Lubbock Players Set for Amarillo Open Tennis Tourney
Four Lubbock entrants join the Amarillo Globe News Open Tennis Tourney at Ellwood Park. Led by Houston Boyd, Lubbock doubles pair with Lt Ray Brown and mixed with Mrs Boyd, while Lt Ed Reade and Mrs Boyd challenge in singles and women’s singles respectively. Brackets drawn Thursday at 9. Entries due to tournament director Bud Bussard by Thursday evening.
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Lubbock
Ellwood Park Courts
Houston Boyd
Boyd
Ray Brown
Brown
Ed Reade
Wiliams College
Connecticut
Amarillo
Bud Bussard
Bussard
Western
Amarilo Globe News
Ray MecSpadden
Phillips
James Utterback
G. Riley
Gwen Martens
Camilla Wheatley
Nell Quattlebaum
Pat Jackson
James Saunders
Hayden Hardin
Sam Houston Junior High Names New Athletics Coach
Bill Teal will coach athletics at Sam Houston Junior High next school year. The former physical education teacher at the school previously worked at the Pantex Ordnance Plant. Teal is a former Texas Tech football player and Lubbock High School alumnus.
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Bill Teal
Sam Houston Junior High
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Teal
Texas Tech
Lubbock High School
National League Results and Standings
Yesterday Chicago edged New York 4 to 3 while St Louis beat Boston 8 to 4 Pittsburgh routed Brooklyn 12 to 1 Cincinnati won 3 to 1 and Philadelphia led the standings as of today. The current league table shows the top teams and win totals with each club’s recent form reflected in the latest results.
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Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Nixson Coach Sets Tryouts for Grid Candidates
Nixson Junior High football players are asked to meet Coach R D Gamblin at 10 o clock tomorrow morning in the school gym. The Whirlwinds claimed the city junior championship last season.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Sky Giants
Doyle Chrisman
Herb Burton
Burton
Amarillo
Nixson Junior High
R. D. Gamblin
Whirlwinds
Tennis Entries Due August 23 For Amarillo Event
Entries must be mailed to Bud Bussard at 1411 Western Amarillo Texas or to the Amarillo Globe News Sports Department before Thursday August 23. The notice lists categories including Men s Singles Mixed Doubles Women s Doubles Men s Doubles Women s Singles Junior Boys Singles Junior Boys Doubles.
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Bud Bussard
Western
Amarillo
Texas
Amarillo Globe-News Sports Department
Amarillo Open Tennis Preview and Local Hopes
Glendon Rieley previews the Amarillo Open at Ellwood Park with Bud Bussard directing and predictions for winners in men and women events. He also outlines local hopes for more participation, expanded courts, school programs, and a city tennis club to spur future tournaments.
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Carmen McGee
Austin
San Antonio
Fl Paso
Houston
Amarillo
Hurling Duel Looms in Battle For Men's Softball Crown
A Friday 7:15 PM championship bout at Amarillo College pits Medics pitcher Crawford Jones against Fliers stand-in Joe Gailey. The Fliers are undefeated in the double elimination tournament. a win clinches the title, a loss forces another game next Friday.
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Amarillo College Diamonds
Crawford Jones
Fliers
Joe Gailey
Country Club Dinner Tourney Pairings Show Large Matchups
Ama rillo Country Club lines up in tomorrow afternoon Dutch Dinner team matches with co captains John Farrell and Jack Farwell facing John Oakes and Leo Wilmeth. Pairings list numerous one on one conflicts including Archie Castleberry against E M Black urn and J E Proper versus Key Farr.
