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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
2
Plainview hosts a wrestling double feature Tuesday with Farley versus Couch and Gorman versus Padrowe. The card promises local star power, weight advantages, and strong fan support as Amarillo and Matador names draw regional interest.
Boxing note: Joe Padrone challenged with a broadcast feat last Friday and defeated Billy Landos in Plainview Tuesday. Henry Reed aims to book Cal Warley as the next opponent at the Armory, with Warley as underdog in a 150 pound class matchup.
Walter J Maranville, nicknamed Rabbit, a Chicago Cubs second baseman born November 11 in Springfield Massachusetts, began MLB in 1912 with a trade to Boston and later joined Pittsburgh before returning to the Cubs. He set a single season record with 58 double plays at second and posted a .973 fielding percentage with 568 assists, ranking among NL second basemen.
An old advertisement touts Tri-nol Wonderful Eucalyptus Salve as a germ killer and anti inflammatory remedy. It claims nostril use protects the lungs and chest rubbing treats colds, with skin absorption via pores. Sold by The Drug Co for wholesale trade at 50 cents a jar.
Special to The Ne Washington reports Alonzo Wood was nominated and immediately confirmed as postmaster at Wheeler Texas on March 18.
Report recalls Jack Dempsey and manager Kearns considering a bout to determine who should challenge for the crown while funding for the potential match builds through the summer. The piece also notes Paavo Nurmi’s race day apple incident and its impact on his performance as critics remark on his bold action.
Next Friday night at Madison Square Garden Eddie Martin defends his bantam title against Charley Rosenberg of New York in a 15 round bout if he lasts that long.
Former player Nick Altrock, now a comedian with the Senators, will start his humorous routines again. His stunts have brought laughs to thousands of baseball fans and are widely praised across the circuit.
The baseball legend Babe Ruth has trimmed down to 225 pounds, after reportedly weighing 245 pounds when he left the farm. The change comes as Ruth returns to public life following time away from the spotlight.
The Oklahoma Aggies are holding spring football practice in a bid to join the Missouri Valley Conference next season. Officials say response is poor due to conflicts with other sports and schedule demands.
Coach Hays says the squad will present a full lineup for the April 8 session against the Cardinals and expects a strong turnout at the meeting.
News from Illinois details a deadly tornado system sweeping across the region. Towns including Desoto Parrish Carmi and Murphysboro suffered heavy casualties and widespread destruction. rescue teams worked through ruins as darkness fell and fires cropped up.
wrestling at the Fair Theater begins at 9 after preliminary bouts. Shirley Masson appears in Curley Top as a motion picture. Cal Farley acts as referee. Saxon says if he defeats Beck tonight, a later Amarillo match is planned.
Exhibition results across multiple cities report scores for teams including Brooklyn, Minneapolis, San Antonio, New York, and Chicago. Notable players listed include Knight, Mitchell, Henline, Wilson, Ehrhardt, Roberts, Cantrell, G. Wilson, Taylor, Day, House, Edmondson, Harris, Ain smith, Wirts, Jennings, Heitzmann, Watt, Warwick, Townsend, Shawkey, Jones, Scheng, ONeill, McNamara, Van Brunt, Benton, Cousineau, Weimer, Cvengros, Lyons, Crouse, Malone, Brewer, Dobbs, and Burns. Scores vary by city and game.
In Nacogdoches and Tampa exhibitions on March 18 and Orleans exhibits feature participants such as Davis Adams Byers Luebbec Garcia Winkler Barner Grenberg Mancusa Washington Luque Donohue Benton Sheehan Hargrave Wingo Hernandez Martina Ruel Tate Hargrave and others. The records show multiple event lineups across locations with varied results.
A violent cyclone ripped across Missouri and southern Illinois causing widespread destruction. Churches and schools were converted to shelters and morgues as rescuers worked through wreckage. In Murphysboro, Joiner school suffered heavy loss with hundreds killed or injured. West Frankfort and nearby towns faced maximum damage and large casualties.
Beguiling ad proclaims an Oriental balsam that removes unsightly hair without painful treatments or surface-only creams. It claims deep penetration to extract every hair, promising delightfully lasting beauty with a guarantee of satisfaction from J. W. Collins Drug Co. and Lindsay Drug Company.
At a Kiwanis Club luncheon the Ama rilo Independent School District trustees race drew laughs. The program chair apologized for rough talk earlier to the crowd, prompting a Kiwanian to quip about running him for the school board.
Storm swept through Parrish Thompsonville McLeansboro and Carmi causing deaths and heavy damage. In Carmi two killed and 150 casualties initially reported. Princeton Indiana suffered 100 dead and many injured as the tornado moved northward toward Louisville. William Green killed and seven injured at Littleville near Russellville Alabama. Mrs Holden among the injured not expected to live.
Evansville dispatches say the town of Griffin Indiana with about 400 residents was nearly destroyed by a late afternoon tornado. Reports indicate a score or more dead and potentially around one hundred injured.
Division headquarters in St. Louis sent two men by train to Murphysboro Illinois and two to Annapolis Missouri. Reports from Annapolis arrived this afternoon. A car load of supplies traveled to Annapolis on the Missouri Pacific Sunshine Special.
In Poseyville Indiana a tornado struck Griffin about 12 miles northwest, killing over 60 people and injuring many more. Relief parties have been dispatched from Mount Vernon Evansville and nearby NEd Harmony to assist.
A severe storm near Altenburg, Missouri, left one man dead as his home was wrecked and a parochial school suffered a collapse injuring ten children. Advices received tonight describe the wreckage and casualties from the late-day weather event.
A series of tornadoes pounded Griffin Indiana Elizabeth Indiana Annapolis Missouri and areas north of Gallatin Tennessee causing injuries and fatalities. Communication in Griffin was severed and reports from Evansville New Albany and St Louis noted casualties with details still incomplete.
Washington report notes the American Red Cross began mobilizing disaster relief personnel tonight for service in the tornado stricken territory as authorities assess damage and marshal aid efforts.
Seventeen dead in Hamilton County tornado as buildings collapse near Crocker’s Prairie schoolhouse. In Desoto and Princeton more fatalities reported with rail and road crews aiding. Gov Small orders first aid and mobilization of the 130th infantry to Murphysboro.
A special dispatch reports a tornado near Evansville Indiana causing two deaths and injuring several. A Carmi Illinois area schoolhouse was demolished and Crossville saw a reported fatality. Enfield communications are cut and whole town may be demolished.
Reports from Carbondale, Murphysboro and nearby Illinois towns say a tornado struck this afternoon, filling the armory and hospitals with dead and wounded. Relief workers are sending additional bodies to DuQuoin as a large fire threatens Murphysboro.
In Benton Illinois on March 18 reports say more than 250 people were killed or injured when a severe tornado hit Franklin County around 3 pm. At West Frankfort a schoolhouse collapse endangered many children and Parish was nearly wiped out with about 300 residents. Between sixty and seventy five bodies were brought to Benton.
Telegraph operator reports a devastating storm hit Desoto Illinois and surrounding towns. Claims 150 killed at Desoto and Carmi plus Orient Illinois, 300 at West Frankfort, and Parish wiped out. Also notes round house damage at West Frankfort and a supply train forming at Centralia to repair Burlington lines.
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