Dallas Steers Take Lone Lead In Texas League
Dallas defeats Houston 4 to 3 as leaders break a seven-game scoreless stretch. San Antonio rolls past Oklahoma City 11 to 3 with two homers by Bettencourt and Mazzera driving 17 hits. Fort Worth blanks Galveston 5 to 0 as Jackie Reid wins. Beaumont outslugged Tulsa 11 to 8. Friday's games include Oklahoma City at Beaumont and Dallas at Houston. Georgia ends Civil War era Confederate pension arrears.
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Houston Buffaloes
Dallas Steers
Houston
Steers
Dallas
Vic Frasier
Sal Gliatto
Cvengros and Seals
Buffs
San Antonio
Klaemner
Brillheart and Wolff
Oklahoma City
Bettencourt
Mazzera
Galveston
Fort Worth
Jackie Reid
Beaumont
Tulsa
Thomas
Pickerel
Howell
Ramon
Archie
Gill
Coffman
Patchett
Gehrig record in reach as baseball winds down season
In New York a note that this could be Lou Gehrig’s final chase of the consecutive games streak dominates sports chatter. Col T L Huston bid 1.5 million for the Dodgers. bid declined. Joe DiMaggio fever continues coast to coast.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Col
T. L. Huston
Yankees
Dodgers
Flatbush
Harlem
Joe Dimaggio
California
Joe
Tony Lazzeri
Frank Crosetti
Connie Smythe
Toronto
Saratoga
Jack Sharkey
Joe Louis
Chick Fraser
Dodger
Sticks
Jack Winsett
Columbus
Mike Gonzales
Cardinals
Jacobs Faces Marble in Essex Invitation Semi finals
Helen Jacobs the defending Wimbledon champion advances to the semi finals at the Essex County Club Invitational in Manchester Mass. Jacobs defeated Mary Greer Harris 6 3 6 4 while Katherine Winthrop beat Odosia Smith 6 3 6 4. Fabyan beat Wheeler 6 4 4 6 10 8 to reach the semis with Alice Marble routing Silvia Henrotin 6 2 6 1. In St Louis Dory Roche wins second straight mat bout over Dick Raines after Raines taps out to a Japanese leg lock in 31 25 minutes.
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Manchester
Mass
Helen Jacobs
Essex County Club
Miss Jacobs
Mary Greer Harris
Kansas City
Katherine Winthrop
Brookline
Theodosia Smith
Pasadena
Calif
Sarah Palfrey Fabian
Gracyn Wheeler
Santa Monica
Fabyan
Alice Marble
Mme
Silvia Henrotin
Paris
ST. Louis
Dorv Roche
Decatur
Ill
Dick Raines
Houston
Tex
Gly-Cas Praised By Amarillo Resident In Health Boost
Mrs. Corinne Beckwith of Amarillo lauds Gly-Cas for relief from indigestion rheumatism and sleeplessness after years of suffering. She says the remedy restored mobility and strength and credits the Fox Drug Co with distributing the treatment in Amarillo and surrounding towns. Boxes cost 5 with money orders only and additional postage.
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Fox Drug Co
Boxing Group Decides Today on Braddock Schmeling Bout
New York August 21 The New York State Athletic Commission planned to decide if Jimmy Braddock’s hand injury merits postponing his heavyweight title defense against Max Schmeling. Braddock’s doctors reported severe arthritis in both elbows, suggesting he should not fight outdoors this year. Schmeling and co promoters could not reach an agreement yesterday.
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New York
New York State Athletic Commission
Jimmy Braddock
Max Schmeling
Braddock
Pred Albee
Jimmy
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Schmeling
Miami
Bitsy Grant Advances Despite Wrenshed Ankle To Semi finals
Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta reaches the Newport Casino Tennis Tournament semi finals despite a twisted ankle that interrupted his quarter final against Johnny Van Ryn. He defeats Van Ryn to reach the semis while Frankie Parker and Joe Hunt win their matches to join him in the later rounds.
