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Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1948

Page

13

Bobby Neal Jones Named Kid of the Year for Kids Inc

Bobby Neal Jones of the Maverick Club won Kids Inc Kid of the Year in a ceremony at the San Jacinto Youth Center. About 40 nominees competed, with Jones receiving two $25 savings bonds and praise for character, sportsmanship, and leadership. Prizes were given by Ray Ebling and Joe Fortenberry, and the event featured a motion picture, refreshments, and remarks by Mayor Lawrence Hagg.

Bobby Neal Jones Kids, Inc ANC Ana Leese San Jacinto Jaycees and Globe News Five Kids, Inc Ray Ebling Joe Fortenberry Kansas University West Texas State Lawrence Hagg Ray S. Daniels Dan Higgins Jaycees Bob Feight Globe St. Mary's Pleasant Maverick Club Amarillo Elalnds Pree Leagus Bubs Farrell Montgomery Ward Mike McCarthy Hub Clothers Ronnie Stricker Boys Stubblefield’s Bobby Slaton Sears-Roebuck Miles Childers River Road Cresney Drugs Panhandle Peewee Kenneth Wilson Pleasant Valley Lewis Jewelry Store Max Manley B. F. Goodrich Company Sonny Barron Humphreys Highland Boys Ranch Jorge Johnson Humpheys Highland Woodburn Pharmacy Ray Daugherty Wilson Kress Department Store Johnny Gallagos Price College Gibbs Clothing Company James Grubbs the Trading Post Gail ‘Linkenhager Amarillo College Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods Claude’ Jones Bright Lefty Davis National Shirt Peewees Jones Eee Piaform Mavericks Laurel Hardy Bright's Southwestern Service Company Swift Ice Cream Lane's Ice Cream Borden Ice Cream Charles Newsman Baking Company Hagg Daniels Cory Detton Sports Arena Btair Pete Youngsters of Kids, Inc Horace Mann Amarillo National Bank Globe-Naxi

Putting Around with Putt Powell and Gold Sox

A reader notes the Amarillo Gold Sox 16-16 win over the Clovis Pioneers with Buck Fausett as manager. The piece recalls past stars Joe Bauman and Bones Sanders, analyzes positions, and mentions various players, coaches, and anecdotes from West Texas New Mexico League history.

Gold Sox Joe Bauman Bones Sanders Loop Dutch Prather Bill DeCarlo al Weiland Dick Ratcliff Don Moore Harry Lamprich Amarillo

Mangrum Favorite In Masters Meet

Augusta Ga April 5 Lord Byron Nelson enters the Masters as a favorite after a strong practice round ranking second best of the day. Pros believe his long absence from tournament play has not hurt his contenders status in the 72-hole event beginning Thursday. The semi retired star remains a leading money winner and a top bet as he returns to active competition in the Masters.

Augusta Lord Byron Nelson Texas Nelson

Bowling Scores Show Mixed Results Across Local Teams

Scores list diverse winners from PLONER Reager's Market to POO Boxwell Bros and Horn, with top figures like Shane 544 and Triplett 490. Multiple teams such as Spur Batting Co, Builders Supply, and Quality Pood Store posted wins or high individual rolls, reflecting a crowded league night and wide variety of high scores across establishments.

Ploner Reager's Gaines Russell B. Berry P Berry Blind Spur Batting Co Albright Miller Parkson Melton Builders Supply Manler Duke Allen Weeks Quality Pood West Wicker Pitcock Graventock Mullindon P&o Mann Byers Dallage Williams Wagner Boxwell Bros Barrow Biick Moore Parley Shane P Swift's Green Dowell Pestor Martens Thomas Bakery Thomas Smith Tugelee Murray Timmons Pionfer Black Triplett Buccola Ebling Tracopson Alien Westeas

Tack Letters and Neighbor Notices Continue On Page Two

Community notices include requests for a missing blue tricycle, a lost light tan pigskin glove with a white button, and a call for a ranch job from A P Jackson with family details. Also listed: sale of antique mirror and linen cloths, a note about a blue baby, and an inquiry for a made-for-ads reply from Clovis NM.

