Olson to Meet Mammoth in New Year Wrestling Match
Chas Olson Canadian middleweight champion will fight Young Mammoth Friday night at the Armory instead of Mattelson who was injured in a Paso workout and cannot attend. Olson weighs seven to eight pounds more but Mammoth’s speed may offset the difference. The Turk is cheered by local fans. both fighters are praised for clean wrestling. Olson and Mammoth will train at the Armory. tickets are at Lindsay Ping. Harry Myers to be the third man in the ring.
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Chas. Olson
Mammouth
Mattelson
Fi Paso
Pat" Patterson
Patterson
Olson
Farley
Armory
Canada
Dominion
Mantel
Turk
Lindsay Ping
Harry Myers
Bellefonte Squad Arrives at Sherman for New Year Tilt
The Bellefonte Academy eleven from Pennsylvania arrived in Sherman by Pullman train, twenty strong, ready for a New Year game against Sherman High School. They practiced at Cashion Field at Austin College and on the trip had a layover in St. Louis for brief drills. Hood, captain and passing marvel, led the squad in strong form amid a warm welcome.
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Sherman
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte Academy
Sherman High School
United
Cashioneld
Austin College
Pitts
Academy
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Hood
Bellefonte
Up and Down the Field in Wichita Falls-Amarillo Clash
A noisy sports column highlights Ceedy a determined player who helped Sandies trouble rival guards in a Wichita Falls Amarillo game. Grange is praised for shiftiness, while Honey Oakes Bassett and Dowler are lauded as football talents. Also notes a New Year wrestling match at the Armory drawing interest and local goose hunting tales with several hunters averaging ducks.
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Ceedy
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Big Dam Loboes
Sandies
Honey
Oakes
Bassett
Dowler
Hays Praised By Amarillo Referee For Tarleton Work
Johnny Winters of Amarillo, a football referee, recalls John Tarleton years 1918 19 under coach A B Haye. He calls Hays the best coach he ever played under and notes championship clubs each year. Hays is regarded as one of the state’s best running coaches despite some local enemies.
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Johnny Winters
Amarillo
John Tarleton
A. B. Haye
Hays
Air Belt
Barney Oldfield Granted License to Marry
Barney Oldfield, famed auto racer, obtained a license to marry Hulda Ba den of Beverly Hills California at the San Diego courthouse. He listed his age as 47 while her age was given as years.
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Ban Diego
Calif
Der
Cisco Captain Says Team Was Just Worn Out
Ceedy Grist, Cisco Big Dam Loboes captain, in Amarillo with relatives, notes the season has been hardest with 18 games against tough West Texas teams. Grist, a standout center, graduates this year and aims for all state honors, reflecting on a rough Saturday game against Forest High.
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West Texas
Sturday
Cerdy
Lohoes
Josine
Donley County Farm Wealth Is Growing
Clarendon December 29 Special to The News Secretary A T Holcomb of the Clarendon chamber of commerce promotes better farming in Donley county He cites cotton production rising from 4609 bales in 1916 to over 1800 bales in 1925 on similar acreage due to improved tilling The chamber also pushes for better markets for farmers
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Clarendon
A. T. Holcomb
Donley County Bank Clearings Rise Amid Higher Cash on Hand
Clarendon December 29 Donley County bank clearings show a substantial year over year increase as of December 22 with cash on hand up 136 176 50 and deposits up 277 715 66 from the prior year. However overall business lags pre Christmas 1924 due to falling cotton prices while dry goods report 20 to 50 percent cuts and lumber yards see a light uptick from recent building activity.
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Clarendon
Donley County
Farm Bureau Elects Officers for 1926 in Hardeman County
In Quanah on December 29, the Hardeman county farm bureau elected officers for 1926. W. W. Cole was re elected president, L P King vice president, M B Perry secretary, and W G Mulkey director for precinct 1, Carl Greene precinct 2, Jim Flint precinct 3, and J A Womack. The bureau marketed about 800 bales of cotton in the county this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quanah
Hardeman County
The
Farm Bureau
Childress Cotton Oil Mill Ships First Car
Childress Cotton Oil Mill Company sent its first oil shipment, a car consigned to Armour & Company in Fort Worth, earning just over $5,000. A car of cake was bought by Crews Brothers for cattle feed in Collingsworth County. The mill plans expansion with a new press and eight presses total, with potential eight more presses and two mills if cottonseed shipments rise.
