District 3-AA shakeup comes up short in Lubbock and Brownfield
The speaker notes the shift of Lubbock and Brownfield to District 3-AA last September yet reports mixed results as Pampa wins the football title and Borger grabs the basketball championship, undermining earlier predictions.
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Golden Sandies
Borger
Pampa
Plainview
Lubbock
Brownfield
Amarillo
Sandies
Berger
Borger Bulldogs
Vernon
Lions
Childress
Bobcats
Bulldogs
Tex Hanna
Harvesters
Billy Weidner Back For Thursday Card
Billy Weidner of Boston, a four year Amarillo favorite, returns for Thursday’s wrestling card at the Sports Arena. He meets Herb Parks in the semi windup, as Whitey Walberg was set to face Buck Weaver in the main event.
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Billy Weidner
Boston
Amarillo
Herb Parks
Boys Rahnen
Cory Detton Andree Eee
Whitey Walberg
Minneapolis
Buck Weaver
Indianapolis
Walberg
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Martin
Southwest
Dory Funk
Boys Ranch
Hereford
Detton
Funk
Nelson
Weidner
Parks
LeRoy McGuirk
Kids Incorporated Triumphs and Trounces in Local Matchups
The Boys Ranch Juniors beat Sam Houston 14-12 in a three game bracket while Ranchers led 14-8 after three. Maxie led Sam Houston with nine points as Clyde Israel exploded for 28 in the Seniors win 69-23 over Boys Ranch.
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Boys Ranch
Houston
Waddies
Sam Houston
Vinus Abney
Brice Beck
Pam Kennedy
Max Manley
Maxie
Buddy Karr
Clyde Israel
Clyde
Bill Dowty
Dan Martin
Ernest Sleethe
Bill Helms
Ranchers
Highlanders
Waddie
Badgers poised to clinch West Zone title race
Bill Coffee reports on AC campus basketball as the Badgers seek a decisive win to secure the TJCAC West Zone crown and a spot in the upcoming four team conference meet. Gerald Rogers leads scoring, with Bud Travis and Jimmy Carter close behind amid a crowded top of standings.
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Bill Coffee
Badgers
Frank Phillips
Plainsmen
Burger
Gerald Rogers
Bob Carter
Gerald
Rogers
Odessa
Dodge City
Bud Travis
Estelline
Travis
Bill Bybee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Bybee
Badger
Bud Travia
Art Schickram
Bridges
Bill Baucum
W. Thurmond
Jack Jacobson
Fle A. Hutchinson
Islacsver Ce
Bobby Moore
Ross
Merle Denny Wane
Jim Burris
Kus Ncsee
Art McKay
Taylor
Engineers
Jack Fuqua
Jimmie Dick Brannam
Jim Debbrecht
Tau Deltas
Hounddogs
Taus
Marlene and Alice Bauer Eye More Golf Glory
In Palm Beach Florida Marlene Bauer 15 and her sister Alice 22 extended their golf run after wins in the Palm Beach Women’s tournament and an exhibition against Peggy Kirk and Louisé Suggs. The Bauer sisters partner with socialites Reginald Boardman and Clarke Hardwick, play medal and match play, and push toward further finals amid a family golf dynasty led by their father Dave Bauer who coaches and invents gadgets for practice sessions.
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Palm Beach
Fila
U.P
Marlene
Alice Bauer
Golden Girls
Glory Ae
Everglades
Alice
Midland Tex Girls
Vacardau
Florida
Clarke Hardwick
Bel-Air
Reginald Boardman
Tomorow
Bauers
Shy Marlene
Big Sister
Kiner Aims to Break Ruth Home Run Mark This Year
Pittsburgh star Ralph Kiner, age 27, vows to chase Babe Ruth’s 60 homer record despite avoiding public goals. He hit 54 homers in 1949, bringing his four year total to 168, and recently signed a $65,000 season contract.
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Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Babe Ruth
Ralph
Dapper Dan Club
Dappee Dan
Kiner
Avenas
Bucca
Big Boy
The
Pirates
Roy Hamey
Pirate
Cattle and Lambs On Feed Increase in Texas
The number of cattle and lambs on feed for market in Texas at the start of the year rose 12 percent from 1940. Cattle on feed Jan 1 were about 161000 head and lambs around 118000 head, with wheat pasture in the plains disappointing and many cattle and lambs pulled from fields.