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John Farrell
Jack Farwell
Amarillo Country Club
John Oakes
Leo Wilmeth
Oakes- Wilmeth
Archie Castleberry
E. M. Blackurn
J. E. Proper
Key Farr
H. FE. Sumerlin
Paul Grant
Walter Russell
John Boyce
Odie Russell
Clayton Heare
Don Holman
Willard Phillips
L. Parmelee
C. M. McMurtry
Henry Thomson
Bob Crudgington
SH. Coker
Roy Eastland
Ernie Plettner
Jimmy James
W. Braden
J. C. Richardson
Bob Stone
R. G. Atkinson
Wade Farr
E. O. Greer
L. E. Anderson
C. E. Robertson
C. E. Robertson W. W. Elledge Vs. H. E. Boggs
Virgil Reager
John Armstrong
Mark Clemmer
Earl Nutter
Ben Lane
Guy Owens
Howard Lynch
Patt Powell
Charles Green
Bob. Lewis
Co. F. Collier
C. P. Hutchings
Hollis DeGrassi
Fred Gray
Riley Strickland
Ross Rogers
Ur. Olver
Bill Townes
G. G. Ord
H. Kelly
Don Culton
Ed Roberts
Gus Roberts
Charles Crowe
M. O. Carder
Dale Smith
Willard Smith
Co. F. Anderson
Harvey Allen
Harry Longabach
B. M
Britain
H. O. Willborn
Neal Cannon
I. B. Martin
L. E. Krahn
E. W. Blair
J. W
Lyle Pemberton
John Page
Jack Allen
Wade Holman
Dude Gentry
E. W. Cain
E. HK. Mann
C. M. Guignon
Sim Kelly
W. M. Gibson
Bill Andrews
J. S. Evans
J. E. Davis
Carl Culwell
Cal Merchant
T. J. Wagner, Jr
Aaron Gwynn
R. T. Howle
H. D. Nelson
Bob Greene
P. F. Sapp
Dean Huffman
Robert Johnson
George Parr
George Simpson
Eric Jordan
L. H. Griffith
Roy Cloninger
Sandy Cross
Raymond Mann
John Fullingim
Richard Reeves
Sam Orr
Youths Held In Slaying Near Atoka Oklahoma
Two youths arrested at Round Rock Williamson County were held in jail by Ranger Capt. Fred Olson in a slaying case. Streckenfinger was killed near Atoka Oklahoma after a hitchhiking trip from Denison to Kiowa with a girl and two youths. No charges filed yet.
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Streckenfinger
Atoka
Softball World Series prep across six leagues with delays
Fresh scheduling shows postposed games due to weather as six league series proceed toward a three game set and a two out of three second round. By Sept. 1 champions from American and National Leagues meet in a World Series broadcast by KGNC from the Maverick diamond.
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Western
Texas
Plains
Panhandle
Mavericks
Sam Houston
Mirror
Georgia
Mirror Mustangs
Georgia Marauders
College Hurricanes
San Jacinto
Fillmore Senators
Calves
Giants
Wolves
Senators
College Gremlins
Wildcats
Sanborn Hawks
Humphreys Highlands Panthers
Gremlins
Panthers
Hawks
Lamar Panthers
Margaret Wills Tigers
San Jacinto Bearcats
Wolflin Dodgers
Tigers
Rogers Says Boys Who Left High School Will Not Return
Charles M. Rogers, Amarillo president of the Texas State Teachers Association, predicted that boys who left high school for the armed forces will not return to high school but may go to college if they resume schooling. He spoke in Fort Worth during the association meeting, noting expectations of high school students returning from war plant work.
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Darrell Sawyer
Sawyer
Jasper D’ambrosi
Christman
Amarillo
Lubbock Aaf
West Texas State College
Ellington
Hondo
Keesler
Ellington Aaf
Rogers
Fort Worth
Charles M. Rogers
Texas State Teachers Association
Bradley Family Heads to Colorado After Normandy Service
Mr and Mrs Earl Bradley and children Peggy Wynona Rudell Doyle and Delbert of Brownfield and Cpl R A Bradley who has just returned from two years service in Normandy Northern France and Belgium have gone to Colorado after visiting Mr and Mrs W J Pearson and family 673 North Bivins Mrs Pearson's father W J Beck accompanied them and will remain here.
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Earl Bradley
Peggy
Wynona
Rudell
Doyle
Delbert
Brownfield
Cpl
R. A. Bradley
Normandy
France
Belgium
Colorado
W. J. Pearson
North Bivins
FCC Allows Ham Radio Operators to Return on Air
The FCC announced that 55,000 amateur radio operators in good standing may resume transmissions immediately. They may operate until November 15 in the 112 to 115.5 megacycle band, with future plans for amateur broadcasting to be announced. A wartime board previously suggested possible reassignment to the 144 to 148 megahertz band.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Pearl Harbor
Board of War Communications
Crozier Named Head of Texas Unemployment Commission
Gov Coke R. Stevenson announced Crozier former Fort Worth and Dallas newspaperman will head the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission effective Oct 1. He will succeed Claude A. Williams who resigned. Maj Jack Reed will succeed Crozier.