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Childress
Childress Cotton Oil Mill Company
Armour & Company
Fort Worth
Crews Brothers
Collingsworth
Plains
Crosbyton Plans Big Poultry Day Event
Special to The News Crosbyton December 29 January 11 marks the Poultry Day a regular show and exchange to boost local poultry stock. The program shifts to emphasize trades sales and distributing birds from war flocks for community benefit.
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Crosbyton
Guymon Chamber Names Rixley New President
Guymon Oklahoma local council elects Roen Rixley as president of the Guymon Chamber of Commerce. Officers named include H W Lang as vice president L W Tryon as secretary and G Eng as treasurer. Reelected Tryon and Eng. Committee reviews Fort Worth & Denver extension through the territory and related board actions.
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Bperini
Guymon
Okla
Dee
Roen Rixley
Semua
Aees
Capone
Oil Tests To Be Drilled Around Lubbock
Three oil and gas tests are planned in the Lubbock area within weeks. Sam C. Arnett, president of Citizens National Bank, says one test starts soon near Watson place, northwest of Lubbock. Ferris & Stein will drill, with material shipped from Corsicana. Local companies are expanding leases south and southeast of the city as geologists forecast oil and gas beneath the area.
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Lubbock
Sam C. Arnett
Citizens National Bank
Mr. Arnett
Watson Pace
Corsicena
Arnett
J. W. Watson
South Plains
Mr. Watson
Ferris & Stein
Geo. Boles Place
Many Homes Needed in Pampa During Activity
In Pampa on December 29 more than 200 homes will be needed by summer, say officials familiar with local activities. The city is crowded from development, with fifteen families seeking residences this week. A new oid test site is set about nine miles west in Carson county, on section 65. Wells on section 188 B, 3 show good results and the Empire well three miles west looks promising.
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Pampa
Carson County
Sarazen Leads Field At Miami Golf Open
Gene Sarazen, the 1922 American Open champion, fired rounds of 72 and 72 to lead the second annual Miami golf championship, opening today at Mialeeh. He posted a 144 total after morning and afternoon rounds.
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Miami
Fia
Gene Sarazen
Mialeeh
Aireazen
Avalanche publisher burned in explosion
Brock dec 20 Jas L Dow publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche is conaviaa in West Texas Hospital with serious burns on his hands and arms from a Sunday accident. He mistook gasoline for kerosene while building a fire. injuries described as painful but not serious, and he expects to return to work in a few days.
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Brock
Jas, L. Dow
Cut bots aap F nin will you love me when old
The dialogue appears disjointed with phrases about love and aging. No clear person, event, or organization is identifiable. The text reads like fragmented lines rather than a coherent news item.
Beaumont Protestgrounds Over Waco Grid Ineligibility Case
In Austin amid a heated executive committee session Beaumont protests the Waco high squad over a technical violation rule. The dispute centers on who signed eligibility blanks for Waco players and whether Balliew’s ineligibility should reopen the league race. The protest, backed by Beaumont officials, seeks Balliew’s exoneration and Waco’s reinstatement, with a decision expected soon.
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Austin
Waomosh Serius Logluita
Eugue
McBee Expo
Sam Baniew
Beaumont Wis
Waco High School
Waeyo
Aigainst Balliew
Waco High
Saul Tyson
Waco
Beaumont
B. C. McDonald
Balliew
Georgetown
Gong
Coac
League
Interscholast
Atresty
Ware
Coateh Paul Tyson
Legue
Ballie
Erger
Balllew
E. T. Gen
Kel
Paul Treen
Ty Blanks
Gen
Petatni
Amarillo Baseball Banquet Planned At Hotel
Baseball fans in Amarillo will meet at the Amarillo hotel at 7 tonight for a banquet. Attendees should bring 60 cents for each plate as officers are elected and plans set for the coming season. Officials predict a stronger club with several new players and Cal Farley, last year’s manager, will toast. Liz Smith connection noted.
