Amarillo to honor Sandstorm players with banquet
Amarillo citizens plan a complimentary banquet at the Amarillo Hotel Tuesday night to honor the Golden Sandstorm football squad. About 40 men will sponsor a player, tickets cost one dollar per plate, or two dollars for sponsor and player. A short program is planned to end by 8 16 p m with business leaders and school officials invited.
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Dent W. A. Mcintosh
F. Ww
George F. Lindsay
J. McWarty
David M. Warren
Landis Ends Baseball Season Close Dates By Decree
New York December 16 Commissioner K M Landis settled a long running dispute between the American and National Leagues over closing the playing season by approving September 26 as the final date for both leagues. The decision came despite NL opposition and requires 154 game schedules to be completed eight days earlier. The meeting also covered rosin use, player options, and a three way deal sending Bill Wambsganss to the Athletics via Boston and Portland for Emmette McCann as well as transactions involving Connolly Heving and Alex Gaston.
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K. M. Landis
Organized Baseball
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Artion
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
Dity
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Philadelphia Athletics
Portland, Ore
Bill Wambs Zanss
Athletics
Red Sox
Bill Prothero
Portland
Emmette McCann
Tom Turer
Lee*Fohl
Boston
AP Reporter Willis A Haire Dies in Denver
Willis A Haire 35, representative of the Associated Press in Denver and former Amarillo newspaper man, died in a local hospital Thursday morning. The body was sent to Denver for burial. He had been in Galveston for months for health reasons and halted in Galveston briefly while returning home. He is survived by his wife.
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Willis A. Haire
Associated Press
Denver
Amarillo
Griggs Undertaking Company
Mr. Haire
Galveston
Grange Injured In Bears Steelers Game at Forbes Field
Harold Red Grange suffered a torn ligament and a broken blood vessel in his right arm during the Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh all star game at Forbes Field. An X-ray would determine the injury’s extent. Bears manager George Halas hoped for a return in three to four days, while Pittsburgh doctor Dr. Gustav Berg warned Grange may miss two weeks to two months.
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Harold Red Grange
Chicago Bears
Forbes Field
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Schenly
George Halas
Bears
Gustav Berg
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
Buchanan Quintet Drops Game to Johnson Girls
The Johnson Street School girls defeated Buchanan Street School 31 points on their home court. Olymetta Cherry led with 19 points, and the second team pressed Buchanan in the third quarter. Afterward, players were treated at City Drug on the principal Mr. Steele’s expenses.
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Buchanan Street
Buchanan
Olymetta Cherry
Steele
Johnston's Drug Stores Receive Xmas Candy Delivery
Johnston's Drug Stores announce arrival of Christmas candy and offer delivery service to customers. Local shoppers can place orders for holiday sweets and have them delivered to homes.
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Johnston's Drug Stores
Santa Fe Pullman Proving Popular Across Plains
Pullman service from the Panhandle to Fort Worth via Sweetwater on the Santa Fe and Texas & Pacific lines is proving popular, says T. B. Gallaher, Santa Fe general freight and passenger agent. The Pullman leaves Lubbock at 11:45 p.m. and reaches Fort Worth at 8:20 a.m.
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Plains
Fort Worth
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Texas & Pacific Railways
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Santa Fe Linea
Lubbock
Up and Down the Field Sandies Banquet Set in Amarillo
The Golden Sandstorm banquet is planned for Amarillo Hotel at 6 30 p m next Tuesday. Tickets cost 2 dollars and include a guest pass to a Sandies football squad member. Local fans may buy from W A McIntosh T W Cotten George Lindsay David M Warren or John L McCarty. forty tickets available, limited in number.
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Amarillo
District One
W. A. McIntosh
T. W. Cotten
George Lindsay
David M. Warren
John L. McCarty
Dope Teams in Texas Interscholastic Football Race
Dope is on track in the Texas interscholastic football race with Cisco seen as a title contender, while Waco and Cisco loom as possible finalists. Forest High beat Marshall in an upset, and Honey the guard from Sand storm draws attention for notching publicity though linemen do the heavy work. Olymetta Cherry, Johnson Street’s standout, scored 19 for her club against Buchanan Street, signaling rising stars amid basketball interest and training plans at the Armory.
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Marshall
Cisco
Waco
Johnson Street
Tommy Reeves
Olymetta Cherry
Buchanan Street
Olymetta
Teed Grange Faces Backlash Over Pro Policy Earnings
Public criticism continues over Teed Grange's policy of turning professional. Despite the controversy, crowds still attend each game where Grange earns ten to forty thousand dollars per appearance. The rowment plans its annual demand, estimated at about forty percent of his earnings, which could become a major concern for him.
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Grange
Rowment
President Hill May Return In Day Or So
President Hill may return soon as reports place him near recovery from illness. West Texas State Teachers College in Canyon, a prominent southern institution, is closely following his status and contributions.
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West Texas
Bate
Athe Teachers College
Canyon
South
Williams Orr to Represent Texas Insurance Group
The Williams Orr Agency becomes local agent for the Industrial Insurance Company of Dallas. George Williams announced the formation of a Texas fire insurance operation with $100000 paid in capital and surplus. Dallas leaders including J H Snell and Roy Munger steer the venture with stockholders such as R H Stewart Henry C Coke J A Pondrom and Louis Lipsitz. The goal is to keep insurance funds within Texas.
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Industrial Insurance Company of Dallas
Texas
George
Williams
J. H. Snell
Dallas
Amarillo
Lcense
Roy Munger
Roy Munger, Jr
Raymond S. Mauk
R. H. Stewart
City National Bank
Henry C. Coke
American Exchange National Bank
J. A. Pondrom
Continental Gin Co
Louis Lipsitz
Snell
Mr. Willams
Texas Insurance Company
State official addresses carpenters in Amarillo
J Rex Anderson of Dallas, secretary treasurer of the Texas State Council of Carpenters and editor of The Texas Carpenter, spoke to Amarillo Union No. 665 about strong 1930s building prospects. He toured Northwest Texas and praised Amarillo while noting the local union has 226 members and statewide union numbers around 10,000 in 93 locals.
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Carpenters
J. Rex Anderson
Dallas
Texas State Council of Carpenters
Amarillo
Anderson
Texas Carpenter
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Ast
West
North Texas
Houston
American tennis queen may play French champion
Nice France Dec 10 Suzanne Lenglen may meet Helen Wills on the Riviera next January if the American champion sails for Europe this winter Lenglen entered the Hotel Metropole Cannes tournament today She praised Miss Wills as a superb sportswoman and top player and said her visit would boost French winter tennis
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France
Suzanne Lenglen
Helen Wills
French Riviera
Europe
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Lenglen
Cannes
Miss Wills
Riveria
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