Evans and McKay Set for Amarillo Junior Finals
In the Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf Tournament Evans defeated George McCormick 5 4 and McKay advanced by default over Don Hill. Evans then faces Gene Klein Jr while McKay plays Don McCormick in semi finals with finals scheduled tomorrow.
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John Evans
Art McKay
Amarillo Country Club
Evans
George McCormick
McKay
Don Hill
Gene Klein, Jr
Carolyn Kelly
Don McCormick
Miss Keily
Hill
Local Golfers Win Pro-Amateur Event at Huber Country Club
Amarillo players lead the West Texas Golf Association Pro-Amateur Matches at Huber Country Club Borger with J A Hazlewood, Shorty Hornbuckle, Harley Arnett and Max Nuttall posting a net 61. Ray Hill shot two under par 70 for top individual, while 64 players competed despite rain and wind.
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Amarillo
West Texas Golf Association
Huber Country Club
Borger
J. A. Hazlewood
Shorty Hornbuckle
Odessa
Harley Arnett
Abilene
Max
Nuttall
Warren Cantrell
Abilene Country Club
Frank Baker
Pampa Country Club
Joe Houck
Herb Schroder
Lubbock Country Club
George Ausbach
Amarillo Country Club
Hornbuckle
Plainview Country Cub
Predicts 3 500 000 New Radios by Christmas
Melvin E. Karns, director of WPB's radio division, forecast about 3 500 000 civilian radio sets by Christmas. He attributed the estimate to sweeping military contract cancellations exceeding 80 percent of contracts on July 1, freeing equipment for civilian use.
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Washington
Melvin E. Karns
WPB
Radio and Radio Division
Karns
Amarillo Sports Week Highlights At Local Clubs
A compact week of events across Amarillo includes junior softball playoffs at the city grounds and a weekend handicap tennis tournament. Golf action features Ladies Day at Amarillo Country Club and the Amarillo Open at Ellwood Park. A Father and Son tournament closes the week with senior and junior participants at Amarillo Country Club and Ellwood Park.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Golf Association
Amarillo Country Ub
Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Ellwood Park
1948 Olympic Games Definitely Will Be Held
Avery Brundage president of the United States Olympic Association said in London that the 1948 Olympics will occur. He noted American cities eye bids with Minneapolis possibly strongest, while Britain pushes to secure the games for London.
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London
Avery Brundage
United States Olympic Association
Brundage
International Committee
Minneapolis
Civic Bowling League Meets Tonight At KGNC
Rules and regulations for the coming season will be discussed at the Civic Bowling League meeting tonight at KGNC at 8 o clock. All bowlers planning to participate are invited. Guy Saunders serves as president and Pede Powell as secretary-treasurer.
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Civic Bowling League
KGNC
Guy Saunders
Pede Powell
Amarillo Tennis and Golf Tournaments Announced
Amarillo hosts the Open Tennis Tournament at Ellwood Park over three days. The Ross Rogers Course stages the City Golf Tournament from August 31 to September 3. The Amarillo Ladies City Golf Tournament runs September 10 to 15 at the Amarillo Country Club.
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Ellwood Park
Amarillo City
Amarillo
Polio Cases Rise in Houston This Year
Polio cases in Houston for the year reach 215, up from 98 at the same point in 1943. Seven new cases were reported yesterday, signaling continued spread in the current epidemic period.
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Houston
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Steve Hudson
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Glyndon Rieley
Tri-State
Bud
Wichita Falls
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Ed Biggs
Gormley Holman
Ralph Anderson
McCarty
Galveston
Country Club
Sogay Fields
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Ae Sun Wheel Balancing Comple To
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S. Pierce
James Crozier
Unemployment Commission
Globe News
Pal
Angel OF Mercy
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Civic League
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L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Richie
Dobbs
Mallory
Stetson
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