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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
2
Cattle ranges and hogs listed for Kansas City Wichita Fort Worth markets dated March 19. Prices show varied totals with top bids and bulk sale ranges for cattle hogs sheep and feeders across all three markets.
Chicago on March 19 reports hogs at 37 000 head with declines and tops around 14 50. Cattle totals near 9 000 with higher bids for fed steers and yearlings. Sheep at 14 000 with fat lambs priced up to 15 75 and ewes around 9 25.
East St Louis hogs 7,000 head with little activity. butchers $14.25 to $14.40. Cattle 1,500 with steady trend. cows $5.0 to $6.28, caners $2.50 to $3, vealers $11.50 to $12. Sheep 200, no sales. Oklahoma City cattle 1,300 steady. best steers $9.25, heavy heifers $7 to $7.50, cows $6 to $6.50, calves $8.50. Pigs 1,100 unsteady. top $14, bulk $13.40 to $13.99, stockers $9 to $11.
Chicago grain markets show mixed open and close moves across wheat and corn futures. May and July contracts edged higher or lower with slight percentage shifts, while September positions reflected modest fluctuations in wheat and corn prices.
Amarillo market prices list a range of poultry and eggs with weights and per pound costs. Hens, leghorn hens, capons, roosters, stags, and turkeys are priced, plus butter and eggs with delivery terms and case pricing to Amarillo.
Grain prices in Amarillo are listed with corn at 1.59 per pound and 1.60 per bushel, wheat and maize values noted, and cotton futures in focus. Names include F C Higgins and Alex Hyman & Co with contact number 3004 in New Orleans.
Lon Marrs says he is being slandered as he defends his past record and outlines plans for water supply. He argues he runs to clear charges by a small faction and promises 40 cent water and a $300,000 water bonds cancellation while backing women for the school board.
Lumbermen of the region prepare for a special Hoo Hoo concatenation in Lubbock on Saturday night. Parson P. A. Simpkins, Santa Monica national chaplain, and Gaines D. Whitsitt of Amarillo will attend. Whitsitt leads initiation with nine Lubbock members assisting. A banquet and social follow the ceremony with members coming from Slaton Sudan Littlefield Amarillo Lamesa Post Brownfield and Taboka.
Thirty six players have entered the first golf tournament of the year at Hillcrest golf club. Eighteen hole qualifying rounds will be played this week in medal play with handicaps to even chances for low qualifying and runner-up prizes. Entrants include C G Wagner J L Blake C F Anderson W F Bar turff Dr R M Walker Bill Manning Henry Reed Lee Smith Walter Sikes Rolla Cartwright J B Clements Wade Helman George Brown Drew Crossett Jr W W Woolsey S R Griffis R M Rose Dr Lander Walter Parr C H Keeney J H Croft C V Wooley W K Chandler J H Heiman Ken Henson L V Leinhard H E Knapp W J Satterwhite Frank Lytle H G Brandt John Gasnall John Edmiseip W Blake Jack Williams Bil Smith N Db Bartlett.
Funeral services for Albert J. Paird a 51 year old Randall County ranchman who died Wednesday evening in a local hospital will be conducted Friday at 3 pm in the Canyon Methodist church The Rev F W OMalley of Amarillo will lead the service Pallbearers are Dr Smith Gene Clarks Clyde Mellroy Tom Dowling Howard Stepnin ton and George Jones Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery under Griggs Undertaking Co care
Debaters from two literary societies contest the annual Lions Club trophy in a final 7 30 p m study hall debate at the high school. The resolution calls for U S independence for the Philippines within five years, judged by five main judges and five speakers.
Skate parts and all grades are available at Mobiloil Amalie and Jucair stores located at Tenth and Great, with mentions of 112 W. 7th as an address reference.
The storm killed at least 200 in Murphysboro and 1650 in Desoto Illinois. Frankfort 100 and Desoto 1650 deaths. Missouri and Indiana report extensive damage with Princeton Griffin Poseyville hit hardest. Red Cross directs relief from St Louis and Washington to assist tornadow zone.
Reports from Murphysboro and surrounding towns detail a catastrophic tornado across southern Illinois. Officials estimate fatalities well above a thousand with many injured. property loss runs into millions as fires hindered search and rescue. Witnesses recall the Desoto schoolhouse tragedy and the principal’s dual task of saving his children and other victims.
Popular Bluff reports say a tornado swept southern Missouri hitting Annapolis 45 miles from town. Two men died at Annapolis with many injured including a 7 year old girl. Annapolis and nearby areas suffered extensive destruction. Six rural school children were injured near Cape Girardeau when a school house was ripped away. Reports of deaths at Biehle and Allenburg were unconfirmed as communications failed.
A message from Chief Dispatcher Wallace of the Mobile and Ohio at Murphysboro to Vice-President Irving reports 500 to 1,200 dead and losses totaling 1.5 million dollars, including shops, round house, five coaches and eleven engines.
West Frankfort Illinois March 19 102 bodies recovered from the ruins of buildings wrecked by yesterday's tornado. More than 200 people were seriously injured and taken to area hospitals for treatment amid continuing rescue efforts.
A deadly tornado struck the northern area of Summer county near Gallatin Tennessee leaving about thirty dead and thirty to forty injured. Two hundred fifty buildings in the north and west portions were levelled causing property losses estimated over two million dollars by Sheriff Dorris. Communication to the area was disrupted and only scattered reports remained.
Reports from Evansville Nashville West Frankfort Duquoin and Louisville chronicle a deadly tornado outbreak. Death counts range from dozens to over a hundred with many injured and widespread property damage across Indiana Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee. Authorities continue tallying victims as the storm’s full impact remains uncertain.
Crowds stormed the bankrupt stock sale at the Richards company stand today. Doors were locked at times to control the crowd and a police officer assisted in crowd management. The sale, run by officials at Roller Skates on 115 West Seventh, was billed as unprecedented.
The article describes early aviation costs from over a hundred thousand dollars for initial machines to planned reductions to twelve thousand for four ton capacity and five to six thousand for a smaller all metal model. It notes learning to fly can take eight hours of flight time spread over days, with rapid learning for some. explains landing, steering, and braking mechanics and envisions flying highways spanning states with lit fields below winged travelers.
R. R. Middaugh, chairman of the Roswell Lodge No. 698 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen entertainment committee, announces an after meeting entertainment with refreshments after the regular meeting Sunday afternoon March 22. Try a Globe want ad.
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