Lions Triumph 7-0 At Cisco In Big Dam Lobees Game
In Austin Dee Austin reports a 7-0 Forest Avenue Dallas Lions victory over Cisco Big Dam Lobees before about 10,000. Key plays included a Lions touchdown by Barnett and strong performances from Irvin Grist Reynolds Brown, with gate receipts totaling 7234 dollars split between teams. Sites for the New Year’s Day championship were to be decided by league officials Roy B. Henderson.
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Austin
Dee
Forest Avenue
Dallas
Waco
Roy B. Henderson
Henderson
Wace
Forest
West Defeats East 6 0 In Shrine Benefit Game
In Frisco a capacity crowd of 20,000 watched the West all-star gridironmen defeat the East 6 to 0 at Ewing Field. Brick Muller scored on a 29 yard pass from Imlay. Navy Bill Ingram played for the East. Proceeds benefited the crippled children’s hospital run by the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Mystic Shrine
Brick” Muller
Navy
Bill’ Ingram
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Great Divide
Muller
Imlay
Wycoff
Georgia Tech
Ewing Field
Waco Tigers Roll Over Robstown 32 to 0 in Final Four
Waco high Tigers defeat Robstown 32 to 0 to advance to the state high school championship. Claude Meadows sparked the attack with four touchdowns and two extra points while Robstown’s John Smith and William Clark showed speed but failed to break through the Tigers defense. The Beaumont Rangers were held to a lone touchdown as Waco dominated both lines and the backfield throughout the game.
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WACO
Claude Meadows
Robsown
Waco High Tigers
Historng
South Texas
Tigers
Coachise
Ish
Gorse
Ig Ai
Rangers
Wacoans
Robstown
Charley Linney
Waco Machine
Atmes
Rohston
J. Smith
Tizers
Beaumont
William Clark
Palley
Mek
Mma
Bor
Bulldog Captain Lee Powell Married in Christmas Ceremony
Clarendon, De 26. Lee Patty Powell captain elect of the 1926 Bulldog football team, married classmate Miss Reba Rhea Yarborough of Byers in a Christmas wedding. Powell, a junior with an endowed scholarship, had starred in the backfield for two years and was injured Wednesday after the ceremony, ending his active college football career. The couple left for a honeymoon to the bride’s home after the wedding in Byers.
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Clarendon
Lee
Patty) Powell
Reba Rhea
Yarborough
Byers
Wennston
Powell
Wellington Doctor A Street Dies After Appendaix Surgery
Dr A Street longtime Wellington physician died after an appendicitis operation and declining condition. Funeral held Wednesday at 2 00 pm at the Methodist Church conducted by Rev J T Hicks. Street born January 18 1869 Bluff Springs Alabama. Survived by mother Mrs M J Street wife Florence Street sons Cecil Harper sisters and brothers in several states. He moved to Wellington about 20 years ago and owned the town’s first automobile.
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Robert
Mary Jane Street
Southern University
Greensboro
Ala
University of Alabama
University of Tennessee
Florence Harper
Street
Wellington
M. J. Street
Dallas
Pierence Street
Cecil and
Harper
E. D. Emerson
Birmingham
J. M. Quarles
Logan
New Mexico
J. A. Pate
O. J. Street
Gould
Okla
George J. Sirent
Oxford
Wellington County Clerk Records 189 Marriage Licenses Issued
The Collingsworth county clerk's office issued 189 marriage licenses in the year, averaging one every two years.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County
Marriage of Misa Ura Newton and J B Gion in Plainview
The marriage was solemnized in Plainview Bombay on December 20. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs D A Newton formerly of Collingsworth County, had lived in Collingsworth County for the past year.
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Plainview
Wellington
Misa Ura Newton
J. B. Gion
Bombay
Dire
D. A. Newton
Collingsworth County
Gion
Forest Avenue 7 Cisco High Wave 42
Forest Avenue took a 42 to 7 defeat as Cisco High Wave rolled to victory. Robstown defeated San Francisco West 0 to 0 in a separate result.
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Forest
Avenue
Cisco High Wave
Robstown
San Francisco
East
Mammouth and Mat Nelson to Wrestle Friday at Armory
Promoter Pat Patterson books a New Year’s Day match at the Amarillo Armory. Mammouth faces Mat Nelson, a fast welterweight, with an orchestra between falls and Harry Myers set as referee. Eleventh-hour preliminaries promise solid turnout and lively entertainment.
