Postponed games spark forfeit threat in kids leagues
The KIDS INCORPORATED deadline nears for reporting postponed or unplayed games across Prairie Peewee Plains Junior and Senior leagues. San Jacinto edged Margaret Wills A 28 23 in Prairie Peewees as top scorer Ernest Whitworth led San Jacinto with 10 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bars Ranch
Prairie Peewee
Sanborn
Cactus Plant
Humphrey
Highland
Margaret Wills
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s
Maverick Club
Wilson
Wolflin
Boys Ranch
Horace Mann
Sam Houston
Summit
River Road
Youth Center
Jerry Basden
Jerry
Toby Druin
David O’keefe
Peewee” Daniels
Dwayne McMinn
Henry Saxe
Vega
Jerry Buck
Sammy Minshew
Bill Price
G. Grant
Prairie Peewees
San Jacinto
Prairie Peewee League
Ernest Whitworth
Edward Reeves
Carver High to Stage Negro Invitational Cage Tourney
Carver High School will host its annual invitational boys and girls basketball tournament Friday and Saturday with Negro teams from Paducah Vernon Clovis and Slaton. The Dragons face Clovis in an away game tonight and earlier beat Glen fiora 12 points by James McGee Natchez 44 42 with McGee 16 points then Huntsville 52 44 with Adolph Eddington 16 points. Huntsville edged Atlanta to win the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carver High School
Paducah
Vernon
Clovis
Slaton
Dragons
Johnny Allen
Franie View
Huntsville
Carver
Glenfiora
James McGee
Natchez
McGee
Adolph Eddington
Atlanta
Rams returner Verda Smith tops 1950 kickoff return list
Philadelphia February 28 Verda Smith former Abilene Christian College star now with the Los Angeles Rams led the NFL in kickoff returns for the 1950 season. He returned 22 kickoffs for 742 yards an average of 33.7 yards per return in official league statistics disclosed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U.P
Verda Smith
Abilene Christian
Los Angeles Rams
Smith
Bowling Scores From Peerless Lanes Grand Prize Event
Bowls at Peerless Lanes show grand prize winners with scores for Jones Tuttle Speer McGrew Forister and others. Each sponsor including Falstaff Beer Coors Budweiser and Schlitz posted high scores. Henderson 633 led Borden's lineup while Arnold 536 and Haile 524 topped Coors entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peerless Lanes
Jones
Tuttle
Speer
McGrew
Forister
Falstaff Beer
West
Carter
Cook
COORS
Osborne
Arnold
Haile
Lewis
Borden’s
Turner
Dunaway
de Witt
Edmiston
Henderson
Budweiser
Banner Bowl results from Women’s Banner League meet
Gulf Oil led with Godsey 382 Adams 411 Haile 485 Albright 377. Reyn Olds Ashford scored with Lester 382 Jenks 304 Pitman 372 Baker 442. Harry’s posted Wheeler 433 Davis 430 Banning 431 Taliaferro 439 Martens 489. Panhandle Trailways had Taylor 396 Thowler 330 Pitcock 411. Don McMillan won Ross 448 Hoover 381 Tyndall 369 Thomas 483. Builders Supply led Word 560 Saunders 412 Carlton 431 Arnold 415 Mann 467. Troy Jones won Saanders 402 Pearson 374 Hall 388 Pattillo 515 Gravestock 466. Black Insurance had Green 490 Bills 325 Martens 301 Condron 358 Pearson 368. Seven Up Shelton 384 Bradley 447 Ghormley 271 Allen 392 Melton 522. Green Dart Moore 440 Seifert 395 Osenbaugn 370 Neubauer 367. Gray’s Studio Cascarelli 397 Wicker 413 Meadows 427 Mullin 361 Haynes 456. Carter & Son West 451 Duggan 334 Beaver 328 Thomas 280 Barrow 425.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil
Godsey
Adams
Haile
Albright
Reynolds-Ashford
Lester
Jenks
Pitman
Baker
Harry’s
Wheeler
Davis
Banning
Taliaferro
Martens
Panhandle Trailways
Taylor
Thowler
Pitcock
Don McMillian
Shelton
Bradley
Ghormley
Allen
Melton
Green Dart
Moore
Seifert
Osenbaugn
Neubauer
Gray’s Studio
Cascarelli
Wicker
Meadows
Mullin
Haynes
Carter & Son
West
Duggan
Beaver
Thomas
Barrow
Metropolitan League Banner Bow in Local Meet
Local league standings list multiple sponsors and top scores for teams including Kenneth's Mens Wear White Motors Southwestern Drug Producer's Grain and West Texas Wholesale. Individual score leaders include Goodner Utz Maule Lips Moore Dawis Ziegler and Gardner with several entries across many teams.
