Crown New Champions In Amarillo Open Tennis Meet
Strong field expected at the Amarillo Open with Glyndon Riley defending the men’s singles title and pairing with James Utterback to defend the doubles. Gwen Martens seeks another women’s crown while Hayden Hardin and James Saunders lead the junior boys’ division. Local entrants from Borger, Lubbock, and Wichita Falls loom as out of towners eye early rounds Friday and Saturday with finals Sunday at Ellwood Park.
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Dick Hardin
Billy Jenkins
Houston Boyd
Lubbock
Ray McSpadden
Phillips
Tom McCarty
Wichita Falls
Borger
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Western
Globe News Sports Department
Resignations From Two More Amarillo Teachers
Resignations reach Amarillo schools superintendent Charles M. Rogers. J Wayne Middleton departs after 1926 service and eight years as Amarillo High School assistant principal. Ouida O Neal leaves after eight years as a high school home making teacher. Rogers seeks coaches for boys and girls programs and fills homemaking and music staff vacancies across junior high and elementary schools.
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Amarillo
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Ouida O'Neal
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Arnholz Coffee Company
Amarillo High School
Miss O'Neal
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Dwight Morrow
Department Implements New Violation Tag System
The department rolls out new traffic violation tickets last week with expanded fields including weather, and a required description of all details except eye color. Three copies are made per ticket: one for the violator, one for permanent records, and a third for state offices after disposition.
Amarillo Open Tennis Entries Due August 23
Entrants may enter the Amarillo Open tennis tournament across divisions including Men’s Singles Men’s Doubles Mixed Doubles Women’s Singles Women’s Doubles Junior Boys’ Singles and Junior Boys’ Doubles. Mail entries to Bud Bussard at 1411 Western Amarillo Texas or to the Amarillo Globe-News Sports Department by Thursday August 23.
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Western
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Globe-News Sports Department
Friday Showdown Sets Softball League Championship
The Medics and Flyers clash on Amarillo College diamond for the title with the Flyers undefeated in the playoffs and slight favorites. In four meetings the Medics hold two wins, one tie, one loss. Flyers won 2 1 last week as play paused. The Medics face injuries to George Riemeyer and Stosh Cervenka with Kowal and Jones still pitching for the Medics, while Joe Galley leads the Flyers pitching.
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Medics
Flyers
Amarillo College
George Riemeyer
Stosh Cervenka
Phil Kowal
Crawford Jones
Joe Galley
Art McKay Junior to Defend Golf Title Today
Art McKay Jr will defend his medalist honors at the Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf Tournament this week. Eligible players are 15 and under with no entry fee. Prizes honor medalist winners runners up and consolation winners in eight-player flights. Match play starts tomorrow with semi finals Wednesday and finals Thursday.
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Art McKay, Jr
Amarillo Country Club
Tommy Woods Receives Award for Bravery in France
Pfc. Tommy Woods of Alanreed has been proposed for the Bronze Star medal for meritorious service during an attack across the Moder River in France near Hagenau. He charged a well-defended road and, within 50 yards of a machine gun, fired to neutralize it and enable his company to advance. He then helped break up an enemy patrol isolating part of the second platoon. He is the son of Mrs. E. C. Woods of Alanreed and has been overseas 11 months.
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Tommy Woods
Alanreed
Moder
France
Hagenau
Woods
E. C. Woods
Amarillo Police Cut Shifts To Eight Hours
Amarillo police will work eight hour shifts starting October 1 marking a switch from 12 hour duties. City manager P Hancock proposed the reform, approved by the city commission, with budget figures reflecting the 1945-46 plan. Hancock notes Amarillo previously had 12 hour days while other Texas cities use eight hour shifts to boost efficiency.
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P. Hancock
Hancock
Texas
Undergarments Dropped At Tivoli Double Feature
Police charged 17 year old Charles Hines of Brooklyn with stealing 14 opened suitcases from Grand Central Station baggage room. Suitcases were opened on theater roof and lighter garments were drawn into the Tivoli Theatre by air ducts during a double feature showing in New York. Hines waived examination and is held on $500 bail. U.S. Attorney Thomas Burchill noted the theft details.
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Tivoli Theater
Charles Hines
Brooklyn
Grand Central Station
Hines
U. S
Thomas Burchill
Russia Begins Postwar Five Year Plan Effort
Moscow dated August 20 reports the Soviet government and Communist Party central committee ordering the state planning committee to draft a postwar five year plan. It aims to reconstruct economies in German-occupied districts and surpass prewar levels across the Soviet Union, to be prepared jointly with republic peoples commissions.
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Central Committee
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Communist Party
State Planning Committee
Soviet Union
State Planning Commission
Peoples’ Commissariats
Allies ship over 1.4 million tons to Italy since 1943
The British information ministry announced that from Badoglio's capitulation in 1943 through February 1945 Allied forces conveyed 1,404,966 gross tons of civilian supplies to Italy.
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Italy
Marshal Badoglio
British Information Ministry
Amarillo Local Sports Card Highlights This Week
A week of events at Amarillo venues features golf at Amarillo Country Club junior tournament, softball playoffs on Tuesday and Wednesday, Ladies Day and Dutch dinner team matches, best ball scramble and weekend handicaps at Ross Rogers and Ellwood Park, plus Father and Son tournament and the Amarillo Open.
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Amarilo Country Club
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Ellwood Park
Locals Win Two Places in West Texas Pro Am
Local shotmakers Bill Keith and Wade Holman helped the winning foursome in the West Texas Golf Association pro-amateur matches held last month at Amarillo Country Club. Local players are expected to compete again at Huber Country Club Borger, with entries due by noon tomorrow. Entry fee is $2.50. annual dues $1. Players must belong to the West Texas Golf Association.
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Bill Keith
Wade Holman
Amarillo Country Club
Huber Country Club
Borger
Keith
Holman
West Texas Golf Association
Postal and Express Services Handle Huge War Era Shipments
The Post Office Department moves about 700 million shipments annually averaging five pounds each. The air express handles roughly 175 thousand shipments at about twenty pounds. Railway Express exceeds two hundred million shipments, averaging around sixty pounds due to wartime production.
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Air Express
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Softball Play-off To Begin Tonight
More than 1,000 boys across six leagues begin a citywide playoff to decide half-season champions with a three-game World Series setup. Tonight features Panhandle, Plains, Texas, Western, American, and National League matchups on alternating diamonds, leading to a August 30 World Series kickoff and a September 7 awards banquet at Amarillo High School.
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Forest Hill Tigers
Alice Landergin
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Wildcats
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Sanborn
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Maverick Calves
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Wolflin Dodgers
Amarillo High School
Bowling Match Postponed Between Albuquerque and Amarillo Keglers
The bowling match scheduled between Albuquerque and Amarillo keglers at Victory Alleys was postponed by the New Mexico squad. It’s expected to be rescheduled within two weeks. A marine science bulletin notes over 200 fish species in the Western Gulf of Mexico, led by anchovy menhaden mullet and croaker.
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Amarillo
Victory
New Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Institute of Marine Science
Amarillo Golf and Tennis Events This Week
West Texas Golf Association hosts Pro Am at Huber Country Club Borger on Tuesday. Amarillo Open Tennis Tourney spans Friday to Sunday at Ellwood Park. Amarillo City Golf at Ross Rogers Aug 31 to Sept 3. Ladies City Golf at Amarillo Country Club Sept 10 to 15. The aloe is a perennial plant and grows to about one foot high.
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Ellwood Park
Amarillo City
Amarillo
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