out of state without owner consent, a felony making him extraditable.
The Abbie Hue claims Chinese can tell approximate time by a cat’s eyes. He says at noon the cat’s pupils narrow but dilate as afternoon passes, with eyes opening wider as the day wears on.
Professor George Robertson of Edinburg Royal College of Physicians warns men aged 25 to 35 who remain bachelors die about four years earlier than married men and face three times the risk of insanity. The report also notes a Buddhist missionary plan and a literacy drive in the Philippines with 250000 teachers and 1000 peso prizes.
Col Ernest Thompson reports extraordinary results from a quarter page ad offering 100 rooms at the Herring Hotel to permanent tenants for 60 dollars a month. Applications surpassed 60 rooms early, with more coming in. occupancy expected by December 15.
An Amarillo carpenter paid 60 dollars on a second hand car from a stranger who used an Amarillo Bank and Trust witness to forge a receipt. The curbside seller vanished with the car and the man faces 50 dollars in outstanding charges. The victim values the principle over the loss, saying he despises being swindled.
Despite bad weather the Bible conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church draws interest with Dr Cotten delivering lectures. A large ten by thirty chart displays Bible information and the topic for tonight is Can Modernism and Fundamentalism Both Be Right. Morning lectures start at 10 and evening at 8, and admission is free.
Officers of the new Jewish temple will be elected tonight after the final service of the Festival of the Tabernacle as Amarillo moves toward forming a Jewish church and building a synagogue. Rabbi Sperka conducts services in Amarillo for the New Year observances at the Episcopal church annex Ninth and Fillmore streets starting at eight.
A wild Texas steer bolted through gardens and lawns in San Jacinto early today. Police received a riot call but the animal had vanished by the time officers arrived, leaving no casualties.
The piece argues that newspaper owners and workers reconcile over payrolls and that a five day week and shorter workdays will arrive as machines and organization reduce long hours. Industrial progress could grant wealth and leisure for all, though the question remains how to use increased leisure wisely, recalling Victor Drury’s warning about labor without heartbreak.
The Original Happy's Black Aces will broadcast jazz over WQAC at 6 30. At 9 p m Mrs C R Hooten will present a classical organ recital from Polk Street Methodist church.
A mob armed with stones, sticks and guns prevented the re opening of government schools in Tonala Jalisco. Professor Genero Roderques and two women teachers were forced to flee as Catholics opposed lay instruction. Troops have been sent to Tonala.
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