Panhandle Junior High Basketball Race Ends In Deadlock
Horace Mann and Pampa split the league title after a 12th hour deadlock, Sam Houston edges Phillips for third as Elizabeth Nixson and Borger tie seven and seven in the Panhandle Junior High School Basketball League standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Mann
Pampa
Sam Houston
Elizabeth Nixson
Borger
Halof
Eac Borger
Phillips
Poodles
Canyon
Price College
Philips
Pet Horsee Mann
POMPA
Latecis Este Vans
Bea
West Zone Schools Plan Meeting Here
Representatives from the West Zone of the Texas Junior College Athletic Conference will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday in the mezzanine of the Herring Hotel. E C Dodd chairs the zone and Amarillo College Odessa Howard County Clarendon and Frank Phillips will be represented by coach Bob Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
E. C. Dodd
Herring Hotel
Amarillo College
Odessa
Howard County
Clarendon
Frank Phillips
Bob Carter
G L Montgomery Taken by Death
G L Montgomery retired Santa Fe Railway conductor known as Monty died early this morning at Amarillo Osteopathic Hospital at age 79. He began railroading in Kansas, stayed until retirement in 1936, moved to Amarillo in 1906 and worked 30 years on the Amarillo to Clovis line. Survivors include widow Gertrude, two nephews and three nieces. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at the First Christian Church, burial Llano Cemetery, N S Griggs and Sons directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Montgomery
Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo
Montgomery
Order of
Railway Conductors
Paio Duro Masonic Lodge
van Buren
Gertrude Montgomery
Ralf Reat
Nome
Alaska
Ivan Reat
Larned
Kan
Ruth Reat
Seattle
Wash
Katherine Coval
Indianapolis
Caroline Gordon
Murit W. Hopkins
First Christian Church
B. Fincher
Southern Presbyterian Church
Llano Cemetery
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Youth Dating Forum Draws Over Seventy Teens
More than 70 Junior Hi-Y and Y-Teen Club youths attended a dating forum at Polk Street Methodist Church social hall under YMCA YWCA sponsorship. Robert Frazer chaired the Hi-Y Council, with Elizabeth Dinwiddie introducing Mrs. Frank Wilson Jr. who reviewed Evlyn Duvall’s book Facts of Life and Love. Gerry Morse and Jean McGahee organized the event. a second session is set for March 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street Methodist Church
YMCA
YWCA
Robert Frazer
Hi-Y Council
Elizabeth Dinwiddie
Frank Wilson, Jr
Evlyn Duvall
Gerry Morse
Jean McGahee
Negro Suffered Gunshot Wound In Accidental Shooting
Willie J. Collins of 1014 North West Third suffered a gunshot wound to the right hand in an incident at his home around 12:40 this morning. He told officers the pistol discharged accidentally while he was removing a .45 caliber automatic from under a mattress. he was treated at Northwest Texas Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie J. Collins
North West Third
Collins
Northwest Texas Hospital
Special Meeting Planned On Rate Increase In Amarillo
The Amarillo city commission to consider a 10 percent electric rate increase for Southwestern Public Service Company. The request, tied to higher equipment labor costs and taxes, would raise earnings to about 5.4 percent with the new rates. Action postponed for study. immediate effect deemed retroactive. Also approved bids for sand traps, paving, fencing, and police motorcycles. authorized bids for a park utility building. reported January profits for Amarillo Air Terminal and airport cafe. sanctioned an Amarillo chapter of Friends of the Library. city elections set for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Public Service Company
Amarila
Public Service Company
City Commission
Bell, Braden, Barker & Gilvin
Jerome Caldwell
A. E. Swift & Sons
Hayden-Ong
Caldwell
Police Department
Park
Mark Miles
Benton Park
New Park
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Terminal
Friends of the Library
Amarillo Man Named Director at Texas Dairy Institute
A. F. Madison of Plains Creamery was elected director of the Dairy Products Institute of Texas at its 43rd annual convention in San Antonio with Amarillo delegates Carl B. Harris Charles Young and Ben Lane also in attendance. Speakers highlighted wartime dairy plans and Texas dairy strength including 1,155,000 milch cows valued at $180,144,000. Also, Tarleton State College defeated Schreiner Institute 51-46 to win the Pioneer Junior College basketball title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Dairy Products Institute of Texas
A. F. Madison
Plains Creamery
Madison
Institute
San Antonio
Carl 8. Harris
Meyer Blanke Co
Charles Young
The
Borden Co
Ben Lane
Lane Ice Cream Co
Texas
Routine business matters transacted after first reading
A summary of the session notes shows several routine business matters approved after the initial reading last week. The record emphasizes orderly processing and compliance with standard council procedures.