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R. I
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Newport Casino
Johnny van Ryn
Grants
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
Bob Harman
Berkeley
Cal
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Eugene Smith
Bobby Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Don Budge
Gene Mako
John McDiarmid
Fort Worth
Texas
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Frank Parker
Gregory Mangin
Newark
van Ryn
J. Gilbert Hall
Orange
Hunt
Henry Culley
Santa Barbara
Jacques Brugnon
Bernard Destreman
Riggs
Sabin
Wrestling results from San Francisco match card
Sammy Ko kem of Brooklyn defeated Buzz Reynolds of Salt Lake City. Bobby Roberts of Houston and Pete Calvastro of Salt Lake City wrestled to a draw.
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San Francisco
Sammy Kokem
Brooklyn
Buzz Reynolds
Salt Lake City
Bobby Roberts
Houston
Texas
Pete Calvastro
Ritchie Heads Lone Texas Boxing Field At Exposition
Seventy one amateur boxers from the Panhandle to the Gulf gathered in Dallas for weigh ins ahead of the Texas Centennial Exposition gold medal tournament. Heavyweight favorite Babe Ritchie, a 215 pound six foot four tackle from Lubbock High, leads a talent-rich slate with fifty four bouts set for tonight and finals to begin Saturday.
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Dallas
Southwest
Panhandle
Gulf
Babe Ritchie
Lubbock High School
Eddie Fackson
Galveston High
Yesterday's Stars by the Associated Press
Dizzy Dean held the Reds to seven hits for his 21st win. Arky Vaughan and Ralph Birkofer contributed for the Cardinals. Pirates won in 11 innings with Birkofer allowing two hits in nine relief innings. Irv Burns doubled and singled for the Tigers driving in two runs against the Browns.
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Associated Press
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Reds
Arky Vaughan
Ralph Birkofer
Pirates
Cubs
Birkofer
Irv Burns
Tigers
Browns
Kansas City Livestock and New Orleans Cotton Market Snapshots
Kansas City Livestock reports moderate trade with hogs steady to higher, cattle and calves mixed as buyers show interest in 180 to 280 pound hogs and grain fed steers. Prices range with cutters and vealers down. stockers slow while meat calves decline. In New Orleans, cotton opens firmer with Oct up to 1.41 and Dec around 11.84 as market steadyed through early trades.
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Kansas City
Seerce
Texas
New Orleans
Philadelphia Visitor Plans Dallas Trip via Plane
Mrs Marion Middleton of Philadelphia visits Mrs Dude Coleman at 801 Van Buren Street Amarillo before traveling to Dallas for the Centennial. She will return to Philadelphia by rail to St Louis then by plane from St Louis to Philadelphia.
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Marion Middleton
Philadelphia
Dude Coleman
van Buren Street
Middleton
Dallas
St. Louis
Cotton ball demanded as garb for Mile in Texas
Corinne Erstwhile Apple Dancer at Temple, Texas, faces push from Rio Grande Valley residents to switch costume from cotton boll to grapefruit. Will Brown, Temple attorney and Chamber president, urges a cotton ball dance to honor Texas leading crop and warn against grapefruit influence.
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Cotton Boll
Corinne
Temple
Rio Grande Valley
Mile
Texas Centennial Exposition
Will Brown
Temple Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Eve
Rescue at Mine Hinges on Final Clearing of Gas
Rescue crews purify gas filled tunnels after a cave in entombs four men Demmer Sexton A W McCann and George T Cameron as families and crowds await if the trapped workers survive. State mine inspector Arnold Griffith notes timbers jammed near the cage and aeration with a suction fan begins to clear air. Joe Thevel 32 collapses but is not in serious condition as others are overcome by gas in the initial rescue push.
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Arnold Griffith
Demmer Sexton
Edward Stoner, Jr
A. W. McCann
George T. Cameron
Joe Thevel
Stoner
Texas Signer Of Independence Is Again Buried
Remains of Bailey Hardeman, signer of Texas independence, interred at the state cemetery in Austin. A Matagorda County delegate to the constitutional convention, he died in 1836 and was buried at Caney Creek. The Tennessee lawyer helped negotiate treasurer and peace talks between the Republic of Texas and Mexico before Santa Anna’s capture.
