District 1-AA Football Preview and Rival Outlook
This report surveys Lubbock Westerners, Borger Bulldogs, Pampa and Plainview as they prepare for the 1948 season. It notes new coaches Pat Pattison and Jim Lucas, returning lettermen, season openers, and district dynamics with Odessa and Wichita Falls looming in the 1-AA race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Westerners
Sandies
Pat Pattison
Wichita Falls
Denison
Bill Floyd
Texarkana
Fred Taylor
TCU
Lubbock
Jack Bryant
Don Decker
Bill Bridge
Westerners
Lawton
Odessa Bronchos
Jones Stadium
Tricky Ward
Borger Bulldogs
R. C. Dalton
Homer Hampton
Jerry Glass
Jerry Chipwood
Earl Lanningham
Billy Ed Hoffbacks
Charles Chambless
Dutch Grant
Jack Howard
Bill Loveless
Terry McCord
Ward
Jim Lucas
Bulldogs
Amarillo
Odessa
Coyotes
Sandie Wingback Guy Owens Jr AHS Star
Amarillo high school football memories highlight Guy Owens Jr son of Dr and Mrs Guy Owens as a Sandie wingback star. He recalls the 1934 36 era and his father influence. Owens earned Globe-News Most Valuable Sandie Football Award after 1943 and was all district guard in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Owens
Amarillo
AHS
Billy Lynch
Globe-News
Guy
Howard Lynch
Texas High School Coaches Association
Bob Hamilton
Byron Nelson
Spokane
John Munn
Wolflin
Blair Cherry
Golden Sandie
Blasting
Corpus Christi
Bobby Hudgins
Worker charged in warehouse theft in Houston
Philip C. Brown twenty five year old former assistant manager faced four felony theft charges over the disappearance of twenty thousand dollars worth of Sears Roebuck furniture. Det W H Shepperd said some items showed up in De Ridder Louisiana at a news store opening last Monday and more were found in a Beaumont warehouse.
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Houston
Philip C. Brown
Sears Roebuck
Brown
W. H. Shepperd
de Ridder
Beaumont
Mastering iron play weight shift and downswing
The article explains iron play fundamentals noting each iron has a limited range and stressing hitting down on the ball. It details shifting weight to the left foot early, keeping wrists from early break, and initiating the downswing with the left hip to drive the low through-swing and turf contact.
Winners emerge in Ross Rogers Match Play Tourney
Mrs Elmer Tucker and Robert McNaughten won the weekly Ross Rogers Match Play Tour nament. Tucker beat Mrs Bob Copeland 2 and 1 in the women finals while McNaughten outlasted W C Rogers 1 up after 19 holes. E H Aderton captured the consolation by beating Mrs Gene Kidd 1 up. Dick Vogler won the men's consolation 1 up over Paul Norman Jr after 22 holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Tucker
Robert McNaughten
Ross Rogers
Tucker
Bob Copeland
McNaughten
W. C. Rogers
E. H. Aderton
Gene Kidd
Dick Vogler
Paul Norman, Jr
Houston Moves To Tighten Meat Inspection Ordnance
Houston considers a strict meat ordinance to stop selling horse meat and sulfite treated meat. The measure passed its first council reading and faces two more votes before becoming law. A proposed inspection fee of 25 cents per animal over 250 pounds and 10 cents for under 250 pounds sparked protest from Dixon Packing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
W. F. Dixon
The
Dixon Packing Co
Oscar Holcombe
Two Youngsters Drown In Homemade Boat Accident
In Bayview Texas on August 18 two youths died when a home made boat capsized in the San Benito Resaca. Genevieve Rodriguez 15 and Pedro Lopez 7 perished. Two others survived after rescue and one was revived by pump. The craft tangled in moss while crossing the resaca. Funeral plans were pending.
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Bayview
Tex
San Benito Resaca
Genevieve Rodriguez
Mexico
Pedro Lopez
Roberto Lopez
Pulmotor
Resaca
Houston Visitors in Amarillo on Colorado Trip
Mrs. Bert Warner and her son Bert Joseph of Houston visited Amarillo on Wednesday with Mrs. Ralph Blankenship at 3100 Monroe. Mrs. Blankenship is Mrs. Warner’s daughter. The Warners, formerly of Amarillo, left late Wednesday night for a Colorado vacation west of Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Bert Warner
Bert Joseph
Amarillo
Ralph Blankenship
Monroe
Blankenship
Warner
Warners
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Two Resignations From City Fire Department
Clifford Davis the city personnel director said two men resigned from the city fire department Grady T Wilsa of 708 North Jackson and George R Lawrence of 735 North Mirror. Lawrence joined Oct 10 1946 and Wilson was assigned to fighting duty Apr 2 1947. Lawrence plans to move to Riverside California and open a meat market.
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Clifford Davis
Grady T. Wilsa
North Jackson
George R. Lawrence
North Mirror
Lawrence
Wilson
Riverside
Cal
Davis
Women Golfing Rivals Enter Semifinals in Amarillo Club
Mrs. R J Moore and Mrs. J W Ross, longtime rivals, reach the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Championship semifinals. Moore faces Mrs. Art Querry while Ross plays Miss Pat Jackson. Results from the week include ties in medal play and wins in handicap events, with upcoming semifinals and finals set across multiple flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Moore
J. W. Ross
Amarillo Country Club
Moore
Art Querry
Ross
Pat Jackson
H. D. Nelson
Miss Jackson
Pat
Robert J. Moore
O. K Huenergardt
June Davis
Fred Gray
M. T Johnson
Verne Crawford
C. F. Collier
Norris Ewing
Frank Wolflin
W. A. Harmon
H. V
Civil Service Seeks Social Workers for VA Openings
Civil service examinations announced to fill social worker vacancies with the Veterans Administration. Starting salaries range from 3727 to 6235 dollars with employment in Texas Louisiana and Mississippi. Applications and details available from H M Timmons civil service secretary Room 21 Post Office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
H. M. Timmons
Civil Service
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Tracy Kellow
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United States Naval Academy
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Sandie
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GLOBE
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Crosby Square Shoes
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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