Going Great Bradenton Opens with Rookie Pitches
Boston ves pitching woes after camp action reveal five rookies who impress. Chet Nichols George Estock Murray Wall George Gorin and Dave Coie show promise in training camp as manager Billy Souchworth weighs options for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton
Fia
Billy Souchworth
Boston Ves
Chet Nichols
George Estock
Murray Wall
George Gorin
Dave Coie
Discovery of a pipe in the parlor
A newspaper item notes a pipe found in the parlor amid domestic life. The report emphasizes a single detail without confirming smoking habits or motives, leaving interpretation open. No clear resolution or broader context provided.
Girls Try Odd Meal Tradition To Please Husband
A humorous note suggests a wife attempts to appease her husband with a burnt offering at mealtime, warning that such acts will not make him feel like a pagan god.
The Cocklebar Seeds Carriers Across Distances
A fragment notes how the cocklebar plant disperses seeds by clinging to sure bearing animals or to the clothing of passers by, enabling spread to distant places.
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Benny Sherrod
David Witcher
Marvin Vaclav
Porter
Dusty Hamm
Thieme Crist
Buster
Pleasant Valley
Humphreys Highland
Highlanders
Jerry Stewart
Jimmy Quizenberry
Stewart
Wayne Roberts
Esquire
Boxwell Brothers
Pve
W. 7Th
Phene
Plains
Umbing CO
Mee
OPTO
Metrist
Polk Se
SLOR
Madx Boots
Raines
West Texas Boot & Shoe Shop
Amarileg Tent & Awning CO
Beverage League
Kenneth’s Men’s Wear
Goodner
Utz
Maule
White Motors
Pyeatt
Daws
Rhyne
Stock
Southwestern Drug
Dawis
Butterfield
Ziegler
Producer’s Grain
Marteney
Cooper
Simmons
HUB Clothiers
Garrett
Gaston
Barrett
West Texas Shoe Shop
R. Baines
Wilkinson
B. Baines
Hall
Bishop
Diamond Shop
Britton
Perry
Maddox
Fenberg
Barnes
Oakes-Fyfe
Novak
Merchant
Hudson
Farmer
Oakes
Hill Lines
Sweet
Moon
Teague
Shemwell
Conger Reed
Pentar
Bradford
Johnson
Mitchell
Reed
West Texas Wholesale
Gardner
Alexander
Akard
Hockenberry
Bush
Kenney’s Shoes
King
Tuckness
Corbell
Duke Electric
Bulloch
Duke
Mays
Sebren
Barms
Harvester Trucks
Glasco
Clevenger
Lehde
McCartney
Hicks Better Homes
Collier
Jolley
Hii
TRI- State
Hendricks
Chandler
Dillman
Reill Tens
Nee
McCauley
Panhandle Insurance
Womble
es _ Lioore
Guiler
Langley
Y Dating
Camera
W. 6Th
Dial
Miller Printing Co
Fillmore
Dairy Group
Stephenville
Tex
Tarieton State College
Licked Schreiner Institute
Fine Foods
Parkmoor
16Th & Madison
Phillips 66
Bill Machlanaban
Georgia
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
Illinois
Plender Coe
MAM Walker & Sons Inc
Poomia
LIMOS
Tos
Ironer
Electric
Service
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