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Republic
Mexico
Santa Anna
Thompson Is Named To Tri-State Board
The Interstate Commerce Commission named three members to a joint board for Arizona New Mexico and Texas to assist in administering the motor carrier act. The appointees are Charles R Howe of Phoenix chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission Robert E Valdez of Santa Fe chairman of the New Mexico State Corporation Commission and E O Thompson chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
ICC
Charles R. Howe
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Robert E. Valdez
Santa Fe
New Mexico State Corporation Commission
E. O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
State pays final on school funds
State Superintendent L. A. Woods announced the payment of 1 558 582 to public schools, the final 1 on the 18.50 per capita apportionment for the year ending September 1. The board set next year’s school aid at 19 per capita, with scholastic numbers expected near this year’s.
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Austin
L. A. Woods
Board of Education
Potter County Runoffs Highlight Precinct Chair Races
Dr. Be R. Duke placed second with 2271 votes as party precinct chair races go to ballots. Runoffs mark first such contests in Potter County with Precinct 12 featuring T A Morgan and Rabey Funk, Precinct 17 Luther Jones and N B Crump, Precinct 26 A P Black and Sam Jacobs. Banks of State to be closed tomorrow along with liquor store holiday rules. beer sales barred from one hour before polls open to one hour after close. Polls in Potter County open 8 AM to 7 PM. Roy D. Chase notes a ballot announcement.
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BE. R. Duke
Democratic Party
Potter County
T. A. Morgan
Rabey Funk
Luther Jones
N. B. Crump
A. P. Black
Sam Jacobs
Roy D. Chase
Voting site move for Precinct Four in tomorrow's election
The Precinct Four voting box moves from Woodlief Garage to 704 West Sixteenth Avenue for tomorrow's vote. Most election judges and clerks from the first election return, with a few fewer officials due to easier counting of short ballots. Chase noted 27 precinct judges would receive boxes ballots and tabulation sheets today.
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Woodlief Garage
West
Sixteenth Avenue
Chase
National Interest in Thompson Race for Texas Rail Board
The Texas oil industry dominates the runoff primary with Ernest O. Thompson facing Frank O. Morris over the rail road commission post. C V Terrell backs Thompson while Lon A. Smith opposes him, drawing national attention from oilmen over change to the rationing program. Two congressional contests also loom as W D McFarlane vs Ed Gossett and Oscar Holcombe vs Albert Thomas shape the ballot. Governor Allred and Senator Morris Sheppard are renominees amid expectations of a light vote.
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Harrell E. Lee Austin
Railroad Commission
Texas
Ernest O. Thompson
Frank O. Morris
Dallas
C. V. Terrell
Lon A. Smith
Morris
Thomas L. Blanton
Abilene
Blanton
Clyde L. Garrett
Eastland
Congress
W. D. McFarlane
Graham
Ed Gossett
Vernon
Oscar Holcombe
Houston
Joe H. Eagle
Holcombe
Albert Thomas
United States
James V. Allred
Morris Sheppard
Thompson and Morris vie in Texas primary recap
President Roosevelt’s 1932 victory cited as backdrop as Ernest Thompson camps in Texas and plans to vote in Amarillo while Morris appeals from a hospital. Governor Allred endorses Thompson’s railroad record amid talk Morris would back Dallas rival. Agricultural commissioner race fronts McDonald versus Terrell. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday.
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Thompson
Amarillo
Morris
Dallas
J. E. McDonald
George B. Terrell
Sheppard- Tressetaoinu
Amarillo Day activities loom large in Fort Worth plans
Frontier and Frontier Centennial organize a big Amarillo Day in Fort Worth with Amarl lloans arriving by train or car Wednesday or Thursday. West Texas Chamber of Commerce and Frontier officials host a reception for Amarillo visitors. Signs mark Amarillo Day across the city as WBAP allocates 15 minutes for an Amarillo Program from 2:30 to 2:45 PM with Mayor Rogers as principal speaker.
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Amarillo
Fort Worth
Cowtown
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Frontier Centennial
WBAP
Rogers
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