Tack White Cleveland North Taylor North Jackson A. P. Jackson

Rookies Think They Are Gifted By A Peek At Pros

Oscar Fraley notes young players in Florida camps puff up their talents. Dodgers rookie Hugh Casey corrects a would be star who dismisses him as a mere reliever. Dizzy Trout tests contact lenses while Reds scouts misfire on Ewell Blackwell. A sportscaster misinforms listeners that Dick Wakefield married Jane Russell, shocking Bob Waterfield.

Christy Mathewson Brooklyn Dodgers Hugh Casey Hughie Casey Paul Dizzy” Trout Detroit Tigers Dizzy Cincinnati Reds Ewell Blackwell Reds Blackwell Fresno Cal Patterson Dick Wakefield Airways Jane Russell Bob Waterfield Wakefield

Spade Cooley To Play for Dance Tonight

Spade Cooley known as King of Western Swing performs at Rainbow Gardens on North East Eighth with Jimmy Widener Becky Barfield Ella May Noel Borgs Jimmy Wyble Cameron Hill. Dancing starts at 9 oclock. Also note fossilized snake found in Ellistown England coal mine.

Spade Cooley Ms Western Dance Gang Rainbow Gardens North East Eighth Spade Jimmy Widener Becky Barfield Ella May Noel Borgs Jimmy Wyble Cameron Hill Ellistown England

Harold Smith Wins Weekend Handicap Golf Tourney

Harold Smith shot a net 69 to capture top honors in the Ross Rogers Course Weekend Handicap Golf Tournament held on October 29, 1974. Jody Jackson posted 78, Fred Houser 85-10-75 in a field led by Smith, with Globe-News Want Ads providing the blaring results.

Harold Smith Jody Jockson Fred Houser

Exhibition Baseball Scores and Lineups Across Cities

Baseball exhibition games feature New York Chicago and St Louis facing Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Boston and Cincinnati. Key pitchers like Hiter Berra and Campanella appear with hits by Dus, Trout, Rosar, and Evans across varied box scores and lineups.

New York St .Louis Pasent St."Louis Schmitz Chambers McCullough Carver Gerheauser Ostrowski Jordan Brooklyn Port Worth Ramsdell J. van Cuyk Hodges Campanella Romano Erskine Zachary Dornbure Pittsburgh Cleveland I Greig Lombard Klutz Black Munchet Bearden Heart Murray Philadelphia Cincinnati Donnelly Dubiet Seminick Vandermeer Walters Mueller Detroit New Orleans Atkins Sunkel Feist Dunnack Boston Boston A Spahin Mast Dobson Kramer Tebbetts Washington Phil” Marshelton Kellner Rosar Masterson Candini Garcia Evans

Polk Traffic Lanes Repainted on Third to Tenth Polk

City painters began painting the traffic lane stripes at Third and Polk. The stripes will run to Tenth and Polk marking four lanes two for each direction. Weather and winter wear previously wore away stripes and no repaint was done during the snowy season.

Poi Street Wegen Third Polk Tenth

Amarillo Sandie Teams Set for Week of Games

Amarillo High School prepares for back to back clashes as the Sandies baseball team aims for a second straight win at Wellington against the Skyrockets. The Sandstorm opened with a 10-8 victory over the Bobcats at Childress, who later visit Sandies at Gold Sox Field. Coach Whinnery’s thinclads head to Canyon for the Conference 1-AA meet, with Pampa Borger Quanah and Chiltones also entered. in Big Spring Relays Sandies scored ten points to tie for sixth behind Odessa Bronchos.

Amarillo High School Wellington Sandstorm Bobcats Childress Sandies Gold Sox John Whinnery Thinclads

Fire rips through three room use destroying it

Firemen answered at 12 05 but the blaze had headway and could not be checked. Mrs McMinn awoke to flames and Mr McMinn suspects the fire began there. Blucher Tharp is president of the union and directors include H R Smith Wave Westbay Mark Miles and Orville Deaver. Louisiana Gazette established at St Louis in 1808.

Buck Fausett Sockers Gold Sox Bob Crues Joe Budny Blucher Tharp H. R. Smith Wave Westbay Mark Miles Orville Deaver

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