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Baseball Players of
Amarillo
Cal Farley
Liz Smith
Wil
Plainview to Host Wrestling Match Maddock Meets Gorman
Plainview December 29 Jack Gorman a 140 pound Plainview wrestler meets Ernie Maddock 148 pound of Cleveland Ohio in a key bout slated for Plainview Thursday night December 31 The card promises one of the year’s best events with Maddock regarded as top in his class and Gorman known as Plainview’s own wrestler likely to draw a solid crowd with fast exciting action from start to finish Continued interest stems from recent Plainview matches and solid support from local fans and surrounding Panhandle communities.
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Plainview
Jack Gorman
Ernie Maddock
Cleveland
Ohio
Maddock
Matty Mateu
el Paso
Jock
Panhandle
Plain
Silverton Presbyterian Church Names New Pastor
Silverton announces Rev. P. B. Hendertite of Anson will lead as pastor. Construction begins at once on a four room manse to house the family, with completion hoped for this winter weather permitting. The congregation has funds from the sale of church property to cover the project.
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Silverton
P. B. Hendertite
Anson
Henderine
Science notes drift experiments spark Einstein theory debate
Dr Miller commented on drift experiments and adjustments to Einstein theory. He noted interpretations have never been acceptable to him and suggested that changes needed might not exceed those in the older stationary theory.
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Dr. Miller
Alabama football team plans strict Rose Bowl routine
Pasadena December 29 Alabama University football players follow a rigid daily schedule ahead of the New Year’s Day clash with Washington. Breakfast lunch rest periods workouts and private dining mark the day with a rest before bed. More than 30,000 tickets sold and 12 to 15 thousand more expected to complete the Rose Bowl crowd.
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Pasadena
Cal
Alabama University
University of Washington
Rose Bowl
Washington
Wallace Wade
Settlement Plan Faces Miner Opposition In Strike Talks
Letters from priests and business leaders entered the record as Alvan Markle submitted a settlement plan. Miners opposed parts they called arbitration while operators demanded no long term agreement, wage adjustments if needed, and deadlock avoidance. The Pinchot plan was debated as constructive versus destructive.
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Panther Creek Business Men's Association
Scranton
Alvan Markle
Markle
Flood control plans shift water from Hell ranch to Amarillo
The text describes canal projects diverting water from Hell ranch and upstream fleets via Leman Dell and Bell ranch sites to Oldham Potter counties near Amarillo. Aims include supplying farms south to the city and preparing for a broader Arkansas river system expansion. A Tri date conference in Little Rock on January 16 precedes meetings with Secretary Hieover in Oklahoma City on January 18 during the National Irrigation Conference.
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Hell Ranch
Leman
Dell Ranch
Oldham
Potter
Methrwegor
Amarillo
Bell
Little Rock
Hieover
Oklahoma City
Cranens
Arkansas
Buffalo Stampede and Lone Escape Across Texas Frontier
Gordon recounts a perilous encounter with a vast Texas buffalo migration. Stranded with one bullet, he climbed a tree as a roaring herd closed in, the front ranks marching like soldiers while the heap of buffalo carried his horse to safety. After surviving alone, he trekked for weeks, crossing rivers, fending off a dangerous bull, and ending at Eureka Kansas before returning home to Crawfordsville in 1868.
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Gordon
Texas
Gulf
Galveston
New Orleans
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Crawfordsville
Eureka
Kansas
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILI TONIC Ad Claim
An old advertisement proclaims GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILI TONIC strengthens and invigorates, claiming it restores color to cheeks and improves appetite, appealing to readers seeking quick youthful vitality.
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GROVE
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