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Austin
Texas
US Department of Agriculture
Plains
US Christmas Tree Harvest Tops Twenty Million Annually
The United States cuts over 20 million Christmas trees each year, reflecting a large scale seasonal industry. Growers, wholesalers, and retailers rely on a robust supply chain to meet demand from households and holiday decorations nationwide.
Dog Saves Youth From Sure Death in Dormitory
In Laramie Wyoming a German Schnauzer named Piedmont alerted Bill McGure of Rochester Texas and others to lethal carbon monoxide in a University of Wyoming dormitory. McGure escaped serious injury and was released. 11 students were hospitalized after the gas seeped in Thursday night.
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Laramie
Wyo
Bill McGure
Rochester
Tex
McGure
University of Wyoming
Piedmont
Mrs Alfred Nelson Wins Amarillo Women Golf Handicap
Mrs Alfred Nelson captured the net 74 to win the Amarillo Women’s Municipal Golfers Association Handicap Weekly Tournament at Ross Rogers Courts. Robinson finished second with 76, while Bogard and Gilbert tied for third with 77.
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Alfred Nelson
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Courts
J. R. Robinson
Bill Bogard
Curtis Gilbert
Charley Lyles Takes Pin Lead In Amarillo Tourney
Charley Lyles surged to first in the Amarillo Men's Bowling Tourney at Banner Bowl with a 673 series and 13-pin handicap for 685, bearing seven straight strikes before a 4-6-8-10 split ended the run. Tee Prugh took second with 672 and G. B. Merchant had 666 for third. Walter and Dick Dettman led the doubles with 1,306.
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Charley Lyles
Amarillo
Banner Bowl
Banner
Tee Prugh
G. B. Merchant
J. J. Haimes
Les Mallon
Walter
Dick Dettman
Chauffeur Receives Large Fortune From Employer Will
In Rochester, longtime chauffeur Howard Raymond Kemp inherits from Mrs. Victoria R. Powers. The will provides Kemp $50,000 outright and $125,000 held in trust, totaling $175,000 for his long and faithful service.
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Rochester
Howard Raymond Kemp
Victoria R. Powers
Kemp
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St. Anthony’s Nurses
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Robert Elliott
Winfred Kelly
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Bobby Neal Jones
Kevin Kay
Pat Pollard
Scott Cantine
Hewitt Brothers
Armon
Jimmy
Cactus Plant
Father Matthieson
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Academy Gym
Matthieson
Maverick Club
Wolflin
Maverick
Don Vaughn
Joe Tim Way
Bert Gollihugh
Jimmy Pemberton
Bobby Burkett
Taylor Bassett
Herb Dodson
PRICE
Price College
Humphreys
Ronnie Engelbrecht
Mike Murphy
Marvin Nussbaum
Texas League
Sam
Sanborn
Horace Mann
Frank Bieganowski
Jimmy Reese
Reese
Kids, Inc
Horace Mann Junior High School
Bob Compton
Red Tucker
Joe Don Hughes
Bobby Haley
John Hicks
Youth Center
Don Stump
Don
Dick Nemechek
Hershel Smith
Jody McCarthy
Humphreys Highland
Carroll King
Keith Wormsbaker
Bud Thomas
Harold Patterson
Bob Murff
Gerald Purser
Scorpions
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Freddy Bryant
John Kendell
Polk Street Scorpions
Jones
Bryant
Kendall
Ray Freeman
Scorpion
van Hall
Ruben Palacio
Billy Morris
Pie
Peggy Kirk
Louisé Suggs
L. A. Albright
H. R. Smith
Smith
Bert Levy
Schenley
James E. Pepper
Bond
Ballantine's
Cream of
Kentucky
Glenmore
Belmont Straight Bourbon
OLD Forester
Calvert
the Liquor Marts
16Th
Monroe
16Th & Fillmore
Globe-News
Tri-Way
Diamond T
Pierce
Valentine
America
National Distillers Prod. Corp
New York
Kaynee
Little Camper
Official
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