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Pat Patterson
the Armory
Mammouth
Mat Nelson
Amarillo
Dutch Mantell
Matty Matsuda
Phoenix
John MclIntosh
el Paso
Matty
Mat
Mantell
Patterson
Harry Myers
Lubbock
The Red Warning at Liberty Theatre
A genuine picture titled The Red Warning screens at the Liberty Theatre Monday and Tuesday. It portrays Indian life and customs with Imit Hoxie as a white Indian, presenting the Indian side of early American settlement. The program also includes a Western thriller, a comedy, and Aesop's Fables.
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Jick _ Hexie
Imit Hoxie
Liberty Theatre
Liberty
Woman Burned to Death as City Brick Building Fire Rages
In Minneapolis a three story brick building housing two ground floor stores burned in 13 below zero weather. One woman, Frances Wanser, 52, a cripple, is believed dead after she could not be located. Firemen rescued 22 people, losses estimated at 35000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frances Wanser
Forest High limits Big Dam Leboes title hopes
Forest High defeated Big Dam Leboes in the first half and held them scoreless after halftime, knocking the Leboes out of the state race. Robs town was eliminated yesterday. Forest High and Waco prepare for the state championship this week. Radio play by play from Station WFAA in Dallas covered the game with telegrams from the Sandies and George Lindsay listening. Coach Hays of the Sandies is ill but smoking his pipe. New Year’s Eve matchups thrill local fans. A&M and Texas fans debate school spirit, with songs “Wildcat” and “The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You” cited.
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WFAA
Dallas
Soman
Sandies
Amarillo Boys
Cisco
George Lindsay
Hays
Tenalla
University of Texas Eees
A. & M. College
University of Texas
Post Christmas Cold Wave Sweeps Northern America
A severe post Christmas cold wave grips the northern United States and Canada. Minnesota towns report 10 to 13 degrees below zero while Pas Manitoba hits 23 below. Three people die from the cold in Chicago as temperatures drop across the region and the Great Lakes shippers are advised to expect subzero readings tonight and Sunday night.
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New York
A_ post
United States
Atlantic
Minnesota
Canada
Manitoba
Minot
N. D
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Middle West
Atlanta
Great, Lakes
Teea
Britt and Mantell to Wrestle Monday in Lockney
Britt, the local middleweight hopeful, will meet Dutch Mantell at the Theater Monday night. Harry Meyers of Lubbock will be third man, and all reserved seats are sold with standing room likely at a premium. Britt remains the favorite as the match is billed as the largest sporting event ever held there.
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Lockney
Britt
Pride
Dutch Mantell
Wilkinson
Harry Meyers
Lubbock
Mantell
Improvements for Palaciogs Camp Begin Monday
Improvements at the new Texas National Guard camp at Palacios will start Monday with ceremonies. Major N. H. Bannister announced before leaving for Palacios. Project costs total about $150,000. The site covers 1300 acres with a state easement on 29,000 acres for maneuvering.
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Austin
Texas National Guard
Palaciog
N. H. Bannister
Palacios
Nine Die At Christmas Dance Climax In Brooklyn
In New York on December 28 three unidentified men were shot dead during the climax of a Christmas dance at the Adonis social club in South Brooklyn. Police say a quarrel over dancing sparked the shooting. A officer found one body outside and two others amid destroyed furniture inside the hall.
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New York
Adonis
Brooklyn
Death by own action verdict in Kerens coroner case
Kerens Texas December verdict returned by Justice of the Peace Vaughn. Death by own action hanging reported in the death of Leu rich, 60, whose body was found hanging from a tree near Christmas Eve. W Leurich, nephew of the deceased, arranged for the body to be shipped to Shreveport for burial.
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Kelens
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Y We Vaughn
Pane Leurich
W. Leurich
Shreveport
New York Elks Lodge Suspended During January
Federal Judge William Hawley Atwell announced New York Lodge No. 1, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, will be suspended for January from January 2 to January 31 for liquor law violations. The lodge’s charter remains intact and the suspension aims not to disrupt charity work.
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Dallas
New York
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
William Hawley Atwell
Atwell
School Bonds Prospering Amarillo Budget Seminar
Amarillo has steadily funded its schools with a growing tax base, holding a substantial surplus and investing over 125000 from current funds into new buildings and grounds. Taxpayers see reduced rates with a 10 percent personal and real property value cut in 1824 and a 20 percent net saving across 1924 25, while annual expenditures reach about 300000.
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Amarillo
Amario
School bonds sought for new additions in Amarillo
Finance and building committees urge voters to approve about 125000 in bonds to add 8 to 16 rooms at the North Side Wilson building and San Jacinto, with two larger future projects deferred. They promise a complete audit, pledged careful management, and potential tax reductions while meeting growing school needs.
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Wilson Building
San Jacinto
Amarfilo
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