Attendance decline in 1930 college gridiron games
New York December 18 1930 United Press nationwide survey shows football attendance fell from 1929 at 16 universities across the nation. The midwest saw the largest drops while the Pacific coast and south posted gains as eastern attendance lagged and play quality varied by region.
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United
New York
United Press
Middle West
Pacific Coast
East
South
Mid-West
Mustang Captain To Be Named Later
Dallas December 18 United Press reports SMU will name the 1931 football captain next fall. Coach Ray Morrison reportedly was unhappy with this year's system after captain elect Marion Hammon was ruled ineligible due to scholastic troubles. The 1931 captain will be chosen at the start of the next academic year.
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United Press
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Ray Morrison
Morrison
Marion Hammon
Boxing Roundup Highlights Local Wins From Midwest Venues
Roger Bernard of Flint outpointed Jackie Cohen of New York in Yoledo. Walter Dunham of Fort Scott defeated Jack Gibbs of St Paul in Fort Scott. Johnny Hoekstra of Niles beat Mickey Patrick of Chicago in Adrian.
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Associated Press
Yoledo
Roger Bernard
Flint
Mich
Jackie Cohen
New York
Fort
Kangaroos Name Captains for 1931 Austin College team
Lates Lillis to lead backfield and Ralph Dai to captain the line for the 1931 Austin College football squad, announced at the campus in Dec. 18. Sherman.
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Kangaroos
United Press
Sherman
Lates Lillis
Ralph Dai
Austin College
Courthouse deeds and vehicle registrations listed in local records
Courthouse records show transfers of real estate including Char les M Byrd to Solon C Byrd Parc Deed and Wm Claude Clary to E Burgess with nominal sums. Vehicle registrations include Bechtel Kaiser Co Borger Ford trucks and various Chevrolets and Packards. Building permits record C E Robertson residential lot work and H M Royalty contracts.
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Charles M. Byrd
Solon C. Byrd
Claude Clary
Burgess
Bechtel
Kaiser Co
Borger
Texas
Bechtel Kaiser Co
W. Reed
Fillmore
Chev. Motor Co
F. Salamy
Taylor
Toney Chisum, Inc
Graham
A. K
Utting
Taylor St
Packard
Harvey Foster
Chev. Co
BE. M. Belles
Route 1
Canyon
Walter Irvin, Inc
Ford
A. W. Bivins
Bivins
Walter Irvin
Inec
John
Rude
Amarillo
Gibson-Salyers Motor Co
W. R. Kelley
Hereford
Panhandle Motor Co
C. E. Robertson
Bellaine
C. C. Terrace
A. H. Brown
H. M. Royalty
H. M
Forty Men Buried After Factory Blast in France
At Mancieux near Saint Gaudens an explosion wrecked a calcium carbide factory. Forty men were buried under debris and feared dead while sixty workers escaped. Rescue efforts follow as authorities assess casualties.
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United Press
Louse
France
Mancieux
Saint Gaudens
Confessional pleas and garden notes fill a Texas column
A letter urges national faith with Bible study and worship while a gardening and aquarium column shares a Texas reader’s water garden hobby. The writer asks for Paradise fish trading partners, recounts tropical fish care, and quotes William Innes on Paradise fish breeding.
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Paradise
William T. Innes
Philadelphia Aquarium Society
Paradise Fish
Innes
B. L. Rogers
Two Great Men Dear Tack In Amarillo
A letter praising Dr. J Frank Norris and Rev Jack Neville highlights their work in Amarillo Texas praising Norris for six weeks of public ministry. The writer laments crime waves and calls for returning to God while noting Norris Neville and local radio exposure. The note calls for faith and moral renewal amid crime and unrest.
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J. Frank Norris
Jack Neville
Neville
Dr. Norris
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Panhandle
Norris
Tack
Anglomanic Critique of Brisbane Brings Fraser Letter to Light
Charles Chapman of Las Vegas New Mexico denounces Brisbane in a heated letter attacking English prejudice and Brisbane’s condensed editorials. He condemns misrepresentation of the Eighteenth Amendment and likens the critique to a harsh public dispute over journalism and national character.
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America
Charles Dickens
Tom Moore
Bratherskite
A. Brisbane
Brisbane
Tom
Globo-Newa
Needs a Loan Dear Tack
A married woman writes seeking help and explains her family of five faces hunger while her husband and eldest son work in New Mexico. She plans to start a home cooking and hominy delivery business from her house with two unemployed brothers to supply and deliver to households, hoping to earn income and feed her family.
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New Mexico
CMU
Tam
Seeking loans and jobs in a flood of personal notices
A jumble of letters asks for a loan of about $80 to start a vending venture with milk prices and licenses mentioned, requests information on Alaska school employment, correction of a toll bridge report, and several pleas from youths and a young woman seeking work and schooling in exchange for board and room.
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Denar
Alaska
Tam
Help Wanted Truck Driver Seeks Job References
A reader requests assistance finding employment including truck driving. Offers local references and contact at 802 Florida Street and 1506 East Fifth Avenue. The writer asks for help through a newspaper column to secure any kind of work anywhere.
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Florida Street
Tack
East Fifth Avenue
Phoenix Coyotes Claim Mutual High School Title
J M K seeks local or ranch work while caring for an ill husband. The Phoenix High School Coyotes claim the mutual football title for the Southwest. They challenge Coach Cherry for a game on Butler Field in Amarillo on December 27 or January 1. The writer backs the Sandies in the Amarillo vs Tyler game and calls for Phoenix to be brought on.
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Phoenix High School
Coyotes
Southwest
Cherry
Butler Field
Amarillo
Sandies
Tyler
Phoenix
Typist Seeks Work and Office Position in Amarillo
A reader offers typing and dictation services with two years of office experience and seeks part time or permanent office work. Mailing address provided is Wost Office Box 61 Amarillo Texas. The letter expresses frustration at others editing their submissions.
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Tack
Old Tack
Texas
Southwest
Ohio
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Amarillo
Public Sale of Impounded Stock in Amarillo
The City of Amarillo will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the City Pound Gates Fouth and Monroe Streets between 2:00 and 4:00 p m Saturday December 27 1980 the described impounded livestock One Gray Hare about fifteen hands high and about nine years old One big bay horse about ten years old and about sixteen hands high. W D Feggett Poundkeeper Amarillo Texas December 17 1950.
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Amarillo
Fouth
Monroe
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